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the flames were huge. and just over this carport, something that was very lucky for the people who live in the apartment over there. they actually have a pool right there, which makes a great fire break for firefighters. so that's the good news. that apartment complex was not threatened by the flames, but the homes on april way were. their fence was destroyed, but the good news, firefighters were able to keep it from spreading to other structures. 16 vehicles were destroyed. now, firefighters have a big job to do this morning. >> right now, they're going to go under all the hoods of the cars and make sure there's no hidden fire burning in the plastics or part of the fuel components. they'll use saws and tools to access and make sure the cars are completely extinguished. >> what a mess it's going to be a tough morning for a lot of people who just lost their mode of transportation overnight. i talked with the fire investigator who is here on the scene. he told me he has another investigator arriving here at 6:00.

he believes he knows where the fire started but he's not sure what started this fire. that will be part of their investigation this morning. eastbound lanes of hamilton avenue right near ebay at april way are blocked off because of all the fire trucks in the middle of the road. they have hoses out so you want to avoid that area if at all possible. they're expected to be out here for another two hours. so expect those delays to be there as well. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thanks for the update. quite dramatic. >> good morning to all of you. fry, august 4th. the other big story is the weather. >> mike nicco tracking those conditions and the possibility of thunderstorms today. hey, mike. >> yeah, check this out. this was last night in concord. mother nature putting on a light show. one of those thunderstorms rolled through conta costa. it left about .06 inches of rain in brentwood and a record setting .07 inches of rain in livermore. thankfully, no reports of damage. no fires started by this lightning. a lot of that was cloud to

cloud. it's cloud to ground that we really need to be concerned with. but quite a show nonetheless. here's a look at what's going on right now with live doppler 7. over stockton, and just to the north of lakeport, we have a few thunderstorms still rumbling. these are going to continue rumbling to the east, or i should say the west-northwest. there's a possibility we could see more light shows this morning, especially in the east bay valleys. here's a look at what's going on as far as our roof camera, and thanks to alexis for showing me this. you can see a little bit of a sheen developing right here along the embarcadero. i was using a different camera, so some of that rain is making it down to the ground. our best chance of storms through morning hours and by noon, the storm threat will wane. 66 at the coast, 82 around the bay, 92 inland. kind of warm and muggy for us. >> good morning, mike. i do have live doppler 7 on top of our traffic map. as you explained earlier, not all of this making it down to the ground, so it may look a little heavier than what you're actually seeing, but a good chance you're going to have to

flip the wipers on. it's been a while since you had oo do that. i want to take you to oakland. between 29th and 23rd, a full closure overnight. they're still working on demolishing the 23rd overcrossing. wrapped that up early. all lanes open and no residual delays. looking just fine for aunjzs at this early hour, and a quick check outside. san jose, 101 and 880, extremely light volumes. friday light all the way around. >> thanks. people still have or police still have not found whoever was behind a shooting at dolores park. three people are hurt, including a teen. >> now you can expect to see increased police presence over this warm weekend. tiffany wilson live at san francisco police headquarters. tiffa tiffany. >> reporter: that's right, reggie. san francisco police say that they will increase the police presence at dolores park this weekend following yesterday's triple shooting. the gunman or gunmen are still at large at this point.

now, they opened fire on the pedestrian bridge off church street around 3:00 yesterday. the park was packed with children, families, and tourists at the time. the victims were taken to sf general for treatment. one man is in critical condition, one was treated and released, and a third was a teenage boy. witnesses say the confrontation started when a group wearing bandannas and hoodies started yelling and threatening people as they crossed the bridge. police say the shooting does not appear to be random. the violence has parkgoers, especially parents, concerned. >> i hope that more patrol or something is done. i think, you know, in parts of the city where we know that there's a little bit more crime, they should be keeping a more watchful eye. >> reporter: and police absolutely will be keeping a closer eye on dolores park. they, again, anoujsed two extra patrols will be on duty at

dolores park from early morning until after dark all this weekend. live in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> thank you. developing news in the east bay. we're learning more about the man shot and killed by vallejo police officers in richmond. he w45-year-old jeffrey barboa. he was wanted in connection to a robbery at a doughnut two weeks ago. a worker said he ran out with a cash register. >> he said do you want to die? i have a knife and a gun. we look at him in the face. he looked really desperate. >> vallejo police say officers tried to pull him over on wednesday night but he wouldn't stop and led them on a high-speed chase into richmond. witness cell phone video shows him advancing toward officers as he held a machete. police say he refused numerous officers to drop it. five officers eventually opened fire, killing him. >> the man accused of murdering kate steinle on san francisco's pier 14 will be headed to court. the judge in the case is

expected to possibly set a date for jury selection. he has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges. steinle was walking along the pier with her dad when she was shottic 2015. lopez sanchez told abc7 news two years ago, the gun went off accidentally after he found it under a bench. he had been deported five times before the shooting. >> san jose unified school districts beginning to designate all inclusive restrooms at all campuses and offices. this happened after an lgbtq student group lobbied administrators. all inclusive is defined as open to all gender opportunities. >> we're about opportunities for all students, no natter what your background, how you identify yourself, so we're really proud and proud of the fact that originally this was a student-driven process. each campus will have at least one all inclusive single occupancy bathroom in or near the health office by the end of

the year. >> some bay area construction crews are escaping the heat by working at night. a team of construction workers in walnut creek worked overnight on the brick laying project there. this was taken around 2:00 this morning when temperatures were 80 degrees there. this is on main street near mt. diablo boulevard. the supervisor says you learn to adapt. >> during the day, we have been hitting high 90s, 100 degrees. working with brick, it has a tendency to heat up the temperature a little more. what we do is come here during the night when the weather is cooler. >> he says it's also safer at night with less people and traffic around. let's get an update on the two thunderstorms i'm watching. the one north of wilber springs seems to be staying well to the north of us and will keep moving that way. clear lake and lakeport, you may be able to see the lightning and hear the thunder at times over the next couple hours. let's put it into motion. you can see it's making that west almost southwesterly jog,

so the upper lake, that may be a place where we could see a few bolts of lightning over the next couple hours. now, the one near lodi, you can see the lightning picked up a little bit since we last talked if you were with us about a half hour ago. this, right underneath my name there, you'll find is antioch and places like brentwood and discovery bay. it's kind of heading that way. so another round possible for you guys. maybe. you went to bed with a round, maybe waking up with a round. the thing you really get in the east bay, look at that, 84 in antioch. it's still 80 in pittsburg. everybody else in the upper 70s until you get to concord at 74 because of the rain cooled air you had. we're in the low to mid 70s from hayward, san carlos, down into the south bay, and mid to upper 60s all the way into the north bay, pacifica one of the cool spots at 62. quick look at your activity planner. maybe a little bit of moisture on the richmond-san rafael bridge. mild temperatures alt the bay.

and a small craft advisory if you're out on the bay today. alexis. >> good morning. we have just a minor issue here in the vacaville area. let's take you up to 505, the southbound side around midway road. we had a roll-over crash about 45 minutes ago. no injuries involved in that, and tow truck should be arriving any minute to that scene. it went quite a ways off the roadway. so maybe a little visual distraction for you there, but overall, that shouldn't be a big impact this morning. golden gate bridge looking great right now. keep amind, this weekend and every weekend through labor day, those parking lots for golden gate bridge will be closed. that's both on the san francisco side and on the sausalito side, so vista point, unless you're in a tour bus or taking mass transit, you're not able to park there. if you're planning on visiting, plan another way to get around that. we'll check drive times up next. >> thank you. new reaction from australia's prime minister following his leaked conversation with president trump. >> and at the live desk, big business news coming in this morning. two pager carmakers teaming up

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obama had brokered over refugees. president trump called the agreement, quote, stupid, disgusting, and horrible. prime minister turnbull said it painted a more cordial picture of the relationship. >> we have a warm relationship. you have seen that with our meeting in new york. you have seen that with our meetings in hamburg. at the g-20. so we have a good relationship. between the president and myself. but above all, the relationship between australia and the united states is very deep, very enduring. >> back at home, new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen is angry following president trump calling her state a drug infested den when he spoke with mexico's president. >> 5:14 now. today, attorney general jeff sessions and the director of national intelligence dan koets plan to hold a news conference. they're planned to discuss the ongoing erchts to combat intelligence leaks and how they threaten national security. afterward, there will be a private meeting with reporters

which includes rod rosenstein. the news conference starts at 8:00 a.m. >> new developments in the hbo cyberattack. the hackers are now revealing their plan for the stolen material and their motive for taking it in the first place. they say they'll release the week gradually every week. the next one could be this sunday morning, and it could be related to the final season of game of thrones. someone sent them an e-mail saying the motive for the hack is money, adding they had weeks of negotiations with hbo officials but they broke their promise. >> take a look at this surveillance video of a woman in fayetteville, north carolina, robbing a sprint store. that huge object she's carrying is a military style rifle. video shows her walking into the store, taking a cell phone and walking out. what the video doesn't show is the moment she held the gun to an employee's head. no one got hurt. the woman is still on the loose. all of that over a phone. >> i know. been sentenced after a judge

found that she urged her boyfriend to kill himself through text messages. >> here's candice gibson. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, a shocking decision in a massachusetts courtroom. 20-year-old michelle carter sentenced to 15 months in jail for her role in the death of her boyfriend, conrad roy. >> and i am satisfied that she was mindful of the actions. >> found gaement of involuntary manslaughter in june, her weapon, text messages urging 18-year-old roy to take his own life through carbon monoxide poisoning. >> she manipulated and deceived his family. >> in a surprise turn, the judge granting the defense request for carter to remain free while the state court of appeals determines whether or not to reverse the conviction. >> the conviction may be reversible. but the time spent in prison is not. >> for roy's family, it brings more anguish. >> we just sat in this courtroom for three years for what? to watch her walk away. >> and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll hear from the victim's family members. with your "gma" first look, i'm

candice gibson, abc news, new york. >> new this morning, toyota and mazda announcing their joint plans to build a massive $1.6 billion assembly plant in the u.s., and already, the president is commenting this morning. he sent out this tweet saying that it will create 4,000 new american jobs and is a, quote, great investment in american manufacturing. president trump has been really pushing foreign automakers to make more vehicles here in the united states. and a location for the new plant has not been chosen, but company officials say it will produce nearly 300,000 vehicles annually. the plant expected to be operational by the year 2021. natasha. >> thank you. thousands of people have canceled their reservation for tesla's new model 3. elon musk says the cancellations have happened over the course of a yer, not all at once. he said cancellations for the first mass market vehicle are a

relief, frankly, because it has been difficult to keep up with the high demand. total orders are at 455,000, even after those cancellations. >> sounds like they're going to be just fine. we're staying on top of developing news out of southern california where monsoon moisture has really hit one community hard. look at that guy on top of his pickup truck. the driver was stuck there yesterday with nowhere to go. lucki luckily, he did get rescued. this unfolded in actin in northern l.a. county. reporters from our sister station have the rest of that story. >> turning a riverbed back into a street again. the clean-up begins after a powerful thunderstorm sent a wall of water through the town of acton, flooding streets, picking up and moving cars, and making its way inside homes. >> it's a mess. >> hillary mulligan's house was right in the middle of the water's path. >> there was nothing you could do. you couldn't stop it. my whole entire house is flooded. the whole thing.

>> i just couldn't believe, it was like a monsoon rolled in. really freak storm. >> it wound up trapping several drivers in their vehicles. one captured live on eye' witness news. >> getting his skateboard out. wants to save this. >> this one of four rescues the fire department had to execute. other cars had no drivers in them, but they'll likely be staying that way for some time. flooded by the rising waters. >> coming down like in huge waves. so it was like amazing, i had never seen anything like that. >> as the water began to recede, drivers began to try to pass roads still covered in water. >> i had to wait like an hour and a half just to get across. >> there was also the small community of bootleger's canyon, accessible only by a dirt road, that washed away. >> that is the road right there that washed clear. >> doug's wife is stranded at their home while he's stuck out here with a washed out truck. >> catastrophic. you know, i mean, you can't get in, you can't get out. what if there's a fire or

something up there. >> crazy images out of acton. >> that is crazy. we were talking about how fast that flooding can happen, mike. >> yeah, amazing. and it can happen really fast in a local level, but did you notice how sunny it was when the flooding was happening? excuse me. if it happens up in the mountains. it could take several hours for the flooding to get out of the mountains and down to the lower elevations. even once the rain is over, you have to be prepared and be aware and have app. ours, if you need it on your phone. it's a great thing to have when something like that happens. here's a look at what's going on from mt. tamalpais. looks pretty quiet. air is super dry from about 7,000 feet downward. that's why these thunderstorms look really impressive on the radar, but not so much reaching the ground. early storms -- excuse me -- warm and humid today. tonight, mostly cloudy, mild to warm, one more night, and the storms will start moving to the north and east away from us after today. here's a look at live doppler.

we just received a phone call from santa rosa saying, yeah, it's raining here also. tell me through social media what you're seeing, also. here's a look at the next six hours. radar looks pretty impressive. remember, a lot of that is not going to reach the ground, but notice the tapering of the yellows and the oranges. the moderate intensity there, to more green as we head towards noon, and also notice the entire shield is starting to shrink. so let's talk temperatures. we're going to be in the 60s at the coast. we'll be in the mid 70s to mid 80s around the bay and the low to mid 90s inland. slightly cooler, not so muggy as we head through the weekend. >> good morning. yeah, live doppler 7 on top of our traffic map, so good chance you're going to have to flip the wipers on today. so far, not seeing that that's causing issues on slowdowns on the roads. major closure in the rio vista area this weekend. full five-hour closure between state route 60 and i-5 for paving work. all the way through monday morning at 5:00 a.m., you won't

be able to use that route. alnut grove road for an alternate for you. westbound 80 looking okay, no major problems. looking better than it was yesterday. and just a slight delay filling in westbound 580, tracy to dublin, up to 34 minutes. no delays westbound 4, antioch to concord, or southbound 101. >> thanks. >> what do you think about parking in alameda? the city wants to know. the public works department put together a series of questions. this follows the installation of smart parking meters. we have a link for the survey if you want to share what you think at abc7news.com. >> up next, the seven things you should know as you start your day. >> blus, the good news for >> blus, the good news for kendrick lamar fan

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5:24. whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are the seven things to know before you know. number one is breaking news from our live desk. 16 cars went up in flames overnight in campbell, and right now, firefighters are mopping up the mess near april way and hamilton avenue. investigators are trying to figure out how it started. number two, with our humid weather, dry lightning could strike. that increases our wildfire risk here in the bay area. calfire has staffed a lookout tower at mt. hamilton to keep an eye out for rising smoke. >> that lightning was beautiful. i'm tracking some thunderstorms this morning and light showers with live doppler 7. you can see the thunderstorms are around stockton, but could be pushing into places like discovery bay, brentwood and antioch over the next hour. >> number four, those sprinkles we have out there not impacting the commute. we're friday light so far today. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet. if you're traveling into san francisco, still in the green at 11 minutes. >> number five, san francisco police increasing patrols at

dolores park follow agshooing that hurt three people. detectives say it does not appear to be random. >> number six, president trump going on vacatio today. he'll reportedly spend 17 days at his private golf club in central new jersey. he's taking a break while the heating and cooling system at the white house is replaced. >> number seven, if you get excited about the lottery, today will get you excited. mega millions drawing is tonight. it will be the tenth largest in history. the jackpot is expected to be $323 million. by the way, no one has won since april. >> today is not the day for kendrick lamar fans to sit down and be humble. why? because he's opening up a pop-up shop in san francisco's chinatown. it will be at 45 wentworth place. this is the same building where kanye had his pop-up shop last year. and you're watching video of that line that got really long, really fast. kendrick lamar's store opens at

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>> what's happening? >> my wife wakes me up, she said we had a great light show last i'm like, did you video it? >> hashtag it abc7now. >> i guess i'll have to go to our website and find of that video. honey, you know that. i love seeing that. we got a thunderstorm right now near stockton. keep an eye on that. especially if you live in the western parts of contra costa county. it's heading your way. you can also use our app. download that is follow live doppler 7. i put it in motion. we have light showers rolling across our neighborhoods now. we had one roll across san francisco. i want to look at the golden gate. it looks fairly dry. the best i can tell. let's look at your 12-hour day planner really quick. our best chance of storms through the morning hours. clouds will start to open up at noon. warm and humid. 83 at the bay and 93 inland. here's alexis with your morning commute. >> we're just getting word of a new issue in san jose. initially not a lot of details, but i do believe that they are

doing some attenuator repair, we have barriers in the area that maybe got knocked over to the side. not sure how this happened, but southbound 87 off ramp to 280, fully closed right now. according to caltrans. it's probably going to be that way until 6:30 this morning. right now, no traffic impact, but i'll keep an eye on that. we'll take a look at some pretty friday light drive times in less than ten. >> thank you. >> following breaks news in campbell where early morning flames destroyed 16 vehicles. >> the fire is going to make it tough for people to get to work for hundreds of tech workers. matt keller is live with some incredible new video. hey, matt. >> reporter: natasha, what a melted mess here in campbell. check it out. you can see these cars are almost unrecognizable to what type of vehicle they are. the model and the make of these cars. they are melted. and firefighters had to open up a lot of these engines and these hoods to get in there to make sure that the fire is out. they just finished up their

overhaul, it seems, in the last 20 minutes or so. they're certainly that the flames are out, although i still see a little smoldering in some of the vehicles and in the carport here this morning. take a look at this cell phone video. this is what it looked like around 3:00 this morning. very intense flames. they destroyed a fence separating the parking lot with homes on april way. residents were spraying the flames with their garden hoses. firefighters were able to keep it prom spreading to any of these structures around here. the intense heat and unusual high temperatures and humidity in the south bay made it especially challenging for firefighters. >> high temperatures obviously affect our ability to cool and working in heavy bunker gear. even at a lower temperature, a higher humidity is equivalent to a hotter day's work. >> reporter: the next step is figuring out what started this fire. one investigator is out here. another one is on the way. they will determine if this was started intentionally or not. eastbound lanes on hamilton

avenue at april way are blocked to traffic. firefighters are hoping to be cleared out of here by 7:00 this morning. the investigation may take longer as to what caused the fire. but they're also hoping to have a couple of those lanes open on hamilton avenue in the next half hour or so. i talked with an officer on the scene, and he's hopeful that maybe they can get some of the vehicles on the side and open up a few lanes there in front of ebay. reporting live in cambn, matt keller. >> thank you. >> on to developing news. if you're planning a trip to dolores park this weekend, expect to see more police officers. >> police are ramping up patrols after a gunman shot and hurt three people. the hunt is still on for the shooter. detectives say the shooting doesn't appear to be random. it happened on the pedestrian bridge off church street yesterday afternoon. witnesses say a group wearing bandannas and hoodies started yelling and threatening people as they were crossing. one shooting victim is in critical condition. another was treated and released. and the third is a teen-aged boy. so police are not giving out detailed about him. >> happening today, the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship

fire in oakland are due back in court to be arraigned. ghost ship operator derick almena is also schedule today have a bail hearing. max harris had his bail reduced to $750,000. both men face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> the fire that broke out in the hills above uc berkeley may have been arson, according to campus police. crews are still trying to contain hot spots that keep flaring up. they managed to keep the flames to 20 acres. here's a look from drone view 7. the fire started wednesday afternoon on grizzly peak near the scene of an earlier vehicle collision. police are trying to figure out if an armed man who left the accident scene and came back later had something to do with this fire. the federal government now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of a muralist murdered with an ice agent stolen gun. antonio ramos died after being shot while volunteering on a

mural in oakland nearly two years ago. a suspected gang member is charged with ramos' murder. the murder weapon was stolen from a car rented by i.c.e. in san francisco two weeks before that deadly 2015 shooting. federal officials have not commented on that suit. >> coun cord police need your help in identifying a man who tried to kidnap a teenage girl. investigators released this sketch of the suspect and they say he approached the 16-year-old on july 6th near ellis. as he spoke to her, he grabbed her arms and tried to pull her towards his car. she fought back, kicking and punching him. finally forcing him to let go. he is described as hispanic, between 35 and 40 years old, weighing about 160 pounds. he was wearing glasses. he drove away in a four-door beige or gold american made sedan. >> a series of furlough friday begins for local courthouses in san francisco. today marks the first of 11 fridays when san francisco courts will provide fewer services and force many employees to tax unpaid days

off. this follows the state cutting the court's budget 9% for the current fiscal year. people needing to file papers can do so using drop boxes set up outsid the clerk's offices. reducing services avoid layoffs. >> anchor brewing's new owners are undecided on the plans to produce beer across from at&t park. sapporo brought the brand. anchor brewing runs a brewery in petrero hills. they unveiled a plan to open another brewery along with a restaurant at pier 48. now, the project has been delayed and its projected costs have skyrocketed. >> the bay area faces an increased danger for wildfires. one tiny spark can trigger a massive fire. and that's why calfire has volunteers watching out for rising smoke from a lookout tower on mt. hamilton. >> they give us a bird's-eye

view they can give us the state of the weather, they can give us what the weather is actually doing versus always watching computer models. >> calfire tracks the weather with computers and monitors video feeds to look for any signs of smoke. bay area firefighters are ready to go on a moment's notice now matter how they find out about a fire breaking out. >> you can track the forecast on our abc7 accuweather app. download the app for free from the app store and stay on top of weather where you live. >> let's talk about what's going on, following the thunderstorm around lodi and stockton, not moving too much. let's put it in motion. over the last couple hours, it has come off the foothills and slowed down through the flatter land. right now, it looks like it will project between antioch and rio vista, right through the delta if it holds together, possibly down to brentwood, oakley, and discovery bay. it's about a half hour away from reaching you guys. be careful if you have to be out and about.

lightning can hit several miles away from the parent storm. around the bay, a few sprinkles making it through the dry layer at 7,000 feet. the best radar returns are now starting to push out over the ocean. let's talk about temperatures. warm-up in the north bay. you were in low 50s yesterday. mid to upper 60s. even 70s. 71 in san rafael, and napa at about 70 degrees. 71 in san carlos. san jose, 76. 77 in san ramon and brentwood. a nice 60 in daly city. let's take a look at your commute planner for today. a few sprinkles this morning. mass transit going to be humid. hopefully the air conditioners are working, get that humidity out of the cars. on the bay, a little breezy in the north bay. we have a small craft advisory. we'll go up north, show you the sonoma county fair forecast. 79, 11:00. 83 at 3:00. 76 at 7:00. there will be no more sprinkles after 11:00. have fun. >> we have one new issue in the south bay. we'll take you down there

traffic maps. sounds like we is a new collision. not many details. northbound 880 near the 101 interchange. they're calling for an ambulance to the scene, so we don't know how many vehicles we have involved. we don't know the extent of injuries or how many lanes are blocked. i wanted to show you 101 and 880 traffic camera. 880 is the one on top, the overcrossing. i did see some flashing lights off on the left-hand side. i'll see if i can move the camera in a second and maybe get a better visual of what we're dealing with. an update on that coming up in less than ten. right now, quick check of mass transit. no issues right now, but muni continuing their new train testing this weekend. that means no subway service all day saturday and sunday. bus shuttle will be in its place between st. francis and the embarcadero. this breaking news just coming in. i'm learning that the pilot of a plane that crashed yesterday afternoon in sacramento -- let me show you the video that we have, that person has been identified as being from the bay area. he is identified as 71-year-old

marshall mckalian of foster city. we have learned he was a well known dentist giving free orthodonting care to residents of san mateo county. according to his own website, he had a passion for flying, often volunteered his time for flying for volunteer organizations. that pilot's small plane crashed yesterday, landed in the backyard in the chicken coop of a backyard there, and it also hit some power lines. witnesses say it looked like he was trying to make some sort of emergency landing when the plane crashed. the ntsb is investigating right now. mckalian leaves behind a wife and three kids. that's the very latest information coming in. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. if your commute includes caltrain, get ready to pay more. caltrain fares and parking fees are going up. the board of directors has approved a proposal to raise the adult fare by 25 cents.

monthly parking prices go up more than $27 to $82.50, and the go pass will increase from $190 to $237 on juanuary 1st, then i will go up again in 2019. >> the wrong way driver creating chaos on east bay roads. we'll show you how this all unfolded and ended. the secret service is out at trump tower this morning. the dispute that's forced them to set up a command post on t >> as you get your day into gear, make it a better day. gear, make it a better day. keep on track of weather and

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president trump begins a 17-day vacation today while a grand jury looks at possible russian tampering with last year's election. the white house said it was unaware of the panel, but insists that it's cooperating with probes led by special counsel robert mueller. president trump deflected accusations his campaign was meddling with russia. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. it's just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. >> president trump does have the power to fire mueller from his post as special counsel. two democratic senators have introduced a bill that would make it harder to do so. >> the secret service has left its command post in trump tower

because of a dispute with the trump organization. the nature of the dispute is not clear, but sources tell "the washington post" the secret service feels it's being charged too much for the space it occupies in the building. the command post has now been moved to a trailer on the sidewalk. it was on the floor directly below trump's apartment. the president has not visited trump tower since taking office in january, but agents are still guarding that building. >> sam liccardo wants to serve another four-year term. his current term ends nest year. he took over the reins from chuck reed in 2014. >> critics are calling boeing's latest writing in the sky a toxic joy ride. company officials insist this was a legitimate engine test. take a look at what happened. wednesday, a boeing 787 took off from seattle. watch your screen carefully. for the next 18 hours, it flew in a pattern. as you can see, that pattern sure looks like a plane. critics say that ride dumped

300,000 kill ograms of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. boeing said it was an endurance test for new engines. something required by regulatory agencies. >> let's get over to mike nicco now. >> we're starting with live doppler 7 -- excuse me, how often do we do that in the summer? you can see why. there's plenty of moisture above about 7,000 feet, and some of it is making it down to the ground. appreciate the tweets from lakeport where they're saying we're waiting for it, to san bruno where it's been raining lightly for a while. thank you very much. i appreciate that. here's a look at what's going to happen. notice the timeframe in the upper right-hand side of your television set. or however you're watching this, your tablet, and notice it really decreases as we head through the morning hours. so our best chance of wet weather is through about 8:00. the radar returns look impressive. remember, because of the dry layer, a lot of that won't reach the ground. it feels like winter down in san

jose, doesn't it? talking about rain everywhere but you guys. here's a look at what's going on. 280 and 17, pretty cloudy. storm chances fade, warm and humid. another mild to warm night ahead and cooler breezes and dry air starting this weekend. 87 in san jose. mid 90s, los gatos and morgan hill. then we drop to the low 80s in the peninsula to even mid to upper 70s around millbrae, san mateo. mid to upper 60 along the coast. mid 70s around downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. cloud cover will keep you in the low to mid 80s in the north bay valleys. 84 in fremont, and yesterday, we were in the low to mid 90s. didn't really feel like it inland because you didn't have the strong sunshine. i think today is about a repeat of that. temperatures tonight in the 60s and 70s in most areas again. i think san francisco and the coast will drop down into the 50s. you notice temperatures going to get back to average by sunday and kind of hang out there. we'll get back to summer here coming up pretty shortly. you ran into a little rain.

i had a little rain this morning. is it causing any issue out there? >> i don't think so. we had a few crashes, but no reports that say it's really slick. that being said, when's the last time it rained? >> probably early may. >> any time we get rain after we haven't had it for a long time, the oils rise to the pavement. we are getting word that the crash near 101 and 880 is a rollover on the off ramp to southbound 101. we did just move this camera all over looking for it, we have not spotted it on camera yet. not sure if the ramp is fully closed or if there are injuries, but keeping a close eye. also, emergency road repair, that means a full closure of the southbound 87 off ramp to northbound 280. it sounds like until 6:30 this morning it ilbe closed. next travel update in less than ten. we'll look at the bay bridge

commute. >> thanks. only on abc7 news, a driver created chaos on east bay streets during a wild chase that as you can see here lasted quite a long time. and put people in danger. sky 7 captured the driver of a bmw weaving in and out of traffic. it started on interstate 580 in the dublin pleasanton area and ended 25 miles away on the streets of oakland. there were plenty of close calls with oncoming cars. and look at that. a chp officer finally brought this all to an end doing a p.i.t. maneuver, spinning the suv around. it slammed into a parked car. 30 yierld james sims of antioch surrendered to police. >> google is at it again. new at 6:00, the piece of land that it is buying in the south bay to continue its massive expansion. >> a company that sells marijuana products buys an entire california town. its plan to turn it into a tourist destination. >> and returning products on amazon can be a pain if you buy from a third-party seller. all that is about to change.

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a company that makes cannabis products is buying an entire california town. american green is paying $5 million for the town of nipton. this is basically a ghost town. only about 60 people live there. it's located near the california/nevada border. it's about an hour away from vegas. the company is planning to turn it into a pot friendly destination after marijuana becomes legal for recreational use on january 1st. the goul is to turn it into a tourist spot by using existing structures and building others all powered by renewable energy. >> the holiday season months away, but there's good news for shoppers this morning.

fedex announced it will not add surcharges for packages shipped during the busy holiday season this year. the move comes two months after its rival u.p.s. announced it would have new surcharges to affect shipments near black friday and the holidays. fedex claims it will only tack on additional charges for packages that are oversized or need extra care. >> a common complaint among amazon shoppers is about returns. the policy returns depending on whether amazon itself is shipping or if it's a third party seller. all of that is about to change in october. michael finney told us last night independent sellers will soon be required to use the same return policy. and that means in most cases you will not have to contact the seller and have that lengthy back and forth before sending something back. you can use amazon's prepaid shipping labels and the seller must issue a refund within two days of receiving the return. amazon said it will allow sellers to exempt a few products from the new rules. it has not said exactly what those will be. >> while we're on the subject of

amazon, a closer look at the meal kits taking own many homes. amazon is jumping into that market now. the prepackaged and planned dinners come right to your door. right now, you can only get amzaub's meal kits in the seattle area. how does it measure up to all of the other companies doing this. one family put it to the test against hello fresh. >> amazon felt more prepared. less slicing and cutting. >> the family says all three services taste great, but amazon won when it came to the ease of preparation and ordering. that's key for me. as for the price, it's complicated. for example, with amazon, you need to be a member of both amazon prime and amazon fresh. the meals this family ordered added up to about $9 a serving. which is pretty much in the ballpark of what the other brands are. interesting. yeah, we tried blue apron a couple times. i like the fact that, ooh, sorry

about that. san rafael camera just dropped out. it's 70 there. there it is, and there's a few sprinkles. going back to the blue apron, diversity from what we normally eat. the sea breeze is coming back. that's is going to mean some cooling. as we head into the afternoon, and especially tomorrow, as it gets even more stout. noon to 9:00 is where you have to be more careful. going to the game, diamondbacks in town, dropping down to 66. getting breezier at at&t park than the last couple days. and the earthquake matches making root beer floats tomorrow, starting at 5:15. might be able to join him. not sure yet. 7:15, 81 at avaya stadium. either way, have a great time. >> taking oo look at our traffic maps, i have a roll-over crash in san jose. not causing backups, but it sounds like we have a full closure of the northbound 880 ramp to southbound 1ver 1. a little delay on that

northbound side of 101, but that's our typical backup. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on at 5:29 this morning, so that's starting to fill in, but overall, looking at some lighter than average volume. usually that's what we see on a friday. westbound 80 in the green still, 19 minutes. we're up to 20 across the bay bridge into san francisco. and southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, in the green at just nine minutes. next travel update at 6:00 a.m. >> thank you. this afternoon, steph curry is going to tee off in the second round of the web.com tour's ellie may classic. he made his professional golf debut yesterday at tpc stonebray. he was a little nervous in the beginning, making bogeys on 3 of his first 5 holes but then he rebounded, shooting 74 on the round. curry is likely going to miss the cut. only the top 65 make it to the weekend. right now, he is in 142nd place in the 156-player field. he tees off at 2:15 this afternoon. i think that's still really

good. >> you know, considering they're all pros, that's incredible. >> it is. it's pretty amazing. >> next at 6:00, the bay area school now integrating gender neutral bathrooms. >> and good samaritans and police come together to rescue a woman after her cars goes right in a lake. >> and we'll update the big fire in campbell overnight that burned up numerous cars. i'll tell you what is happening at the scene this very minute. >> if google offered you $20 billion for your creation, would you take it? you take it? new at 6:00, the company that

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mike nicco is pretty excited about that. >> you can already haerb him. it's cool to watch, but every strike comes with a risk, doesn't it? >> it does. the cloud to ground is what we're worried about. a lot of that was cloud to cloud. it doesn't come to the ground, doesn't bring the 50,000 degrees of heat with it that could start a fire. and good news as we look at live doppler 7, that threat is just about ending as the lightning strikes you see those yellow bolts there, they are tapering rather quickly. so quick look at your 12-hour diplanner. storms possible through 7:00. the storms will taper by noon. it will just be kind of warm and humid this afternoon. >> all right, taking a look at the roads. we have had a couple issues in the south bay. a roll over crash on the northbound 880 off ramp to southbound 101. we also have an emergency road closure here. the southbound 87 off ramp to northbound 280 is fully closed until likely about 6:30 this morning. again, that's for attenuator repair. keeping a close eye on the. we'll look at drive times in a few minutes.