70,000 people expected to attend this event each day. seven stages and from what we're hearing, it is sold out. ♪ >> reporter: golden gate park provide a backdrop for music dos ld festival.who enjoy out this couple drove up from santa cruz to take it all in. >> my nephew, oliver tree is playing. we finally get to see him live. nk i t hi t'cos mirengal bands a chance t showcase their talents and big names perform on the same stage. san francisco restaurants with show off their culinary skills. >> we call it breakfast all day. it's breakfast all day. people come here in the morning. theyepter: from breaetk bites to

spirits of all kinds, organizers try to appeal to different generations. >> i'm here for one month. it's great experience. >> reporter: with so much delicious food here at the festival fst natural to wonch i where it goes in terms of waste. all waste is diverted from landfills. they have some first timers but plenty of experienced festival goers who plan ahead. >> this is to keep everything handy. got the water thing. bandana to nk warm he's dressed for the occasion, even a camelbak to stay hydra hydrated. it's all about listening to cool jams in the great out doors. >> there's music in nature. when you have those things paired together directly and having a live experience in this kind of environment it adds a lot to it. >> reporter: the grounds of golden gate park is what makes this festival unique. there are lockers on the grounds for people to keep their personal items and organizers

are encouraging people toac p k. they will go through scanners and expect secur tight. backeittoy b to you. >> i got a personal question for you. my daughter had extra tickets she was trying to sell and having a hard time getting anything close to the retail price. is there a demand for tickets now? you mentioned it's sold out. >> reporter: organizers sort of buying from the secondary market. there may be something to that with your daughter. they are telling me on the website they are sold out but they can't speak to any other places. >> okay. you can trust my daughter. i'll vouch for her. thank you. traffic could be a mess. parking are scarce. we have a look at how you can get around. >> leave the vehicles at home this weekend. you've got a lot of mass transit options.

muni postponing their train testing. subway service will be available. transfer to muni. a few other options too. 11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. there willbicycle parking. > >> download the abc 7 news app. you'll find a video showing you how to get around. >> it's going to be clear. will it be warm? will fog ck si don't tiknow. is that an origin that will spencer christian line? >> i don't know about that. well, i stole it as i do most of my stuff. at least i'm honest about it. here is a look at some foggest weather. we have low clouds in that part

of san francisco where golden gate park is located. you see it's a little gray there right now. it's a bit on the cool side. here is a look at current conditions. we're going to have mostly sunny skies by afternoon. bo both days, saturday and sunday will be a bit gray. overnight lows or early morning lows will be in the mid to upper 50s. it's the kind of weather you expect in that part of the city this time of the year. enjoy the music, part, crowd. it will be a lot of fun. i'll have the seven-day forecast coming up shortly. a 21-year-old san jose man is under arrest for the murder of a popular liquor store owner

this week. he's now being held at the santa clara jail. police say hendrix shot charlie lee while trying to rob the store on monday night. lee's family said he was shot while trying to protect his .imfewi and called 911 as the robber threatened to shoot her as well. an oxford university employee arrested in the area back to chicago.tabbing the judge ordered he be returned to chicago. he and north western professor accused of murderering a man in lathem's high-rise condo. >> mr. warren is agreeable to being transported to chicago. he wanted the process to be started. he is

today's plea settles charges that include allegations that recorded a teen camp poker game. he is still charged in keen county with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for yth ub. a federal investigators say they can't determine the cause of last month's four alarm fire in oakland. the report by the bureau lists the cause as undetermined. the fire broke out around 4:30 in the morning. the blaze also forced the evacuation of 700 people from nearby buildings. newelev d those two attention seeking dare devils who climbed the golden gate bridge earlier this year.

they are getting slapped with a lawsuit. jessica castro has the details. >> reporter: the golden gate bridge district is suing the duo. you may remember they recorded this student, blasted it out on social media. the man who posted the stunt went by the name peter tee time online. his dare devilartn is thomas rector. the two reached the top of the north tower of the bridge back in april by climbing up the suspension ropes and up the main cable with no safety equipment. days after pulling off the student they described the climb to my abc 7 news colleague. ta ake listen. >> pretty steep. we have to grab on to the side. i had to do it with one hand. i had my camera in the other hand. >> last week the bridge district filed a lawsuit alleging misdemeanor trespassing.

he's done some media interviews bragging about his stunts but never admitted to any crimes the cameras and sensors did not catch the stunt. we reached out to peter tee time but have not heard back. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> officials at the golden gate bridge tell abc 7, the climbers put themselves and others in danger. we take security very seriously at the golden gate bridge and those who break the rules will face consequences. pg&e is marking a milestone in safety today. abc 7 news was in dublin as bay area holders toured the power company. its shops and labs are packed with equipment and technology for testing, analysis and data collection. the center is opening increases its ability to monitor gas mains and thousands of miles of

pipelines. >> it gives us the capabilities to understand at the granular level the most important data elements to ensure the continued safety of our pipeline system. >> earlier this year the company was convicted of multiple felonies due to the 2010 san bernardino pipeline rupture explosions. it's forced to run ads apologizing for the crimes. a motorcyclists is being credited with helping the chp. >> whoa. whoa. >> the cyclist who goes by the name of dick danger captured the driverer of a mercedes slamming into several cars. the driver finally came to a stop. his mercedes severely damaged and he takes off. mr. danger gives chase relaying his lotication.

eventually the driver pulled over and stepped out. he wasrr adteesn o dui. this one also in san bernardino county. interstate 10. you can see a sedan cut in front of another car and just barely avoiding a big rig in the process there. >> wedged underneath the car there. the second vehicle spun out and got pinned underneath the 18 wheeler. the woman driving the bmw walked away with only minor cuts and bruises. >> walk as far away as you can and that's when the truck driver came out and hugged me i think at that point that's when it really hit me and i got his ter cal. >> she could have been killed ther orthau driver of the sedan. president trump is still not backing down today in his tough talk about north korea. >> h wi >> he will truly regret it.

>> the diplomatic options still in place. that diversity controversy at google not going away any time soon. the new headline. h onisryunearthed. a worker removed an old to tombstone. we'll tell you where it will end up. very slowly crossing the bay bridge. i was stuck in that earlier today. what a mess. the spieder. >> how could you miss that? >> i'm so frustrated with the traffic. spidey is keeping an eye on things for

head google engineer fired for criticizing the company's diversity practice. >> james is not staying silent. he tweeted an he wrote in wall street journal today. it's titled why i was fired by google. the former software engineer was canned this week after his internal memo was leaked and went viral. he argues the gender gap in technology are caused in part by biological differences including women's propensity to be nmorere neurotic. he also writes how did google, the company that hires the smartest people in the d,rlwo s

intoll rant of scientific debate and argument. google ceo said he was dismissed not for his views but for violating the company's code of conduct. last night after addressing a on the hall meeting, he hosted a tech competition for girls. >> there's a place for you at google. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. >> in meantime he tweeted a crowd funding site to raise money for his anticipated legal battle against google and so far he's raised $40,000 with some donors claims to be fellow googlers. a construction crew finished the job of heavy lifting after they discovered a tombstone buried beneath a home in san francisco. we showed you the tombstone that to do there until the graves

moved in the >> we had to dig a bunch of the dirt out and use the power of leverage to get it out. i couldn't get the hoist right over the hole. i didn't feel right putting concrete all over it again. i think it deserves to be out. the company owner plans to restore the stone and keep it. it belongs to a san francisco in san francisco more than 150 years ago. the community is rallying behind one high school football team after vandals locker room. they stole $11,000 worth of equipment. >> reporter: a go fund me site just went up this morning and already brought in more than

$2400. the goal is to replace the gear before the opening game which is just two weeks away. to have somebody come in and take stuff can be a little demoralizing. >> reporter: washington high scho'sol football players are used to taking big hits on the field but nobody expected such a low blow by a thief. someone stole more than $10,000 worth of team gear. a door to the varsity locker room was unlocked. >> they grabbed what they could because they left a trail of shoulder pads. >> reporter: a go fund he site wants to replace them before the game. the opener is on august 25th. >> we get a lot of shares. we would love more donations.

>> reporter: the page was started. the huskies are close to his heart. he's a washington high alum. >> football was a very important thing for me growing up. today the head coach of a rival school showed up in a show of good sportsmanship. >> i thought it was part of my duty to come and offer our support for the football program. >> reporter: the team has just enough equipment to suit up. if more players joined, they might be in trouble. fremont police have no witnesses and asking the public for tips. i gist found out the 49ers called the coach and offered to help replenish the >> nice gesture by the niners. warriors super star kevin

durant is apologizing for comments he made about his trip to india. he traveled last month. this was part of his foundation mission to promote the game of basketball there. during an interview with the new online sports website, he spoke of the conditions he witnessed calling india a country that's 20 years behind in terms of knowledge and experience. he tweeted today he was sorry his words were taken out of context adding he is comments a fault and he should have worded that better. it's time to turn to the weather. we have a big weekend coming up. >> it's going to be a nice weekend. a little cool near the coast. nice and pleasant. here is a look at live doppler 7. you can see that along some part of the coastline . mainly south of the golden gate. this loss of sunshine on the north coast there. here's the view from our roof top camera.

this is a rather clear view looking toward the golden gate. it's 85 in santa rosa. only 77 in napa. 86 in novato. 91 at fair field. here is a look at the golden gate. it was a bit cloudier. skies are clearing,0 now. we'll see low clouds with spotty drizzle. it will be mild to warm. we'll have much cooler weather on monday pndat atern starts warming up again around midweek next week. here is our forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice the advance of the low clouds across the bay during the overnight hours. maybe some spotty drizzle near the coast. the low clouds won't go far inland. 7:00 it will be bright and clear

in the inland areas but a little dreary looking. we'll end up like this tomorrow afternoon. low clouds lingering at the coastline but sunny skies elsewhere. overnight we'll see clearer skies inland than the last few nights. low temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s.lows i the coa wl e the mid-50s with chance of drizzle. down in the south bay look for highs of 79. up in the north bay we'll see 85 in santa rosa. 70 in oakland. 76 in fremont. the inland east bay will warm up to upper 80s to around 90s. a bit warmer go over to brentwood. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. after two nearly identical days of weather in terms of the

temperature range tomorrow and sunday, a sharp cool down on monday. lit be a bit cloudier. not looking at chance of any precipitation though. warming begins on tuesday and continues to warm up wednesday. thursday and friday finally feel like summer again with highs in the low 90s inland. the weekend will be nice. a little cooler than average but pleasant. thanks. >> lottery fever is heating up. two big jackpots are up for grabs and the one thing that could give you a slight edge. why is this officer jumping into a swimming pool fully clothed? the reason that is going viral p american idol is coming to abc 7 this fall. auditions will be lelheld in yoinand. an cunow. we have a link to the application at abc7news.com. potential

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headlines. the second suspect in a deadly stabbing is heaack to illinois from the bay area. oxford university employee andrew warren waived his extradition rights and a judge cho.red he be returned to they are accused in the murder of trenton. both turned themselves into the bay area she'll have new details about the arrest coming up at 5:00. president trump tweeted military solutions are now fully in place locked and loaded should north koea act unwisely. hopefully kim jong-un will find another path. that explosive warning comes as the rogue nation holds firm on its threatsi tleos into the water of the u.s. territory near guam.

>> reporter: the secretary of state spent the day with president trump at his golf club in bedminister talking about this issue. the national security team readying all options in preparation of a possible attack. >> the north koreans know how to reach us. >> reporter: today a state department official insisting the u.s. is open to talks with north korea if the rogue nation ends its defiant pursuit of nuclear power. >> now i fo nr dialogue because we have t seen in north korea a willingness to address these fundamental problems. >> reporter: abc news learning the trump team has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy for months. kim jong-un showing no interest in backing down opinion we consider the u.s. no more than a lump which we can beat to a jelly any time. >> he does anything with respect

to guam or any place else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it. he will regret it fast. >> reporter: another dire warning from president trump. >> the american effort is diplomatically led. it has diplomatic traction. it's gaining diplomatic results. >> reporter: people are going about their business. the dpogovernor encouraging everyone to enjoy the weekend but also to prepare for an attack. >> what did the president have to say about his critics who believes needs to tone down the rhetoric with north korea? >> he's gotten a lot of criticism about that. he answered a direct question about it today. he said if it were anywhere else

they would love what he's saying. it's only because he's president trump that they are critical of it. he added t are re millions of americans so happy with what he's saying. larry. >> thank you. public safety officials in guam aren't taking any chances. they have distributed two page pamphlet with tips on how to prepare in north korea launches a strike. it has tips like do not look at the flash and how to remove radioactive material from clothing as well as hair. it's been more than 60 years since north korea and the u.s. fought a real war. it's been more of war of words. >> how did we get here? >> reporter: u.s. troops fought a brutal three-year war to keep north korea from occupying the south. half a million troops were killed along with 37,000 americans. it was beginning of a turbulent

relationship. >> that's certainly the starting point. they're upset we're preventing them from unifying their country from their control. >> reporter: we've been doing that since 1953 keeping thousands of u.s. troops in south korea as a deterrent to another invasion. >> we're always constantly on alert. we're always looking out for that. we're ready in case something happens. >> reporter: it would be tempting to think t lingering anger about the war is the only reason the north still hates the u.s. it's more come kplated than that. >> it's an island of poverty surrounded by an ocean of prosperity.

the north has trouble just feeding the its own people. >> a lot as changed around north korea and inside north korea since the korean war. >> reporter: the jor chanmajor the north has a arsenal and preparing that with a missile to hit the u.s. he says right now it's unlikely. >> if they try to deliver a nuclear weapon, it wouldn't get much further than alaska and might break up on reentry. >> reporter: one day they may have a missile with the range leaving the trump administration to do something since every american has tried and fiailed o do, control the north korean threat. there are new developments

following the investigation high-rise four. four others are being evacuated after they could collapse in the event of a gas explosion. the work may never have been done. thousands of buildings are still being checked for safety in london. 80 people dieped in june's fire. more than 100 people were also hurt. the cause of why this happened has not been determined. two jet blue flights just hours apart had to be diverted after crew members got sick in the air. one flight bound from san diego to boston made an emergency landing after reports of fumes and dizziness from crew members on board. several hours earlier another flight heading to barbados wasrs

forced to return to ft. lauderdale when three had headaches. >> we evaluated the three flight attendants complaining of symptoms. >> the source of the fumes could be bleed air. that's the air used to pressurize the cabin that is directly from the engines. there's an additive containing a toxin in the engine oil. fumes could enter the cabin. the eco friendly bag that might be a little too sun friendly. what people are upset about. warning ahead of this month's solar eclipse. what you need to look out for before you look >>we're seeing skies at the golden gate but fog will roll in tonight and maybe some drizzle. i'll have the forecast, coming up. taking a live look at our traffic. it's not looking good. left hand side trying to get to the lower deck of the bay bridge over to the east bay. that is your traffic heading

towards the peninsula and south ward. stay with us. we're back after this.

if you're planning on taking a look, you might want to start thinking about your eyes. we have bashave a look at what need to know.

>> reporter: you can in fact go blind. this is will be the most promoted eclipse in history but warns of counterfeit or home made viewing devices. >> we're getting a loton about legitimate. >> reporter: mark runs rainbow symphony. he says they have sold millions of glasses leading up to the big day. >> there's a lot of glasses that comming into the market that are made from other places that haven't gone through the regu r rigorous testing. they don't have the iso. the testing haven't been done. >> reporter: it allows a low and safe percentage of light into the eye. counterfeit glasses may not. mark but no number.andatory

real eclipse glasses also provide way for the user to contact the manufacturer. >> you fold these at the arms and you keep your head down. you put your glasses on and you look up at the sun. >> reporter: we'll see a partia wi -- sun will be covered. >> it will look like a big bite taken out of sun. >> we're giving away a thousands pairs of solar eclipse glasses as part of finney's friday free stuff. watch at 5:00 for details on how to get your pair. we'll start with live doppler 7 showingun skies.cotline. a little surge across the bay. there may be spotty drizzle near

the coast. then tomorrow mainly sunny skies once again. it will be day, a duplicate of today with lingering, slow cloudiness at the coast. mainly sunny skies everywhere else. low and mid-70s around the bay. mid to upper 80s inland. the outside lands music festival continues tomorrow and sunday. it will be lots of people there so it may not be so cool. here is the sfds. we'll have a bit of a cooling trend on monday as temperatures drop rather sharply. high temperatures will reach only to the low 80s. warming begins on tuesday and by the end of next week we'll see high temperatures in a summer like range. a world war iii

now on one final mission. the flag he found more than 70 years ago that he wants to see finally returned. they are giving away a few thousands backpacks to students today but there's one volunteer here who has great

a world war ii marine is on a final missions. he's returning a flag for a deceased japanese soldier fulfilling a promise he made over seven decades ago. >> reporter: back in 1944 marvin, then a young u.s. marine f from montana found himself behind enemy lines. >> i looked down and the body of the japanese soldier was. >> reporter: he noticed the fallen soldier folded a japanese flag to his body. flag made of silk. good signatures of family and friends and he's held onto it. >> i knew it was special to him. i realized that if i didn't,

somebody else would and it might be lost forever. >> reporter: i reached over and took it and i made a promise that i'd return it. >> reporter: now 93 years old he's returned to japan to keep that promise bringing that flag to the family. the japanese man who died in battle so many decades ago. with the help of an organization dedicated to reuniting those good luck flags to japanese families. he will hand that flag back to his brothers and sister. >> we thought maybe a grand nephew or something. here we found a brother and two sisters. it was quite exciting. >> reporter: the 10,000 mile journey will end in a mo sreete.

rare painting that was stolen 31 years ago has been htthig rful painting is called oaker. back in 1985 a couple cut it out of its frame and stole it from the university of arizona museum of art in tucson. the thieves have never been caught. an antique dealer bought it at an estate sale and after doing some googling he contacted the university to see if it was authentic. a preliminary shows it is the painting and could be worth as much as $160 million. the dealer has returned it to the university and it will go back on public display next week. a new poll shows the growing concern over health care in the united states. roughly 25% of the respondents said health care was the most important issue in the nation. the economy was seen as the second most impnttaor

followed by immigration and foreign policy and then president trump. a gallop poll had health care. the top issue in that survey was the government. you probably remember the controversy over athletic wear lulu lemon yoga pants. this time it's over the eco friendly tote bag. this is the manifesti tote bag. it's covered with sayings. it reads sunscreen absorbed into the skin might be worse for you than sunshine. get the right amount of sunshine. dermatologists say it's not only wrong, it's scary. it's constantly changing and the most current one on their website doesn't have the statement about sunscreen. the bag is still availle t aret. kids and parents getting ready for the new school year.

>> reporter: the last appointment is at 5:30. it takes about 300 volunteers u ttoday. it's like shop ng a store. 3300 students are picking up backpacks today. school supplies are also provided. >> we've heard from school districts that parents are leaving the area because it's too expe changed over the years. this is his fifth year in row volunteering but he's been coming here since elementary school. >> i used to come here as a kid. >> reporter: steve volunteers for many events but the backpack give away is special for him. >> i remember not feeling like that sense of like not good

enough i'm for everybody but go support and stuff made me really driven to focus on school and pretty much achieve anything. i just want to help these kids to see how i felt as a kid. >> reporter: kids like the one in the hernandez family. >> these your brothers? >> yeah. >> reporter: they get to pick their backpacks. first grader jesse knew what he wanted before he entered the room. he found what he wanted. a smile on his face and sharks on his backpacks. >> you found a shark one? >> yeah. >> that make you happy? >> yes. >> reporter: every family gets a gift card for shoes. it's possible through donations. we set up a link on our website. abc 7 news. there's something of a new reality of the aquarium of the bay at san francisco. con enhanced shows that let visitors interact

with images of polar bears and whales. the images are projected onto a 20-foot screen. they let visitors swim with whales using a headset custom made for a aquarium combined with deep diving footage. it's if first microtheater on the west coast. most will be hope to the public on monday. it's back to school time. already there's a problem. >> teacher shortage is a national problem. we have about 20 teacher vacancies. >> the bay area schools that say they are up to the challenge this year. dan has a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> new at lost his fight over this public beach. why is he still not allowing people on it. breaks my heart. >> state officials reveal new progress just as others express concern about that project. we'll explain. bringing harry potter to

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it's that time of year again. school is about to start and some districts are stillcrng districts.

>> leslie has more on the dire shortage. >> reporter: california needed to 20,000 new teachers for the upcoming school year. they filled all their spots despite a diminishing pool of applicants. still short 20 teachers. >> teacher recruitment has difficult andnee b challenging. i think it is based on my conversations because they have low enrollment of candidates going into their teaching credential programs. >> reporter: why are fewer teachers seeking credentials. ha it has to do with prestige and bay. >> it's about finding those pockets of people who forwhatever obstacles inirhe ar

credential program. >> reporter: the teachers education department has been partnering with local school districts to recruit potential new teachers from among school staff. >> we have valuable employees here who know the district and want to be in the classroom with tem. they need the catalyst to get the credential. >> reporter: are most pronounced in middle schools and high schools. the governor just signed new legislation so start ng 2018, california will open the door to college education programs credentialing teachers in less than five years. >> you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news app, enable the push alerts and be first know about breaking news where you live. >> thank you for joining us.

out of control:00 starts now. in napa county. evacuations are under way. sky 7 is there live with breaking news. some relief for the family has justice has been served. >> an arrest in the death of a bloved family man. the critical piece of evidence that lead police to the killer. the judge fights back. a new twist in the brock turner case and the effort to unseat a judge. the long battle to open a beach. >> wooeds all like to have our own private beach. that's not how it works here. that breaking news is in napa county. a wildfire is burning. that fire broke out just four hours ago. just before 1:00 this afternoon. >> this map shows you where the fire is burning. evacuation ordseers are in effe for turtle rock. >> you're living at live

pictures from sky 7 at this fire or what's left of it. it's burned 100 acres so far. that's up from 75 about an hour ago. the fire is just 10% contained. firefighters say they are battling tough winds out there. let's find out more about the conditions from abc 7 meteorologist. >> let's check outse conditionsho. they are right. the crews are battling the winds. right now it's warm. 89 degrees. relative humidity is 33%. the humidity has actually been coming down in the last few hours and the winds have been increasing out of the west/southwest. 13 sustained gusting to 20 miles an hour. this is a wind prone area. as you check out the forecast for the next 24 hours, it is going to remain gusty for the next hour or two before the winds begin to subside and pick back up again tomorrow night. as you check out live doppler 7 you'll notice that we're seeing changes. there's a little more sun across most parts of the bay