halfway through the week on a wednesday, august 16th. we're all here and glad you're here too. >> let's see what the weather has in store for us. >> we call it fogust, but i promised you a little 9 this afternoon. temperatures continue on the warming trend. the cloud deck, good news, unless you're above 1900 feet, it's pretty dry this morning. let's look at what's going on from south beach. a look at a dry bay bridge. your 12-hour day planner, 56 to 60. temperatures about the same this

morning. low to mid 60s at the coast today. low to mid 70s. 70 to 76 around the bay. 74 at noon inland to 83 by 4:00. all in the 60s and 70s by 7:00. we'll take a look at some school districts that are heading back to school today when we come back. here's alexis. >> there's a lot of districts heading back today, mike. just be prepared for that heavier traffic. right now, looking at very light volumes for the bay bridge toll plaza. give it about 20 minu thing will bs,te filling. for now, looking great. a quig check of drive times as well. delays out of tracy. westbo d 49 mns, hearing about a disabled vehicle east of north flynn road. we'll check on that in just a few. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard, in the green at 18. and 85 at, just 15 minutes. >> thanks. >> we're starting with another overnight shooting on i-880. the second time in a week. >> this time, no one seriously hurt, but when you add up all of those bay area shootings in the

past arye,he t astounding. amy hollyfield live for us in hayward. good morning, amy. >> reporter: natasha, we are coming up on 100 highway shootings in the bay area. this was the 92nd in a year and a half. the second one this week. chp officers tell us they're doing all they can to try to stop this dangerous trend that also creates a huge inconvenience for drivers. as you can see in this video, they once again had to shut down a section of the freeway as they gatheredevidence. this was northbound 880 in hayward last night, just south of highway 92. they did say they found some shell casings on the freeway during their investigationwork but it created a backup. this was at 10:00 last night. some drivers near the shooting called in and described what was happening. >> the initial calls had been reported that onlookers observed a person hanging out a car window shooting at another

vehicle. >> reporter: no one was shot, but the passenger in the car that was being shot at was hit with glass. investigators say the victims are in their teens. there was a driver and a passenger in that car. they don't have information on the shooter or the motive. no arrests have been made. there was a sginot in san leandro on monday. officers say it's too early to know if these two are connected. all lanes of 880 have reopened so it shouldn't be an impact on the morning commute. live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> hi, everyone. this morning here at the live desk, just getting new images of confederate statues taken down overnight. look closely. some folks clapping as a th cy cou il decided to mes remove it monday. the push to take down confederate items has increased following the deadly rally in

sta charlot charlottesvil charlottesville. a confederate monument in birmingham was covered up niov bans removing the monuments, but this statue was paid for by private dollars and maintained on private dollars so they're exploring options to fully remove it. >> this morning, president trump slammed by republicans and democrats for his response to the violence in charlottesville. >> lawmakers up celt after the president doubled down on claims both sides were responsible for the violence. >> you had people, i'm not talking about the nazis and white nationalists, but you had other people other than neonazis and white nationalists. and the press has treated them absolutely unfairly. in the other group, also, you had fine people, but you also had troublemakers and you see them come with the black outfits and with the helmets and with

the baseball bats. you got a lot of bad people in the other group too. rlted in three in charlott deaths and numerousrire sident criticism from the regional director of the anti-defamation league in san francisco and politicians. san diego's republican mayor spoke at an distanced himself president trump and the violence that erupted in charlottesville. >> the fault of it was the white supremacists, the racists that were there inciting and doing the wrong thing. you have to be very clear about that. >> this is racism, bigotry. it has no place in america. that's not a very fine person who is shouting and espousing that type of hatred. >> the anti-defamation league is asking the department of justice to investigate saturday's uprise as an act of terrorism.

>> a effort at b.a.r.t. may leave hundreds of riders stranded. they're seriously considering switching its current 4:00 a.m. start time on week days to an hour later, 5:00 a.m. the agency needs more time overnight to renovate the system. consultants brought in by b.a.r.t. say there's no other way to perform the work without moving the start time. the change could last a decade abc7 news was the only news agency invited to go along on a crackdown on gate avoiders. they intercepted suspected fare evaders in the act. they stepped up the effort to crack down onsts the system up million a year. >> the free ride is over. we're working towards a culture change with a three-pronged attack that includes law enforcement, hardening the stations and also g riheatdata.

>> in a little over two hours, b.a.r.t. officers issued ten $250 citations and six verbal warnings. riders will also begin seeing a new team of uniformed community service officers at other hot spots for fare jumpers. >> we may found out later today about the cause of a tragic mobile home fire in san jose. two family members died along with another child in an inferno that firefighters could not stop. here's abc7 news reporter katie marzullo. >> arlene garcia was home when she heard screaming. she ran outside and saw the fire. >> everybody was trying to get water hose and everything, as far as they could get it because the flames were so fast, it just went high. really high fast. >> denise lives behind the home that caught fire. >> i ran back there, i saw my neighbors trying to break in the door. throw rocks and yelling. other neighbors are yelling is anyone in here, is anyone in here. >> the fire department received several 911 calls just after 12:30. a captain says the first engine arrived on the scene seven

minutes a fully engulfed home. >> firefighters initially found two victims, a man and child. a second child was reported missing. they found the third young victim hours later. >> i broke down and cried because it was a sad homant. >> fire officials say the victims are a grandfather and grandchild. the other child's relationship to the family hasn't been determined. >> even though we didn't communicate on the same language,words, we just go wtho aloitng asut neighbors. and i'm just heartbroken over it. they were very good people. >> the captain says mobile homes are highly flammable. >> they burn very quickly, and you can get overcome by smoke or fire almost instantaneously. >> it's not yet know if the mobile home had working smoke detectors. >> it's 5:08. this morning, oakland has its first ever police commission that includes five men and two women. it's a multicultural group of people. many have experiences with community and city programs. the criminal justice system and

the law. in fact, one man has even been arrested four times by oakland police. three cases were never charged. the fourth was dismissed. the commission will oversee the departments and procedures and have the authority to fire the police chief. oakland voters approved the creation of this board following a sex scandal that has rocked the city's police department. >> 5:09 now. wells fargo welcoming its first chair woman in history. elizabeth duke will help oversee the san francisco based bank as it struggles with several controversies. the 65-year-old will be the first woman to hold that position at a major wall street bank. she will start her new job on january 1st. you know my biggest fear of doing the back to school forecasts? i have a tendency to type too fast and misspell these. i would hate to do that on one of these. san leandro unified school district, 59 degrees and cloudy.

sunshine and delightful 73 this afternoon. let's head to antioch. unified school district, no heat today, becoming breezy this afternoon. 58 this morning to a comfortable 84 this afternoon. have a great first erybody. let's talk temperatures. we'll go to the north bay. about 52 in bodega bay. that's theooch sl 54, guerneville, sebastopo in e. san francisco, newark, and brentwood, 62 in san jose anded re l at sfo, cloudy right now. probably going to have arrival delays as soon as they let me ow i,'l ll you know. no worries if you're on the roads today. if youe transit from san francisco to the inland burbs, and on the bay, the small craft advisory. a quick look at the highs around the state. 101 in palm springs. 103 in redding. thunderstorms in yosemite and

82. mostly sunny and 78 in tahoe. safe travels around the state today. let's see if we have travel issues around the metro. what's going on this morning? >> not really. it's off to a very quiet start this morning. here's akoo l maps. one slow spot, as you would expect, out of tracy. westbound 205 to 580. we're definitely stop and go. we have reports of a disabled vehicle, westbound 580, about two miles east of north flynn just as you get to t ro.ad altamont pass area, sounds like that's blocking the right center lane. no emergency crews there yet and we don't have a lot of information. that's going to be slower than normal. stop and go for nine miles. most of that are typical delays but probably a little slower than average. 101 and 880 looking good. light volumes on both sides. even the inbound traffic coming toward us. we're off to a fairly quiet start and we'll loo drive times at at5:20. >> thanks. >> the start of classes gets off to a painful start for dozens of students in southern california. what caused thousands of bees to

go on attack. >> hundreds of fsan anniversary presley's death. why some say they feel ripped off. >> it's 5:11 and we're just getting started. getting started. here's a

high school students in socalhigh tailed it out of their class room when a swarm of bees starting attacking them. it happened at palmdale high school. look at the chaos after the bees

started stinging them yesterday. 40 students had to be taken to the hospital. none seriously hurt. firefighters say a beehive formed in a classroom over the summer and that a student threw an apple at it on the first day of school. not a good idea. a beekeeper was called in to take care of that hive. >> wow. former new york mayor rudy giuliani is recovering after being rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery over the weekend. he says he fell while on vacation on long island. giuliani tells the new york post his knee gave way when he was walking on sunds he has suffered fromay catcher's knee r years as a result of being a catcher from a very young age. it would deteriorate. he says he's now already up and limping around. fans of the king of rock 'n' roll, elvis presley, are marking the 40th anniversary of the singer's death. the vigil at graceland estate in memphis started last night and went until sunrise. this year, fans are facing a big change. the estate is charging every

person a $28 fee to visit the g. to be free. graceland says the fee also provides access to a new $45 million entertainment complex. elvis was just 42 years old when he died. >> wow. happening today, national roller coaster day, and california's great america planned to celebrate by holding a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest ride. the ride will open next year. it will be a first of its kind and t theheyon surprise by sharing too much info, but one of the expected guests is snoopy. i'm very curious. i love a roller coaster. >> in today's "gma" first look, monday's full solar eclipse is a unique event that has police and other emergency services on high alert. >> authorities across the country taking action to keep people safe. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, millions of americans pouring into those few american cities with the best possible view of the coming eclipse.

local sp als,poce andli, emergency medical services in these stows are on high alert. >> we're kind of throwing everything at it. >> in some cities they're declaring a state of disaster, a maneuver that allows them to call in the national guard to help direct the masses of people. >> police department in a certain area is overwhelmed and they need us to set up traffic check points, we're ready to do that. >> the red cross has resources in place all along the eclipse zone. >> the 7 million people traveling to see the eclipse across 12 states will definitely be going into towns and different areas that are not accustomed to seeing this influx of people. >> we' hllav meor e eclipse zone high alert at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, i'm steve osunsami, abc news. >> abc 7 news will have extensive coverage of the great american solar eclipse, including live local reports right before special coverage that starts monday at 10:00 a.m. david muir will anchor the

coverage. >> it is happening in the morning, and it this week has been any indication, staying in the city to see it might be a problem. >> i agree, and at the coast. there are indications by our medium range models that aren't as fine resolution as the short-term, which will start to take over as we get closer to the eclipse, but right now, they're showing there could be a push of dry air, allowing the bay and inland neighborhoods to see the entire eclipse and possibly areas at the coast. that's the best case scenario. we'll fine tune as we get closer. let's talk about a timeframe. 9:01, it starts. it maxes out at 75% at 10:15, and by 11:37, it's over. today, a look at walnut creek, looking southbound. doesn't look as hazy or misty as earlier this .ekweoing to emerg clouds at noon. except for the coast where we have pockets of sunshine. cloudy tonight, some patchy fog forms in the north bay and along the coast. our warmest days are still

friday and saturday bay.n the south mid to upper 70s elsewhere where 79 at san jose. 70 to 76 is our spread on the peninsula today. 61 to about 63 along the coast. 66 in downtown san francisco. through the north bay, we'll go around 76 in napa to about 80 in santa rosa. along the east bay richmond, oakland, 71. 75 in union city and fremont, and in san ramon.2 the entire san ramon valley just about, but the mid to upper 80s around antioch and brentwood. tonight, 55 to 62 degrees. maybe a touch warmer than this morning. probably not even noticeable. 90s are back inland thursday through sunday. we'll start to push 80s around the bay, but low to mid 60s continue at the coast. hope you have a gone. here's d alexisoo. >> mike mentioning not much mist or fog on the walnut creek camera. not seeing any of that on the golden gate bridge camera this morning either. could change later, but for now,

vitylibi ls i overnight construction wrapped up ahead of schedule as well. quick check of the drive times. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, at an hour solid. we still have that disabled vehicle about two miles east of north flynn road. not a lot of new information, but that's slowing you down. westbound 4 in the green at 14, and southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, you look great at 15 minutes. commute is doing in less than ten. thanks. google, facebook, apple, snapchat, making a push to force the government to get a warrant before it gets your data. they're among more than a dozen tech companies asking the supreme court to rule that users' data be protected from warrantless surfaces by the government. they filed a brief in a supreme court case of a convicted armed robber. his attorneys argue cell phone data used in his criminal trial was obtained without a warrant. >> amc theater saysst' i custom tickets through the movie pass

subscription program. it's a reaction to a draut cic . it's slashing them to $9.95 a month to see movies as often as once a day. i had no idea this existed. i'm finding out too late. before, it charged between $40 and $50 a month and some money was passed on to theater chains. amc says the new price is not sustainable. they have 600 theaters across the country. >> interesting because i always thought they made most of their money from the popcorn and soda. >> all it takes now is one tweet to get people to freak out. and raiders quarterback derek carr managed to do just that, whether that was his intention ornot. social media was animated yesterday when the highest paid quarterback in the nfl posted the it left some people wondering if he was considering a career change. no. it turned out to be a complete publicity stunt for an upcoming commercial starring carr.

carr confirmed all of that as a joke on twitter saying that he doesn't really and doesn't make music videoen othe side. >> good for that team, whoever put that together. >> he could be a music star. >> is his voice good? >> does it matter. >> auto tune fixes it every time. >> we know lots of people who are singing and can't sing. >> next, the seven things you need to know. >> also, a first for dolly parton, who can sing. what makes a new album she's releasing extra special. >> plus, muni okays a plan for

sgliet rr 5:24. here's the 7 things we think you should know. number one, the chp sunching for a freew shooting who opeayned fire on a car on interstate 880 in hayward overnight. no one got seriously hurt. >> number two, president trump being criticized by republicans and democrats this morning for his response to the violence in charlottesville. yesterday, the president doubled down on claims that both sides

are to blame for the violence. >> number three, from the live desk. paypal making a stand against hate groups. the company says it will stop services to groups who raise funds to promote hate, violence, and the tolerance. >> number four, even though we're starting off with a cloud cover, plenty of sunshine and a warming air mass taking over the neighborhood 4s. degrees compared to yesterday. the inland east bay neighborhoods will see the biggest jump. >> number five, b.a.r.t. service may begin an hour later under a proposal being considered by the board of directors. the 5:00 a.m. start time could begin later this year to allow for a system wide renovation. >> number six, if you're starting your commute this morning, we're looking good so far. we just got the metering lights flipped on, so 5:22 the official time, but once you make it past the toll booth, just nine minutes into san francisco. >> don't forget to buy your powerball tickets tonight, the

jackpot estimated at $420 million. the chances of winning, 1 in 292 million. >> country legend dolly parton said she'll release her first children's album. it will be released in october. proceeds will go entirely to a program that parten runs that gives free books to kids once a month from birth to age 5. so far, the program has given friends on free books to kids. who has been a recipient of the books. it's an amazing program. >> and you personally met her and sang islands in the stream with her. >> my heart. >> coming backhit w a90 minutes of news. just ahead, the project riders should begin embracing for. >> and jimmy kimmel released what could be his strongest attack. the late night attack against trump making headlines this morning. >> we're going to leave weather >> we're going to leave weather and traffic up for you so you

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good morning. it is wednesday, august 16th. 5:29. we like you. >> we really do. we're fans of you. so thanks for stopping by and spending your morning with us. >> like that. you better be a fan of the fog because that's what we have this morning. low clouds around. gray, carl the fog has a lot of followers on twitter. he really does. >> popular. >> really is. see the grayness over all our neighborhoods, at highway 4, a little clearer. look at the exploexploratorium. what you want to notice is how high the clouds are. they're not hugging the grounds. your 12-hour day planner, temperatures about the same as mid 50s to 60. low 60s at the coast. 70 to 76 at the bay, 74 to 83

inland from noon to 3:00, and 61 to 74, a great evening on tap. hope you enjoy it. here's alexis. >> so far, a great commute. here's a live look outside at the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. westbound 580 slowly starting to fill in. that's the theme for the entire bay area. we don't have major blocking transit. muni has resumed their new train testing that does have the subway service at will start agt 9:30. a bus bridge all day this saturday and sunday. but they should be done with the testing by this sunday, august 20th. we have slow traffic of tracy this morning. we'll talk more about that next. >> following developing news in the east bay where there's been another freeway shooting. this is the second in a week and the number of shootings on highways when you add it up, it's a dangerous trend. >> amy hollyfield live at the chp aucoffice in hayward with t investigation. >> reporter: yeah, the 92nd highway shooting in the bay area

in the last year and a half. the second one this week. the chp tells us it is a high priority for their offices to put a stop to these shootings. here's a look at a familiar image that comes now associated with the shootings. a highway backup as the chp gathers evidence and shuts down lanes on the freeway. this was northbound 880 in hayward just south of highway 92. this was around 10:00 last night. the call came in that someone utsde the car window and shooting at another car. no one was shot. the passenger was hit with some glass but is okay. we asked if this shooting is possibly related to the one that happened monday on 880 in san leandro. >> it's too early in the investigation to makeny a assumption that these shootings are connected in any way, shape, or form. at this ponlt, we're turning this over to our investigative services unit. >> there were two people inside

that c star at. investigators say they were young teenagers who were in that car. no arrests havth been haven't s think the possible motive could have been in the shooting. all lanes of the freeway have been reopened so your morning commute will not be impacted. live in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. police are searching for a gunman in alameda after a person was shot around 8:30 last night at webster and east eagle avenue. the shooting victim was found inside an apartment. no word on arrests. uc berkeley policere attacked a woman, hitting her in the head with a big piece of wood. this happened on monday just before 8:00 p.m. in the eucalyptus grove near the west cres nlt. the victim was arguing with the suspect. she got knocked out and taken to the hospital. police looked around, they couldn't find the man who was last seen walking near oxford street. >> now on to the explosive news conference by president trump at trump tower.

reigniting the controversy to his first response to the violence in charlottesville. during the press conference yesterday, president trump defended his decision to wait two days to conmn supremacists in charlottesville by name. he also defended some protesters. >> what about the alt-left that came charging at the, as you say, alt-right? do they have any semblance of guilt? >> reaction to the president's latest comments was swift. republican speaker of the house paul ryan saying, quote, we must be clear. white supremacy is repulsive. this bigotry isis country stand. there can by no moral ambiguity. six members have pulled out of the president's manufacturing council. >> president trump's press conference was a subject of jimmy kimmel's entire monologue last night. kimmel proposed an idea to make america great again. ea of president, we make donald trump king. okay.

we make him the first king of america. think about it. england has a queen. she lives in a palace. everybody makes a big deal when she shows up. she has no power at all. in the morning, they put a crown on her head. she stands there and waves and goes back to bed. >> kimmel asked people who supported president trump in the election to help make vice president pence the new president for the good of the country. you can watch jimmy kimmel live every week night here on abc7. a public memorial service will be health in charlotte virginia who was killed. heather heie rerx dedicated her life to standing up for those she felt wr not being heard. >> that protest has now been postponed. the rally's oginizers say they have been receiving terrorist threats demanding they do not hold the march. the protests were organized

after the firing of james damore who wrote an internal memo critical of the company's diversity paulsys. >> a so-called right wing rally is coming to san francisco cy leaders. the national park service approved the permit for the rally planned for saturday, august 26th at crissy field. mayor ed lee is not pleased. he said he sentthe federal agency a letter expressing his concern. >> we do not invite hate speech or hatred to come into our city. and to instigate not only hatred but potential violence. >> the leader of patriot prayer, the group organizing the rally, denies it's a hate group and says he wants the demonstration to be peac>> uc berkeley ief king off a free speech year as the school prepares for appearances by controversial right wing speakers. new chancellor carol crist made the announcement yesterday. rsfit, milo yiannopoulos. he plans to spend days in a tent

city in berkeley. in protests shut down his planned appearance. >> an oakland couple fighting deportation to mexico is ordered to leave the u.s. today. they were supposed to leave yesterday, but they filed a request to stay their deportation. that request was denied last night. the couple has tried for 15 years to gain citizenship. both are planning to leave the country tonight with their 12-year-old son. they're leaving their three older daughters here. >> sang you to help find a missing 80-year-old woman with alzheimer's. peggy chambers walked away from her apartment last night around 8:00. she was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans. ifio see her, call the police department. >> muni has approved a $21 billion plan that could change your commute over the next two decades. it calls for a new 19th avenue subway, an extension of the tee third line to fisherman's wharf, and replacing aging buses and

street cars. it's just a blueprint for what projects the mta will focus on. no guarantee they'll actually be built. all right. bunch of kids, teachers, all hitting the reset button this s, the new backpack, ready to make a new impression. napa unified school district, a great morning, 57 degrees, and a sunny afternoon in 79. a little breezy. at the opposite end, san jose unified school district going to school, cloudy and about 60. sunny and about 78, not quite as breezy this afternoon. have a great first day. all right, temperatures 60 in brentwood and in dublin. everybody else, around 57 to 59 degrees. a little cooler in walnut creek, 56. san francisco, 61 in oakland, mountain view, 63. san jose, 62. napa, 56. 57 in san rafael. here's a look at santa cruz. if you're on the bay today, h.

activity planner at the coast, good. spotty sunshine. strong sunshine if you're exercising around the bay and inland. let me give you a sneak peek of today's high temperatures. 60s along the coast. 70s around the bay,nd 80s a inland. it's going to get warmer in the seven-day forecast. we'll look at the weekend and monday. the weather for the eclipse coming up next. >> taking a look at the roads this morning, so far so good.y w spot is getting out of the tracy area and towards the tri-valley. westbound 580, we still have reports of a disabled vehicle blocking lane number two. and we have not gotten much new information in the last 30 minutes. as far as we know, about two miles east of north flynn, a lane down. we have heavier volume. westbound 205 at nine miles per hour. once you make it to 580, you're up to 13. quite slow as you approach altamont pass. one new issue in the south bay. off rand to 87, partikeyal disa.

i believe someone is dealing with a flat tire and they're trying to get that fixed. then the bay bridge toll plaza, looking pretty typical. the metering lights on at 5:22 this morning. >> thanks wroorb. a bay area musicia trying to recover his stolen laptop is run over by the thief. now, his heartbroken father is making a plea for help. >> and construction of san francisco's trance bay transit center going into the final center going into the final st

welcome back. new at this hour, we have learned that sea world san diego has euthanized its nearly 42-year-old killer whale. i want to show you here a tweet from the park. it said the tough decision comes after the whale's health and appetite had significantly declined over the past few days. the whale, tough name, was one of the matriarchs of their orca family, birthing four other whales. the park sent out this tweet overnight sayinghe b trey'ee th whale. she passed surrounded by those who loved her. as you may the sea world owkn, organization has often been criticized for its treatment of whales i captivity. >> sad nenws. thank you. happening today, work beginning in boston on a park

dedicated he ttohe 2013 maratho. martin richard was 8 when he was killed near the finish line. his mom said martin loved parks so it's fitting one will be built in his martin was one of three people killed in the attack. the father of a murdered oakland man is making a heartfelt appeal for his son's killer to be found and brought to justice. 33-year-old singer/songwriter dave deporis was murdered one week ago today. a robber grabbed his laptop while he was sitting at a cafe on telegraph avenue in berkeley. he chased the suspect who ran him down in a getaway car. most of deporis' music was stored in the laptop. his son was a talented singer/songwriter who would stick up for anyone and anything. >> in this case, he stuck up for his music. he saw someone was taken his music away from him and he was willing to give his life to stop that. >> oakland police have no suspects and few leads in the

murder. >> san francisco police considering whether to file charges against a security guard who shot a man at burlington coat factory. abc7 news was at 5th and yesterday afternoon shortly after police shut down part of the intersection. investigators say there was an altercation between the guard and a suspected thief. the guard shot him three times. investigator took the guard into custody for questioning. >> a community meeting will be held about the progress on the transbay perminal construction project. the transbay joint powers authority will talk about what's in store in the coming months. this isrom drone view 7 from june. work is slated to wrap up later year.ear with buses beginning t the community meeting is at noon today at the joint services office on market street. >> let's get over to mike nicco for a check of the weather. >> hi, everybody. let's open the weather window on the roof camera. after seeing temperatures jump a couple degrees yesterday, i think we'll see the same thing

today as high pressure is trying to take over and bring more of a summer flavor to your forecast. you can see the cloud deck out there, but it's above the bay bridge. you can see the winds on the ferry building, the flags, they're unfurled just a little bit. i think the breezes will pick up this afternoon, especially north of the bay bridge. that will bring us afternoon sunshine and that slow warming trend will continue. low clouds return tonight. fog possible in the north bay valleys and along the coast. it looks like the warming trend is going to begin monday when cooler weather comes in. let's look at our cloudcast. by noon, maybe a few clouds lingering in the bay. we'll call it mostly sunny. sunny inland, and mostly cloudy at the coast where it will be partly sunny this afternoon. let's go for temperatures. let's start down in the south bay. 84. i should say inland east bay, 84 in concord, liver mp more, fairfield today. in the north bay, 80 in santa rosa for the warm spot. in the south bay, 79 at san jose. milpitas, 75. rg 83. on the peninsula today, how

about 75 in menlo park. on the other side, we'll be about 61 in pacifica. let's head east. oakland, 71 today, along with berkeley, san leandro, 74. final stop, san francisco. a spread from about 63 in the sunset to 64 in balboa to 66 downtown. a quick look at tonight's temperatures, the same as this morning, 55 to 62 degrees. not quite as much cloud cover. say maybe in the south bay and inland east bay. we warm into the 90s tomorrow inland. we stay there through sunday. we'll touch 80 in a couple places around the bay, thursday through sunday. low to mid 60s at the coast. i was looking at the latest models for monday. and it looks like possibly by 10:00 the bay is cleared out and we could, fingers crossed, see the eclipse. now, as we get closer we'll fine tune that. what we have been focusing on this morning, all those school districts going back to school today. >> about 40 districts i tnhe b . now, are you one of the kids excited to go back or bummed out

because summer was over. >> can i say both? i looked at it as a new start, make new friends, hit the reset button. >> yeah. >> plus, football started. >> i think i was excited too. we'll have a lot more traffic out there this morning. no one is excited about homework, come on, mike. let's zoom in on traffic maps to the carquinez bridge. at the tail end of the bridge, a report that a vehicle spun out. it does sound like they were able to regain control, straighten it ut, and continue across the bridge. i don't think that's going to be a bluking issue. if it's still there now, it won't be for long. we're seeing minimal delays if anything. a quick check of drive times. tracy to dublin, hanging around an hour. you're in red. we have a disabled vehicle about two milest as e o road. it sounds like that is still blocking. westbound 4, antioch to concord in the yellow at 19 minutes, and southbound 101, san rafael to

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water is flowing again at the huge fountain at justin herman plaza in san francisco. abc7 news was there shortly after crews turned on the water at the fountain. this is just a test, though. the rec and parks fountain need a million dollar upgrade to keep it running. no decision on whether the city will sink all that cash into this giant fountain. it has been bone dry since 2014 because of the drought. >> i keep waiting for you to mowshhe te fountain. oh, that was it? hmm. >> happening today, lyft drivers making special trips delivering thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies to schools in oakland. more than 3500 backpacks crammed with supplies will be delivered to 67 oakland schools. the backpacks are to help students in need feel prepared when they head back to class. >> classes haven't started, but incoming students at uc burky making a name for themselves going down in history. last night, 7,194 students

joined together to form a giant letter "c" for cal, obviously. the time lapse video as it came together. the school's new chancellor says he couldn't be more excited. >> they're making a big "c" because students, alumni, they are cal. it's that identity. the big "c" is cal. >> students broke the guinness record. the former record was health by students at university of tennessee. 4,223 students thereor fmed >> i thought it was for cs get degrees. no? >> is that a saying? >> whoa. >> cs get unfortunately, i have heard it from my kids, yes. >> okay. >> that's funny. >> yeah. not funny. no. hi, everybody. let's talk about what's going to happen today. we have live doppler 7 overlaid with the small craft advisory. that's the area you see in yellow. notice that it's a 12-hour

window starting early this morning, 9:00 through 9:00 this evening. southwest winds around 21 to 31 knots. let's take a look at the day game over at the a's. going to say good-bye to the royals. hopefully send them off with a loss today. 65 at 12:35. and 71 at ne. take sunscreen. feels about 10 to 15 degrees warmer if you're in that direct sunlight. all right. quick look at what's going on in -- that's the exploratorium. we're going to show santa cruz. clouds through some sun, and the surf could be rough at times today. 70, santa cruz. 67 in monterey. 62 at bodega bay. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. i want to start off with our traffic maps here. we have a sig alert in the north bay. this was a big mess that happened about 10:30 last night. state route 1 is closed, both directs, all lanes near the salt point park entrance. you can see the purple.

a tanker truck flipped over and we had a fuel spill as well. this sounds like cleanup. they're not planning to reopen that until about 1:00 this afternoon. if you're planning to travel that way, you will have to take a detour. southbound 680 through walnut creek, still okay. you can see the volumes are at ting to fill in. times 6:00. >> thanks. an aronj county man doesn't want a good deed to go de frazier r find his flag posted on the wrong side of his host, so he checked his home security system. this is what he saw. the flag had somehow fallen and he saw this stranger stop his car, get out, and put the flag back on display. frazier says it's not a big deal, but it left a lasting impression on him. >> inhes t there's so much strife, to see somebody like this showing respect for our country, you know, understands we're all on the same team. and so it's pretty heartwarming to see. >> frazier wants to track down the stranger, thank him, and shake his hand.

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coming up on 6:00 a.m. yes, it is early. we're so glad you're here on this wednesday, august 16th. >> we have been promised there will be sunshine today, mike, by you. >> yeah, yeah. i still stand by that. absolutely. let's keep running with that. first, we have to start with the cloud cover this morning. hi, everybody. that's the gray you see overlaid on live doppler 7. let'sththn pe reaoo wef camera. you can see the gray, but notice you can see the tops of the buildings and the bay bridge. haven't heard at f o

drizzle. temperature, around 56 to 61 at 7:00. we'll stay in the 61 to 63 degree range at the coast. from noon to 4:00. 70 to 75 around the bay. 74 to 83 inland. a little warmer, especially inland today. we have that warmin trend that will see 90s come back to the forecast. more details on that coming up. how about a look at the commute? >> we're expecting things to ramp up today. maybe not so much on the interstates, but on the surface streets. everything around schools. bahave 40 districts heading definitely plan on some increased volume. 280 and 17 looking good in san jose. slowly starting to fill in. then a quick check of drive times. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 1:04. we have a disabled vehicle slowing you down. southbound 680 in the green at 18, a northbound 85 looksnd good between 101 and cupertino at 16 minutes. >> another day, another highwa shooting in the bay area. this timet