minutes ago past state route we were hearing all lanes were blocked, but now it sounds like just the far right lane is blocked. i do believe traffic is getting by. emergency crews just arriving on the scene. they're calling for an ambulance and a tow truck. i'm keeping a close eye on this and we'll check on overnight construction in less than ten minutes. >> an oakland woman and her husband will be waking up in mexico for the first time since they were deported. >> the couple and their 12-year-old son were forced to leave last night. their family now split. that will be the case for at least a decade. katie utes has the story. >> the sanchezs 15-year fight for their american treme has ended with deportation. despite calls in the final hours from their oakland home. >> that i pay taxes, that i work, that i'm not a burden to the community. >> maria sanchez applied for a

green card in 2002 after following her-from mexico. >> in the meantime, i still went to school and bettered myself and work and work and work. paid for my education. pay for my children's education. >> coworkers rallied behind the nurse monday. senator dianne feinstein also tried to intervene. an immigration attorney explains there is no path for people who enter the path illegally. trying to obtain a green card may have hurt. >> had they never sought to obtain a formal benefit, we wouldn't know the family existed. >> the sanchezs received deportation notice in 2012 but were granted stays under the previous administration. now, the department of homeland tells them -- >> what she said is if they approve this for me, they send the wrong message to the rest of the community. >> the message from experts, consult an attorney before addressing your immigration

status. the three oldest sanchez children will stay in the bay area. maline graduaes from uc santa cruz next year. >> what kind of life is that, to not be together? i want everybody to know that, like, this is real. and we're in pain. >> the cipal's 12-year-old son will move to mexico with them. >> to my kids, i love them very much. i'm not going to be here physically, but i'm going to be here somehow. >> abc 7 news. right now, we do have some more breaking news coming in. this time from san jose. the san jose police officer was involved in a crash. i want to show you this video that we just got in to our live desk. you can see there, the cars involved in this. you can see the police cruiser with a big dent. happened about 1:20 at white road and ocala. you can see a white car in the video as well. it ran off the road, has substantial damage to the front

end. we have put in a call to the department to get more details. a witness tells abc7 news the officer was transported to a local hospital but only appeared to have minor injuries. unclear on the status of the other driver. i'll let you know as soon as we get an update. >> thank you. funeral services planned for tomorrow and saturday for the two virginia state police troopers killed in a hel commenter crash in charlottesville. >> an emotional service was held for heather heyer killed on sunday. they remember her as a passionate woman who wanted to make the world a better place. her mother urged mourners to make her daughter's death worthwhile by confronting injustice. >> say to yourself, what can i do to make a difference? that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. i would rather have my child, but by golly, i have to have to give her up, we're going to make

it count. >> it was really a remarkable eulogy that she gave. in a tweet, president trump called her a truly special young woman. heather's mother declined to respond to the president's respond to the president's latest comments. the vigil for heather heyer was followed by this huge march. hundreds of people held candles in contrast to the torches used by white supremacists in their march. marchers say they wanted to take a stand against the hate and violence that has rocked the city. >> tomorrow night, 20/20 will air a special report on extremist groups fueled by the current political climate. it airs at 10:00 p.m. 4:34. happening today, the man accused of violent unprovoked attacks on b.a.r.t. is due back in court. police released him after

releasing these photos of him on b.a.r.t. he hit one passenger with bolt cutters and then hit someone else in the face. woods is charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor. he has allegedly admitted his involvement in the attacks. >> federal agents have joined the search for answers in san jose aftera fire killed three people including two children. flames raced through the home on tuesday. the fire broke out while a 10-year-old girl was visiting her friend. neighbors have been leaving tributes outside of the mobile home. this is the second community to hit the neighborhood. a fire burning in yosemite has now closed campgrounds and roads. it has scorched nearly 2300 acres since it started monday. it's only 5% contained. helicopters and planes are foiging the fire from the air. the park is open, however two campgrounds are now closed.

there's also a warning that glacier point road could close periodically. this video provided by sierra fire watch. there's a voluntary ban on wood fires in yosemite valley. people are told to make preparations for a possible evacuation. >> the ford motor company is hosting a symposium in san francisco where its new ceo is expected to insure workers and investors of a promising future. ford has been criticized for an aging product lineup. hackett says new cars are in the pipeline. he points to the purchase of the chariot service as proof the company is looking to the future. >> pg&e is going to walk us through the hit it's going to take during the eclipse on monday. they're going to see a reduction of the sun's power by about 75% during the eclipse. to make up for the brief but

significant absence of full solar energy, pg&e has a few backup plans in place, including increasing hydroelectric sources. >> and speaking of the eclipse, abc7 news is going to have extensive coverage of that, including live reports right before abc's special coverage that begins monday at 10:00 a.m. david muir is going to anchor the coverage. speaking of the eclipse on monday, it's all about the sky cover. let's take a look at what we're experiencing monday morning. take a look at this map. what you see are three colors. green, yellow, and red. green, you're clear. yellow, you have clouds mixing with sun. red, you're just overcast. you notice by 9:00 in the morning as we have first contact, we're seeing partly cloudy skies out there. out there right now, 50s and 60s, the name of the game. highs today, take a look at this. 68 in san francisco. that's going to feel comfortable. 74 in oakland. 81 in san jose.

our warmest spots only going into the 80s, maybe 90 in antioch. 80 in napa. take you to at&t parx. the phillies are in town. game one of the series versus the giants. a mixture of sun and clouds early on. sunset goes down now before 8:00. 7:59 is your sunset, by ninth inning, we'll say. temperatures dropping to 61 under a mixture of stars and clouds. let's get a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning. we're in the heart of construction season here so let's take you to a major project on state route 37. between skaggs island and state route 121. one-way traffic control in effect this morning. we're seeing stop and go areas eastbound and westbound. hopefully they'll have that done in the next 20 minutes. if you're just heading in that direction, you can expect heavier volumes for at least a few minutes. and a quick check outside. the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lightsyet. those usually flip around 5:20,

5:25. somebody lost a couch on the carquinez bridge. we'll talk more about that next. >> i hope they get that couch back. thanks. here at the live desk, apple's top man speaking out against president trump this morning. hear the strong words tim cook had for the commander in chief next. a desperate search is under way for the missing crew of a military helicopter. the evidence that has them fearing the worst. >> the white house backs off >> the white house backs off from a threat to stop o

hi, welcome back. apple's ceo tim cook has become the latest executive to speak out against president trump following his response to the charlottesville incident. cook told employees in an e-mail that he disagrees with the president, blaming the violence on both sides. he wrote, quote, i disagree with the president and others who believe that there is a moral equivalence between white supremacists and nazis, and those who oppose them. and on top of that, cook also said he will donate $1 million each to the southern poverty law center and the anti-defamation league, both groups monitor hate speech in the united states. back to you. >> thank you. happening now, rescue crews searching the waters off oahu for five crewmen whose army helicopter crashed. the latest now, military

officials say they lost contact with a uh-60 blackhawk late tuesday in a routine training mission. what appears to be a fuselage and helmet were found in a debris field about two miles off the coast. the soldiers are part of the twoiskth combat aviation brigade. >> a suspected car thief who led police on a wild choice has died after falling off a shipping crane. at one point, the man took off all his clothes while on top of the crane. he then either fell or jumped about 150 feet onto a dock freighter. police had chased the man for hours on l.a. freeways. the suspect has not been publicly identified. police say he was from the inland empire and had a criminal history. >> hemophilia advocates and survivors will gather at the national aids memorial in golden gate park. officials added a new stone to honor thousands of hemophiliacs who died from aids because of a contaminated blood supply. it prevent blood from clotting. the trump administration has

decided to keep obamacare running, for now. the administration has agreed to give insurance companies this month's subsidy payments to keep the affordable care act afloat. the president had threatened to stop paying them. that decision comes after the congressional budget office warned that obamacare premiums would soar 20% if the payments ended. administration officials say they haven't decided how much longer they're going to fund the subsidies. >> this week marks 40 years to the day since music legend elvis presley died at 42 years old. >> lilian kim tells us the anniversary brings his youngest fans and old to san francisco. >> he's the chronicle's radio columnist by day, elvis impersonator by night. ben took the stage at san francisco's makeout room, one of the few guest singers paying tribute to the king. >> for me, any excuse to sing

elvis is fine. >> elvis presley died of heart failure 40 years ago, and those gathered celebrated his legacy through his music, videos, and a pair of blue suede shoes. steve was 16 when he died. >> he was such a huge icon, no matter what radio station they played only his music and talked about his career. >> this is a trip down memory lane for most of the people here, but some who came to honor the king weren't even born when he died. >> proof his music still resonates years later. >> the energy, just a fun guy. on stage, you see him on video and stuff, i want to do that. i want to be that guy. >> a guy who since his death has been the subject of alleged sightings and conspiracy theories that he's still alive. >> elvis is alive on mars. i'm pretty sure with the life he led, i'm pretty sure he's dead. >> based on this gathering of his fans, his spirit lives on 40

years later. abc7 news. >> can we pay tribute to the fact her name was herselvis. >> one of my favorite lower third graphics of all time. >> who said that news reporters are always right. vic lee serenading with his best elvis impersonation. ♪ winter summer springtime too ♪ loving you loving you >> we knew he had a great voice. >> we did? i didn't know that. >> he sang live on the air before when i was anchoring "left my heart in san francisco" and it was one of the most beautiful -- he has that great voice. >> i sit next to this man, and i had no idea. >> you need to put in more requests. especially when he's working on a deadline. >> did we really shoot that vertically? did our news room shoot that video vertically? >> the least of my worries when

looking at that video. great voice. >> fantastic voice. my favorite memory, he serenaded me my first week here. >> what did he sing? >> i think left my heart in san francisco. the vertical video, losing battle. we love to see it. >> i'm still fighting. >> you're going to lose that battle. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you we have a very quiet picture. coastal cloud cover, but live doppler 7 scanning the skies. we got a live look from the golden gate bridge camera. visibility good on the bridge right now. take a look at your dan planner, next 12 hours showing you we're showing off with coastal clouds. a lot of sunshine by the afternoon. an august beauty. temperatures pretty much where they should be for this time of year. no excessive heat and just a really light breeze out there. enjoy this one. highs today, take a look. 87, the high in concord. 68 in san francisco. afternoon sunshine. 81, delightful in san jose later

on. 83, santa rosa. 80 the high in napa. overnight tonight, going to slowly cool off, but numbers not all too chilly. 50s to low 60s, the name of the game. about 57 in san francisco. 63 under a mixture of stars and clouds in san jose. 59 in oakland. your seven-day forecast, a beautiful day out there. by friday and saturday, we're turning warmer by a few degrees. but it's not intense heat, so that's nice. minor dip sunday, maebld. all eyes on the solar eclipse right now. looks like partly cloudy skies. we talked about having a couch. i'm looking for a new couch. >> we had a few people in the studio asking if i know the fabric or what color the couch is. >> do you know? leather? >> i don't know the details. i don't know if it's leather or plaid or any of that. chp is working on getting it out of the roadway on westbound 80 on the carquinez bridge. i don't know how you lose a couch out of the back of your vehicle and not notice that, but apparently that's what happened this morning. they do have someone dispatched to the scene and this should be

clearing shortly, but we do have one lane blocked on the carquinez bridge. something you do not want to hit with your vehicle. use some caution if you're heading through the area in the next few minutes. westbound 80, you're looking great in the green at 17 minutes. about eight across the bay bridge. san francisco to the airport in the green at nine minutes. we'll check on the south bay coming up next. >> thanks. more than a billion dollars up for grabs in saturday's powerball jackpot. >> after no one matched all six numbers last night. the 19th straight drawing without a grand prize winner. the winning numbers were 9, 15, 43, 60, 64, the powerball number, 4. we talked to people buying tickets last night. they said they knew the odds were very slim, but it didn't stop them from dreaming big. >> i always think when the powerball gets this big, it's fun, like playing blackjack. >> the chances are against us but it's fun to dream. >> saturday's drawing worth an estimated $510 million. it's the eighth largest lottery

jackpot in history. >> i said billion, i meant half a billion. it doesn't matter, you're not going to win it. >> let's talk about this. a symbol of love taking root in a canadian garden. >> a woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago found it in an unexpected place. a carrot grew through and around the diamond ring. mary graham says she dropped the ring while weeding her garden, and just gave up trying to find it. really? she never told her husband, who passed away five years ago. her daughter-in-law recently found the ring while harvesting carrots in the garden. >> that's a slow-growing carrot. no, i mean, it must have grown recently, but still, that's incredible. what a funny story. facebook wants to make your birthday even more special, so how it's making it easier to donate to your favorite charity. >> robocalls, certainly annoy g annoying. this morning you may be able to have the last laugh. >> sounding his own horn again. a bay area man reunited with a

prized possession he thought he would never see again. first this morning's tech bites. in today's tech bites, google home rolls out a new hands-free calling feature. >> you can place voice calls with the smart speaker without using your cell phone. the calls are made through your wi-fi connection. for homes with multiple users, it can recognize each voice. >> the new espn app for apple tv could be a sports fanatics dream. >> it allows you to watch up to four live streams at a time. just in time for college football, too. >> and super mario has helped a wisconsin man pick up a super pay day. charles's old collection of nintendo video games has earned him $20,000. >> he sold 750 games on ebay. he said he started collecting them when he was a kid but picked it up as a hobby later in life. life. he paid as little as a duller

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the warriors to work program, a unique program that helps wounded warriors translate their military experience to the civilian workplace. the warriors to work program also works with employers to find the right job for the right warrior. contact wounded warrior project at findwwp.org. welcome home the brave. it's 4:54. if you got a robocall promising you a free cruise and you didn't get it, you have money coming to you. the resort marketing group and several cruise lines have settled a class action lawsuit, claiming they made millions of illegal robocalls. anyone who received one of these calls between 2009 and 2014 may be able to claim $300 per call, up to three calls for each phone. you can check eligibility by entering your phone number into the claim form. we have a clink on our website,

ab abc7news.com. >> dna testing for disease is more widely accessible. research shows many people who get the tests don't change their habits to stay healthy. last year, researchers looked at 18 studies involving people with doctor-ordered dna tests. they had little to no impact on diet, physical activity, or sun protection. doctors say people are more likely to change their lifestyle if they have the right education and support. >> a hayward student's educational trip to cuba has a fairy tale ending. he returned with a bike horn his grandfather left in cuba when he fled decades ago. his grandfather used to honk the horn as a child when he used to ride by the house of a girl who he liked. that girl is now daniel's grandma. daniel says when he gave his grandfather the horn, he stared at it, speechless. sweet story. >> great. >> that's nice to wake up to on

this thursday morning. what's also nice, these temperatures out there, not too bad. in the 50s and 60s, starting off on a nice note. 59, the current number in san francisco. 61 in oakland, 61 in san jose. 63 in brentwood. santa rosa, 58. live look outside the golden gate bridge, no issues in terms of fog or mist. coastal clouds, a lot of afternoon sunshine. calling it an august beauty. our warmest spots nearing 90 inland. that's weather. a check of traffic. >> good morning. taking a look at the south bay, we have this rollover crash on southbound highway 17. we got the all clear from chp about 15, 20 minutes ago. we thought everything was on the side. sounds like we have the far right lane blocked again. they're trying to get a tow truck in position. this is a solo crash. you're slow from state route 9 in the los gatos area. definitely plan on some delays if you're heading south back towards santa cruz this morning.

a quick check outside, here's san mateo bridge. nice and light at this early hour. we'll look at some overnight construction projects coming up at 5:00. >> the crew of the international space station has new supplies this morning thanks to spacex. nasa provided this video of the dragon capsule docking at the station yesterday. it's carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. it will take a month to unload all that cargo. then, the crew will reload the capsule with 3,000 pounds of cargo for the trip back home. >> take a look. this little one has a new home this morning. a firefighter in san jose adopted one of four kittens found abandoned behind station 13 on pearl avenue. the others have also found loving homes. this is proof there doesn't have to be a fire for firefighters to come to the rescue. >> a planned rally at san francisco's crissy field by a right-wing group may be in limbo. what the park service is now saying about the permit it issued. >> at 5:00, an update on the breaking news in livermore after a deadly officer-involved shooting and a huge fire at a home. >> b.a.r.t. police looking for a

few good men and women. the incentive they're offering to potential recruits. >> and back to school today for north bay students. north bay students. we

thursday, august 17th. look who's joining us. they said he's sweet with a little bit of heat. drew tuma. >> i thing my mom called me that once. >> it was just a commercial we saw for chicken tenders. >> it's food. it looks delicious. >> a little heat. i think people are over the heat. if i said heat one more time, they would be done with