no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. now from abc 7, live breaking news. and that breaking news is in san francisco's mission district. it's at the burger king at 16th and mission streets. where police say somebody sprayed a chemical inside the restaurant. up to ten people have gotten sick. officers believe that chemical is pepper spray. now police are warning people to stay away from the area. we'll stay on top of the story and keep you updated right here on abc 7 news and with the abc 7 news app. just be sure to enable push alerts for the latest. developing news now, san francisco police are cancelling days off ensuring all hands on deck for saturday's potentially volatile right wing rally. this as the national park service continues to consider

whether to issue a permit for the event field. thanks for joining us. as the organizer pushes forward and city leaders encourage a counterprotest, police officers are preparing for anything in the wake of violence in charlottesville, virginia. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with the latest, amy. >> reporter: kristen, all san francisco police officers will be working on saturday. i just talked to a spokesperson and asked is this because they're responding to intelligence they have that something's going to happen on saturday? they said no, they're being proactive. as protesters head to the field on saturday, so will san francisco police, many of them. >> so the department has cancelled days off for available -- so that we can have all available officers ready to respond and keep the city safe. >> reporter: the mayor hopes there will be more police than protesters. he's calling for san franciscans to skip the demonstration

altogether and instead attend a counterrally on friday. >> maybe we ought to consider not dignifying going to chrissy field. >> reporter: we tested this idea out on the street. >> i think people should go. yeah, i think people should go and voice their opinion, you know. >> i say just ignore the whole thin and don't even dignify it. >> reporter: the organizer is gearing up for saturday. he posted on his facebook page, good news, police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lotle to chrissy field and back. we asked police this morning about that claim. >> we don't speak to operational plans. again, we -- i can't speak to that. i don't know about that information, and we're just planning for demonstrations. >> reporter: you can tell the national park service is busy, i called several times, several numbers this morning. they all go straight to voice mail and the voice mailboxes are full.

i just tried texting and got a response from a spokesperson, he just wrote, no news yet. at this point, the national park service hasn't even confirmed whether they have approved the permit for saturday's rally. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. and in berkeley, city leaders are pleading with people to stay away from a rally billed as anti-marxist. they're worried tensions are running so high there could be violence like the kind that's broken out at two previous protests in the city. the organizer of saturday's rally says she supports president trump, but opposes racism, hate, and violence. the community is planning a rally against hate on the uc berkeley campus. we're learning details about a woman found dead of byron. contra costa county deputies found her body yesterday afternoon. tell us the victim was believed to be a san francisco resident.

they're not releasing her name, how she was killed, or a possible motive. an autopsy is scheduled for later this morning. and this morning, the lake county sheriff's office is mourning the loss of one of their own. deputy robert rumfeld died after his patrol car crashed into a tree on heartily road in lake port. investigators have not determined what caused rumsfeld's death but think he suffered a medical emergency. asar atyunco. mentor on the force and was a firearm's instructor. he also served as an assistant football coach at clear lake high school. deputy rumsfeld leaves behind a wife and two daughters. palo alto firefighter is recovering after battling grass fire. it burned near the dish, that's a popular hiking trail near stanford university. the deputy fire chief says it broke out in a restricted area shortly after 10:00 last night. >> someone saw a fire from 280 and notified the sheriffs. it's approximately three to five

acres. we were able to knock it down fairly quickly. >> the dish is gated and closes at sun down. investigators are trying to figure out if someone climbed the fence and how the fire started. the injured firefighter has been released from the hospital. uc berkeley professor has resigned as a science envoy in president trump's administration. daniel hammond tweeted his resignation letter this morning. he says he's stepping down because of mr. trump's response to the violent clashes in charlottesville. but is there more to his note? one twitter user notes, there is a message hidden in the resignation letter. here it is. each paragraph starts with the letter where you put them together spells the word, impeach. no word if this was intentional or coincidence. this morning, president trump is speaking and focussing on veterans. right knew let's take a live picture from reno, nevada, he is at the podium speaking to the american legion national convention. today's remarks comes less than

24 hours after violence erupted outside a campaign rally in arizona. last night, violence erupted at another rally in arizona. here's abc's lana zach. >> reporter: in an angry defensive screen, president trump tried to shift the blame for charlottesville. >> i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi, i got them all in there, let's see, kkk, we have kkk. i got them all. >> reporter: nearly half an hour of his 75 minute speech. >> they're bad people. and i really think they don't like our country. >> reporter: the president said the media was really to blame. >> if you want to discover the source of the division in our country, look no further than the fake news and the crooked media. >> reporter: and he said his words were quote, perfect. >> to tell the truth, i'm an honest person. and what i'm saying, you know is exactly right. >> reporter: as the president reread his statements, he left out his two more controversial

points. >> display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> reporter: instead of president crowd tested a pardon for sheriff joe airp owe. >> do the people in this room like sheriff joe? >> reporter: while the sering divisions of this country were the presidentt outside. also>> made vailed attacked on the two republican senators from arizona, even as one, john mccain, undergoes treatment for brain cancer. mr. trump also threatened to sut down the government over funding of his border wall. abc news, washington. a new state audit finds the university of california system has underpaid contract workers, such as food service employees. that's according to the san francisco chronicle, uc president janet napolitano know

does not dispute the findings but says the violations happened before a new policy took effect. requiring employees and contractors to be paid at the same rate. the chronicle also says uc failed to ensure that replacing employees with contractors was always justified. bay area residents dreaming of riches are lining up right now for shot at the second largest lottery jackpot ever in the u.s. tonight's powerball drawing now tops $700 million. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at a good track record of winning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, yeah, ticket sales have been brisk this morning. a lot of people i spoke with said they don't normally play powerball, but this number is just too big to ignore. luck is impossible to predict. some believe their numbers are lucky. >> birthdays, my daughter's birthday, stuff like that. >> reporter: others hope the clerk has something to do with winning. >> he's lucky, i can tell. >> reporter: but the california lottery has an objective way to

quantify luck. more than 5,000 places across the state and many in the bay area are given the title of lucky retailer. we found several in south san jose including gas and go on block and mill road across the street from another lucky retailer, the 7-eleven. mike's liquor has the official title. the sign brags more than $561,000 was won there last year. ironically, lucky supermarket on blossom hill road is not a lucky retailer. >> my boyfriend works for lucky. so hopefully maybe it'll be the good luck charm. >> reporter: what exactly makes a business a lucky retailer? they must do at least one of these in a calendar year to take on that title. sold at least one winning ticket worth $100,000. paid an average of 400 or more winning tickets per week. paid out $4,000 more worth of winning tickets. some people have their doubts. >> i think it's luck of the draw. luck of the draw. >> you can win anywhere. >> exactly. >> you can lose anywhere too

though. >> exactly, yes. >> reporter: but maybe it's who you know more than where you go? >> what made you come here? >> you. i watched you on tv this morning. >> reporter: and maybe we both can be winners. all right. the wine rack liquor store here on the boulevard meets all three criteria for being a lucky retailer. that's big news. the reason why they reached that really one that's tough to do, $1900,000 ticket or more. it's this clerk here, lee public who sold a $1.9 million powerball ticket about a year and a half ago. so bill buying my ticket from you today. is that okay? >> yes. >> reporter: win 1.9 million again. we'll do it again. back to you. >> matt, i'm going to give you to bucks, buy me one as well, okay? >> reporter: you got it. >> no, you're good for that, matt. next at 11:00, startling revelation from former presidential candidate hillary clinton about this interesting interaction.

what she's saying about her feelings during the incident. is sparkling water good for you? we're breaking down the health concerns about the fizzy favorite. and you'll be wanting to think about staying hydrated as you look at my forecast coming up. kind of hazy sunshine out there. and pretty much close to average with temperatures in the 70s and the 80s. i'll t eight pound burger challenge. >> he's got 55 minutes. >> next "right this minute."

from clinton's new book, what happened, reveal how the 69-year-old former presidential nominee felt in that moment. clinton says the hovering made her feel so uncomfortable, her, quote, skin crawled. this was in october in st. louis, less than a month before the election. here's clinton in her own words. >> do you stay calm, keep smiling, and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading space? or do you turn, look him in the eye, and say, loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. >> clinton goes on to describe how trump was literally breathing down her neck. her new book is set for release next month. now to your health, sparkling water is promoted as a great substitute for soda. how good is it really? jessica castro from abc 7 mornings is here with more, jessica. >> it's a huge industry, in

fact, americans spent $2.3 billion on selzer or sparkling water last year. turns out it's a healthy drink, especially for those who have a tough time drinking enough water throughout the day. sugar-free, calorie-free, and hydrating. sparkling water, some people just can't live without it. >> it makes me feel like you're drinking something that isn't water. and so psychologically, there's something in like oh, this is an exciting mouth experience. >> but is it actually good for you? writer mary cho says it's her go-to beverage. >> right now i'm doing really, really well. it's only five or six, but i have been as high as, we'll say ten and put an asterisk next to it. >> why? >> because it's probably like 13, 14. >> are the bubbles good for us. some wonder if carbonation can cause bloating, heartburn, or damaged teeth. >> everyone e-mails me the links, like, mary, your teeth,

you're done for. >> experts say selzer fans can relax. carbonated water is basically harmless. while it may cause heartburn in some people, there's no evidence it poses a serious threat to your tooth enamel. according to to the research, i haven't seen any harmful effects, but i think someone drinking it all day may want to hold back a little bit and look at diversifying their beverages. >> yes. moderation is key. there are a lot of myths surrounding sparkling water. it's important to remember that it does hydrate you, despite small amounts of sodium in it and it can help with weight loss by keeping you full, but you do want to be careful with the flavored kinds. those can contain a lot of sugar. make sure to check the label. i'm jesds ka castro, abc 7 news. >> thanks, jessica. b.a.r.t. riders, major change is coming to a busy san francisco station. next at 11:00, why there'll be fewer entrances to use when

trying to get to the trains. live look outside right now, this is santa cruz, it's just a little foggy and overcast at the beach right now. still, i wouldn't complain if i were out there. we have a change in our weather coming up,

heads up for b.a.r.t. riders. two entrances to the b.a.r.t. station will close for good. last december, b.a.r.t. closed the entrances on glove street and eighth street for repair work. the entrances will remain closed to make loom for a new substation. it'll allow b.a.r.t. to provide more reliable service through the transbay tube. now your acuwhether

forecast. >> you can see the transition to hazy sunshine starting to take place. still the cloud cover from morning, one hour and ten minutes, that's the average delay right now. clouds return and fog develops tonight. warmer than average weekend. here's a look at the breezes, they're already out there and last until 10:00. southwest wind at 21 to 33 knots from the golden gate bridge, but we've also got the coast starting at 9:00 tonight. 24 hour period, 9:00 tomorrow night, a northwest wind blowing in at about 21 to 33 knots. brisk at our beaches during that time frame. let's take a look at our microclimate forecast. 77 in mil piece. upper 80s, morgan hill and gilroy. 72 to 79, about the same spread as yesterday on the peninsula. san mateo at 76. little less sunshine along the coast. still around 64 to 65 degrees on the peninsula coast. 68 to 70 around downtown, south san francisco, as we look at the the game, it's an afternoon

game, grab the sunglasses, you'll need it, hazy sunshine, breezy, 63 warming to about 67. that's a 12:45 first pitch. mid-60s in the north bay, beaches, but low to mid-80s through most of our north bay valleys. even 90s around cloverdale and lake port. east bay shore, 78, oakland, 73, breezy 72 in richmond. and inland, just about everybody reaching 90 to 95 degrees. san ramone, you'll be close at 89. close to air-conditioning weather, if not today, wait until you see the next couple of days. hazy sunshine out there as we round out your 12 hour day planner, 60s and 70s for temperatures at noon, the 60s at the coast, 70s for the rest of us. 85 at 4:00. inland, 74 around the bay and 60 at the coast. most of us in the 50s and 60s by 8:00 and upper 50s to low 60s by midnight with clouds increasing. now the marine layer's down to 1800 feet. i think it'll get compressed again tonight. fog is possible around santa rosa and along the coast while

the most of us are cloudy. 54 to 61 degrees. here's my seven day forecast. pattern changes a little tomorrow. so our temperatures, yeah, they change little. now label the warmer as the high pressure starts to move in, especially inland friday and then our warmest weather 12 going to start saturday and hang around through next week mid to upper 90s inland. we'll be paying a higher electric bill there. low 80s around the bay and warmth at the coast this weekend by your standards. near 70 saturday and sunday. little more sunshine than today. >> compared to the santa cruz shot we saw today. >> exactly. >> thanks. you bet. you know those things on live tv which when things don't go planned. here's another one, coming up next, one toddler and her brother steal the show during the segment about milk allergies.

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>> her and her children and they're right at the front of my desk. the delicious irish who will do whatever she chooses to do. you're looking fit. what's she like is now on the desk? does she, she has to avoid -- you're all right, you just carry on there. >> iris and her brother george couldn't contain themselves, especially iris. one of the kids even licked the desk when they came in. just goes to show things don't always goo go as planned on live tv. reminds me of the dad who was doing that interview live and the kids were running around on the floor and the mom was trying to hook them in. >> that was also in britain too, wasn't it? >> yeah. how come they have those moment kps. >> do kids have more freedom or liberty? >> i say we bring kids in and test it out. see what happens. >> i like that. >> good tv. you'd watch that. do you have the numbers for us? >> zero, because that's probably what aisle win. >> i knew you would think

powerball. i meant the weather. >> really? did you? >> i didn't. >> okay. >> got you there. thanks for joining us. >> yes matt, come through for us. >> thanks for joining us here on abc 7 news. >> who wants to be a millionaire, us. >> yes. >> is next, bye bye.

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