and back on the roads. we have a couple sig alerts out there. let's go to the bay bridge. a motorcycle down. injury accident. two right lanes. sig alert issued here, and the meetering lights are on, too, at 5:29 this morning. so avoid the bay bridge if you can. a lot of folks are just jammed right here. even look at this, even the carpooling lanes are stacking up. take b.a.r.t. into san francisco if you want to avoid this mess. also, in vacaville, we have better news westbound lane open now. we had a moving van that flipped from the eastbound side to the westbound side. they moved it out of lanes. eastbound still has the left lane blocked. still have a sig alert there. over towards the backup, towards 505, improving in the westbound direction. eastbound, the lane is still blocked. south mission on 680, a five-car accident with a jeep rolled over. it's slow coming off the grade from sunol. mike has your forecast. >> thank you very much. let's talk about winds because that's really telling the story. one of our usually very windy

spots, the altamont pass, 2 to 5 miles per hour, but angel island, 16 to 27 miles per hour. you can see kind of a tale of two forecasts there. as the heat is really going to be stuck inland today. and around the bay, but not at the coast. we're starting off your 12-hour day planner, 56 to 66. midto upper 60s at the coast today. 82 to 86 around the bay from noon to 4:00. 96 at noon. we'll be at 60 at the coast, 70s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland still at 7:00 on this spare the air day. more on that coming up. okay, we want to begin with developing news out of texas. search and rescue efforts continue this morning in the hardest hit areas of the state after hurricane harvey. this morning, houston's police chief says they have completed 2,000 rescue missions so far. fema officials estimate at least 30,000 residents will have to stay in shelters temporarily

because of the catastrophic flooding. that flooding is expected to continue. and it will only recede slowly. rain has been pounding up to 50 counties throughout texas since friday. officials also say refineries have voluntarily shut down. parts of texas could see another 25 inches of rain. and of course, that warning continues this morning. a tropical storm warning is actually still in effect in houston and victoria, reggie. >> i used to live in houston. even during a bad thunderstorm, that place with flood with no problem. >> sometimes the roads can't handle it. >> it can't. it's not developed for that. the bayous are very slow moving. fortunately, there is help coming from all across the country, including menlo park. they're sending help to texas as we speak. several other bay area groups are already there. abc7 news reporter matt keller live in menlo park with more on the local efforts to help this national disaster. matt. >> reporter: yes, reggie. so much help is needed in texas.

that's what first responders from here in the bay area are doing. they're on their way to help. they're on the road to texas. as soon as they get there, they'll help in the rescues that are very much needed. yesterday, a lot of preparations to get on the road. they had to pack their boats. they had to pack all that equipment here in menlo park. the state's urban search and rescue task force three out of menlo park spent the afternoon packing for the trip to texas. 16-person team specializes in water rescue. obviously, that's very much needed. team members are coming from several bay area departments including the fire district, central san mateo county, palo alto, san jose, san mateo, and south san francisco. task forces bringing five vehicles and ten boats and trailers, enough equipment to last a couple weeks. >> so we're hoping for, you know, success. success is really measured by going out there and saving people. that's what they're looking forward to doing. >> last time this team was called out was during the flooding in san jose earlier this year.

menlo park's fire chief says it's the most significant deployment since hurricane katrina, when his team saved a lot of lives. reporting live in menlo park, matt keller, abc7 news. >> matt, thank you. president trump is back at the white house this morning after a weekend at camp david where he monitored developments in texas. the president is praising the, quote, great coordination, says that the all-out effort is going well. mr. trump says he's ready to travel to texas as soon as he can without causing any disruption. the white house says that trip will happen tomorrow. it could be days before flights are back to normal because of harvey. all commercial flights have been grounded at both of the city's major airports. these pictures from hobby airport, it shows one of the n runways under water. more than 4,000 flights into texas have been canceled into tuesday. the effects, of course, being felt nationwide. our coverage of harvey and the

devastation that lies in its wake continues later this hour with a live report from houston. you can stay on top of all of the latest developments on our news site and app. >> back at home, counter protesters of an anti-marxist rally in berkeley are claiming victory. the group's leaders plan to meet at berkeley city hall at 8:30 this mor is next. >> police say about 4,000 people attended sunday's counter demonstration at civic center park. the counterprotesters clashed with 1,000 people who showed frup the anti-maxest rally even though the organizer canceled it days ago. 6 people were injured, 13 arrested. police say overall, the level of violence is nowhere near what they have seen in rallies in the past. >> uber's board of directors has picked the ceo of expedia to take over the ride hailing

company. dara khosrowshahi will assume the top job at uber. he's been heading expedia since 2005. there are reports that he and the ceo of hewlett-packard were in the running, megwh whitman, whitman interviewed with the board this weekend. no decision has been formally announced. investors demanded travis kalanick step down. >> happening today, the san francisco police officer arrested on a child pornography charge is expected to make his first court appearance. officer joshua enea is out on $100,000 bail and has been suspended without pay. the ten-year veteran was taken into custody in contra costa county last month. he lives in antioch. officials say the investigation began in february after the child porn was found on one of his electronic devices. his arraignment is set for 8:30 this morning. >> happening today, an attorney from los angeles is announcing his candidacy for the u.s. senate in 2018.

democrat pat harris plans to launch his campaign in front of san francisco's city hall at 10:00 this morning. he's running for senator dianne feinstein's seat. senator feinstein has not said whether she'll seek re-election. >> happening today, amazon will seal the deal on buying whole foods and the online giant plans to cut prices there. the first markdowns will include bananas, eggs, salmon, beef, and other products. amazon is taking own whole foods in a nearly $14 billion deal, and that means whole foods products will also be sold on amazon. some stores will become pick up and drop off locations for amazon.com. prime members will also be able to cash in on special in-store deals. >> you may have seen smoke from this fire in the east bay. why crews are having a tough why crews are having a tough time controlling this brush fire

we're back at 6:10. developing news. alameda county firefighters say they're making progress on this large grass fire. this started last night in unincorporated alameda county. crews were called south of livermore. the fire department tweeted pictures of this fire overnight. as of 4:30 this morning, they say the fire burned 44 acres and is 20% contained. the steep and rugged terrain making it pretty difficult for

firefighters. calfire expected to provide up dates later this morning. mike, that hot weather yesterday couldn't have helped. >> you're right. it's going to be just as hot if not hotter today. they're dealing with 70 already at 8:00 this morning. 96 at noon, and well over 100 throughout the afternoon, all the way up until 6:00, and then 87 at 8:00. it will be another warm night. in the 70s and 80s in the hills. the good news, look at these winds. they never get gusty. they never get above 10 miles per hour. temperatures in the 50s to 60s on the peninsula. east bay, we have mid 60s to about 71 degrees. 83, did you see that in los gatos? that's how hot it is in the hills. relief starting to develop there. fog to sunshine on the bay. beach, refreshing in the 60s, a spare the air alert if you're outside. more on that next. guess who has three sig alerts, sue, my goodness. >> better news. one has been cleared. that one is at the bay bridge toll plaza where we had a motorcycle accident down a

couple lanes were blocked. they have just lifted that sig alert. clear said out. look at the damage it has done. plus, the metering lights were on at 5:29 this morning. traffic is solid now all the way into the maze. don't know if this is going to clear out in time for the major commute starting up in a few minutes. we'll follow it, take b.a.r.t. for now. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. kind of a better alternate. looks like it's moving better in the san mateo bridge, but still, we'll check one more sig alert in vacaville. this one westbound has been cleared. eastbound, we still have traffic, a lane blocked there. and another sig alert coming off the sunol grade that we will update on just a couple minutes. >> okay, sue, thank you. a medical mystery, the popular vitamin now being linked to an increased risk of lung cancer in men. >> and of course, our thoughts with everyone impacted by t sara, could you come in here. yep, cg. oh wow, what kind of underwear are those? they're breathable underwear from fruit of the loom. [gasp] what are those? guys...

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kajser in men. researchers found men who use those vitamins at high doses for ten years have a greater chance of developing lung cancer. today, uber launching a new feature on the app for drivers. it's called share my trip. it allows uber drivers to share where they are with loved ones. uber says it created the feature to address safety concerns. it's available in 140 cities starting today and will expand to every city uber operates in by early fall. ♪ look what you made me do look what you made me do ♪ >> spotify says that taylor swift's new single broke a record. according to fortune.com, look what you made me do was streamed more in a single day than any other song. it was played more than 8 million times worldwide on friday, the day it dropped. youtube has said the song also broke records there, generating 19 million views in just one day. and billboard says the song is

likely to sell half a million downloads in its first week, making it the best selling single since adele's "look" in 2015. we have gone from three to two sig alerts. this one lifted at the bay bridge. we had a motorcycle down for a while, blocking a couple lanes by the metering lights. that's been cleared. traffic is jammed now back solid into the macarthur maze. expect big delays getting to the tolls. may want to take b.a.r.t. or mass transit. we have couple other problems. thips one in fremont, a sig alert still in effect. southbound 680 near auto mall after south mission. this involved five cars with an overturn at one point and traffic is now stacking up to the sunol grade. not a good alternate for you here. if you can get off at mission boulevard and go around, that might be your best alternate. and a partial -- we still have a sig alert, partial opening in the westbound direction of 80 near lagoon valley road. we had a van that flipped over

into the westbound lanes from the eastbound side. eastbound, we still have a lane blocked and caltrans is going to have get out and clean it out. i'm seeing slow traffic in both directions. it's been a rough monday morning. in the meantime, let's check your forecast with mike. >> all right, thank you very much. i notice a lot more people on the road this morning, also. you don't know my patterns. just kidding. you need to get used to this. hillsborough city school district, you're starting the school year, and you're going to be milder than most today. 60 this morning. 77 this afternoon. have a great first day. all right, east bay hills camera showing a little bit of a change from yesterday. the fog rolling in. and filling in parts of the bay. but it's not going to have a great enough influence to take away the heat or the poor air quality, especially inland today. more clouds, a little milder tonight. and the heat will spike again. got one more heat wave coming our way in the accuweather seven-day forecast. look at these temperatures, the spread in the south bay, 90 in

milpitas, 96 at san jose to 102 in gilroy. 81 in santa cruz. on the peninsula today, at least 90 in redwood city. 80s for everybody else, millbrae at 79, and hillsborough, around the 79 for a high also mid to upper 60s along the coast to 72 in downtown san francisco. 78 in sausalito. 96 in napa to about 101 in calistoga. 100, novato today. 82 in berkeley, one of the cool spots along the shore. oakland, 73. hercules, 91. and 104 to 109 in our east bay valleys. tonight, 56 to about 68 degrees. notice the yellows and oranges in the hills. in the 70s and 80s there once again. a slight bit of cooling tuesday and wednesday. 100s are back inland for thursday, friday, and saturday with near 90 around the bay. >> thanks. coming up, why the lgbtq community is rallying around a russian violinist who got

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we're back at 6:22. tropical storm harvey continues

to batter parts of texas this morning. that storm responsible for at least three deaths. >> and of course, things not over. right now, there's frustration over not getting through to 911 because the system is getting thousands of calls. abc's natasha barrett is live in houston with the latest. good morning, natasha. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. it is still a mess here in houston, as you can see, the rain is just not stopping. harvey's not done with this city. it's devastating already. so to think that on top of the 25 inches of rain we've already received that we could get 25 more inches of rain. rescues continue throughout the night in houston. the country's fourth largest city in crisis. >> the water came up so fast. it was incredible. >> emergency management officials are asking the public for help, saying they need more boats for rescues. as roads have turned into rivers. the geography in houston not helping the situation. rainwater is forced onto streets, then onto small bayous

easily overwhelmed by heavy downpours. first responders are stretched so thin, neighbors are pitching in to help rescue others from the devastating floodwaters that followed hurricane harvey. >> first time in 40 years that the water has come up this high. i've been here for 40 years. a lot of storm. >> other desperate storms are being plucked from their rooftops. some by coast guard helicopters. choppers from as far away as san diego and cape cod have joined in rescue efforts. >> that person is on their roof. they have been yelling help and hello for the last few minutes. >> many residents having trouble getting through to 911 as the system has been overrun with thousands of calls. residents are being told not to call unless the situation is life-threatening. >> we need help in fifth ward. we need people here to evacuate people. get people here now before they die. >> the city's mayor asking for patience. many of those already rescued

from the flood waters left with nothing. >> like memories that get taken away by like something that you don't expect. but i mean, it's all just materialistic stuff. >> it is just heartbreaking to see so many people suffering. so many in this town. we know at last check that 30,000 people are in shelters all around town. that number is probably growing. you have to think, what's left behind with their homes? not much if it's flooded. and those tornadoes that we heard about, so many water rescues, too. a lot of people have asked about our airports, our two airports both closed. and now we just wait, with all this rain, to see what happens next here in houston. for now, reporting live from houston, natasha barrett. back to you, reggie and jessica. >> thank you so much. >> people in houston, i worked there for a couple years, are just incredible. we're wishing them all the best. they took in thousands of people from hurricane katrina as they fled from new orleans. and houston really embraced them.

now it's time for us to help houston. >> right, it's now their turn to get some help back. and of course, we know they're resilient. they'll get through it. >> it's going to be hard, though. we're going to switch gears and do ask finney. >> annabelle has a question about exercise. >> she spoke to us in corte madera. >> how can you believe that all the big box retailers are going out of business right now? is it strictly for e-commerce or what is the reason they're going out of business? >> hey, there are a couple different reasons. most important is one you pointed out, online shopping. another is the move away from malls and back to local downtowns. there are plenty of successful malls out there, but many of them are going under. the third is changing consumer wants and needs. you see, millennials want less stuff than baby boomers. that's hurting all retailers. nothing stays the same. thanks for your question. >> okay, we're going to

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it is 6:30. evacuations continue after catastrophic flooding in texas. the damage we're seeing and how you can help. >> it's not over yet. what's happening this morning after clashes during a rally against hate in berkeley. >> apologies to anyone i met over the weekend here, because man, i was sweating bad and at a public event. not cute. more on how long that is going to continue, but first, sue hall is here with big issues on the road. >> not a good monday morning. we've got a couple problems. this is a little hazy here, but you can see right lanes blocked on 80 westbound near ashby avenue. we had a motorcycle down. there's person in the roadway, looks like an ambulance is just pulling in. this is 80 westbound. an ambulance heading around on

the surface side road, frontage road, as well. right lanes blocked in 80 near ashby. we had an earlier sig alert on the bay bridge. traffic is stocked up there. other problems in fremont, southbound 680 after south mission. one lane continues to be blocked here, and another sig alert in vacaville, which we'll update you in a couple minutes. first, here's mike with your forecast. >> we'll start by taking a look at the clouds here on live doppler 7, overlaid them. they're gray. they're along the coast. the coastal valleys. and it's pretty thick at times. three-quarter-mile visibility like at half moon bay. you can see how thick it is over the golden gate bridge. a little stuffy in some areas. 56 to 66. up in our hills. in the 70s and 80s. mid to upper 60s at the coast from noon to 4:00. 82 to 86 around the bay. 96 already inland at noon to 104 96 already inland at noon to 104 at 4:00.

>> we'll see you then. developing news this morning out of berkeley where counter protesters are claiming victory this morning. >> sunday's so-called an anti-marxist rally was canceled, but it didn't stop protesters from both sides from showing up. amy hollyfield is live at berkeley city hall. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. counterprotest group will have a conference here in a couple hours to celebrate what they're calling a successful weekend, saying they won a victory against the forces of white supremacy. there were fights over the weekend at the protest in berkeley's civic center park. patriot prayer founder joey gibson showed up at the park but was pepper sprayed by antifa members. so were her supporters. one man who showed up for what was supposed to be an anti-marxist rally says he is tired of being labeled. >> keep getting called white

supremacist. i'm a legal latino. the lady throwing the event is a trans woman. they're still trying to portray her as a white supremacist. it doesn't make any sense. >> police say they made 13 arrests. six people were hurt. two of those were taken to the hospital. the groups holding the press conference this morning say they were grateful for the help from masked antifa members who they say protected counterprotesters. the press conference is scheduled to start at 8:30 this morning here at berkeley's city hall. reporting live from berkeley, amy hollyfield. >> we sent out push alerts as the rallies and counter protests unfolded this weekend. pfor immediate updates, install our news app on your phone and make sure you enable the puh alerts. >> we are watching developing news at our live desk. the governor of texas expected to tour the texas coastal bend today, where harvey has made landfall as a category 4 hurricane. we have been tracking it throughout the morning.

it has been downgraded to a tropical storm. at least 1500 water rescues have taken place. as crews continue right now to search for any survivors of that deadly storm. officials are calling this unprecedented, devastating flooding. emergency workers are starting to release water from two flood control dams in houston to prevent uncontrollable flooding in that area. nearly 2,000 fema staff members have been deployed to help. >> that was my bedroom there. and whether i like it or not, i got skylights that were free. a lot of feelings, a lot of memories. pretty rough to talk about it. >> tough to hear those folks talk about it. at least four people have died as a result of harvey. the national hurricane center said at least 50 inches of rain have fallen in some areas over the weekend. >> fema posted updates on its response efforts. 1800 staff have supplied more than 1 million meals. a million liters of water, and

20,000 tarps. they have also supplied more than 70 generators. both airports in houston are closed until further notice. bush intercontinental and hobby airport have grounded all flights. that's having a ripple effect on flights from coast to coast. houston's bush intercontinental is a hub for united airlines, especially for flights in and out of central and south america. southwest airlines is the largest carrier operating out of houston's hobby airport, and yesterday, they had to go in and do a special rescue to take people out of hobby who were stranded in the airport. >> it's certainly a mess everywhere. and another bay area search and rescue team trying to help. they are making their way to texas to help in those hardest hit areas in the wake of tropical storm harvey. the state's 14-person urban search and rescue task force three out of menlo park, specializes in water rescues. obviously, they're needed. they're bringing boats and enough equipment to last at least a few weeks. and the last time this team was called out was during the

flooding we saw in san jose earlier this year. members of task force four, meanwhile, they left oakland saturday night to help. so a lot of bay area people there. >> of course, this isn't the major priority, but we should let you know if you're running low on gas, you might think about filling up soon. at least ten oil refineries in the houston and corpus christi area are offline this morning. that is reducing gas supplies nationwide. you know what happens then, right? gasoline futures spiked 7% overnight. futures determine what gas stations will pay in the next few days. and then it usually takes about a week or so for the price spikes to trickle down to the pump. if you want to help those who have been affected by harvey, here are some ways you can contribute. you can make a $10 donation to the red cross by texting the word harvey to 90999. that helps them deliver meals. it helps them deliver cleaning supplies, water, diapers and clothes. moments ago, on "good morning america," abc's chief medical

skraunt jennifer ashton says facebook safety check can do more than just let people know they're safe. >> communicate to offer help, to raise money. it is considered a more secure site to be able to do that. and we are -- i looked at it last night. we're seeing legitimate cries for medical assistance, emergently coming on. >> and you can donate blood from anywhere in the country, which can help those in dire medical situations. if you would like to help the victims of hurricane harvey, we have resources on our website. go to abc7news.com. the red cross alone is operating 34 community shelters right now in texas. >> in other news, piedmont's mayor has resigned amid claims he posted inflammatory comments on facebook. a piedmont resident told the east bay times jeff wieler posted statements like, quote, black lives matter encourages cop killings. and, quote, transgenders are mentally ill. the newspaper could not verify the comments, but it was enough

for the city council to call a special meeting for today to consider ousting wieler. but since he has resigned, that meeting has been cancelled, and in a statement, he has said, quote, i am proud of what i accomplished at a civic volunteer. i am less proud of how my service as mayor is ending. wieler will remain on the council. >> happening today, a hearing expected to continue in a recall effort against santa clara county judge aaron persky. he argues the recall should be handled by the state and not the county. a temporary restrainer order has stopped organizers from collecting signatures put that issue on next june's ballot. if the court sides with persky, that means they would have to start this recall all over again. organizers say persky has a pattern of bias in cases involving sex crimes, including the case against former stanford swimmer brock turner. the u.s. navy says divers have recovered the remains of all ten sailors who went missing after the "uss john mccain" and an oil tanker collided near singapore. divers found the remains over the weekend in flooded

compartments of the destroyer. the cause of last monday's collision is still under investigation. the top u.s. navy commander has ordered ships around the world stop and retrain sailors in proper procedures and safety precautions. president trump plans to sign an executive order that restores military equipment to local law enforcement ageagies. the a.p. reports it will give them access to grenade launches, firearms, and other gear, and this would undo an obama administration order that limited the distribution of the military gear. jeff sessions is in nashville today for a national gathering of the fraternal order of police. he could outline the plan there. welcome to our fourth sig alert of the morning. a rough one. 80 westbound, the left lanes are blocked with a motorcycle injury accident. as you can see, all of the emergency crews are on scene. partially blocking, it looks like two, maybe three lanes here

partially blocked. traffic is funneling down into the right lanes, as you approach the macarthur maze. big delays building all the way back in towards el sobrante on westbound 80. an earlier sig alert has been lifted at the bay bridge. traffic is getting by there, but we have metering lights on and still stacked up. we have another sig alert off the sunol grade. traffic is now backing up towards 84 and the sunol grade, just after 680 -- pardon me, just after south mission on 680, a five-vehicle accident. one lane remains blocked here. another sig alert issued in the fairfield/vallejo -- vacaville area. westbound lanes are open. eastbound remains, one lane remains closed there. updates on all this in a few minutes. mike. >> all right, sue, thank you very much. hi, everybody. let's talk about your different types of heat advisories today. the first one is in orange, a heat advisory for the san francisco bay shore line down to the santa clara valley and the north bay valleys.

highs 85 to 95. the excessive heat warning, the more dangerous heat, 95 to 109. in the areas you see in the red. and some kids going back to school today are going to be very hot heading home, alum rock union school district, 66 this morning. look at that dangerous heat and poor air quality possible. 97 degrees at 3:00. and for albany, our unified school district, going to be a warm afternoon full of sunshine. 82 degrees after starting off at about 61. waking up in the south bay, look at the hills. 83 in los gatos. our valleys around 60 to 64 degrees. and you can see that's pretty much the case everywhere. you even have 50s as you head up towards san carlos, san francisco, half moon bay, novato, bodega bay, and upper 60s in places like danville and brentwood at 68. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. looking westbound. you can see some of the haze trying to creep through the gap and make it down to san mateo. there are breezy spots on the bay this morning. angel island gusting up to about 26 miles per hour. on the roads, we do have some of

that spotty fog up in the north bay, starting to develop and along the coast in mass transit, it is mild to hot right now. so don't forget, be careful today everywhere except for the coast. that's where all of our heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are. >> thanks, mike. next, what researchers just discovered that they say could lower your risk of a heart attack. >> the heat has a lot of people looking for ways to keep cool. looking for ways to keep cool. why they're the energy conscious whopeople among usle?

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we're staying on top of the developing situation out of texas. epic, catastrophic flooding in the wake of hurricane harvey. help is pouring in from across the country. that includes several teams from right here in the bay area. abc7 news reporter matt keller joins us live from menlo park with more on the effort to help during this natural disaster. >> good morning. the drive to texas is 28-plus hours, and they're on the road right now. they have their gear, they have their boats, and as soon as they get there, they're going to start rescuing people. it took a lot of preparation yesterday here in menlo park. the state's urban search and rescue task force three spent the afternoon packing. they specialize in water rescue. the team members are coming from several bay area departments, including palo alto, san jose, san mateo, and south san

francisco. the task force is bringing five vehicles and ten boats and trailers. enough kwement to last a couple weeks. the last time they were called out was in the flooding in san jose earlier this year. they're in contact with teams ahead of them trying to figure out the best travel routes and open travel routes ahead of them to get there as quickly as possible. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. it's 6:46. this morning, u.s. border patrol is working with mexican authorities to investigate an illegal tunnel used to smuggle people across the border. border patrol agents discovered the tunnel saturday near the otay mesa crossing east of san diego. they detained 23 chinese nationals and 7 mexican nationals. investigators believe the tunnel may be an the extension of another passageway seized by mexican authorities. >> the lgbtq community rallying around a russian violinist who fears he may never come home after coming out a few weeks

ago. he has been living in chicago for the last two years. hundreds of people attended a concert over the weekend in chicago to pay for his legal expenses as he tries to become a u.s. citizen. he wants to help young teens who live in russia tell their stories to the country that is still notoriously homophobic. take a listen. >> i realized my church is so homophobic because they don't know anyone who is opening gay. i thought if i could be that person, at least i know they will listen for a little bit. >> he and his husband plan to move to los angeles this week, where he hopes he can continue his career as a violinest. >> a warning this morning to stay out of the stretch of the american river. swimmers and boaters could face health rives because of high levels of e. coli in the lower american rifrbl in sacramento. the sacramento bee reports there have been no reports of anyone getting sick from the bacteria thus far. but state regulators want to keep it that way. and so they're sending out this

warning. the bacteria comes in part from human waste from nearby homeless camps. sacramento county has approved money to stop eillegal campus and clean up the area. >> for the first time, a drug is helping prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation instead of lowering cholesterol. the study is in a new england journal of medicine. researchers looked at heart attack survivors at risk of another attack because of inflammation. they often happen with people with low cholesterol and high inflammation. they found a dose every three months cut the risk by 15%. >> interesting. >> switch now to the mtv video music awards. a lot of big performances including emotional ones. ♪ what about us what about all the broken happy ever afters ♪ >> such a big performance by pink. she did a medley of her biggest hits, including her newest song "what about us" and it was a crowd pleaser. also receiving the michael jackson video vanguard award.

rapper kendrick lamar was the king of the vmas. he wont six awards taking home video of the year for humble. and katy perry hosted the show and performed her hit "swish swish" with nicki minaj. >> and right now, sue hall has another one in the basket. >> she's been busy. >> on our fourth sig alert for monday morning. he we go to 80, the east shore freeway past ashby avenue. several cars and a motorcycle down. left lanes are blocked. you can see the fire truck and ambulance. chp on scene there. traffic is funneling down to the three right lanes. we have a big jam up all the way back to and through carlson and into el sobrante. it's a nasty one. we had an earlier accident on the san mateo bridge with a motorcycle. that's been cleared. that sig alert is lifting, but slow. metering lights were on at 5:29 this morning. to sig alert number three out there this morning, we have coming off the sunol grade,

southbound 680 near auto mall and south mission. one lane remains blocked there as well. take a look at that, all the way back to the dublin/pleasanton area on the southbound sunol grade. it's a rough one, and our fourth sig alert. westbound 80 has been cleared but eastbound remains a blocked left lane due to a rig that flipped over from the west to the eastbound side. working on clearing that westbound or i should say westbound is clear, but they're working on getting some of the damage to the guardrail done. busy out there this morning. mike, what about the forecast? >> i have almost as much red on my map as you have. it shouldn't be that way. i should usually have more. busy day for you. glad you're here today. hillsborough school district, you're going back to school, but you have some of the more comfortable temperatures today. 58 at 7:00. to 77 at 3:00. go across the bay to hayward, it's going to be a little warm. cool this morning, 61. but for the hayward unified school district, the folks there and the students, 86 during the

afternoon hours. so have fun on this fir das, but be careful if you're outside. carl the fog is bringing relief to a few select neighborhoods today. the rest of us, dangerous heat and air quality. repeat again for thursday and friday. and it's not going to be quite as hot between those spikes, but it will still be above average. especially inland. today, our worst areas for air quality, walnut creek, inland east bay, as you can see behind me, and the santa clara valley. tomorrow, the sea breeze should spread out more, bring some comfort from the heat and from the dangerous air quality. 90 in milpitas, 96, san jose, 100 in los gatos, morgan hill, and gilroy. mid to upper 60s along the coast, 72 in downtown san francisco. 91 in vallejo. 96 in san rafael and napa. 100s all through the north bay. we have low 80s like in berkeley at 82, to 90 in union city and fremont. hercules, 1v01, and 104 to 109 n our inland east bay

neighborhoods. my accuweather seven-day forecast, sure, temperatures drop a little bit, but we're still in the 80s and 90s around the bay for tuesday and wednesday, and 100s thursday, friday, and at least saturday coming at us again. >> mike, thank you. could be harder to find blueberries this year, and they could be more expensive if you do. maine's wild blueberry crop is likely to be much smaller this year than in recent summers because the industry is contending with disease and some other factors. maine is the wild blueberry capital of the u.s. horticulture experts say mummy berry disease could cut the crop by more than a third. this weekend, mike and i and sue had the honor of taking part in the taylor family foundation's day in the park fund-raiser. ♪ >> it was hot out there. let me tell you. i think it was like 106 degrees. that did not stop people from opening their wallets and giving mun, and also me having a very vacant look on my face.

i swear i was just concentrating. they really picked the most flattering pictures of us. >> it looked like you were concentrating. what's important is they raised more than a million bucks for a cause that sends children to w.h.o. have chronic and life threatening diseases and illnesses to camp every summer, and their families arably to send them to that camp for free because of the generous donors you see on your screen. >> such an important thing for those kids. so important that we are part of it and we're so happy that abc7 -- >> we have been sponsoring it for years. a nigh thing to do, and we're so glad to be part of it. >> we're back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know. >> if you haven't yet, follow us >> if you haven't yet, follow us at

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it's 6:55. >> we have a really bad accident. several, four sig alerts this morning. the one you're looking at here is on 80 westbound before the macarthur maze in berkeley. the left lanes remain blocked there. >> number two, catastrophic flooding has devastated texas and is expected to continue this week. some parts of the lone star state may see another 25 inches of rain. president trump scheduled to travel there tomorrow. >> number three, check your flights. disastrous flooding in houston has grounded commercial flights at both its airports which is

causing ripple effects across the country. >> we'll see a lot of flooding move to the southwest corner of louisiana in the next day or two. for us, poor air quality and dangerous heat today. 60s at the coast, upper 80s to low 100s from the bay to the inland neighborhoods. >> number five, counterprotesters claiming victory in berkeley. they confronted people in civic center park on sunday. six people were hurt, 13 arrests. >> number six, uber's board of directors has picked the ceo of expedia to take over the ride hailer company. dara khosrowshahi had been heading expedia since 2005. >> number seven, amazon officially takes over whole foods and is cutting prices beginning today. eggs, bananas, and other products marked down this morning by up to 43%. >> hey, i'll take it. cheaper food. that's pretty good. >> can i get a refund on that amount i have been spending all these years? >> no kidding. >> thanks for watching. "gma" is up next. >> have a great day.

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good morning, america. breaking right now, the strongest storm to hit the u.s. in more than a decade. dumping even more torrential rain overnight. flooding already devastated houston. >> i first noticed the water was up over the curb and within two hours we had water in the house. >> catastrophic and historic floods submerge one of the largest cities in the country. dangerous waters still rising. desperate calls for help overnight. thousands still trapped, many on 911 centers overwhelmed. thousands still trapped, many on rooftops. >> get people here now before they die. >> people from all over rushing to help, going door to door to save their neighbors. >> we all came out to help these people in danger. >> we are there as volunteers jump into action. >> there's definitely more than two feet in this house, maybe three feet of water. >> more national guard rescue te