5:00 a.m. we're halfway through the week. welcome to wednesday, august 30th. >> we're glad you're here with us. plenty to talk about. man, mike. i knew that it was going to be hot this weekend. but i didn't quite realize how high it was going to get. even for usually cool san francisco. it's going to be warm. >> mid 80s possible. absolutely. there could be three days in a row, friday, saturday, and sunday, of record high temperatures. >> not ready for that. >> a look at your face. yeah, a little bit of a look of disapproval.

hi, everybody. we've got half-mile visibility. you saw the update. quarter-mile visibility in novato. some of the fog we talked about is playing out. there's a little bit of a mist hanging in the air, especially in those areas in and around san francisco this morning. let's take a look at your 12-hour day planner. soak this in. this is as comfortable as it is going to get the next seven days. 55 to 60 this morning. 59 to 62, noon to 4:00 around the coast. 72 to 77 for the bay. 81 to 90 inland. and mainly 70s and 80s at about 7:00. we'll have that excessive heat coming up next. here's sue. >> we're checking your wednesday morning drive. and for those of you up and out early this wednesday morning, it's looking pretty good through walnut creek past maine, to the 24 junction. just a few brake lights making the transition onto highway 24. not a bad drive into oakland. here's your drive out of tracy. it's slowing up and over the altamont pass. once you reach livermore and

past the pass, you are at the limit all the way into the dublin pleasanton area. an alert for this weekend, labor day, no b.a.r.t. service between fruitvale and west oakland this weekend. there with ilbe buses in place, doing track maintenance. >> thank you. on to developing news now. tropical storm harvey is forecasted to drop substantial amounts of rain on louisiana. this after making landfall again early this morning. >> and officials say the death toll has now increased to at least 11. evacuations continue in southeast texas with more than 10,000 rescues in the houston area alone. >> harvey has soaked some areas around houston with more than 50 inches of rain. that is nearly a u.s. record for a tropical storm. >> didn't expect this much water to fall. this is houston, we're used to weather like this, but i believe this is a little more than we expected. >> also just learned that the largest refinery in the nation near houston is being shut down right now. that means gas prices across the

country are expected to rise another 10 to 20 cents. on a related note just in to our live desk, we got new video a few moments ago from houston. this time a different type of devastation. stores have been turned upside down by looters. houston police say they have arrested 14 alleged looters. that has prompted houston's mayor sylvester turner to order a curfew that runs from midnight to 5:00 a.m. it was announced last night, enforced throughout these overnight hours. the police chief of houston has said anyone who violates the kerr view will be stopped, questioned, searched, and arrested. houston's district attorney says convicted looters face stiffer penalties during a crisis, anywhere from five years to life in prison. as the waters recede, we could see more images like this one as people get desperate, though. back to you. >> thank you. more assistance from the bay area about to leave for texas. >> the salvation army is sending

a crew to help people affected by the flooding. matt keller is live in hayward. good morning, matt. >> reporter: natasha, the bay area is helping out in a lot of different ways. you have those rescue teams that are headed there to help with the search. and you also have organizations like the salvation army that are going there to help. everyone wants to help. and this is a commitment. the people who are leaving here from the salvation army this morning are going to be gone for about two weeks. different kinds of help are needed. the three people, captain john kelly, captain randy clark, and major sheryl clark are from the hayward and antioch corps. they'll head to texas to provide emotional and spiritual care where disaster teams are located. the three are familiar with working in emergency disaster areas. >> it's just incredible, and sometimes the only thing you can do is give them a hug and let them cry on your shoulder or listen to them. >> the salvation army has more than 50 mobile kitchens

to texas. they have served thousands of meals. reporting live in hayward, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. more developing news out of texas. these cute puppies are getting a second chance with rescue organizations across america thanks to livermore based wings of rescue. it's flying cats and dogs out of the harvey ravaged area to make room for hundreds of four-legged refugees. cornell bernard got a first-hand look at the operation. >> we're here with a lot of amazing dogs that are going to be on today's flight. >> a four-legged rescue mission for dozens of dogs and cats in san antonio, texas. these animals on their way to morris town, new jersey, where they'll get new homes. since hurricane harvey hit, volunteers from livermore-based wings of rescue have been helping to clear animal shelters from central and south texas to louisiana. >> the pets we're flying out, these are dogs and cats that no one is coming for. they have been in the shelter system. they don't have homes.

>> the charity's founder, cindy smith, a pilot herself, says more than 200 dogs and dozens of cats are getting a second chance with rescue organizations across the country. to help the smallest refugees of harvey. >> we make room for the pets who have been displaced so they can be safe, be fed, get veterinary care until they're reunited with their families. >> room is what texas shelters need desperately. >> i hear they're taking in 100 dogs a day. >> occasionally smith will fly animal rescue missions herself, but now relies on larger cargo flights. those flights not cheap, costing $20,000 per trip. private donations are keeping the flights going. >> what do you think about your wings of rescue flight? those lucky dogs and cats arrived in new jersey tuesday night. more wings of rescue flights scheduled this week. in livermore, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> all those animals i just want to take into my home. >> i know. >> and the victims of hurricane

harvey obviously need your help. the red cross tells us cash donations are the best way to do that. so one easy way to do it is to donate be texting the word harvey to 90999. that will add a $10 donation to the red cross on your cell phone bill. you can also call the red cross. 1-855-999-give. >> we will have a comprehensive look at the situation in texas tonight in a special edition of 20/20. city underwater, catastrophe in houston airs tonight at 10:00 p.m., right before abc7 news at 11:00. >> we're tracking developing news in the south bay where the family of a prominent cupertino woman is looking for answers about what led up to her death. 75-year-old ann wu founded chine american performing arts. she was in a meeting at a center, a woman stormed out and wu followed her. her husband said ann ended up on the ground, bleeding from the

head. he's asking for witnesses to come forward. >> there are various clues leading to different conclusions. we want to know the truth. >> san jose police will only say wu was involved in a physical altercation. detectives are waiting for the coroner's office to determine the cause and manner of her death. >> the controversial dream act that has granted relief to more than 800,000 young undocumented immigrants could end in less than a week. ten republican states have threatened legal action against trump if he doesn't end the program known as daca. federal and local leaders are gearing up for a fight. senator kamala harris appeared in san jose yesterday saying she's co-sponsoring a bill to extend daca for another three years. >> america needs to keep her promise to those young people. and i am determined with everything i have to fight to make sure that we do that. >> last week, white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders

reiterated the program continues to be under review. >> developing news in berkeley where one of the protesters arrested in last weekend's clashes was officially charged. the 22-year-old appeared in court yesterday, charged with assaulting and obstructing an officer, who said she threw an apple at him and used her dog to try to evade arrest. 13 people were arrested on sunday. the alameda county district attorney's office tells the chronicle, all of the clashes at berkeley protests this year including ones back in march and april, remain under investigation. all right, reggie asked and i'm sure about 800,000 people are wondering in san francisco just how hot is it going to get? 68 today. 75 tomorrow. you can see the 80s for friday and saturday. our hottest days. then we'll taper back to the 70s for sunday, monday, and tuesday. temperatures above average thursday all the way through at least tuesday. our average high is about 70. record highs are possible in the south bay. that 107 friday, record high. 106 saturday, record high.

101 sunday, record high. 98 monday, close to a record high. and 97 tuesday, so the cooling is not as dramatic in the south bay. in fact, you can see everywhere except for the coast and san francisco, under the excessive heat watch starting noon tomorrow through 8:00 monday. highs in some isolated areas could hit 115. low to mid 60s right now. how about that? along the highway 4 corridor, and mid to upper 50s for the rest of our inland neighborhoods. mid to upper 50s everywhere until you get to novato. 93, thunderstorms in yosemite tomorrow. 96 in l.a. 116 in palm springs. thinking about heading to the mountains for relief over the holiday weekend? mid to upper 80s. sorry about that, for friday, saturday, and sunday up in ta e tahoe. a lot of warm sunshine there. >> you know who doesn't like the heat? my puppy. she is just not happy when it gets really hot. and a lot of other people as well. let's go to the south bay.

we're checking in with 101. headlights in the northbound direction at the 880 overcrossing. 101 southbound near story road, we have a brush fire off to the side of the road, but i'm not seeing a lot of slow traffic in the southbound direction. they'll get that hopefully extinguished soon. across town to 280, those headlights headed in the northbound direction towards cupertino for about an eight-minute drive from san jose upwards to cupertino, and we'll look at our traffic map. slowing out of the tracy area. if you're up and out today, we have b.a.r.t., 42 trains running now on time. ace train number one is on schedule. leaving the vasco station as we speak, and muni buses and light rain all running on schedule this morning. back in a bit with a look at the golden gate bridge and bay bridge commute in a few. >> a carjacker hanging on for dear life. we'll show you the mini crime spree caught on camera. >> and an act of defiance. what north korea's leader is vowing to do despite warnings

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victims being victimized. we look at new accusations of price gouging in the texas storm zone. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, texas tempers flaring.

furious over mark-ups on necessities like this man selling water out of his truck, accused of marking up bottles by 500%. >> you ought to be ashamed of yourself. >> now, in the middle of this massive crisis, the texas attorney general says he's already received more than 600 reports of price gouging. >> we have seen water up to $99 for a case of water. fuel prices up to $20 a gallon. >> check out one woman's receipt from a corpus christi convenience store. she says she was charged nearly $70 for only two cases of beer at a raceway. raceway says it's investigating the incident. the store manager apologizing, telling abc news overnight it was a clerical error and not price gouging, adding, we did give a full refund. coming up at 7:00, we'll have full team live coverage from texas. with your "gma" first look, abc news, new york. new this morning, a fear that four men who volunteered to rescue harvey flood victims have

now become missing themselves. they have not been seen since monday afternoon. in fact, the wife of one of those missing men says they jumped into the water to avoid electrocution. seven volunteers were on a small boat in the greens bayou area. i want to note this is not particularly video of that area or of these rescuers, but this is the type of situation they're dealing with, the flooded streets and roadways. the wife told reporters that those men were trying to avoid hitting a power pole, an electrical pole, and three of the seven men on the boat were found yesterday morning clinging to some nearby trees. right now, those other men are not -- have not been found. the three men who were indeed rescued, they are hospitalized, and they're also being treated for burns. unclear what conditions the other men, if they're found, might be in. we're going to keep tracking the story and i'll bring you the latest as soon as we get any information. >> hard to hear that people who are trying to help others are

now needing help themselves. okay, jess, thanks. >> now to a developing situation in north korea where its state-run newspaper is now showing these images of yesterday's launch over japan. the u.n. security counci has voted unanimously to condemn this test. members are demanding pyongyang stop all future launches. china is also calling for talks saying this situation is approaching a crisis. north korea vowing to continue these missile launches. senator diane feinstein went toe to toe with a tough crowd. hundreds showed up to town hall meeting in san francisco last night, and they strongly urged feinstein to oppose the president and his policies more aggressively. she told her constituents the president's decision to pardon controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio was, quote, a stupid thing to do. she also said americans would much rather send money to harvey victims than build a wall

between mexico. >> today, president trump will held to springfield, missouri. he's expected to speak at the lauren cook company, a manufacturing of ventilation equipment. the topic is expected to be tax reform and how it will help businesses grow. both pro and anti-trump rallies are planned. >> today, samsung is expected to officially announce new wearables. they're said to be fitness focuses. one device, a pro fitness band, has leaked, revealing a slightly refreshed design. these come amid speculation apple is planning its own wearable upgrades. apple expected to launch a new watch at next month's event. >> firefighters put their lives on the line every day, whether they're on the job or not, and here is proof. a few days ago, an off-deutfirefighter saw this car burst into flames. that's when he jumped into action. without any of his safety gear,

he ran to the burning car, pulled out the driver. that driver survived. the firefighter says he doesn't consider himself a hero. >> this is probably the craziest thing you're going to see all day. take a look at how this man tried to carjack a driver in kent, washington. this happened last week. we're just seeing this video. the driver put up a fight and so did that suspect, holding on to the van, even being dragged. this is actually just one of the several cars he allegedly tried to steal that day. watch how he tries to pull another driver from his car. that driver and a passenger managed to fight him off. no word on if that suspect has been caught. >> okay. so i just had to get through my brain this forecast that mike has, right? >> triple digits. >> 107 for the south bay. and i told him, honey bunches of nopes. >> it is not going to be nice. yeah, a lot of people talking about their disagreement with those temperatures. i'll put it nicely. good morning, everybody.

here's a look at sfo. enjoy today. mostly cloudy. 57 there right now. in fact, below to average highs for today. getting good sleep now because the next couple nights it's going to be difficult if you don't have air conditioning, and record warm temperatures. that's the reason why. three or four days in a row in the south bay of record highs. remember the thunderstorms we talked about in the sierra, getting active already this morning. unfortunately, this is moveling away from us and not bringing us much needed rain. dry and sunny in the south bay, 83 at san jose, 89 in los gatos. on the peninsula, the warm spots, palo alto and redwood city. 64 at half moon bay. 67 to 69 in downtown and south san francisco. sausalito in between at 68. 62 to 64, your north bay beaches. as you move inland, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s until you get up around lakeport, 101. an early sign of warmth there. we have mid to upper 70s along the east bay shore. then we have upper 80s to mid

90s through most of the north bay. let's see what you'll be sleeping in tonight. temperatures around 54 in santa rosa to 60 in san jose. a lot more 60s and 70s the next couple nights. even 80s in our hills. so the fire danger is going to creep up this weekend also. as those temperatures, look at that, from thursday all the way to tuesday. more than 100. inland, 80s and 90s around the bay. even 70s and possibly 80s at the coast friday and saturday. what do you think about that, sue? >> heading to the beach. go west, my friend. here we go to the bay bridge. we just watched the chp clear a traffic break. they had all traffic stopped on the westhand side, maybe to clear debris. we weren't quite sure what this stoppage was all about, but they have now picked that up and traffic is flowing, but a little busy for 5:21 in the morning. hopefully that will recover before you get up and head towards the city. behind the metering lights, yes, we still are seeing a little bit of a backup now. the cash paying lanes seem to be

flowing better as are the carpool lanes, but the fast trackers, not so much. but not too terrible. we'll see when the metering lights get turned on. out of the central valley, you are slowing from tracy up and over the altamont pass for about a 35-minute drive into dublin pleasanton. we'll check on the metering lights in a few. >> thank you. the city of berkeley wants to know how you feel about full pay for workers taking parental leave. the east bay express reports a town hall is scheduled to hear input on a new ordinance that could bring 100% paid family leave to the city. right now, new parents get paid 55% of their salary by the state. if approved, berkeley's new ordinance would require businesses with at least 25 employees to supplement the state's payments so worker receive full wages up to six weeks. san francisco already has a similar program in place. the town hall is set for september 30th at the south branch library. >> up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >> plus, did he or didn't he?

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it's 5:25. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, here's the seven things you need to know before you know. >> number one, harvey made a second landfall as a tropical storm in louisiana. at least 11 people have died in texas following the epic flooding. more than 13,000 people have been rescued in southeast texas. >> number two, from the live desk, not only is houston dealing with all that flooding, they're also dealing with looting at stores and gas stations. already, houston police say they have arrested 14 alleged looters, and the mayor has now imposed a curfew. >> number three, texas officials just confirmed that the nation's largest refinery is shutting down because of harvey, and that means gas prices across the country are expected to rise another 10 to 20 cents over the next week. >> yeah, filled my tank up this

morning. tempers are going to rise along with temperatures possibly as we have several days of record high heat coming at us, starting tomorrow at noon through at least monday at 8:00. >> and number five, following your wednesday morning commute with a look at the bay bridge. we had a traffic alert, a traffic stop actually, the chp did a break there to get some debris or something out of the roadway. now traffic is trying to recover, but it is busy for this time of morning. >> number six, the family of a prominent south bay woman looking for answers in her death. 75-year-old ann wu died two weeks ago after getting involved in some sort of altercation. police say they're waiting for the coroner's report. >> number seven, hillary clinton is coming to san francisco on her book tour. she will promote the book titled "what happened" on october 6th with a speech near civic center. she'll visit uc davis three days later. >> a new york man is recovering after a freak accident where one of his legs got stuck in a sinkhole. >> this is pretty crazy. 33-year-old steven suarez was crossing the street in brooklyn

when the ground suddenly gave way. you can see his right leg trapped there. three firefighters had to pull him out of the hole. he was taken to the hospital, but he does not have any serious injuries. >> i was going to sink into the floor, i didn't know what was happening. i was scared. it was pretty creepy. i just wanted to get out. >> well, after they got him free, workers started to repair this hole, five inches wide, two feet deep. so just the right size for a leg. it's not clear what caused this. officials say the initial investigation of water mains and sewers indicated everything was operating the way it was supposed to. >> i would have panicked because i'm sure there are cars coming toward him? >> absolutely, yeah. >> i'm glad he's all right. we'll be back with another 90 full minutes of news. >> also, school leaders make a late-night decision in the battle to split an east bay school district. reggie, you just mentioned harvey. i'm working on getting new images as they continue pouring in to our live desk.

this time of some makeshift this time of some makeshift shelters where residents are

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good morning on this august 30th. it's 5:30. enjoy the weather that we're having now because it's about to make a huge change. >> true story. >> yeah, you don't want september. >> yes, i do. i like it. >> jessica loves the hot weather. >> if you don't like the hot weather or you don't like reggie's and my birthday, then you don't like september. both virgos. >> let's take a look at the winds gusting to 30 in fairfield and oakland. 12 at golden gate to 23 at angel island. watch out for that. 60s at the coast. 70s around the bay. 80s inland at noon. 60s, 70s, and 90s by 4:00. and yeah, that's going to be comfortable compared to where we'll be this time tomorrow and

through the weekend. >> we'll take a look at the bay bridge. actually, let's look at emeryville first. your approach to the macarthur maze and the bay bridge. past golden gate field and berkeley and on into the maze, you're moving at the limit, but a lot of folks out there. it's starting to bunch up. take a look. metering lights are on at 5:23 this morning. and traffic is stacked up now to the macarthur maze, and delays on the span due to an earlier traffic break by the chp. >> okay, we want to get back to houston where things are not much better this morning. waters are still rising. some areas received over 51 inches of rain, which did set a record in the continental united states. this has overwhelmed official rescue teams. in fact, civilian groups oftentimes are now stepping in where they can. abc news reporter maggie ruly is live in houston for us. we want to check in with you again. good morning. >> jessica, good morning. now, the sun has risen here in

houston, a new sight for many of us we haven't seen in days. unfortunately, while the weather is clearing up, harvey was such a disastrous slow-moving storm that the water levels here remain catastrophic. america's fourth largest city is at a standstill. reeling from the 100 trillion gallons of water harvey left behind. first responders and volunteers alike are racing against rising floodwaters. >> what can i do for my neighbor? everything else goes out the window. you know, it's just about helping your neighbor. >> more than 13,000 people have been rescued so far. many plucked from their roofs, desperately clinging to coast guard baskets. but the calls for help keep coming in. >> i hate to think that there are people in these houses. >> reporter: at least 1,000 people are still in urgent need of help. >> don't give up on us. seek the higher ground. we will get to you. >> reporter: linda was trapped in her car on the highway for two days. >> all i can say is there are

angels out here. >> those rescued often left with only the damp clothe on their back and anything they could grab. shelters are beyond capacity. the houston convention center with 10,000 taking shelter inside, nearly double their limit. now the nrg center will open its doors to thousands more. with harvey moving on, there's the fear of what's left to find once the water begins to recede. authorities confirm harvey has taken the lives of at least 11 people, with many more unaccounted for. >> it's been a nightmare just waiting. >> the communities now relying on each other and the kindness of thousands of strangers who have kept the donations pouring in. houston's mayor says the main focus today remains on rescues and safety. he did put a mandatory curfew in place here in houston between midnight and 5:00 a.m. and says it will go on indefinitely. in houston texas, abc 7 news.

>> okay, maggie, thank you. i also want to show you this coming in to our live desk. video you have to see from houston. a bowling alley being used as a makeshift shelter. we knew this building was being used, but this is really our first look inside. it's incredible to see, something that ordinarily wouldn't be used as a shelter, but residents there are desperate. reports of 50 to 60 people using the building. you see some folks actually sleeping on the alleys themselves. this is happening in port arthur, texas, east of houston. unclear how many people are in there. and how they gained access inside the building. it's not an official shelter. also unclear if they will be moved soon or if perhaps supplies will be brought there. reggie. >> thanks. lakewood church in houston is now helping people seek shelter. critics say it took too long for one of the largest congregations in the country to pitch in. this morning, joel osteen is responding, explaining why his megachurch didn't immediately open its doors to desperate

evacuees. the famous tv preacher talking about it on "good morning america." >> i don't know, i think somebody created that narrative that somehow we were high and dry. one of that is true. this building, there was a safety issue, and we took people in from the beginning. >> you steam be up and running, but any lessons learned from this? >> there always is, but sometimes when somebody is not in this situation where we had nobody in this facility. we were fearing it would flood. the last thing we would do is put people in it at the beginning. >> he said the church began taking people in as soon as the water receded. >> search and rescue teams from the bay area are putting their skills to the test, saving lives in texas. this photo tweeted out by oakland firefighters shows task force four deploying boats in the town of katy yesterday. oakland and alameda county firefighters drove from california to texas. a team of firefighters is in san antonio. >> as we heard, harvey is still

wreaking harvick along the gulf coast. mike, we just looked at the anniversary yesterday of katr a katrina, and now the folks in louisiana getting hit. >> thankfully it's on the wednesday side right now, not in new orleans yet, and it looks like the heaviest of the rain is going to fall in the western part, which still is going to cause flooding. unfortunately, the center looks like it's just over lake charles. if you look at the lower left-hand side of the screen, that's houston, and look how much drier it is, but it takes days for that water to accumulate and reach its destination, so more flooding is likely in that area. we talked about alabama the last couple days. there's the finger of moisture moving up that way. that's an area that's going to deal with possibly 4 to 8 inches of rain from mobile northward. also, the lower mississippi river valley into the ohio river valley. 4 to 6 inches of rain. there could be flooding around memphis and possibly up towards lexington, kentucky, and evansville, indiana, but nothing like what we saw in houston,

reggie. >> ort, mike, thank you. victims of hurricane harvey obviously need your help. the red cross tells us cash donations, the best way to do it. here's the easiest way we know to get your money to people who need it. text harvey to 90999. that will make an automatic $10 donation on your cell phone bill. or call the red cross directly, 855-999-give. >> one easy to give is through abc's day of giving tomorrow. abc stations nationwide will be fund-raising on-air and online all day long with money going to neighbors most impacted by harvey. our efforts begin tomorrow on abc 7 mornings. new this morning, a warehouse catches fire in san francisco with classic cars inside. >> firefighters went to work in the bay view district. that's where we found amy hollyfield. amy. >> reporter: reggie, firefighters were able to save the building, but it's what is inside that really has the value here. old classic cars are inside this warehouse. this business is called crown

customs vintage speed shop. the owner restores classic cars. the fire here on van dyke avenue in the bay view district was called in at 1:23 this morning. firefighters kept it to a one-alarm fire and had it out by 2:00 a.m. no one was hurt, and all the firefighters are okay. they haven't released a possible cause of the fire. the damage looks like it is all inside the building. the owner isn't here yet to assess how much damage was done. we can see standing water inside the building. and the cars look like they might be okay, but we'll wait for the owner to give us the word on that. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. new developments in contra costa county. overnight, the board of education decided not to approve a plan to create a new school district. members said that proposal to break up the mt. diablo unified school district and form a new one didn't meet all the criteria. supporters say the new district would help meet the needs of students. opponents say it would be made

up of mostly white wealthy students. the state board of education has the final say. >> in newark, a man said he was stopped at a red light when two strangers got in his car and ordered him to driechb at gun point. take a look at the sketch of one of the suspects involved in the armed robbery and kidnapping. he was stopped at a red light on monday afternoon. one of the men pointed a gun at his head. they got into the back of the car and ordered him to drive. they took all of his cash and ordered him to stop a couple miles later and got out of the car. all right. let's take a look at what's going on in walnut creek. you can see right there, that traffic is moving southbound, and it's moving in a quiet manner because the clouds are still having a hard time getting to that neighborhood. but they will shortly. that will be another sign that some things are going to be a little cooler today. all right, let's take a look at what's going on as far as temperatures around san francisco. we're in the mid 50s, just about

everywhere until you get to potrero hill and the ferry building. 57 and 58. dress for 55 to 56. 56 in pleasanton. boy, wouldn't that feel nice this weekend when our lows will probably be in the 70s. 59 in santa clara when they'll also be in the 60s and 70s. american canyon, 56. san leandro and belmont at 57. here's another look at walnut creek, we'll use that as the backdrop. on the roads, a few misty spots, san francisco and the hills as you run into the marine layer. mild to warm from san francisco to our inland neighborhoods if you're taking mass transed. on the bay, light breezes. here's a look at the forecast for today. some relief. 90s in the east bay, 80s in the south bay. 60s and 70s elsewhere. starting tomorrow through at least monday, everywhere but san francisco and the coast excessive heat watch. highs topping 100 in many neighborhoods. i'll have more on this coming up

next. here's sue. >> we're taking a look at your commute from hayward over towards the peninsula and foster city on the san mateo bridge. from 880 across the span and up the high rise, you are looking at about a 17-minute drive. traffic is flowing nicely. it starts to slow with some brake lights just about the high rise over towards the peninsula. and a look at the golden gate bridge. fog free this morning. and moving nicely, at the limit from the waldo grade down into san francisco. four lanes in the southbound direction for your morning commute. and here's a look at your traffic maps and some drive times if you're headed from tracy to dublin, you're at about a medium pace, 47 minutes. westbound 4 into concord, slowing moderately, and from san rafael into the city, we just saw the golden gate bridge, not a bad ride at all this morning. >> thank you, sue. a reversal from washington gives a terminally ill south bay woman her one lash wish. >> kathy griffin reverses her >> kathy griffin reverses her decision to

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it is 5:44. we have been focusing a lot on flooding. here in the bay area, flood prevention is the goal of a new project in contra costa county. in richmond, crews began clipping, pulling, and pruning invasive plants out of the

creeks yesterday. the vegetation can restrict water flow. they plan to raise the creek levees a foot and a half over a two-mile stretch. >> that 18 inches could provide the difference between a house property being flooded or not. so that is a huge impact on the lives of people who live here. >> the local nonprofit urban tilt will hire young people for the project. >> the secretary offense defense is putting a freeze on president trump's transgender military ban at least for the time being. jim mattis said transgender troops will continue serving as a panel of experts study the issue. once that's done, he'll give his recommendation to the president. on friday, he announced the u.s. would not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in the military. the white house said later mattis had the authority to decide about what to do with those already serving. >> the president's transgender ban is one of the reasons kathy griffin is taking back her apology for that photo that surely you remember, the one with the fake severed head of president trump. on australian tv, griffin said

criticism of the photo was, quote, ridiculous in light of the trump administration's actions. griffin criticized the pardon of forder arizona sheriff joe arpaio and the president's statements on the violence in charlottesville. griffin lost work and got death threats when the photo came out in june. >> a wish is coming true for a terminally ill san jose woman. she will get to see her mother one last time after a change of heart from the state department. we first told you about trin phan's dilemma on abc7 news at 6:00 last night. she has lung cancer and wants her mom to visit from vietnam one last time before she passed. the state department, though, turned down her mom's visa application several times. a petition drive on change.org collected 15,000 signatures in two weeks and zoe lofgren sent a letter to the president. the pressure pays off. the state department reversed course and approved the visa meaning trin's mom will be able to come to the u.s. pressure is mounting on state lawmakers to lower california's voting age from the current 18 to 17.

>> in the united states, voting is a privilege and a responsibility. we trust 16 and 17-year-olds to drive cars. we should trust them to vote as well. >> supporters rallied at the state capitol yesterday. they want the legislature to approve a measure amending the state constitution to give 17-year-olds the right to vote. the bill needs a supermajority approval in the assembly and state senate, and then it would go to voters to decide. >> let's get to mike nicco now. he's tracking the heat on our way. hey, mike. >> hey, everybody. find a way to keep yourself cool for at least four, five, maybe six days. here's a look from our roof camera. looks pretty cool outside, as you can see the low clouds hanging over the bay bridge. it's our last mild day followed by our last cool night. the heat wave begins tomorrow. and it will bring higher fire concerns as we head through the holiday weekend. here's a look at what's going on as far as the cloud cover. you can see it's late arriving. it will be quick to go away

today. a little faster than yesterday, as you can see, the bay almost completely clear by noon. and a few more pockets of sunshine along the coast. let's see what it does to our temperatures down in the south bay. quite a range. we have near 80 in sunnyvale, cupertino, milpitas. 83 in san jose, to 92 in gilroy. 75 in santa cruz. low to upper 70s from 70 in millbrae to 78 in redwood city and palo alto on the peninsula. 64 at half moon bay. and the sunset down to 61 at pacifica along the coast. 67 in downtown san francisco. sausalito, gorgeous day, 68 degrees. but then about 83 to 88 through the north bay valleys until you get to lakeport at 101. along the east bay shore, mid to upper 70s. pretty nice there. as we head inland, a little warm. 89 in san ramon and pleasanton to low to upper 90s elsewhere. when you're going to be 110 to 112, that seems really nice to be in the 90s. look at oakland, our average high, 74. this is one of the warmer computer models. look at that spike on friday, in

the mid to upper 90s. that's going to follow or be followed by a really uncomfortable night. temperatures in the 80s all throughout the holiday weekend. there you go, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. 100 inland. 80s and 90s around the bay. we'll try to slip some 70s and 80s to the coast for the holiday weekend. >> no air conditioning at my house. >> i'm going to have to put some cots out at my house and have everybody over. >> just -- yeah, there you go. crank it up. what do you keep it, like 78? that's what they say. >> that's what they say. >> all right. well, here in the bay area -- >> a little cooler than that. >> we go back to the bay bridge, metering lights on at 5:23 this morning, and now you can see it's all sold out. back to the macarthur maze we go. if you can carpool, that is always a good suggestion. and we had an earlier traffic break on the western side of the span. they cleared out some debris or a stall. chp had everybody stopped for a while, so that caused some

sluggish conditions. it looks like it's recovery nicely on your way into san francisco. elsewhere, slow as usual out of the tracy area, but not too bad once you get into the livermore area and up to the dublin interchange. just a reminder, this weekend, a b.a.r.t. alert. no service labor day weekend through monday, between fruitvale and west oakland. this weekend, they're doing track maintenance. there will be a bus bridge in place and expect some delays if you need to ride b.a.r.t., which will be a good thing if the heat is the way it is, you want to stay off the roads. >> good advice. thank you, sue. new at 6:00, serious allegations at the department affucsf. >> double double versus triple double. the name game pitting two burger giants against each other. >> the warriors kevin durant is out with sweet new shoes. how the name is dissing its critics. swl swish swish. >> a better day starts here on abc 7 mornings. it's 5:50.

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google is updating its maps. it's now easier to find parking when driving into san francisco and two dozen other cities. it builds on the icons for parking difficulty. it finds parking garages near a destination and add those to your trips. the info includes walking times to your ultimate destination. >> we heard the classic question, wheres's the beef? apparently, it's twine two burger chain rivals. in-n-out has filed a claim against smash burger. smash burger has introduced

what's it's calling a double triple. in-n-out claims the triple double infringes on its trademark. smash burger's ads justify the name because it has triple the cheese, double the beef. one burger fan says a judge should skip the legalities and just eat. >> i'd have him sample the burgers and see what he thinks. >> that's the best way to judge it. you would be king solomon that way, don't cut the baby in half, cut the burger in half. >> yes. >> i don't know what any of that means. i think hamburglar should be in charge of all this. smash burger's ceo says the triple double is bringing in sales increases and is not comparable to any in-n-out offering. >> now you know. >> mayor mccheese should get involved. >> you're calling them all out. i like that. hi, everybody. look at these temperatures tonight. you won't see them again for about seven or eight days. mid 50s to low 60s for lows.

get a lot of sleep tonight. here's a look at 101 and 880 with the record high temperatures comes poor air quality. inland east bay, santa clara valley, friday, saturday, likely sunday and possibly labor day monday. sue. >> all right, monitoring the golden gate bridge. possible protest later this morning, and not confirmed. we've got that story coming up on abc7. but right now, traffic is flowing nicely with four lanes in the southbound direction. two in the northbound direction. to the richmond-san rafael bridge. a couple cars stacked up to pay cash. otherwise, the fast trackers are moving nicely from the richmond side to marin county. we'll look at some of your mass transit options in a few. >> thanks. boston's logan international airport has an idea that would charge any driver who picks up or drops off passengers at the terminal. the boston globe says the massachusetts port authority will study the plan with the goal of cutting down congestion

and pollution. it's part of an agreement with an environmental group. in exchange, the conservation law foundation won't oppose the agency's $250 million plan to add 5,000 parking spaces at logan. i'm totally confused about this. so it's fine to park there, but not fine to drop someone off? how does that help? moving on. warriors star kevin durant and his shoe sponsor nike have released a sneak peek of kd's new shoe. >> there's a message to this shoe. the shoe will be called red velvet. you may remember oklahoma city fans bombarded durant with chants and cupcake signs when he returned to okc for the first time with the warriors. russell west book and the fans gave him the cupcake moniker. i don't even know how backhanded that. that's pretty straight up to your face. they said kd was soft for leaving the thunder to join the warriors. and mike shumann was the first to learn about kd's cupcake

preferences after the game back in february. >> you glad this is over? >> yeah, most definitely. >> you have a favorite kind of cupcake? >> i like red velvet, so make sure next time they have a few for me. >> the kdx red velvet will be available on friday. >> that's a pretty good clap back. right? >> i like it. >> a shoe. >> he's going to make all the money. >> he is. next at 6:00, when some east bay residents can have their say about mandating companies to offer 100% paid family leave. >> how the oakland a's are helping victims of the disaster in texas. >> speaking of the disaster in texas, we want to get you the latest numbers, what is happing on the ground this very moment. i'll have an update for you coming up. a bobcat ends up injured on a bobcat ends up injured on the side of

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this august 30th. >> yes, sue hall is in for alexis today. alexis celebrating her birthday. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, alexis. >> happy birthday, sleeping in. >> she's sleeping. girl, we got this. >> you need to pay attention to the forecast. >> yes, unless the little baby is kicking. hopefully she's asleep. let's talk about what's going on. pay attention, yes, it might be a good idea. starting tomorrow, especially, because it's going to get dangerously warm in a lot of areas. right now, watching fog around santa rosa. quarter mile visibility there as you can see on live doppler 7. a look at the golden gate bridge, not foggy, but i expect the fog will settle on top of the span. west wind at about 12 miles per hour. coolest morning heading forward. 59 to 62, noon to 4:00 around the coast. 72 to 77 for the bay. 81 to 90, sounds hot inland. not until you see my accuweather seven-day forecast. i'll show you that coming up next. here's sue. >> we'll look to the south bay. here we