>> 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 go, just after 6:00

a.m., the sun is starting to come up. we have headlights in the northbound direction of 101, taillights heading south. this is the 880 overcrossing. traffic is at the limit in that part of town. across town to 280, looking good, too. snaking your way from san jose up towards cupertino. the 17/880 overcrossing for about a nine-minute drive. we'll come back with that mass transit promise in just a few. okay, we want to begin this hour with developing news. tropical storm harvey forecasted to drop substantial amounts of rain on louisiana after making landfall again early this morning. an official says the death toll has climbed 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, which is nearly a u.s. record for a tropical

storm. we have also just learned that the largest refinery in the nation near houston is being shut down right now, meaning gas prices across the country are expected to rise another 10 to 20 cents, which is certainly going to impact everyone across the nation. i want to bring in mike nicco because you have been watching the storm closely. especially as it gets closer to and now hitting louisiana. they're going to be dealing with substantial rain, too. >> absolutely. a lot of refineries along the i-10 corridor also, in lake charles at the center of the circulation, as you can see, and the outer bands, this is what i popped up here, about an inch and a quarter to an inch and a third per hour. this is the border, you can see the border between the two areas, texas and also louisiana right there. and that's where we're going to be dealing with as far as the heavy rain in that area. let's take a quick look at what's going to happen as far as the bigger picture. you can see the rain moving up into alabama right now. and as we're going to show you in a second, alabama was

possibly going to see flooding also. my main concern moving forward will be alabama, arkansas, mississippi, tennessee, right there in the mississippi river valley, and then heading up towards the ohio river valley. that's where we could see some flooding. we're definitely not going to see a repeat of houston. that would take months to years to recover. >> just staggering, but it's going to affect a ton of people across the united states. okay, thanks, mike. >> natasha, back to you. >> we're tracking the looting situatio we know some of the stores in houston have been turned upside down. police say at least 14 people have been arrested so far, and houston's mayor has ordered a curfew between midnight and 5:00 a.m. the police chief said everyone who loots will be stopped, questioned, and arrested. they face stiffer penalties in a crisis, it could be from five years to life in prison. >> we have been telling you about how crews from the bay area have been helping out in houston and other parts of texas. now another crew is heading down there this morning.

>> the salvation army sending a crew to help people affected by the flooding. matt keller live for us in hayward. good morning, matt. >> the bay area is helping out in so many different ways. whether it's those rescue teams from our local fire departments salvation army. everyone wants to help out. and this is a commitment. the group that is leaving the salvation army this morning is 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 provide emotional and spiritual care, where salvation army disaster services teams are located. the three are familiar with working in emergency disaster areas. >> people are evacuated out of their homes. they can't take anything with them. and then they are stationed at a shelter. and left not knowing anything. not knowing if they have anything left. it's just a complete devastating

situation for them. >> the salvation army has more than 50 mobile kitchens deployed to texas. they serve thousands of meals. the crew from here scheduled to be in texas through september 12th. reporting live in hayward, matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you so much, matt. take a look at this off-roading park outside of houston helping rescue people stranded by the flooding. they're using monster trucks and other cars, even jet skis. they're posting this on their facebook page right now. telling people to call them if they need any help. >> a livermore based organization is helping move pets from animal shelters in texas and louisiana. yesterday, wings of rescue flew 100 dogs out of san antonio to new jersey. the goal here is to make more room in the animal shelters because hundreds of pets are being displaced by the flooding. they're going to be housed in the shelters until they can be reunited with their families. the victims of hurricane harvey need your help, and cash donations are the best way to do

that. one easy way to donate is by texting the word harvey to 90999. that will add a $10 automatic donation to the red cross on your cell phone bill. you can also call them. that number is 1-855-999-give. >> it is 6:06. we're trackig 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 the chinese american arts foundation. she died on friday. her husband said two weeks earli earlier, she was in a meeting at the center, a woman stormed out and wu fouloed her. her husband said ann ended up bleeding from the head. >> 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. >> developing news in berkeley

where one of the protesters arrested last week is officially charged. she appeared in court yesterday. she was charged with assaulting and obstructing an officer who said she threw an apple at him and used her dog to try to evade arrest. police arrested 13 people on sunday. the alameda county district attorn attorney's office tells the chronicle all of the proclashes at protests are under investigation still. >> 100% paid family leave. the east bay city now toying with the idea and how you can voice your opinion. voice your opinion. >> someo

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let's check out these comfortable temperatures. mid to upper 50s along the east bay shore from richmond at 55, same thing in arinda to san leandro, the warm spot at 59. and you're going to wish you had those temperatures in the next couple mornings. 55 in san francisco. look at that, 48 right now in novato. 59 in concord, to 60 in san jose. 64 in antioch and check out these temperatures. 75 today, but 88 tomorrow, and mid to upper 80s sunday, monday,

and tuesday. look at the east bay valleys, 106 thursday. 110 friday. 108 saturday. 104 sunday. still 100 monday, and near 100 tuesday. dangerous heat coming, sue. >> at least we don't have the humidity, right? >> good point. >> that's what everybody here in the bay area says. here we go with traffic advice for you if you're coming up and over the altamont pass. expect delays. nothing new here. a couple things popping up on the chp log for you. 87 near curtner, a three-car accident. that is in the gore point, which is in that little area, little triangle area that is not in lanes. but it could be some slowing as gawkers take a look. southbound 680, mission boulevard south, an accident here, too, partially blocking the lane. we'll check on this and more when we come back. >> 6:11 now. a department of uc san francisco is facing backlash, and now federal officials are stepping in. >> garbage rates about to go up big time for one bay area city.

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kim jong-un appears to have renewed his threat against guam this morning. north korea state media says monday's missile launch was, quote, a meaningful prelude to containing guam. guam is not changing its threat level. the u.n. security council demanding pyongyang to stop all future launches. china also calling for talks between the u.s. and north korea, saying the situation is approaching a crisis. also, this is brand-new. only minutes ago, president trump tweeted about the developing situation saying, quote, the u.s. has been talking to north korea and paying them extortion money for 25 years. talking is not the answer. and just yesterday, he had said all options are on the table. north korea has vowed to continue its missile launches. we'll continue tracking this story. back to you. >> thank you. senator dianne feinstein went toe to toe with a tough crowd. hundreds showed up to a town hall meeting in san francisco last night, and they strongly urged her 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. she also said americans would much rather send money to harvey victims than build a border wall with mexico. at one point, the crowd booed when she said the president will likely serve out the rest of his term. >> a new record says a ucsf lab is at fault for the death of four lab animals. it says two pigs and two rodents died after researchers failed to follow proper surgical procedures. they could face a penalty up to $80,000. the university said it has taken corrective measures to address the problems. >> we were in downtown pinole where officers closed streets and ordered neighbors to stay inside. a man fount a 60 millimeter mortar round and had it in his

car. >> today, samsung expected to officially announce its new wearables. they're set to be fitness focuses. one of the new devices has already leaked, revealing a slightly refreshed design and souped up water resistance. these come amid speculation apple is planning its own wearable upgrades. apple is expected to introduce a new apple watch at next month's iphone event. >> sticker shock for residents after the city signs off on a new garbage contract. they approved a 15-year contract last night. according to the press democrat, the new deal calls for rate increases starting at 58% for most residential customers and some businesses may see their bills go up by more than 200%. the city is looking at ways to reduce rates for low-income customers and seniors. officials say the new contract which starts next year will reduce the amount of garbage sent to the county landfill. >> the city of berkeley wants to go how you feel about full pay for workers taking parental pay.

a town hall is scheduled for next month 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 this is approved, berkeley's ordinance would require businesses with at least 25 employees to supplement the state's payment so workers get full wages for 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. chp officers in contra costa county rescued this injured bobcat from the side of the road. someone called yesterday afternoon to report the animal near crockett boulevard. the chp took the bobcat to lindsey wildlife experience in walnut creek so that hopefully it can be brought back to fullness. >> absolutely. hard to see with the camouflage there. i'm glad they spotted him. >> i was thinking the same thing. he's pretty well hidden there. let's hope he does make a full recovery or she.

beautiful nonetheless. >> getting ready for the heat. >> laying in the gutter on a hot day, probably not a good idea. you can probably find other ways to find heat. let's take a look at sfo. this might be the last time we see an extended delay here for the morning hours as arrivals are having a hard time getting in under the 1:25 arrival average delay. get in good sleep now because record warm temperatures are coming in the extended forecast. as far as what's going to happen today, here's a look at your cloud cover. you can see not everybody getting as much cloud cover as yesterday. cloud cover on the east bay shore. hazy at noon, but a little brighter than yesterday at noon. you can see a little more sunshine at the coast. also, temperatures let's start in the south bay, warmest, gilroy, 92. san jose, 83. then about 80 in cupertino, sunnyvale, and milpitas. on the peninsula, mid to upper 70s in most neighborhoods. millbrae cooler than usual. 61 to 64 along the peninsula

coast. upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. 83 to about 88 through the north bay valleys until you get up to lakeport. 101. nice along the east bay shore. 73 to 79. a little warm inland. 89 to about 98. but you'll really want to have those temperatures over the next several days as we're going to top possibly 110. here's a look at what's going to happen tonight. that's why i mean good sleeping weather. the last time we'll see 50s and low 60s. 60s, 70s, and even 80s for overnight lows are coming this week when the temperatures will be brutally hot around the bay and inland, even some heat could slip to the coast friday and saturday. >> going to san jose. good morning, everyone. we have a partial lane blockage. that's the 880 overcrossing. this accident is blocking the fourth lane from the left. and it is right near highway 87 where it merges onto 101. traffic now starting to back up beyond highway 880 overcrossing,

again, northbound 101 near highway 87, a lane blocked there. let's give you an update on this accident in the south bay. it is coming off 680 near south mission boulevard. and i am seeing some slow traffic there. the right lane blocked there with an accident. and we'll take a quick look at your mass transed options for your morning. 47 trains on time. ace trains on schedule. no delays with muni. >> thanks. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 right here on abc7. >> amy robach is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning to you, amy. >> hey, good morning, natasha and reggie. coming up next on "gma," we'll continue your harvey coverage. as you know, parts of eastern texas have been pummeled by now over 20 inches of rain overnight that adds to an already hard-hit area. water filling evacuation centers. everyday heroes opening their doors to help those stranded. we'll speak with joel osteen after his church was accused of not taking in victims initially. plus, the husband of the woman from this viral photo will join

us this morning. how they managed to get out on jet skis. we're live from the storm zones with full team coverage. ginger is also tracking the path of the storm as it makes landfall for that third time in louisiana this morning. it is all coming up on a very busy wednesday here on "gma." back to you guys. >> okay, we'll see you in a little bit. thank you. the aftermath from harvey is about to hit the entire country. we are getting word right now of a big gas price increase. plus, a dramatic and heroic plus, a dramatic and heroic rescue cau

we have learned this time and time again. firefighters put their life on the line every day, whether they're on the job or fought. >> here's just more proof of that. a few days ago, an off-duty firefighter saw this car burst into flames. he heard someone screaming theicide and jumped into action. he didn't have any safety gear on, but he ran over to the burning car and pulled out the driver. he survived and the firefighter says he does not consider himself a hero. but i think we do. >> way to go. >> time to ask finney. today's question comes from joe. >> he spoke to us in corte madera. >> which company is more successful, gatorade or

powerade. >> hi, joe. gatorade by far. it was the very first sports drink. it was introduced way back in 1965. powerade came along 25 years later in 1990. gatorade has a 77% market share. powerade has 20%. now, let me give you some background. the idea came from florida gators football head coach ray graves. he wanted a drink that would replenish his players after football practice. the actual formula came from the university's college of medicine. that was a great question. thanks for asking it. >> if you have a question for michael finney record it on your smartphone or tablet and share it on social media with t the #askfinney, or go to abc7news.com/askfinney. >> school leaders make a late night decision in a battle to split an east bay school district. >> do you recognize this man? why police want to get him off the streets. >> plus, here at the live desk, tracking live images coming in from texas this morning.

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at sixz:30, we're taking you live to houston with an update on conditions, rescues, and local crews in texas helping to save lives. >> joel osteen is responding on gab ga this morning after the controversy over his megachurch not taking in flood victims. we have a first look at that. >> here in the bay area, a fire

rips through this warehouse and inside, several classic cars. >> obviously, a lot to get to this morning. first, we're going to talk to mike nicco. the hot weather starts tomorrow. so you have a bit of a break today. hi, mike. >> hey, reggie, natasha. hi, everybody. a great point. enjoy it while we have it. the low clouds, the cooler weather for today. because the heat wave is going to be hard, and it's going to be long. right now, you can see the fog filling in the bay. temperatures very comfortable this morning, mid to upper 50s. 59 to 62 around the coastal communities from noon to 4:00. 73 to 79 for the bay. if you're inland, 81 to 91. while that sounds warm, wait until you see my seven-day forecast. hi, sue. >> we're headed to san jose where we have an accident. this is 101 in the northbound direction. for your reference, this is the 880 overcrossing. just at 101 and 87 merge, a food

truck versus a big rig blocking the fourth lane from the left. that's why you're seeing traffic stacked up. commuter lanes are getting by better. but expect delays on northbound 101. >> we want to start this half hour with another look at houston. there were water rescues throughout the night. water continues to rise. and things are frankly not much better this morning. in fact, official rescue crews are on the ground as well as civilians helping out in any place they can. some places saw more than 51 inches of rain. we're going to check in again with abc reporter maggie rulli in houston. you have been covering this for quite some time. what's the difference today? >> jessica, good morning. it's a huge difference today. there's sunshine, something we really haven't seen here since this weekend. but even though the weather does appear to be clearing up, harvey has been such a devastating and slow moving storm that

unfortunately the flood waters 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 flood waters. >> what can i do for my neighbor? everything else goes out the window. >> more than 13,000 people have been rescued so far. but the calls for help just keep coming in. >> don't give up on us. seek the higher ground. we will get to you. >> those rescued are often left with the damp clothes on their back and anything they could grab. shelters are beyond capacity. the houston convention center with 10,000 taking shelter inside. nearly doubled their limit. now, the nrg center will open its doors to thousands more. the community's 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 will remain on rescues and safety. they did put a curfew in place here in houston between midnight and 5:00 a.m. that will go on indefinitely. houston, texas, maggie rulli, abc7 news. >> thank you. we also right now want to show you this time lapse video we have of that water level rising. and reggie, you can see it kind of comes up right to the top of those cars. >> and it happens so quickly. and i'm sure this was just a security camera pointed outside of this apartment complex with a lot of these people probably not realizing how bad it was until they got up. >> yeah. >> that's horrible. well, we're also seeing that new analysis reporting that up to half a million vehicles could be totaled once this is all over. >> a staggering amount. >> a huge problem. >> the bay area is behind texas this morning. more local assistance about to leave for houston and other areas of texas. matt keller live at the salvation army in hayward with more on what they're doing.

matt. >> reporter: reggie, the bay area is helping out in so many different ways, whether it's the rescue teams from our local fire departments or organizations like the salvation army. everyone wants to help out. this is a real commitment. the people who are leaving this morning from the salvation army in the east bay 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 provide emotional and spiritual care where disaster sufrbss 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. >> salvation army has more than 50 mobile kitchens deployed to texas. they have served thousands of meals. the crew here from the east bay is scheduled to be in texas through september 12th. reporting live in hayward, matt keller, abc7 news.

>> thank you. 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 showing task force 4 deploying boats in the town of katy yesterday. oakland and alameda county firefighters drove from california to texas. a team of firefighters from the peninsula and south bay fire departments is in san antonio. one way to help victims of hurricane harvey is to give through abc's day of giving tomorrow. our abc stations across the country will be fund-raising on-air and online all day long with the money going to neighbors most impacted by the storm. our efforts begin right here on abc7 mornings tomorrow. wewill have a comprehensive look at the situation in texas tonight on a special edition of 20/20. 20/20 city underwater, catastrophe in houston airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. right before abc7 news at 11:00. chp is investigating a deadly overnight hit-and-run crash on high way 4 near conc d concord. one person was found dead before 10:30 last night. officials say two cars were

involved in the crash and the other fled the scene. chp still trying to find the driver of that car that drove away. >> this morning, highway patrol at golden gate bridge officials are monitoring a threat by a conservative group to block traffic into san francisco. here's a live look at the bridge and anti-communist facebook group is calling on supporters to march to the bridge around 9:00 a.m. the group claims it will not let traffic into the city until the city agrees to classify the anti-fascist group antifa as a terrorist organization. the bridge district says no one has applied for a permit. it's unclear if anyone is actually going to get involved. we checked this morning and no one is listed as interested or going to attend on the facebook page that they are setting up. and that page, by the way, only has 12 followers. >> in newark, a man says he was stopped at a red light when two strangers got in his car and ordered him to drive at gunpoint. police are now asking for your help. take a look at the sketch of one of the suspects involved in the armed robbery and kidnapping. the victim said he stopped at a red light on cedar boulevard and

central avenue 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, taking all of his cash and then they ordered him to stop a couple miles later and got out of the car. >> new developments in contra costa county where over night the board of education decided not to approve a plan to create a new school district. members say the 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 are saying it would be made up of mostly white wealthy students. the state board of education will make the final decision. hi, there, everybody. let's talk about what's going to happen today, as school begins in new haven. new haven unified school district, about 58 at 7:00 this morning under cloudy conditions. 76 as we head towards a hazy and sunny afternoon. and just down the road in fremont unified school district, a bright day on the way after a

cloudy start. 58 degrees. hazy sunshine and 78 degrees. let's take a look at temperatures in the south bay. 55 in milpitas to about 60 in san jose. and temperatures running in the low to mid 50s in the north bay. here'saic loorx thursday, noon. tomorrow at noon until monday at 8:00. that's where temperatures could reach possibly 115. a lot of us in the 90s and 100s. excessive heat watch. if not record highs. that's going to tax the body. look at san francisco. reggie, i know you're paying attention. a touch of heat, average high is 70. smiling over there. friday and saturday, low to mid 80s. temperatures above average thursday all the way through next tuesday. but look at this. tomorrow, almost a record high in san jose. friday, a record high. saturday, a record high. sunday, a record high. monday, almost a record high. and tuesday, ooh, 96.

cool. not a record high. air quality is going to get poor also in the south bay and inland east bay friday, saturday, possibly sunday and monday. i was going to say, you do not have air conditioning. >> i don't, no, not in san rafael. >> any tips? >> about ten days a year we need it. i think five of them are coming up, right? >> exactly. >> lots of water, fans. yeah. just try to go to the beach or something. get wet. yes, thank you very much. we have slow traffic through san jose. this is at the 880 overcrossing northbound 101. food truck involved with a big rig. they're still blocking a lane of traffic. we're seeing slow traffic now stacking up beyond 880 and so expect delays there. if you can carpool, it looks like even the carpool lanes are starting to slow down now. hopefully they'll get that cleared rapidly. for now, you can expect slow traffic leaving san jose up towards the peninsula on 101. better news, southbound 680 near mission boulevard south, we had an earlier accident. that's been cleared out of lanes

and take a look at your drive times stacking up now, tracy to dublin, not a surprise. that's usually slow. antioch to concord, also a tough commute with about 40 minutes, just under 40 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, though, looking good all the way across the golden gate bridge. more on that san jose accident. >> okay, thank you. still to come on abc7 mornings, a reversal from washington gives a terminally ill south bay woman her one last wish. >> plus, there oakland a's are donating to texas flood relief efforts. how you can help by catching a baseball game. >> and harvey is going to have an impact on everyone's wallet, especially if you commute across especially if you commute across the bay area.

developing news now. the owner of a car restoration shop is trying to assess the damage caused by an early morning fire. >> san francisco firefighters saved the building but not before flames burned several classic cars. amy hollyfield is live for us this morning. amy. >> reporter: hi, reggie. you can see standing water inside this warehouse. and you can see the classic cars. on the outside, they look okay. it's tough to tell how much damage they really have. firefighters got this out in about an hour, about a half hour. they got the call at 1:23 this morning. the fire was out by 2:00 this morning. this is a classic car restoration business. one man who lives across the

street is worried about what was burning and if it is toxic. >> four fire trucks, a lot of bright lights. that acrid like burnt plastic smell going on. so shut my windows, tried to go back to sleep. >> the fire happened on van dyke avenue in the bayview. no one was hurt. no one was here at the time and all the firefighters are okay. they haven't said what they think started this fire. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. i've been gathering new details on those reports from this morning that the country's largest oil refinery is shutting down because of hurricane harvey. motifa, this is their website, announced their closing this morning. they have a refinery in port arthur, and they announced the closure only a short time ago. as of last night, they were only running at 40%, but now the

plant will close until waters recede. port arthur on the border of texas and louisiana. harvey, now a tropical storm, made its second landfall near there. the motva closing followed several other big closures. at least 12 refineries in the area are offline right now, including an exxonmobil plant and a chevron plant that flooded overnight. if you're wondering, motva, by the way, sprys oil to companies like shell. >> developing news now. joel osteen, one of america's most popular preachers, is responding to criticism that his megachurch in houston was slow to help out the flood victims. lakewood church is now up and running, helping people seeking shelter. it's one of the largest congregations in the country. pastor osteen is talking to "good morning america" today, explaining why the 600,000 square foot facility didn't immediately open its doors to desperate evacuees. >> i don't know, i think somebody created that narrative that somehow we were high and dry. and none of that is true. this building, it was a safety

issue, and we took people in from the very beginning. >> you do seem to be up and running now. any lessons learned from this? >> think 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 right at the beginning. >> osteen says the church began taking people in as soon as the flood water receded. >> oakland a's have announced plans to help the victims in texas. the team will donate a dollar from every ticket sold when they play the houston astros next week. the 50/50 raffle will also benefit relief efforts. the three-game series will be played september 8th through the 10th. >> giants first baseman brandon belt said he's going to donate baseball equipment to those in need in the houston area. he's a native of lufkin, texas, about 150 miles north of houston. he retweeted a tweet from the university of houston's baseball coach asking for help. they asked people to send 20

shirts from their team and ten pairs of shoes and they'll be delivered to those in need. belt responded by saying sounds like a great idea. i'm in. the victims of hurricane harvey need all of our help. and the red cross tells us cash donations are the best way to do that. one easy way to do this is to text the word harvey to 90999, that adds a $10 donation to the red cross onto your cell phone bill. you can also call the red cross. that number is 1-855-999-give. flood prevention is the goal of a new project in contra costa county. abc 7 new was in richmond where crews began clipping, pruning, and pulling invasive plants out of the wildcat and san pablo creeks yesterday. the vegetation restricts water flow. the county plans to raise the creek levees a foot and a half over a two-mile stretch. urban tilt is going to hire young people to get the project under way. >> the controversial dream act that's granted relief to more than 800,000 young undocumented

immigrants could end in less than a week. ten republican-led states have threatened legal action against president trump if he doesn't end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program otherwise 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 extened daca for another three years. >> the secretary of defense putting up a freeze on president trump's transgender military ban, at least for the time being. jim mattis says transgender troops will continue serving in the military while a panel of experts studies the issue. once that's done, he'll give his recommendation to the president. on friday, mr. trump announced the u.s. would not accept or allow transjendzer individuals to serve in the military. the white house said later mattis had the authority to decide what to do with those already serving. >> a wish coming true for a terminally ill san jose woman. she's going to get to see her mother one last time after a

change of heart from the state department. we told you about trin phan's dilemma last night. she has lung cancer and wants her mom to visit from vietnam before she passes. the state department turned down her mom's visa application several times. a petition drive on change.org collected 15,000 signatures in two weeks. and congresswoman zoe lofgren sent a letter to the president. apparently, that pressure paid off. last night, the state department reversed course and approved the visa meaning trin's mom will be able to come to the u.s. people are being evacuated in butte county because of this fast-moving wildfire near lake oroville. the ponderosa fire has grown to 25 acres. so far, nine homes have been destroyed. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. start mapping out where all your friends are who have air conditioning because you're going to need it. hi, mike. >> all right, might b seeing a lot of movies or doing a lot of window shopping at the malls. whatever it takes to stay cool. that's a great idea.

you can put me on that ma'am. here's a look from the east bay hills. you can see the marine layer fog. it's going to be another not hot day in the inland east bay neighborhoods. look at the clouds in the distance. that's from thunderstorms. last mild day and cool night ahead. heat wave begins tomorrow, and a higher fire danger. we have concerns for this this weekend. all this moisture is going to stay south of us. we could use some rain. just not our time. not this time of the year, but the sierra does as some of that monsoon moisture sometimes creeps up there. 88 in santa rosa today. napa at 84. 102 in ukiah. in the south bay, an average day for august, 83 in san jose. morgan hill, about 91. los gatos, 89. san mateo, 74, with hazy sunshine. millbrae, 70. palo alto, 78. half moon bay, 64. oakland, 73. a comfortable afternoon. fremont and castro valley, 79. richmond union city at 77. below average for now in san francisco, 67. marina and the mission could hit

71. while balboa park, 69, along with richmond. let's take a look at what's accuweather seven-day forecast. just friday looks nasty. even at the coast, it's going to be warm. saturday is going to be brutal inland also. by the time we get to the weekend, we'll have five days of heat. listen to your body. it's going to tell you whether it's breaking down or not. >> lots of water. stay hydrated. here we go to san jose where we have an accident, north 101 near trimble. the 880 overcrossing and traffic is stack said up all the way pretty much to hellyer with a little break around story road, but you can expect big delays with about a 30 to 40-minute backup there. it's a food truck versus a big rig. in fact, let's take a look at the backup. off and on with the speeds ranging anywhere from 20 to 7 miles per hour as you make your way northbound on 101. if you can, maybe get over to 280. that would be a good alternate for you. >> thank you. you know the question, right? where's the beef? apparently, it's between two

burger chain rivals. >> in-n-out has filed a lawsuit against smash burger claiming it has a burger too similar to in-n-out's double double and triple triple. smash burger has introduced because it's calling a triple double. in-n-out claimed it infringes on its trademark. smash burger says it justifies the name because it has triple the cheese, double the beef. we talked to one fan who said whoever the judge is in the case should skip the legalities and dig in. >> i would have him sample the burgers and see what he thinks. >> you would be king solomon that way, don't cut the baby in half, cut the burger in half. >> yes. >> smash burger's ceo says the triple double is generating double digit sales increases and not comparable to any in-n-out offering. >> it's tough. like if you ask for protein style at in-n-out, you can go there and ask and they know what you mean.

it has in own lingo. >> i want to know where mayor mccheese is on this. how is wendy? is she well? we're back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. >> haven't heard from her in a while. our instagram photo of the day, if you haven't yet, follow us on instaw. you can see a lot more great photos like this one and make sure to share your best photos sure to share your best photos and video using

it is 6:54. whether you're just joining us or about to go out the door, here's the seven things you need to know before you go. number one, harvey makes landfall again. the tropical storm is hitting louisiana and battering parts of east texas. at least 11 people have died following the epic flooding. more than 13,000 people have been rescued so far. >> number two, texas officials have confirmed that the nation's largest refinery is shutting down because of harvey. and that means gas prices across the country for all of us expected to rise another 10 to 20 cents over the next week. >> number three, three salvation army officers from hayward and antioch are leaving today to help in texas. they're deploying for two weeks. they're going to provide emotional and spiritual care. >> number four, i saw on the faa website that both houston airports may open at noon tomorrow. keep an eye on that. for us, today is our last mild day. heat wave starts tomorrow. >> number five, following this accident in sanjose, north 101 right near trimble road, it's a food truck and a big rig.

lane number four. >> number six, the contry costa board of education voted against the proposal to create a new school district. the state board of education will have the final say. >> good news for hurricane harvey releach. houston nfl star j.j. watt announces heed rrz raised more than $5.2 million. a lot of people pitching in. >> this time yesterday, he was just trying to make it to $2 million. that's incredible. thanks for watching. >> "gma" coming up next. we appreciate your time. have a good morning.

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breaking right now, harvey makes landfall again. the tropical storm hits louisiana this morning. flash flood watches from tennessee to florida. new threats in texas overnight caused a massive crisis for those already evacuated. the water in houston still rising adding to the death toll. the mayor orders a mandatory curfew for the nation's fourth largest city. new rescues overnight. more than 13,000 people saved in houston and surrounding areas. and many more still trapped. shelters completely overwhelmed. overflowing with victims sleeping as the water rises around them. pastor joel osteen's megachurch now sheltering victims after that fierce criticism. he responds live this morning.