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live, where you live, this is "abc7 news." now at 11:00, heat and haze. parts of the bay area are set to scorch in the summer sun, making it dangerous just to be outside. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. and it won't just be tomorrow. this heat wave will continue through the labor day holiday weekend. >> sandhya patel is tracking the
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temperatures in the accuweather forecast. >> this heat wave is about to intensify. it was a record-setting day. sa rafel, 97 degrees. san francisco at 95. triple digits inland. 101 in antioch. 86 in san francisco. 90 in oakland. excessive heat warning covering all parts of the bay area with the exception of san francisco and the coast from tomorrow through monday. 105 to 115 degrees the hottest spots. tomorrow, low 80s to mid 90s in san francisco. and high fire danger until 8:00 p.m. saturday. the hill tops going under a red flag warning, as they'll see gusty winds and low humidity. a. wildfire in the smoke in oregon and in california actually drifting towards the bay area. the north-northeast wind bringing that and taking the care quality down.
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here's a look at the time lapse. you can see how poor the air quality has been. tomorrow is a spare the air day. red is rare to see. the last time we had this was june of 2009. i'll be back to let you know how hot it's going to get, coming up. "abc7 news" reporter cornell bernard continues our team coverage. >> he's in livermore with how the heat is impacting some big events. ro >> reporter: in the midst of the heat wave, many folks stayed home. >> crazy. way too hot. >> reporter: in a town where vin regards are everywhere, can harvest wine festival has been called off. >> super tough decision. >> reporter: the website says extreme heat forced organizers to cancel the event on sunday.
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>> it was the only responsible choice, putting the care and health and well-being of our volunteers, our employees and volunteers, our employees and our guests that were looking to come out and celebrate with us. >> reporter: the front porch festival has also been canceled. ticket sales for both event also be refunded. most schools are canceling outdoor events friday. nevado sending students home hoe early. >> it's going to happen, so just got to hydrate and try to stay cool. >> reporter: good advice this weekend. cornell bernard, "abc7 news." cal iso has issued a flex alert tomorrow. it's in effect between 1:00 and 10:00 p.m. californians are asked to conserve electricity during the afternoon hours when air conditioners are at peak use. record demand is expected
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tomorrow. keep track of the forecast on the go for the weather. tonight is six nights since hurricane harvey made landfall in texas. the mayor of houston says his city is mostly dry and open for business. >> but this storm has now claimed at least 39 lives. marci gonzalez is live from a much dryer houston, texas tonight. >> reporter: yeah, that positive note from the mayor here in houston. but the situation is dire in some communities east of here when the water isn't expected to start receding for days. the flooding in beaumont, texas now so overwhelming, this and every other shelter evacuated. families who came with so little, rushed out with even less. nearby, 200 patients evacuated
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from this hospital. and in homes, people still stranded with the water in some parts of east texas rising. the coast guard hammering through this roof to free a family from their attic. rescue after rescue, from the air -- >> it's time to go. >> reporter: and by boat. >> i never thought it would happen to me. it always happens to somebody else, but never to you. and now it is. >> reporter: farther west in crosby, texas, officials down playing concerns that this flooded chemical plant, even though they believe more fires are inevitable in houston, house was in flames. firefighters diving into the flood water just to get to the hydrant. but in other communities, the water finally receding. enough for people to return home. >> i'm speechless. it's just devastating. >> reporter: the cleanup just starting in rockport, too. vice president mike pence pitching in there. help coming in from across the
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country for people who have lost everything and those whose lives are now being saved. >> it didn't matter what race, religion we was. we all come together in unity. >> reporter: an example of that unity, even though this area was so hard hit, the shelters here in houston are taking in all of those people being evacuated in beaumont. and fema is still working out their plan for longer term housing. live tonight in houston, marci gonzalez, "abc7 news." ama, back to you. >> thank you for that live report. "abc7 news" reporter laura anthony is also in houston where she continues to report for us and for our sister station there. >> this is one of those suburbs where there's still a lot of water. this has gone down maybe a foot in the last couple of days. these are folks going in and out to get their belongings. we have seen crews going in to get animals that may have been stranded. the shelter in houston is making room for them. >> today, volunteers at the spca
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in houston moved out more than 100 animals. they'll go to atlanta to make room for all the rescued dogs and cats expected to arrive at a houston shelter over the next few days. a big thank you to so many of you who donated to our abc day of giving to help the victims of hurricane harvey. our parent company disney organized the fund-raiser across all of our networks and local abc stations nationwide, raising more than $12 million. so thank you. volunteers here at abc 7 have been taking your calls all day. and we've raised more than $67,000, all going directly to harvey relief efforts. at our sister station in los ageles, disney executives answered phones next to famous actors from "general hospital." >> our viewers across the country are coming together to help people in need. that's what is so rewarding. >> this comes from the very top of the walt disney company.
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our ceo bob iger and the company gave $1 million. >> you can still donate by calling 1-855-999-give. or online at redcross.org/abc. we're learning new developments about a disturbing case of inmate abuse involving the alameda sheriff's department. four deputies have been arrested, accused of allowing an inmate to throw bodily fluids on other inmates. katie marzullo has this story from dublin. >> reporter: inside in jail, four deputies are accused of facilitating the mistreatment of inmates. they allegedly allowed an inmamt to throw urine afeces on other inmates. they're now charged with
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assault. >> it angers me. i hired these people, and they have broken the trust of the public, they've broken the trust of the jail, the inmates that they are supposed to care for. >> reporter: one has resipgned, the other three on leave. >> our 16 hub oth00 other emplok very hard. >> reporter: john burress called the case despicable. >> the throwing of urine and feces on a person really means that you just don't respect them as a human being. and for the guards to participate in that, that's the ultimate insult. >> reporter: the sheriff says his office is making changes to prevent this from happening again. he's expanding the body camera policy for jail deputies. coming up tonight on "abc7 news" at 11:00, broken glass
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>> reporter: car break-ins have become common place in san francisco. the signs are hard to miss. burglaries are up 28%. now the police chief has a plan to cut down on these and several other crimes. >> you will see more officers on foot. we expect that to be a deterrent of crime, and we really intend to try to get in front of crime as much as we can do that. >> reporter: the number of officers on foot and bikes will soon double, to about 150. they'll be taken from the narcotics unit and by dismantling the patrol bureau task force, the team created to bust serial car thieves. >> i don't think having a police force and increasing more police on the streets is going to assist with this. i just don't. >> reporter: the mission is a hot spot for car break-ins. there were more than 1600 in 12 months. that's why the police chief is focusing on this neighborhood. foot patrols will quadruple
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here. another change is to the dispatch center. if your car were broken into, what could you do? >> call the police. >> reporter: for break-ins not in progress, dial 311. in san francisco, "abc7 news." wells fargo's scandal is almost twice as big as thought. 3.5 million customers had accounts without their permission. the new information goes back to 2009, two years before the scandal started. the bank will now pay out another $2.8 million in refunds to its customers. tonight, the russian consulate in san francisco is rushing to close doors by saturday. the u.s. state department ordered russia to close the consulate in response to unwarmed russian action. last month, russia ordered 755 u.s. diplomats to leave the
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country. dual citizens living in san francisco weren't happy with the announcement. >> the people living in your own country, how can you treat them like this? it's just -- it's political games. >> russian annexs in washington and new york are also being ordered shut down by saturday. you know the expression out of the frying pan into the fire? that's us tomorrow. >> sandhya patel has the latest. >> it is going to be oppressive heat, as we head into tomorrow. if you think today was hot, livermore will start out at 71 at 7:00 a.m. look at how fast the temperatures soar, coming up to 113 later in the afternoon. the all-time record is 115, set back in 1950. and is it going to get pretty chose to that, so we'll be watching for that. here are some tips to keep you comfortable and safe during this heat wave that is going to last
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through the holiday weekend. high risk of heat illnesses, so stay cool and hydrate, unhealthy air quality because of the smoke and heat and we'll have elevated fire danger. you want to take it easy out there. make sure that you not only stay hydrated, but avoid exposure to the heat during the peak of the day. if you can't, try to find ac or fans. live doppler 7 hd showing you that the fog has disappeared. just an indication of the off-shore wind. the down sloping wind. look at what it's done to our temperatures. it is 80 right now at 11:00 at night in san jose. many areas are in the 70s and 80s. so retaining some of that heat. you can even see some of the haze as we look across the bay toward the port of oakland. dangerous heat, more records into the holiday weekend. and is it going to be cooler at the coast on sunday and monday. there is my little silver lining to this heat wave. here's a look at the temperatures first thing in the morning. temperatures range from the mid
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50s to mid 70s. so definitely warm out there. it's not going to take a lot to cause those temperatures to come up quickly as we get the down sloping wind. highs for friday, triple digits. 102 in san jose. gilroy, 108 degrees. on the peninsula, 100 redwood city. 101 in palo alto. 82 in pacifica. warm in downtown san francisco, 88. 82 in daily city. north bay, temperatures spike into the triple digits for many of you. from ukiah to lake port, 106 in santa rosa. head into the east way, 98 in oakland. inland spots, 110 degrees in fairfield. 113 livermore. 114 degrees in walnut creek. definitely is going to be a scorcher. if you think it's bad tomorrow, we'll repeat it again on saturday. inland highs in the dangerous
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category with 114, 115 not out of the question. 80s along the coastline. sunday, still hot inland. not as hot as friday and saturday. there is some relief at the coast. temperatures in the 70s. good idea to actually perhaps head towards the coastline. monday, 70s. labor day, 90s and 100s. i'm tracking tropical storm lidia that is lashing out. southern baja getting rain and wind. leftovers of lidia, sunday into monday, as you take a look at this model, could be reaching our area along with monsoon moisture. as that comes up, we may be tracking thunderstorms between sunday night and monday. 114 friday, saturday. 80s at our beaches. those are the two hottest days. then the heat backs off sunday, labor day 102 inland. 70 at the coast. the heat continues to ease tuesday through thursday. download the accuweather app and check out the temperatures.
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"abc7 news" was in san francisco tonight. as "star wars" fans lined up to be the first to get toys and collectibles for the upcoming movie. this is just one of three stores in the country hosting a midnight mad cast sale. the movie opens december 15. fans looked for clues about the movie hidden in the toy design. >> good fun right there. on to sports and a lot to talk about. >> anthony is here with the latest. >> a lot of good fun in the nfl season. how a former cal bear led the
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the fourth game of the nfl preseason. i know what you're thinking. it's not important, it's just a throw away game. don't tell that for the 1200 players battling for a roster spot. for many, this game will be the last shot to realize their nfl game. hawks on the move. boykin hooking up with rodney smith. 34 yards for the touchdown. 10-0, seattle. hawks driving, but boykin is
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picked off at the 8 yard line by borders. the raiders would march back down the field, taking it 90 yards the other way. hatcher, 19 yards for the touchdown. it is 10-7 seattle at the half. austin davis, 16 yards to former cal bear kenny lawyer for the game-winning score. the seahawks beat the raiders 17-13. oakland goes winless in the preseason. niners facing the chargers in their preseason finale. c.j. didn't wow them with his arm, but check out what he does with his legs. 62 yards for the touchdown. boy, the niners have it rolling. they were also getting it done on special teams. off the punt, victor boldin takes it 92 yards to the house. and the niners grab a 16-3 lead. over? not yet. third quarter, picked off by
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jackson. that's his second int of the game. the niners with five takeaways in this one. in the fourth, the chargers in the red zone. but picked off by will davis. the niners' defense coming up big. and they win it 23-13. kyle shanahan goes 2-2 in his first preseason as niners head coach. >> exactly how i drew it up. i probably yelled get down seven times during the play and it was awkward to watch but a cool play to see. >> i was kind of surprised that i scored. a bunch of guys came over and jumped on me pretty much. so yeah, i was out of breath, but it was really exciting. giants and cards. matt cain getting the start for madison bumgarner who was sick. second inning, a two-run homer. look who makes the catch. it's bumgarner. no, just someone with his jersey. giants down a run now. tommy fan with a base hit up the
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middle. st. louis takes the 3-1 lead. the agaig-men looking to get ba run. gorkys hernandez here. the final 5-2. this sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. >> that was a throw. >> unbelievable play. >> very nice. "abc7 news" continues now online, on twitter, facebook, and your mobile devices with our "a
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i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. thanks for j new from trump collectibles, this adorable porcelain saltshaker. from the front it's a cute little gnome. but turn him around and you've got one of donald trump's most ardent supporters. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- ray romano. from "somewhere between," paula patton. baby "bachelor in paradise." and music from bryson tiller. and now, more than likely, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. i'm jimmy.
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