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a lot of schools dealing with the heat. it's a smart move on some of them to let out early. let me give you an idea of what's going to happen today. let's take a lock at our day planner. what you're going to see is no clouds. no clouds out there right now. let's roll out these numbers. at noon it's 83. at coast, 95 by noon. 100 inland. and 83 at the coast. look at can coast. 90 around the bay. 101 inland. i'm working ob record high. temperatures for today. it looks like just every official reporting station will set a record high temperature.
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notice the spare the air. if you're following me on social media yesterday at mike nicco, you would have known the air quality got poor for everybody and that could happen today. so what's going on with the fire danger, coming up. >> with that spare the air day, it's a great day to car pool once again today. i want to take you up to the eastbound 80 area. we have reports of a fatal collision. but we have the far left lane blocked. i'm seeing a tiny backup at the moment. that's a countercommute direction so that's not going cause any major issues. we're locking at really light volumes and we don't have the cloud cover today to keep us it's going to be hot everywhere.
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we'll take a look at drive times next. >> the heat wave is forcing several psychological districsc dismiss. elementary will close at noon. in santa rosa, schools will follow the min pulmoday schedule. we have a full list of closures on our website at website website. they have issued a flex alert for today because of the heat wave. it's in effect between 1:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. record demand for electricity is expected today. >> you can keep track of the forecast on the go. just search accuweather in your. app store to download it now. >> right now, i want to talk to you about something else we're keeping our eyes on. a police investigation underway. we're locking at this rollover
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crash. the night watch posted this picture on twitter of a car flipped over on to its roof. the driver was nowhere to be found. call flis you know anything. i'll let you know if we get any additional e details. >> now to a disturbing case of inmate abuse involving the sheriffs department. abc news reporter has the story from the jail in >> inside the jail, four sheriffs deputies are accused of facilitating the mistreatment of inmalts. they allowed them to throw feces they allowed them to throw feces and urine on oh inmates. they are charged with assault under the color of authority. it was very upsetting.
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>> it angers me. and they have broke b the of inmates what they are supposed to care for. >> he's resigned. the other throw are on administrative leave. the sheriff calls this an isolated inmate. >> 1600 employees work hard to make sure we're doing the job that the public wants to be doing. >> civil roigts lawyer called the case >> they are e throwing on a person means you don't respect them as a human being. they are not people. and for the guards to participate in that, that's the ultimate insight. >> his office is making changes to prevent something like this from happening again. one example is he's expand iing the body camera policy for deputies. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. happening today reduced hours on fridays begin for san
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francisco county superior court. clerk offices will close at 1:00 p.m. on fridays until next june. staff furloughs began b to close a budget deficit of more than $5 million. this follows the state cut the budget by 9% for the current year. >> several execives are among hundreds of business leaders asking to protect undocumented immigrants. mark zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg are among those that signed an open letter asking president trump to preserve daca. it comes after reports the trump administration is considering administration is considering repealing daca as soon as today. >> it becomes the latest to tack
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short-term housing rentals. they will cut the listing price. pittsburgh is the 12th city to adopt a tax. the highest taxes are in san francisco and oakland where a airbnb guests are charged a tax. >> the water is finally starting to recede in houston. ⌞> the death toll now stands at 39, but that number is expected to rise as first responders begin going door to dor to check on victims. >> good morning to you. here in houston, the mayor says this city is almost dry and back in business. that's why this shelter here, they are preparing to house more flood victims from other regions. har voe still reeking havoc in east texas. this in beaumont where helicopters are the only way
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rescuers can get to the families stranded in their flooded homes. and evacuate some 200 other patients from a local hospital. >> i'm going to check this one. >> reporter: in the city, volunteers are using boats and the army rescue trucks to get people to higher ground. >> i never thought it would happen. it always happens to somebody else. but never to you. and now it is. >> in crosby fire at a chemical plant has residents within a mile and a half still unable to return home with officials warning more fires are inevitable. but in other hard hit areas where harvey has come and gone, clean up now underway. >> i have the opportunity to do an aerial view of the city of house on to today. >> the my your says this city is turn turning the corner with help from countless volunteers including olympic gold medalist simone biles. >> i think everyonements to give
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back as much as possible because volunteering helps, giving blood helps. >> and residents in rock port where harvey first hit got help from mike pence. in texas thursday serving the devastation. >> across texas, we are told there are more than 30,000 people still in shelters and officials say the work has begun to move them out of shelters and into hotels. but still no time line as to when they can return home. that's if they even have a home to return to. we're live in houston, abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. a big thank you to so many of you who donated to our day of giving to help the victims of hurricane harvey. >> our participant company organized the day raising $12 million. volunteers at abc 7 took your
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calls all day long. we locally raised more than $6,000 thank s s to your generoy going to harvey relief efforts. in our city station in los angeles, disney executives absenteed phones. >> our viewers across the country are coming together to help people in need. >> this comes from the top of the disney company. the company gave $1 million. >> you can still donate by calling 855-999-give or online at it's never too little and it's never too late. the red cross will need more help. look at this. as if it's not hot enough, we're throwing in the high fire danger. red flag warning in our hills
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until 8:00 tomorrow morning. so we need to be careful if it you're going to be outside. let's talk about that air quality. here's a look at the let's show you what's going to. happen today for the first time this year unhealthy is up. that means the elderly and young. it's going to get all of us just like it did yesterday around lunch when i was in walnut creek. i couldn't see a couple miles away because of the the smoke rolling in. let's take a look at your forecast today. look at the asterisks. those are record high temperatures. there will be even hotter spots tomorrow and a back off on tomorrow and a back off on sunday.
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mid-60s to 70s sunday morning. then low 60 toz 70s monday morning. those temperatures are still way warmer than it should be. it will make it very hard for your house or apartment or condo to cool off during the overnight hours if you don't have air-conditioning. >> that does not sound like too much fun. and here's a live look outside at the bay bridge commute. this is looking just fine. we have a little less than an hour before the metering lights. fast track, everybody is looking okay. quick check of drive times. i'm wondering if we're going to have holiday lights today. a lot of folks off for the holiday. so you got to love that. under half an hour. still wide open on the green. westbound 480 in the green at 14. southbound 101 you're looking great at 16 minutes. i have more information coming.
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the administration has announced plans to cult advertising by 90%. obama administration spent $100 million. chuck schumer tweeted that the trump administration is sabotaging our health care sl. police are taking a major step in hopes of reducing one of the most prolific crimes in the city. chief william scott announced the city will more than double the number of full-time officer ace signed to patrol the streets on foot. there's been a 28% jump in car burglary this is year. he hopes by making police more visible, crime will drop as well. >> can't tell you how many people people safer because we're out there. you will see a lot more officers on foot in the city of san francisco. >> the change starts tomor it's being achieved by reassigning existing officers by reducing the size of the reducing the size of the narcotics unit.
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the company now seeking a restraining order after they reportedly barged into the orca show demanding the park release the orcas. the protest led by james kronwell. not reportedly one of those plaintiffs. . they claim they were aggressive and lashed out at a security guard pe tarks a says they were acting peacefully. we'll keep our eye on that case. back to you. camera makers are going full speed in. developing 360 degree cameras. >> the press conference in germany produced a new gadget. the new camera shots video in 4k. the ideal way to watch video
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that. wr wraps all the way around you putting you in the middle of the action. >> 360 degree video really shines. it's a situation you need to be immersed. say for for example snowboarding. >> the new camera will set nor $429. no word on how much the new one will cost. that could be released the end of the year. this holiday weekend, you can take a selfie with the warriors latest nba. championship trophy. it will be at the warriors team store from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today. and tomorrow the trophy will be at the team store on market at the team store on market street. preseason will be depending their 2017 nba title next month. >> the trophy will be indors, but if you en.
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counter metal outdoors, don't touch it. >> the interior of my car is black. black. not smart. here's a look from the east bay hills. it looks cleaner than it did yesterday. the winds have backed off just a little bit. but the winds will pick up from the sierra and blow towards us. that's why we'll have the potential for nasty air and dangerous heat again today. it will be clear tonight. it's still going to be warmer than average. 97. we have 104 for a record high in
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san jose. 108 for a record high in gill roy. 102 for a record high in brent city. it doesn't mean it's not hot or a record. it's not just official reporting. record high 83 along the sunset. san ra fell, 104. record high in napa. you'll be at 105. 100 in oakland. she's shaking her head next to me. that's a record high. record high temperature. how long is it going to stay hot in san francisco? 92 today. 86 tomorrow. 77 sunday. we're below average by tuesday into wednesday. here's a look. we'll get rid of the 100s after monday. we're still in the 90s inland. 80s around the bay. 80s around the bay. 60s at the coast.
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>> that's not going to be comfortable. i know. got to find somebody with some ac. takeing a look at sol roads. we have had a couple serious crashes. we got the all clear at the scene. that happened around 1:45 this morning. a vehicle basically went off a cliff there and started a brush fire. that scene has cleared. all the lanes are back open. the other serious incident is this one eastbound 80 just before the 780 merge. we have a fatal collision this morning. we did talk to chp a few minutes ago and confirmed it's a vehicle versus pedestrian situation. no backup. i'll keep an eye on i don't think that's going to cause any significant delays.
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we're locking al light volumes. definitely going to be hot. but we're looking okay for the moment. 680, no brlts yet. we don't have any blocking incidents for that route. we'll talk about mass transit in less than 10. >> tomorrow and b monday, the merit station will close. free buss will move passengers. drivers can expect delays on the bay bridge this weekend. they plan to begin blasting away what's left of the support frs the old eastern span. no cars will be allowed on the bridge during the blasting period tomorrow morning. it should last about 20 or 30 minutes. exact time depends on weather conditions that day. boats will be kept away also as a a precaution. we're getting a close lock at a close call. the way one b accident scene nearly turned into two. >> this isn't a monster truck rally. the big way strangers stepped in to help harvey victims.
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get there early. i'm talking about the beaches. you're going to find relief from the heat at least in the water. 94 in santa cruz. the record highs about 102. 86 in monterey. going to the game tonight, 79 degrees. it's like a ballpark anywhere else in the country. here's a look at the scottish high land gathering and games. just sit on that for a minute.
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>> taking a look at the roads here. the we are wide open westbound 92. and then it is a spare the air day with these really high temperatures. if you can car pool and use mass transit, that's highly recommended. just a reminder we have that weekend track work in downtown oakland that's saturday, sunday and monday. it is some track work. it is closed instead of light rail this morning and all through the weekend. no delays for east rail. you're looking good with normal service this morning. we'll check some drive times at 5:00. a close call caught on camera in florida as two cars crashed into another traffic b accident. take a look at this video. deputies assisti inin ining this happened yesterday. the body camera video released by the sheriffs office. you can see they were knocked to the ground.
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the sheriffs office are thankful the injuries were not serious. we have seen some incredible rescues in texas in recent days, butnology like this one. that's a member of the red army using his monster truck to pull a voek out of the flood water yesterday. a large crowd gathered around to watch the spectacle. the second truck had to be brought in to pull the final few feet. next at 5:00 a.m., the dead line day in the diplomatic battle with russia. what moscow is order iing the u. to do by today. >> why the uc president is praising the chancellor for allowing conservative speakers to come to campus. we're getting an update from the local men and women in the recovery effort in texas. i'll show you next. the way the heat we're
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