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>> announcer: live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." it's after 2:00 a.m. on the east coast right now, but you can see cars streaming north as more than a million people are fleeing what could be one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the united states. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. more on hurricane irma in a moment, but we begin with breaking news.

another natural disaster unfolding in central america tonight. >> a powerful 8.0 earthquake struck off mexico's southern coast. it was felt in mexico city where there have been widespread power outages. >> active tsunami warning are issued for mexico, gaut mall ah and neighboring countries. you can see the light fixture swaying violently. >> residents have gathered on the streets in the dark, fearing that buildings would collapse. our meteorologist sandhya patel has more on the earthquake as well as the tu namy warning. >> let's look at this earthquake. it is being revised. this is the very latest coming out of the earthquake and tsunami center. it is upgraded to it was originally 8.1 when it struck off the coast of there's no threat to oregon.

they're investigating the threat to hawaii, which is under investigation. a threat to the u.s. main land is hurricane arm ah, a powerful category five storm. it is more ragged after it ripped through the turks and caicos. this is prompting warning for parts of florida. maximum sustained winds with this powerful storm right now 160 miles an hour, expected to amove across the bahamas tomorrow evening and striking southern florida saturday evening through sunday. drench ink rain expected to be the biggest threat with this. we also have hurricane jose threatening the leeward islands and hurricane katia working its way to the east coast of mexico. >> thank you, sandhya. >> irma claimed at least 13 lives already and devastated several caribbean islands including barbuda, where 95% of the buildings have been damaged. >> and tonight this photo shows

the enormity of the threat posed by hurricane irma, taken by a nasa astronaut watching the storm from space. >> incredible image. let's begin with abc news reporter marcy gonzales in new smyrna beach, florida. >> hi, dan, ama. at least one shelter in south florida is at capacity. people are taking the warning seriously, especially now after seeing what this storm is capable of. hurricane irma cutting a catastrophic path through the caribbean. >> how are we going to survive after this? >> the monstrous category five storm devastating st. martin, damaging nearly everything on the tiny island of barbuda. >> the entire country has been decimated. >> reporter: and leaving about half of puerto rico without power. >> we were praying the whole time. >> reporter: still hospitals there taking in some of the injured rescued from neighboring isorida for what the governor warns will likely

be an historic disaster. >> remember hurricane andrew as one of the worst storms in the history of florida. this storm is much worse. >> reporter: from the gulf to atlantic coast, more than a million people in the sunshine state ordered to evacuate. >> i'm very scared so i'm trying to get as far north as possible. >> airports over crowded. >> no one really manning the desks. pretty chaotic. >> reporter: traffic stretching for miles. the wait for gas hours long with stations running out. >> pretty much on full but i want to top off just in case. >> reporter: more lines for plywood and essentials. >> i still have yet to find water. >> reporter: many store shelves left empty in the rush to get ready ahead of this deadly storm. >> i'm ready. all you can do is be prepared and ready for it. >> reporter: and to give families time to prepare and to evacuate, classes and every public school in the state are cancelled for tomorrow. in new smyrna beach, florida, marcy gonzales, "abc 7 news" well, talk about no rest for the weary.

right after local rescuers returned home from hurricane harvey in texas. >> yeah, other members now of their team are headed to the path of hurricane irma in florida. "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo joins us live from menlo park with more. katie. >> reporter: ama, dan, take a look at this truck. it is one much ten vehicles leaving tonight. you can hear the engine running now, leaving for florida. all of that gear plus dozens of first responders all headed to hurricane number two. 60,000 pounds of gear was preparing to leave menlo park thursday night headed for florida and hurricane irma. 80 members of the search and rescue team are going. >> this is what we do. we sign up for this kind of stuff because we like to help. >> reporter: chris mosco is driving one of the trucks cross country. he got his deployment orders only a few hours after he returned from ten days in texas. he has no idea what awaits him in florida. >> since we've been on the road we haven't been able to keep on -- all we know is that it is

getting worse and worse. >> reporter: the chief of the menlo park fire district said a turn around has never been done this quickly before. >> it is not the preferred way to do it. remember, the people down there, if they need help and assistance, you want to be there at the right time. >> reporter: more than 100 members of the silicon valley air national guard are leaving for florida friday morning. many just returned from hurricane harvey relief efforts. >> the consensus as far as emotion is concerned is however big or small the task at hand we understand what is at stake, which is lives. >> reporter: most of task force 3 is flying to florida. those driving the trucks expect to get there in two-and-a-half days. in menlo park, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news" you can head to our website or download the "abc 7 news" app for the latest on hurricane irma and that magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of mexico let's move on now. it is a hack affecting nearly

half of the u.s. population, maybe you. ek which fax, one of three major credit burros, could be the victim of the largest security breach ever involving social security numbers. "abc 7 news" reporter lisa amin gulezian is here to explain what it may mean to you. >> reporter: it means we should all be careful. we all use something like ek which fax to apply for a credit card, get a lone or rent the apartment. some employers use them to check you out before hiring you. there's a lot of personal information they have on all of us. >> i just worry about someone taking my identity and it is very scary. >> reporter: this is exactly what nearly 143 million people could face now that equifax's files have been hacked. the breach lasted a month and a half. equifax found out about it july 29th, but only went public today. >> it is clearly a disappointing event and one that strikes at the heart of who we are and what we do. i deeply regret this incident and i apologize to every

affected consumer. >> sorry does not cut it if my information has been stolen and my identity has been compromised. that does not -- it does not fit the bill. >> reporter: equifax is offering a way to find out. at this message says your personal information was not impacted. another says you may have been impacted. this one, which is causing frustration, simply tells you to enroll in their free credit monitoring service. a customer service rep told me the company knows this message is confusing and that enrolling is highly recommended to those users for a reason. jeff bliscall is a fraud and credit report expert. >> it is all of your personal, social security, the most sensitive stuff. they really should have better security i would think. >> reporter: so what should you

do? aside from using equifax's free offer of identity theft protection, he suggests putting a security freeze on your credit reports. this way no one can open an account in your name. we also have a link on our website at abc7news.com if you want to see if you've been compromised. dan. >> all right. that's helpful information, lisa. lisa amin gulezian. equifax's stock value plummeted more than 12% since word of the breach went public and at least three company executives sold off stock before that happened. they all sold e kwurks uifax stock for at least $145 per share in early august. they discovered the breach in late july. tonight eqiifax's stock has fallen to $124.80 per share in after hours trading. prosecutors must now decide if fourteen age boys will face arson charges after a wildfire sparked by illegal fireworks near gilroy. that fire broke out near the eagle ridge housing development on sunday evening. the fire is now fully contained

after it charred about 100 acres. police say the boys are 14 and 15 years old. thaechl been released to their parents. a busy night as you can tell. more ahead on "abc 7 news at 11:00." who wouldn't want 50,000 new jobs? >> several bay area cities join a growing list tonight vying for amazon's second headquarters, plus -- >> a big reason to smile in oakland tonight. the first of its kind center that's going to provide key resources to the lgbtq community and tired of that midweek

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center had its first grand opening. "abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard was there. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: the kmor us used kicked off the opening. >> no one will be turned away. >> reporter: said it was the only area without a resource center. >> lgbtq community has been here. >> reporter: cofounders jeff myers and joe hawkins knew there were plenty of resources for the community in san francisco but few in east bay. >> i have lived in this community for 17 years and they never had a center, ever had a center that's all inclusive. >> reporter: joe hawkins says the opening at the center comes at a time when bigotry is on the rise. according to new statistics from the department of justice. >> hate crimes went up 11%, and the top two categories were

african-americans and lgbtq people. >> reporter: the mayor cut the ribbon for the center which will providee range of services, mental health, substance abuse cancelling and transgender advocacy. >> this center gives real assistance and hope, support, comfort, safety to this incredible community. >> reporter: what the center doesn't have is funding. >> right now we don't have any money. we've been funding this thing out of our own pockets. >> reporter: but there were surprise gifts. a check from the aids health care foundation for $10,000 and another for $1,000 from oakland pride. until they can hire employees, 200 volunteers have stepped up to help out. in oakland, cornell barnard, "abc 7 news" northern california's four biggest cities appear to be contenders to serve as amazon's second headquarters. they plan to make their second headquarters coequal to its existing main office in seattle. the online giant plans to spend

five billion dollars to build the second headquarters to house 50,000 employees. it is considering sacramento, san jose, san francisco and oakland. >> we're always looking for opportunities to lift up this community, to add prosperity. so, of course, we are going to explore the amazon headquarters opportunity. >> economists expect amazon's presence to generate thousands of other jobs no matter where it opens its second headquarters. all right. it is time to check on weather. we are getting closer to the weekend and so much going on across the country. >> there is. and meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> dan and ama, fortunately here in the bay area we don't have to deal with hurricanes or that massive earthquake in mexico. i want to show you from our emeryville camera what it looked like this evening as the sun was ready to set. yes, there were a few isolated drops earlier today. as you know, we had some showers. they're long gone. generally speaking from zero to

only under a tenth of an inch of rain is what we government. is that spectacular or what? that is all tropical air, dying tropical storm lidia fell apart and we had the moisture left over. that moisture will be leaving but not immediately. here is a look at your planner. tomorrow morning still humid and you will have to deal with spotty drizzle along the coast. temperatures primarily in the 60s at noon time, filtered sun, and for the afternoon nice and mild, mid 60s to mid 80s. a live look from our "abc 7 news" exploratorium camera, and you can see that there are some low clouds around at this hour. a look at live doppler 7. you will notice those low clouds near the coast, but we also still have some lingering high level clouds, which is keeping a bit on the humid side. here is a look at what's left of it. that's not a whole lot. so until this passes through, which will be later tomorrow morning, we're going to keep it on the humid side to muggy side. here are the dew points. 62 degree dew point in oakland right now.

60 to 69 is humid. san jose mountain view, also 61 degrees. if you haven't been sleeping well, hopefully you will sleep better tomorrow night. temperature also right now in the 60s here in the bay area. a live look from our emeryville camera now. notice that the visibility is not that great, so tomorrow morning during the commute look out for that. muggy through tomorrow morning. a sharp warmup this weekend and we're looking at a chance of showers early next week. hour-by-hour you will notice what is going to happen. clouds at 11:00, which is right now. we go into your morning kmult and the clouds will be around but you might see a drizzle at the beaches. as we head towards the afternoon hours, clouds will hang tough near the coast. the rest of you will see brighter skies and feel that dryer air. it will feel better tomorrow afternoon, but not tomorrow morning. still on the humid side. temperatures upper 50s to mid 60s, as you check out highs for friday numbers will be really on the mild side, mid 60s to mid 80s for your friday. hope you don't get too used to it because as you check out the accuweather seven-day forecast, that mild weather for friday

will give way to warmer conditions saturday as those temperatures rise on saturday, the humidity will actually drop. it is going to be dry heat. mid 60s to low 90s by sunday. it is heating up. triple digits inland, low 70s at coastline. monday night into tuesday it will get interesting. yes, still hot you will notice. warm at the coast. but late monday night into tuesday, computer models want to bring in the possibility of some showers. yes, stay tuned. you can download the accuweather app and keep track of live doppler 7. temperatures will trend cooler heading into wednesday and thursday of next week. so talk about extremes. we went from the heat wave last week to the summertime showers today, and here we go going into another round of possible summer showers early next wee

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update now on the massive quake off the shores of southern mexico. this is a live feed from a television network in mexico. officials say the quake is a magnitude 8.2, that's shifted up and down a little bit. that's to be expected with a quake this size. tsunami waves are forecast for coastal areas of mexico and seven other central american countries. there has been heavy damage to buildings in the southern part of mexico. right now no reports of injuries or fatalities however. you can download the "abc 7 news" app and enable push alerts for the latest developments and tune in to "abc 7 news" starting at 4:30 a.m. they'll have the latest on it for you absolutely. all right. for now we need to transition to sports. >> yeah. football tonight, larry. >> yeah, cease wron is under way. never thought i would write this sentence. alex smith out duels tom brady. but the season kicked off tonight in stunning fashion.

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"abc 7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino. good evening. the 2017 nfl season kick off tonight and the question coming in was not whether the defending super bowl champion new england patriots would win tonight but could they go undefeated through the entire year. how about losing their opener to the chiefs. yes! in foxborough, home of the champions, and starts as you would expect. second quarter, mike gillislee bullying his way across. scored three times. 17-7 pats. but alex smith carves 'em up. not tonight. 75 yards to a wide open tyreek hill. 21-7 k.c. smith just torched a banged up

new england secondary. 78 yards to kareem hunt. he fumbled first time he touched the ball in the game as a pro. smith, 368 yards and four touchdowns and three tds by hunt. pats are stufld on fourth and one twice in this game. 537 yards and 42 points, the most a bill belichick team has given up. chiefs in a stunner 42-27. last time there were four american women in the u.s. open semifinals venus williams was a year old. it was 36 years ago. tonight venus against stevens in one semifinal in new york. stevens coming back from foot surgery. ranked as low as 957th this year. third set tied at five. venus has to put that ball away. doesn't do it, and slone makes her pay. look at the touch on the lob over venus for the winner. then on the very next point here, it is williams with a short ball here, and stevens gonna run it down. a little dink of her own.

stevens breaking to take a 6-5 lead and then double match point and venus crashing into the net. stevens wins 6-1, 0-6 and 7-5. what a turn around in her career. coco vandeway and madison key. this a rematch of the bank of the west finals. keys won that one and tonight never looked back. took both sets with ease. keys and stevens both will be appearing in their first major final in new york. a's and giants both off but baseball tonight. cleveland indians won 14 in a row, never 15 in their entire franchise history. cleveland scored four runs before the white sox got an out. a three-run homer. first of five knocked occupant of the park by cleefl. the tribe win 15 straight and do it 11-2. here is the kicker and reason we're doing it. a cleveland window company said if the indians won 15 in a row

they would refund their customer's money from anything they bought during the month of july. so they're giving back 1.7 million bucks. all right. wrap it up quick. sharks brenlt burns and edmonton's connor mcdavid having fun with plates and milk bottles and a little contest here. mcdavid won by knocking burns in the dunk tank, and you'll see the beards. not looking too good after that. "abc 7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino.

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