california's u.s. senator ckamaa harris is weighing in. she said the head of the homeland security department need to go. harris made a request of kirstjen nielsen today. >> the president of the american academy of pediatrics bluntly says the family separation policy is child abuse. in a tweet, laura bush said sometimes truth transcends party. >> in the meantime, there is now heartwrenching audio of children just separated from their parents at a detention center at the border. take a listen. >> our question tonight, do you agree with the immigration policy?

you can weigh in on abc7news.com/vote and watch your vote count in real time at the bottom of the screen. >> in the meantime, a delegation of lawmakers is headed to the boarder to see exactly what's going on first hand, and that delegation includes peninsula congresswoman jackie spear. >> abc7 news reporter carolyn tyler talked with spear. she joins us with more. >> a group of democratic lawmakers went to the bordertown of mccallum, texas, yesterday, in what was billed as a father's day of action. now a mostly female delegation led by san mateo congresswoman jackie spear hopes to continue the pressure on the trump administration. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 children have been taken away from their families since april when the trump administration announced a new zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration. >> it is in many cases illegal and in all cases inhumane. you do not separate children from their parents. >> reporter: california congresswoman jackie spear wants to see first hand what's

happening in the detention camps. images leased by the department of homeland security of chain link cages are fueling outrage among democrats and republicans. heartbreaking audio from propublica captures crying children, asking for their parents. former first lady laura bush calls it cruel, but san francisco republican leader howard epstein believes the forced separation is a necessary evil. >> i really wish there was another way to do this, but it's necessary. you can't keep having people come into the country illegally. >> reporter: president trump continues to blame lawmakers on the other side of the aisle, tweeting, "it is the democrats' fall for being weak and ineffective with border security and crime." >> he does appear to use this issue as a bargaining chip in

trying to get his wall, which is not going to play well. >> reporter: spear hopes the congressional trip to the border will shine a spotlight, compelling the president to revoke the policy. >> i think it's a great anti-trump border wall for them. and nothing's going to come of it. >> reporter: spears' trip is scheduled for friday. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. carolyn, thank so much. we are asking if you agree with the family separation policy. weigh in on abc7news.com/vote. watch your vote count live on the bottom of your screen. they are coming in even as we speak. yes, 21% so far, 80% say no, they do not agree with that policy. we really want to hear from you. this vote count happens in real time. you can continue to vote through the 6:00 p.m. newscast up until 7:00. you don't have to sign in or anything. it's very easy.

we'd love to hear from you. a bay area man is the first of hundreds of cancer patients suing monsanto. he claims the weed killer product roundup is to blame. we're live in san francisco with the latest. >> reporter: today was mostly procedural and a jury has yet to be picked. the attorney for the plaintiff tells abc7 news he didn't think his client would make it to this day. dwyane johnson, who goes by lee johnson, is a father of two and worked for benicia school district, in 2012 becoming the integrative pest manager. his attorney says a large part of his job was to spray roundup weed killer. >> after 2 1/2 years or so of spraying this stuff 30 times a year, sometimes 100 gallons a day, he was diagnosed, no surprise, with nonhodgkins lymphoma. >> roundup, the active

ingredient has been the safest and continues to be the safest and most widely adopted herbicide in the world. >> reporter: johnson's case is the first of thousands to go to trial. >> i'm sorry for mr. johnson. i have empathy for him. cancer is a terrible disease. but it's not caused by the use of roundup. >> reporter: johnson's attorney says while terminally ill, he is expected to testify. >> there's no amount of money that can make up for missing seeing your children grow up. >> reporter: jury selection and pretrial hearings could take up to a week before opening statements. live in san francisco, melanie woodrough. services restored after a person was hit and killed by a train in east oakland this morning. a person was walking on the tracks just after 11:30. a 6 car richmond-bound train struck that person. firefighters pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

the collision shut down train service between downtown oakland and fruitville stations for several hours. the victim's identity has not yet been released. a new report on rising sea levels shows that much of the bay area could be affected in the next 20 years or so. the areas most at risk in the bay area are in marin, san mateo, and santa clara counties. with you can see where on this map. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in marin with more on the story. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, dan. hard to visualize but where i'm assistanting in r standing in san rafael, that water moifr shoulder, i'll be standing in water right here. scientists say that as the polar icecaps melt it will affect us and we'll feel it in all of places our wallets. welcome to the future front line of sea level rise, san rafael, california, where the davis sign company sits one foot above sea level. the owner, milton davis, is resigned to future problems. >> noif choice. i'll be here.

>> reporter: today we gained a better sense of it from the union of concerned scientists. they project flooding like this by 240 20 045 from an already bn sea level rise of two feet. by the end of the century, it could be six feet or more. >> in a worst-case scenario, by the end of the century, we could see huge swaths of roads, homes, neighborhoods, school, public infrastructure, hospitals, office buildings seeing chronic flooding. >> reporter: conservative estimates have 13,000 bay area properties subjected to flooding every other day by 2045 with marin county first on the list of impact zones beginning in san rafael's low-lying canal district. if you can build marin county up, how many feet would you build it up? >> depends on the scenario you look at, but safely, 10 feet. >> is this t >> reporter: this study did not

surprise chris chu. file footage of the 1982 san rafael flood mimics future conditions but all of the waterfront bears risk. losses to property and property values could cost billions and so could prevention. is it too soon to start? >> not at all. it's too late. >> reporter: that applies to marin and all of the san francisco bay region. back at the sign shop, milton davis told us he's certain the county will find a solution. when we asked if he has his head in the sand, like many of us. >> my head's more in the water than it is in the sand, but it's not stuck. >> reporter: and it is coming, a slow-moving catastrophe. you can't see it every day, but that water is rising. if you're wondering what area in the bay area is most prepared, you might be surprised. it's foster city right along the water in san mateo county. they already have a four-foot seawall and they're building it up even higher. live in marin county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> thank you. tesla has released details of more than 500 jobuts at

bay area locations. this follows the electric automaker's announcement it plans to trim its workforce by 9% worldwide. bloomberg reports that at least 420 employees at its fremont assembly plant will be given pink slips as well 86 workers at the palo alto headquarters. process technicians and mechanical engineers are the first employees to be let go. we have an update on the san francisco band stone foxes w who had their gear stolen last march. the go fund me page has raised $26,000 for their equipment. the van was insured but their equipment valued at $70,000 was not. sammy hagar helped to kick-start the fund-raising effort. >> nice of sammy. one woman's heartbreak, her support dog is stolen and she can cope with it. now the only hope is that someone will do the right thing

here and return that dog. reports of a sneaky new malware. it records what you're doing and you won't even know you're enfekt e i infe infected. and chemicals and cancer. it's a pretty comfortable afternoon out there on this monday, but as we

a young woman in the east bay needs your help to be reunited with her support dog. we're live outside the lucky grocery store with the story. >> reporter: take a look. this is the flyer that charlie's owner, lauren, has been posting all over the bay area. she says without her constant companion, she can't even function. >> she plays a really, really important role in my life. and she means the world to me. she's more than just a dog to

me. she is what helps me keep going. >> reporter: to lauren, 3-year-old charlie is more than a pet. >> charlie is my emotional support dog. two years ago, i was diagnosed with depression and i was at a point in my life where i couldn't take care of myself. >> reporter: sunday morning when she went to the lucky grocery store on east 18th street, she tied charlie up outside. service dogs are allowed in the store but not emotional support animals. >> service dogs are allowed anywhere you want to take them, but for emotional support animals, it's a lot more difficult to explain. >> reporter: in less than ten minute, lauren got outside and charlie was gone. >> the security camera shortage shows me walking into the store at 10:24 a.m. and my receipt for when i checked out was 10:33:00 a.m. >> reporter: laura hasn't been able to go to work or do anything without charlie. she has this message for whoever took him. >> i just really need her back

with me. so i hop that you reach out. it's something that you need in return, we can talk about that. >> reporter: oh, it is so heartbreaking, isn't it. you may be wondering about surveillance video. there was video, however, where charlie was tied up is a blind spot so you can't see anything. there is a reward if you have information about charlie and that leads to her return. you can find more information on that at abc7news.com. in oakland tonight, dion lin, abc7 news. mosquitoes that have tested positive for west nile virus have prompted spraying for four zip code areas of santa clara and sunnyvale. it's expected to last a few hours. flyers are being placed at homes and community websites like next door are posting notices as well. amazon prime members could see more perks the next time they go grocery

but first a malware attack that's been under way. >> michael finney is here to tell us more about that. >> we hear about malware all the time, but this one is amazing. the cybersecurity experts over at eset have found a new malware attack and as didn't said this one has been going on for quite some sometime. named the invis irmole, researchers believe it has been out there for five years spying on computers and their oernwner. it turns on the camera and microphone on a computer and sits there and watches and listens. it has only been found in a dozen computers so far, but of course the worry is it could spread or already has. some lawmakers have decided that alcohol & cannabis don't mix. literally. this bill being considered by lawmakers in sacramento in the state senate committee today are saying that companies that are selling alcoholic beverages,

they are not allowed to also sell marijuana and are they're not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that is infused with marijuana. it would make all of that illegal. the measure even goes one step further by taking what is a state regulation and actually making it a state law. amazon is offering more perks to prime members who shop at whole foods. discounts for prime members are showing up both inside and outside the store. the special discounts for amazon prime members are being posted in the grocery stores' aisles, so you have to walk through them and see them. amazon is expanding delivery services out of whole foods store, which of course was considered the plan from the beginning. >> a nudge for people to get amazon prime. >> there you go. >> a little incentive. on to the weather. a lot of sunshine out there right now, but the clouds will be returning overnight tonight. live doppler 7 and the satellite.

you can see the satellite image showing you that gray off the coast. that is our marine layer, keeping us comfortable in the afternoon. a live look outside, the rooftop camera along the embarcardero. not a cloud to be seen from this vantage point. you see the palm trees. they're swaying just a bit. we have this breeze out there, roughly 10 to 20 miles an hour. we will have that breeze once again tomorrow as well. as you look at the accuweather highlights, tomorrow we have cloud cover like we did this morning, but afternoon sunshine will prevail tomorrow. comfortable temperatures forecasted at least through thursday. but we do have an accuweather alert, especially friday afternoon into the upcoming weekend. temperatures do turn very warm to hot across the region with numbers some 15 if not 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. right now, it's nice out. we're comfortable. 60s, 70s, a few 80s. 82 in concord, 60 in san francisco, 64 in oakland, 75 in san jose. we'll duplicate that number as well in napa at this hour. overnight tonight, a lot of

clouds along the coast. we'll see some patchy fog in and around the immediate bay shoreline, mid to low 50s around the bay. our warmer spots inland will hold in the upper 50s overnight tonight. let's track that marine layer for you. hour by hour we go on future weather. we'll stop the clock 7:00 in the morning on tuesday and zoom in closer to street level. the cloud cover not as widespread tomorrow as it was this morning, but still gray skies to start out the morning in san francisco, stretching into oakland, down through hayward and fremont, mainly clear skies as you move inland and especially in the south bay, san jose tomorrow morning looking like you're waking up to a fir amount of sunshine. by the afternoon we're all seeing sunshine. your 12-hour day planner on your tuesday. there are coastal clouds early on, temperatures in the 50s. by the afternoon we'll see a lot of sunshine away from the coast and temperatures a few degrees warmer tomorrow than we are today. so highs on your tuesday, 83 in san jose with lots of sunshine. 71 the high in oakland. breezy in san francisco, morning fog to afternoon sunshine, 66,

84 in santa rosa and concord up to 86 degrees. but that heat really moves in here friday and into saturday. inland we're talking temperatures very close to 100 degrees if not exceeding that by a couple degrees. and remember, this heat inside your vehicles rises very quickly. inside that vehicle we can gain about 40 degrees in one hour. so never leave kids or pets inside your vehicle. and of course with this incoming heat friday into saturday, unfortunately we're increasing the fire danger. as we look towards the weekend for san francisco and pride festivities, friday, mid-70s, a lot of sunshine, by saturday, though, it is rather warm in the city. we're close to 80 degrees. saturday afternoon. and by sunday, a little cooler but above average for this time of the year. nothing but sunshine for the parade and the temperature around 73 degrees. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, morning clouds, afternoon sunshine on your tuesday. similar setup wednesday with typical june temps. summer officially arrives here early thursday morning. as it does, we turn hotter.

by friday, we're well into the 80s and 90s. right now, the heat looks to peak saturday, but it is hot no matter where you live. still very warm on sunday. then cooler air does arrive by monday with that marine layer. inland will be very warm. >> we are not used to that. >> take it easy friday and saturday. >> thank you. moving on, faster, cheaper, better. uc researchers come up with what could be the future of using dna. >> that story is next. at coming up, new video coming in from the american border, the president doubling down but tonight every lifg foving forme first lady weighing in. and deadly storm systems across the northeast. a state of emergency declared in michigan next.

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cancer cells. >> our concern is that what we're tapping into is something that will identify a way in which mixers of chemicals can lead to cancer, and it's not one chemical by itself that actually several chemicals working together that can do it. >> the researcher believes future government safety test should include combinations of common chemicals in addition to the single chemicals themselves. a bill lawmakers say would protect consumers from unkn unknowingly ingesting harmful toxins is up for consideration at the state capitol. the bill by a california assemblyman would require a box or food wrapper be labelled if they contain pfas. the lawmakers say it will push consumers to make more informed choices. >> all to really help the needle on this as having greater consumer awareness and bri consumers to ask the question, what is this chemical and do we

need it. >> pfas are used in boxes and wrappers to prevent moisture and grease from seeping through. washington state has already moved to ban them in food packaging products by 2022. remember high fidelity record? now there is high fidelity dna proofing. it's a way to synthesize dna that promises to be better and faster. scientists could create a new gene one day. the new technique mimics the way the body copies its own dna. more hurtdles need to be cleare but there could be the ability to create new medicines on the fly. we want to thank heidi for this picture from sfan ford. -- stanford. share your pictures with us. great shot.

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coming up tonight on abc7 news at 6:00, a gas main break forces san francisco residents to shelter in place. why people in the neighborhood were not surprised it happened. also -- >> it is pretty sad to see such a majestic animal meet its demise. >> an unprecedented sight at one

santa cruz county beach. a nine-foot, 500-pound great xwhit whyte wa whitewashes ashore. and how climate change may be affecting the housing market coming up in half an hour at 6:00. we've all seen and probably taken lots of selfies, right? >> yeah. but one you're about to see is really out of this world. mars' curiosity rover took this selfie during a massive dust storm on mars. >> can't tell if the rover is smiling. the storm is one of the most intense ever observed on the red planet and covered an area the size of the u.s. and russia combined. >> just staggering the scope and scale you're talking about there. the photo is a composite of the $2.5 billion research vehicle and was created by sean durant, who works with nasa's jet propulsion lab. the image is made up of about 100 different photos. >> technology. "world news tonight" is next.

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time. tonight, the flash point on th you will see the new video from inside the largest detention facility in the u.s. where children are being separated from their parents. part of the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. children kept in cages. and you will hear the audio tonight, the moment they're pulled from their parents. the president now doubling down, saying the u.s., quote, will not become a migrant camp. but tonight, every living former first lady now weighing in, and what they're now saying. also tonight, the deadly storms and the system sweeping across the northeast right now. the state of emergency just declared in michigan. the images coming in tonight, the deadly earthquake overseas. the powerful 5.5 quake. a schoolgirl among the victims. the evacuations, and now the missing. the video tonight.