$25 for an arrest in this case. fire crews say all of the fires set within two hours of each other and they believe the person used a lighter and is likely get around on ale >> it's hk 4:30. ge you're just wginak let's lhwe tather. 's>>et talk about the roof camera, clouds are lower than they were this time yesterday. haven't heard of t fhreeog miles to two miles in some areas. wnoit the way upp ter 50s, h clouds attlo c pon t yckaba t lot of sunshine elsewh. look at these temperatures. already 70 to 80 around the bay and inland at noon and 76 to 88. so more warming today with temperatures above average. even during evening hours 71 to 80, temperatures at 7:00 almost like noon. the coast pretty much stuck in

the 50s with free air conditioning. nd'll take a look how hot in nr comingyo ecllup.ia here is alexis. >> all right. overall we're off to a quiet start on the roads this morning. we do have a crash where a vehiwee clntroadway, ramp to northbound 13 toove,rst ditch. it doesn't sound like we have serious injuries but on the scene and that ihps fully contained to the shoulder. no lanes are blocked outh're go traveling through that area. bay bridge uolp t on the left side in the cash lanes but we should have 50 minutes to go before metering lights are on. we'll head to the central valley next. president trump heading to capitol hill to talk to republicans about immigration as the outcry over child separations at the border growinged louder. >> abc 7 repters steewphan nie ramos joins us with the latest on this emotional issu gg>>ieorning, e.stephanie. , good

morning. we heard from lawmakers, former first ladies, current first lady, all seemingly not on board with taking children away from parents after they have crossed the u.s.-mexico border illegally. president trump is not budging on his zero tolerance policy. opposition to president trump's zero tolerance policy is growing. republican senator john mccain is weighing in, making it clear family separation is a trump administration policy and not the way to go. in a tweet mccain says the administration has the power to end this policy and should do so. the attorney general said the administration is doing the right thing, said the policy is being used as a deterrent. >> yes. hope ful hopefully people will get the message and come through the point of entry and not break across illegally. >> even if it means traumatizing

more children. in this recording you can hear children and their desperate sobs calling for their parents the president says he's disturbed by the situation but stands by his policy. >> the united states will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility. won't be. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen insists the children are being cared for but cannot say why it is we only see pictures of boys in the pictures released but not girls. >> why is the government only releasing images of boys held, why not girls and toddlers. >> i don't know. i'm not familiar with those particular images. >> texas senator ted cruz introducing emergency legislation that would aim to

keep immigrant families together after crossing the border. but if trump's policy is in place, it's not sure how much of an impact, if any, cruz's legislation would have. reporting live, stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. thank you. every democrat has signed onto the bill with dianne feinstein to stop the separation. it would keep them from being separated from their parents within 100 miles of the border. the only exception would be if there's abuse or other specific circumstances. you can find more details about the family controversy online, abc7news.com, everything about this issue. police need your help finding a robbery suspect. they shared an incident that happened may 1st at the public storage. the suspect armed with a gun and demanded money from the employee. he ended up driving off in 1990s

model blazer and not sure how much money he got away with. no one was hurt. if you have any information, you're asked to call san jose police. people in a san jose neighborhood back in their homes after they were forced to evacuate because of the gas main break. it happened at they had to break up the street to get to the gas line. they capped it and traffic was closed for two hours. nobody got hurt. neighbors say they are frustrateed with how long the bus rapid transit is taking to complete. in some instances they don't have the old plans to point out where the old utilities are located. >> we don't have a road map of those abandoned utilities, we have to go in very slow ly and d methodically. >> the bus rapid system was supposed to be completed in the fall of 2019, now a year behind

schedule. >> state senator jerry hill andd silicon valley assemblyman on the act. they must clear the bill in order to remain active. the bill would make california the first state to require doctors on probation to notify their patients. the budget battle under way at san francisco city hall. hearings began on mayor mark ferrell's two-year spending plan. he wants more money for police. they want $100 million for homeless shelters, rent subsidiaries and services for low income residents. they are set to make final decisions on the budget next week. you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's start in san francisco where temperatures are 2 to 3, maybe 4 degrees cooler than they were this time yesterday. we're still in the low- to

mid-50s, 53 excelsior, bay view, financial, marina, park presidio and ocean beach here is a look at what the bridge looks like this morning, western span. let's talk about driving this morning. there's a little fog especially if you drive up into higher elevations, caldecott tunnel, coast, we have a small craft advisory, much breezier on the bay and choppier. it's cooler this morning but some mass transit stops especially as you head inland are going to be quite hot this afternoon. 54 this morning san francisco at 8:00. 56 through noon. we'll top out at 64 at 4:00. for the south bay, from 62 at 8:00, 7 at noon, hanging out low- to mid-80s through about 4:00. back to 71. comfortable by 8:00. our last stop will be some of our warmest areas where we'll already be at 80 by noon all the

way through 7:00. top out mid to upper 80s between 2:00 and 4:00. the heat is a coming at least for today. a take a look at the accuweather forecast coming up. any hot spots this morning? >> no. looking good so far today. keeping an eye on overpass roadwork. a lot of projects starting to wrap up. here is a look at the richmond side of the richmond san rafael bridge, just watched crews pick up cones. we did have fasttrack lanes blocked off a few minutes ago. this was scheduled to last until 5:00 this morning. obviously getting this done a little ahead of schedule here. look, we don't have anyone coming through. definitely didn't cause a back-up and it won't at this point either. do want to head to central valley if you're trying to leave the tracy area. not too bad, 24 miles an hour on 205, down to 17 once maw it to 580. we'll take a look at drive times next. she means the world to me. i just really need her back with me. >> an emotional support dog stolen. the plea from an east bay woman

to get her best friend back. >> the north bay wildfire serum caused devastation. now there's concern about what the toxic smoke may

you can see where the heat is coming from, 107 in palm

springs, 101 vegas, up the sf l central valley through inland neighborhoods. 72 san diego, 78 l.a., 64646464 monterey, 62 eureka. let's look at the next seven days. yesterday was the coolest day. it hit 67, today 75 and low- to mid-80s with total sunshine all across tahoe the next several days. reggie. >> thank you, mike. tesla ceo elon musk sent an an e-mail to employees about sabotage against the company. electric car website obtained a copy of the letter in which it says a worker made a damaging code, changed the manufacturing system and sent data to third parties. musk said he learned about it over the weekend. the person was upset about not getting a promotion. musk still investigating whether the employee was working with other people. >> 4:42.

researchers studying whether toxic smoke from north bay wildfires harmed pregnant women and their unborn children. a woman took a picture of the smoke she was subject to. her son born days after the devastating fires. >> fumes were so bad, different than just a wildfire where you're worried about particulate matter. these are houses and garages, house paint, refrigerators. >> a lot of women seem to be interested because i think they are wondering the same things, what was i exposed to, am i still being exposed and what effects this could have on their child. >> uc davis researchers are still looking for women pregnant at the time of the fire or soon after who may want to participate in the study. we have more information on the website, abc7news.com. a young woman in the east bay needs your help to be reunited with her dog charlie. the dog was stolen over the weekend from an oakland grocery store as abc 7 anchor tells us

charlie is more than just a pet. >> 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. >> 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. i was at a point in my life where i couldn't take care of myself. >> service dogs are allowed but not emotional support animals, that's why lauren made the tough decision to tie her dog outside. >> service dogs are allowed anywhere you want to take them. but for an emotional support animal, it's a lot more difficult to explain. >> in less than 10 minutes lauren got outside and charlie was gone. >> security camera footage shows me walking into the store at 10:24 a.m. and my receipt when i checked out was 10:33 a.m. >> lauren, a product designer

hasn't been able to go to work or eat anything without charlie. she has this message for whoever took her best friend. >> i just really need her back with me. so i hope you reach out. if it's something you need in return, we can talk about that. >> you may wonder about surveillance video, where charlie was tied up so can't see anything. if you have information leading to charlie there is a reward. find out on the website, abc7news.com. a quarter to 5:00. now to a video that's gone viral of a toddler climbing a gate that is supposed to stop children from getting into an aboveground pool. a massachusetts family captured this on video nearly getting to the top before his mom catches what's going on and takes him down. the ladder was locked but he caught onto the door getting up anyways. the store offered a replacement but all other gates have a

similar they are reaching out to the manufacturer to ask for design change paragraph environmental artist christo christo christo 7500 brightly colored barrels if the shape of a trapezoid. it's on display in december. if his name sounds familiar, well-known in california. he spent $20 million with colored umbrellas. in the '70s a 20 mile long fabric fence. >> christo is my dad's name and he didn't make any of those things. >> no relation at all. >> but he appreciated them i'm sure. >> maybe. i'm not going to speak for him and his art. i don't know. >> so we all love. hi, mike. >> hi, guys. maybe you love the warm weather because you need to. it's going to be around for a while. especially today, a little bit of a pullback tomorrow and then,

wow, is it going to get hot. here is a look at golden gate bridge, a little haze, a little foggy as lowest visibilities will be near the coast say through the morning commute. our first warming trend peaks today and then preebriefly cool tomorrow. inland heat wave friday, saturday, sunday. today we're hitting mid to upper 80s from san jose down towards gilroy. 79 to about 82 for the rest of the south bay. santa cruz more sunshine and 74 degrees today. 82 in redwood city. everybody else in the mid to upper 70s along the peninsula today. you can still see the clouds stubborn at the coast keeping you in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. we'll have mid to upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco, sausalito. how about low- to mid-80s through the north bay valleys, then 87 santa rosa, 90s around cloverdale towards clear lake. 69 at richmond, a little breezy compared to yesterday. then we'll have a low to upper 70s from berkeley all the way

down to fremont. how about0s to low 90s throughout most of our inland east bay neighborhoods. the good news, no matter how hot it gets this week, temperatures are still going to fall back into the 50s and 60s even friday night, saturday night, and sunday night. here is alexis. >> good morning, mike. so far so good here for the tuesday morning commute. we don't have any major issues. we are looking good in walnut creek, southbound 680, no delays there for folks heading to the south bay or connecting to 24. everything moving along just fine. drive times looking good, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 46 minutes in the yellow, one of the slower drive times s westbound 4 antioch to concord in the green. san rafael to san francisco wide open at 17 minutes. >> thank you. uber isimti wh a feature that gives users cheaper rides but there's a catch. >> we have electric cars so why not electric planes? here is this morning's tech byte. >> waiting for better fares.

>> testing a feature for the alp that allows you to wait a little longer for your ride and getting a reduced fare. the app tells you how much you'd save. only available on the west coast. compulsive video game playing qualifies as a mental health condition. >> what doctors are officially calling gaming disorder will be in the new edition of the international classification of diseases. the future of green aviation. >> the 100% electric powered two-seater was test flown in norway. passenger flights in electric planes could start in just seven years. boeing and airbus also developing electric planes. >> seven years. >> not that far away. >> not bad. the future is now then. >> those are your tech bytes. president trump announces he wants a new branch of the military called space force. >> also engineers uncover new computer malware. it records what you're doing and you won't even know you're

it's 5:42 on this tuesday morning and you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here is a look at san rafael on 101. you can see the clouds off in the distance. i chose this shot because the north bay is one of the biggest jumps in temperatures today. places like santa rosa up 12 degrees. danville from 82 to 88, about a 6 degree jump. the rest of us 4 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. >> mike, thank you. there is a warning about a

malware attack that's been under way for some time now. many victims may not even know they are infected. it's called invisimole. they believe it's been out five years. it can turn on the microphone and spy on the owner. it can delete files. it's only been in discovered in a handful of computers. a way to protect your self is put tape over microphone and camera when you're not using it. >> privacy advocates stepping up their fight against new surveillance technology sold by amazon. the american civil liberties union a petition with 152,000 signatures with the company yesterday demanding that it stopped selling recognition to police and government agencies. the aclu says technology can scan and identify hundreds of people in the crowd in just seconds. they fear it will be used against groups holding peaceful public protests.

amazon says recognition is a powerful crime fighting tool. president trump has ordered creation of a new military branch called the space force. >> it is not enough to merely have an american presence in space. we must have american dominance in space. >> the president says space force separate but equal to air force. it would focus on defense and military it in space. would be required to establish a new branch of the military. we've all seen and most likely taken selfies, but the one you're about to see is out of this world. nasa's curiosity rover took this self yer during a massive dust storm on mars. it's one of the most intense observed on the red planet. it covered an area the size of u.s. and russia combined. the imannual is a composite of 100 individual photos of the rover painstakingly created by

an engineer with jet propulsion lab. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. talk about the giants game tonight. 59 degrees, a little breezy and 57 by the end of the game. first pitch at 7:15. we've got pride this weekend, warm sunshine in san francisco. mid to upper 70s friday, saturday, and sunday. up the road in sonoma raceway, nascar in town. one of the few road races they have during the entire year. friday 91, 94 saturday. fingers crossed as it drops down to a comfortable 82 for the big race sunday. racing out the door right now? let's take a look at the traffic with alexis. >> good morning, mike. unfortunately i don't know what's going on here but that bay bridge metering light is on very early today. check this out. officially at 4:45 a.m., if you are with us normally, you know that typically doesn't happen until 5:20, 5:25, work ongoing contacting chp right now to figure why those are on so early. we have any incidents.

no collisions reported in the area. sort of a mystery at this point. beware it's certainly going to take you longer to get through than it normally does. westbound 24 ramp to northbound 13 also a crash on the shoulder. someone took that ramp way too fast so they are in the ditch now. next traffic update coming up at 5:00. >> thanks, alexis. complaints against airlines have gone down. the transportation department said passengers filed just over 1100 airline service complaints in april. that is down 39% from april of last year. the report also found airlines improved luggage handling and canceled fewer flights. the airline would be best on time arrival hawaiian airlines. jet blue received the lowest marks. >> used to be high fidelity records now high fidelity dna printing. you see researchers have figured out a new way to synthesize dna. it promises to be better and faster. in fact scientists could at som. a new techniques mimics the way

the body copies its own dna. they say more hurdles need to be cleared but it could letresearc create new medicines on the fly. new at 5:00, why your next flight out of sfo could end up taking off out of oakland. wells fargo explains why it's moving nearly 100 jobs out of the bay area. >> plus another look at that. >> narrator: in the east bay. >> narrator: in the east bay. an officer-involved shooting i

good morning on this tuesday june 19th coming up on 5:00 a.m. >> glad you're here with us. you're never more than 7 minutes away from accuweather forecast. mike nicco tracking it all.

hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. tracking gusty breezes in fairfield. a broken deck of clouds this morning but they are lower to the ground so you may feel a little more claustrophobic when you go outside. you can't see the top of some of the buildings in san francisco, pier 15. breaking down next couple of hours 7:00, mid-50s. pretty much the same start temperature wise. you'll already know this by noon, warmer, inland at 80, warm around the bay, 57 at the coast. you'll still be 57 at the coast, 76 to 85. a little jump in temperatures, a little above average at 4:00. then we've got a pretty comfortable evening on the way. 71 around the bay, 77 inland but definitely chilly at the coast, 56. all right. let's see what alexis is watching for the commute. >> watching a busy bay bridge toll plaza unfortunately very early today. those metering lights on at 4:45 this morning. if you're typill