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hale and live oaks avenue. flames destroyed structures, including a horse stall. four horses died. it burned grass before firefighters got the upper hand. you can see the latest fire -- also on the abc 7 news app. sign up for push alerts to get those updates when we get them. let's go to mike nicco. i don't guess we're going to get a lot of relief for the firefighters trying to put out the flames around the bay area. >> not a lot. but a little bit due to the little bit higher humidity this morning out there because of the marine layer. the temperatures will pull back a little bit the next couple of days. ideal conditions, no. but slightly better, sure. here's a look from the exploratorium camera. you can see that the sales force tower shrouded in clouds as are some of the embarcadero center buildings. that gives you a look at the marine layer. about 56 to 61 degrees. we'll be in the 60s at the coast. look at this.
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around noon. barely in the bay. 80 to 90 for the inland neighborhoods and back in the 50s, 60s and 70s by 7:00. let's check on alexis. >> not too much. we're looking at nice light volumes here in walnut kriek. southbound 680 before the 24 split. we had a rough morning there once we got into the late mrning hours yesterday. today, we're off to a great start. southbound 680. highway 4 into walnut creek. westbound 580 actually not terrible. the central valley not yet anyway. tracy to dublin, 35 minutes. thanks, alexis. happening today, the inauguration ceremony for london breed. she's becoming the first female african american mayor. >> it begins at 11:00 a.m. in front of city hall. 500 seats are reserved with another 1,000 available on a first come first serve basis. the mayor will hold a meet and greet inside city hall.
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we'll have live coverage on abc 7 news at 11:00 a.m. we'll live stream the event, the entire inauguration on abc7news.com as well as the abc 7 news app. in the east bay, the chp has arrested two people accused having a bb gun on interstate 880. they pulled them over. a man and a woman taken into custody as officers searched the car. investigators say no pellets were fired from the bb gun. uber's head of human resources resigned following an investigation into how she handled algtss of racial discrimination. lee on hornsby's resignation came a day after the news agencies contacted uber about the internal investigation. anonymous whistle blowers accused hornsby of dismissing internal complaints of racial discrimination. the allegations raise questions the allegations raise questions about the efforts of
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you haul truck was stolen. police found the truck in santa following a story about the theft on abc 7 news. the family was using it to store their possessions while the flooring in their home was updated. the hall's believe their ientities were stolen because of fraudulent purchases made on their credit cards in a campbell. police tell abc 7 news they're following leads in the case. the worst is over for the soccer team rescued in thailand. this morning, a official says they lost weight but took -- they're treating 3 of the 12 for lung infections. meanwhile, parents of the first four boys rescued were allowed to visit their sons overnight. the soccerea tm was e the cave when monsoon rains flooded. they had to rescue them.
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president trump in brussels right now and not wasting time criticizing allies. overnight, he said germany is a captive of russia. molly hunter has more on the provocative start of the summit. >> president trump arrived in brussels eddie for a showdown. he wasted no time this morning repeating an argument he so often makes about nato. >> united states is paying far too much and other countries are not paying enough, especially some. >> and slamming germany off the bat. >> we're protecting germany, we're protecting france, we're protecting everybody and yet, we're paying a lot of money to protect. germany is a captive of russia. >> nato countries must pay more and will they reimburse the u.s.? european council chief firmly laid out the allies' point of view. >> the america -- your allies,
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after all, you don't have that f the split between bigger than e. trump is cozier with dictators like ping and vladimir putin. >> putin may be the easiest of them all. who would think? >> comments from president trump raising alarm bells. we won't know until president trump meets with president putin in helsinki. you can be sure that nato allies will do their best to remind trump who his real strategic friend are. abc news, london. opponents of an initiative to split california into three different states wants the state supreme court to pull the measure from the ballot and the initiative calls for breaking the state into northern california, california and southern california. the bay area would be part of northern california. a lawsuit by the planning and
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conservation league says major changes requires approval from two third of legislature before going to voters. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we're back into good sleeping weather with mid to upper 50s through the san ramon valley. livermore, concord and west on -- we're in the low to mid-60s. elsewhere, temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 350s. a few 60s in hayward. los gatos, 64. novato at 52. pacifica 53 degrees right now. you can see barely the cloud cover at the top of the bay bridge. a little bit of drizzle is possible this morning the closer you are to the coast. that's why we put a little bit of caution driving and if you're taking the ferry this morning. this afternoon will be much quieter when it gets warm to hot once again. here's a look at san francisco. we woke up to sunshine yesterday. 58, 59 with a little bit of
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sunshine by 10:00. more sunshine at noon and low to mid-60s. the marine layer comes back at 6:00. we drop into the low 60s by 8:00. here's a look at the south bay. we're going to wake up mainly sunny and 63. we'll be near 80 at noon. mid to upper 80s throughout the afternoon hours and a comfortable 75 at 8:00. still not needing a blanket or a coat when you head out during the evening hours. the accuweather seven-day forecast. a slight chance of a thunderstorm coming up. but for traffic, pretty busy this week. how about this morning? >> we're starting out with a fire of some type. i don't think a vehicle is involved. i think it may be a vegetation fire in san jose. on the northbound side of 680 just before that 101 merge near king road, we have fire crews on the scene and they are reportedly in the two right lanes. keeping an eye on this, although at this early hour, not causing any delays approaching that from the alum rock area. i don't think you'll need a is hane o r thisf aoss the
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golden gate bridge, nice and light. if you're doing the north bay commute. looking at drive times up next. >> alexis, thank you. san francisco cracking down on graffiti vandals. how much does it cost? find out how much. the east bay two years ago, homeowners still can't go back and they're demanding action from the people they hold responsible. >> something new to sip on. an east
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let's look around the state at 4:41. normally stuck in the mid-60s. cloudiness at monterey at 69. we've still got a threat of thunderstorms in the high desert. palm springs 102. most of the storms fall apart. 100 today in yosemite. a slight chance of a storm in the afternoon. the thunderstorm chances start tomorrow up in tahoe and linger through about sunday. look at the temperatures near 90 next week. >> mike, thank you. for the first time facebook will have to pay out for the cambridge analytica scandal.
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they will fine the company 500,000 pounds. that's about $663,000 u.s. this will be the first financial penalty for allowing them to access personal data of millions of users without their knowledge. san francisco is cracking down on graffiti vandals. seven men face 52 felony charges involving thousands of dollars in damage. san francisco district attorney george gascon says they're responsible for tagging buildings for years. this is some of the graffiti the suspects have spray painted. removing the graffiti costs $20 million a year. it's a blytight and makes touris feel unsafe and hurts local businesses. now a new oakland winery is producing a wine unlike any other where flowers instead of grapes are actually the star of
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the bottle. cornell barnard has the story. >> it's floral and you open the bottle and it's like a butte you will bouquet sfiemt winemaker sam prest an i never grown a grape in his life. but he knows about flowers and plants, especially those abundant in the bay area. especially lavender. >> there's ice creams, cam buche a, lemonade. nothing that's straight up lavender. >> why not lavender wine. it could be a first from his new oakland venture. free range, flower winery. >> lavender is the primary agreement in the fermentation process. >> the winemaking and bottling is happening at this west oakland facility. how lavender is made into wine, he isn't saying. but flower-based wines have history. >> there's that in colonial
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times in america. >> time to taste it. cheers. it's good. and surprisingly didn't smell at all like lavender. but will the bay area take a sip? >> i'm certain the public will go for it. if not in the bay area, where? >> if doesn't have a tasting room yet but customers can order from the website. new labels are in the works. would you believe rose hibiscus wine. in oakland, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> did cornell spend his day drinking yesterday? is that what i'm getting out of that? >> sounds like. the move studio has a plan to build an aerial tram to the iconic hollywood sign. they want to name it the hollywood skyway taking people from the studio lot to a viewing area at the sign. it's still in the planning phases and would need the city's okay. gat idea. as someone who grew up in southern california, all your friends want to see the
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hollywood sign. you don't wthe time. >> the neighbors don't want you there either. >> why isn't it called the hol ? >> there you go. copyright that and go. >> that's the last we'll see of reggie. he'll be a millionaire. >> good day for a hike. >> tomorrow it's going to be a little more humid outside. we're going to start seeing a chance -- slight chance of a shower or possibly sprinkles. let's talk about the accuweather highlights. we go from clouds, then sunshine. not as hot. then it gets humid starting tomorrow through friday and then a weekend of seasonal temperatures and the humidity will back off a little bit. here's a look at what's going on as far as the cloud cover this morning. it's moving into just about all of our neighborhoods by 7:00. notice by noon, it's back to the coast. that's where it's going to stay. not as much sunshine for you toyou'ven either. let look at the temperatures.
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look in the south bay. what we're dealing with are mid to los gatos, morgan hill and gilroy in the 90s. up the peninsula, 70s around millbrae and hillsborough. we'll have mid-60s along the coast and temperatures will struggle to see 70s in san francisco after being 77 yesterday. a lot of mid to upper 630s for you. as we head to the north bay, upper 80s. mid-70s to 80 degrees. low to mid-930s. not as hot. air conditioning weather. milder tonight than this morning. upper 50s to mid-60s. as far as the seven-day forecast, you can see the temperature drops a little bit. but the mugginess turns up thursday and friday. then we get hot again on tuesday. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. as we mentioned earlier,ioth a couple times crossing the bay
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bridge this morning. we're looking live at the toll plaza. no slowdowns here. no metering lights yet.he cash lanes. maybe a little bit of moisture this morning. be prepared tore that. golden gate bridge, a six-minute dlief and westbound 92 san mateo bridge look great. a group of neighbors homes made unlivable after a mudslide, now a demanding -- they confronted them yesterday. the slide tore apart a little along augusta drive in march of 2016. the hill is owned by the district. homeowners sayettes bay mud is responsible for fixing their damaged homes. it looks like a war zone there. i have three little kid, my father-in-law lives with us. we want to go home. >> it's a complicated issue.
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we sympathize with the homeowners but we are challenged that we can't fix someone's home if it wasn't actually caused by work we did. >> board members say developers knew the hill was a scene of a large land sclislide before the properties were developed. they're discussing how to resolve the issue. amazon bringing -- >> is apple ditching the iphone x. here's tech bites. >> whole foods is joining amazon prime day with free money. the amazon owned grocery chain is offering prime members a $10 credit when they spend more than ten dollars at whole foods. it begins monday, july 16th. time is running out for at iphone x. >> they will discontinue the phone before three new phones were unveiled to the fall.
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iphone ten will sales have been slug ishd. >> the penitentiary i don't know was under fire for spending 10,000 for toilet see covers. the manager di kind then. but now they're 3d printing that for $3. >> those are your tech bites. >> i spent all my money on trash. new phones >> macy's is warj about a security breach. the warriors a year and a half returning to their new home. the street being renamed in their honor. >> clear your cluttered counters and cook more
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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. coming up sunday morning, aids walk san francisco. we've been a big partner with them for decades and it looks like the weather will be like it normally is. foggy. breezy and about 60. a warning from macy's about a security breach. it involves customers who shopped on macy's.com between april 26th and june 12th. the company had suspicious log-in activities by a third party on june 11th. they were able to see a lot. your name, address, female and credit card information. the company is offering free
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protection services to its customers. >> california will spend $134 million to protect the state's voting systems in the future. counties that want to update the systems will get a 50% reimbursement from the state. new equipment has to be certified by the secretary of state office. they will be required to use automated and manual election processes. >> we require paper ballots. it's important for the public to understand. we require paper ballots and voter verified paper trail. the systems are not connected to the internet. making it impossible to systematically hack or rig an election. >> the state will create two office toss monitor potential security threats against future elections. >> the warriors will get a street name for them by the new arena in san francisco. the examiner says the board of supervisors has voted to rename south street between third and
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terry francois boulevard to warriors way. they will start playing in the 2019-2020 season. happening today, around the corner from there, at&t park will transform into a field of dreams for hundreds of young giants fans. >> slumber party will follow the cubs/giants games. they will pitch tents and be treated to games, snacks and breakfast on the field tomorrow morning. movie screenings of a league of their own and star wars, the last jedi will be also shown. tickets for the game and the slumber party are still available. go to the giants website. mike, have you ever done that? it looks like fun. >> sadly, when i moved here, i threw away our tent. we've been lugging it around the country and didn't use it anymore. i heard from people that have them. i think kristen sze has done it and loves it. you get a ticket to the game also which starts at 12 kplon 45. a little breezy and 66 by the end of the game. here's a look at the golden gate
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bridge. let me throw up some nuls. the numbers are lower today by about 2 to 8 degrees. the cooling breeze will bring the temperatures back to average this afternoon. let's get another check of the commute. >> we're off to a great start today. no major issues on the roads. live at the south bay. 101 and 880. the volumes starting to increase on the northbound side. but still, you will not encounter any delays if you head north and perhaps going through the downtown area there. i want to talk about the san francisco giants day game today. there's additional overflow parking if you plan to take the ferry. they're using that once again today with three shuttles over to the ferry terminal. 10:26, 10:36 and 10:46 are the times. next traffic update coming up at 5:00. alexis, you like to cook. only on abc 7 news you'll hear about this.
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faster times and better tasting dishes with countertop oven. >> they're hoping braff a takes the place of other appliances that you have. it uses lamps to send out visible and invisible light. it speeds up cooking time but doesn't dry out your food like a microwave. many meals can be prepared twice as fast. in fact, a chef cooks salmon in 12 minutes. >> heat up the air and have the air heat up the food. or it can cook by conduction by changing wave lengths so we hit the tray and have the tray heat up the food instead. >> they've opened up a -- units will start shipping in novhoks. >> but you paid a thousand for your phone. >> well. that's because i am on it every minute. there's music traveling from sat earn to one of its most mysterious moons.
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>> you should see reggie's face. >> it sounds scary. >> very eerie audio. it was recorded by the cassini spacecraft last year but only just released now. the sound is made by a vibrating column of plasma from the icy moon to saturn. it's possibl because of a magnetic field that connects the two. the plasma stream can reverse and saturn can sing back to the moon. >> interesting. the day is set. new at 5:00. we'll tell you when the sales force transit center will officially open. >> the price of almonds may be going up soon. the threat on northern california. here's the moral
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. we've had a warm start to the week. here's a live look at san francisco. >> if you enjoy that type of weather like i do, too bad. a lot of us are going to start to feel that cooldown pretty soon. i felt it last night. >> i had to close the window this morning, mike. it was getting a little too chilly. >> i did the opposite. i turned the air conditioner off and opened the window this morning. gives you an idea where you live what you have to deal with with the microclimates.in layerringi drizzle to the coast and to the bay bridge this morning. possibly even the golden gate bridge. keep an eye on that this morning. temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s. it's better sleeping
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