now at 6:00, historic day. just hours from now, london breed will be sworn in as the first african american woman mayor of san francisco. the preparations are under way this morning. looking live at the bay bridge. after days of summer heat, cooler weather is returning to the bay area. good morning. >> it will be a good relief. for others of you, you'll be disappointed. >> you know i love the warmer weather but it's hard to sleep at night when it's too hot. >> true enough. >> happy medium. >> it's wednesday, july 11th. jessica is filling in. never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. with mike nicco. >> you can see the cloud cover and the gray out there. that's the marine layer coming

back. even reports of drizzle and into san francisco and the bay bridge this morning. we're looking at at western span here. you can see the gray overcast taking over the bay. that has brought us to near 60 this morning. a little cooler yesterday morning. now at the coast, limited sunshine especially compared to the last several days. in the 60s from noon to 4:00. mid to upper 70s around the bay. low 80s to low 90s. while that's still pretty warm. not as warp as it has been. the temperatures are pretty average. we'll talk about the slight chance of sprinkles coming up. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. i did have to put the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights are on as of 5:21. backed up as usual into the maze. it's not terrible yet. keep if mind, taking it for the giants today.

even that late morning commute. 680 before king road in san jose. fire reported over an hour and a half ago. they are still blocking the two right lanes. no delays due to that issue. we'll take a look at drive times up next. alexis, thank you. san francisco's new mayor, london breed will be sworn in today. >> right now the last minute preparations are under way for the big event. amy hollyfield is there live for us this morning. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi be, good morning, reggie. look behind me. this is where it will all happen on the steps of city hall. they've built a stage here. got jumbotrons and a thousand chairs available on a first come first serve basis. no one is in line this morning. looks like you've got a good shot at one of the chairs if you want to be here. she will make history today when she becomes the first african american female mayor. she is finishing out the term as mayor ed lee lee died of a heart

attack. london breed says she wants to strike a tone of unity and hope in her speech today. she's met with colleagues and asked hem to put politics aside and work together for the city. it's set to last an hour and a half. it will include performances by the san francisco gay men's chorus and the -- it will be an event for a very short-term. the mayor london breed will have to run again for the term as it only lasts until november of 2019. she says she does plan to do so. the ceremony starts at 11:00 this morning. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. we'll be watching right here on abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app. again, it starts at 11:00. we'll stream the whole thing. of course, this is all happening because of the unexpected death of mayor ed lee in december and

just yesterday the san francisco international airport commission got a step closer to having part of the airport named after lee. the commission approved plans to form a committee to study the topic. they hope to have a recommendation by january. a san francisco pedi cab driver has died two weeks after being injured in a hit-and-run accident. this morning, investigators are now searching for the driver responsible in this. kevin manning was thrown off his bike and hit his head on the pavement at embarcadero and -- he was taken off life support. sfpd is searching for the driver of this honda civic. they hope it's a wakeup call to drivers in the city. >> if you're out there in your car, be patient. at the end of the day, you getting wherever you're going 30 second faster isn't worth somebody else's life. >> san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says his office is working on a reward for information leading to an

arrest. he's also trying to get more funding dedicated to improving transportation and bike lane safety. they suspect street racing was the cause of a deadly crash. a camaro hit a woman in the crosswalk at mission boulevard. she later died at the hospital. police arrested the 21-year-old driver who stayed at the scene and investigators are asking anyone with information to please come forward. the family of a missing oregon woman last seen in the bay area is offering $10,000 to find her. >> 23-year-old angela hernandez has been missing since friday morning. she was driving to los angeles when she stopped to sleep behind a safeway in half moon bay. she texted her sister that night but she hasn't been heard from since. >> she is very loved by a lot of friends and family. strangers, even at this point and we just want her home. we want her home and safe. as soon as possible. >> investigators tracked her phone to an area 1 hour south of

san jose. the sheriff's office flew over the area yesterday searching for her white jeep, but so far the search is empty. a chain of shopping centers shares data with the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement contractor. irvine condition owns nearly 50 shopping centers, including ones in san jose, sunnyvale and santa clara. it uses automated license plate readers and shares the information with vigilant solutions. they finalized a contract with i.c.e. earlier this year. it not only records the plate numbers but also the location, date and time the information is collected. pg&e is facing billions of dollars in damages after the north bay wildfires. we're learning the costs could be passed on to customers. new at 6:00, if you think your commute is bad, you are probably right. i've got the bay area cities just named among the worst u.s.

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we've got wide range of temperatures up in the north bay from novato at 48 to about 59 in napament clear lake 66. vallejo 58. the microclimates there, most of us in the mid to upper 50s. a little milder this morning. brentwood and tracy at 61 degrees. the clouds an the coast, they're going to be more stubborn than they have been. cooler this morning, but warmer in the afternoon if you're exercising. no small craft advisory. starting off with 63 and mostly sunny conditions. the sun will take it to 80 at noon. to near 90 during the afternoon hours and 77 at 8:00. i'll look at the chance of wet weather coming up in the seven-day forecast. how is the commute, alexis? >> check out how quickly things are moving on southbound 680

through the walnut creek stretch. no delays. typically, we see brake lights at this point in the morning. so far, holding on to a smooth commute. not so smooth. but nothing blocking the -- 56 minutes. southbound 680. dublin to mission boulevard looking good in the green at 19. northbound 85 at cupertino. you look good in the green. new at 6:00, you're looking live at three of the worst cities in america to drive in. according to a new wallet hub report, san francisco is the second worst city, oakland third and san jose is ranked 12th worst city to drive in. the ranking compared the largest cities from gas prices to hours stuck in traffic. the absolute worst city, detroit, michigan. te best, raleigh, north carolina the average driver

spends 290 hours on the roads each year. that's equal to seven weeks vacation. >> everyone would prefer a seven-week vacation. how do you avoid the traffic? >> that's the problem. >> raleigh is in the middle of a forest. duke university and then a forest. go have fun there if you want. >> exactly. take an audio book. >> thanks, alexis, i think. from a cave in thailand to a big screen. a plan for eye movie about that miracle rescue. the story behind this photo. pay attention when at the gas station. you can see weather and to most people, i look like... ...most people. but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. fibromlgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves.

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♪ ♪ 6:15. from the moment the soccer team was trapped in the cave to the last successful dive to save the boys and their coach, the recent events have the makings of a movie. >> they really do. two producers behind god's not dead are already in thailand to develop a cave rescue movie. the rap reports that michael scotto owe they're planning to talk to foreign rescuers, thai

navy s.e.a.l.s and the boys and their families. state lawmakers are considering a bill to help pg&e cover the cost with bonds. the chronicle reports that critics are calling it a bailout. the costs could be passed on to pg&e customers. they determined faulty equipment triggered some of the fires. the first requires insurance companies to provide copies of the full insurance policy, any endorsements to the policy and declarations to fire victims after a loss. the second requires insurers to disclose fire-related discounts they discover. starting in 2020. if you're a fan of exotic cars, the following video may be hard to watch. a man admiring a pair of lamborghinis in st. louis was taking cell phone video of the cars. look at the van in the background.

it pulled away from the gas station with the hose still attached to the van's gas tank. this is what happened. it sprayed fuel into the engine bay of the blue lamborghini and the car ignited. went up in flames. that's $200,000 up in no one was hurt and the red lamborghini had no damage. close call there, too. tough to watch. i bet there was screaming and yelling and words that aren't appropriate for morning television. >> yes. can you imagine that? >> i cannot. i'm not a huge car enthusiast, but i can appreciate a beautiful car. that's tough to watch. >> what's the first call you make? i guess the insurance company. hopefully. >> all right. let take a look at what you're doing this afternoon. having a t top or retractable top like those cars, it's always nice when you can do that and it's not too hot. the marine layer is back.

because it's back, it's not going to be as hot today. we'll see sunshine by noon around the bay and inland. at the coast, cloudier than it's been the first two days this week. not as cloudy or cool tonight as the humidity rolls in from the monsoon. that's going to bring us a slight chance of a shower as we head from tomorrow into friday. humidity will start to leave us this weekend. san francisco, ending up mostly sunny this afternoon. hard to find as many 70s as yesterday. just the mission and the baio owe everybody else in the mid to upper 60s. on the east bay shoreline, pretty cloudy this morning. by afternoon hours, sunshine. a little bit of a spread in berkeley towards fremont 80. hercules is going to be the warm spot at 83. the peninsula, mostly cloudy this morning. it will be sunny this afternoon with mid 70s to mid 80s. pretty cloudy along the coast with peeks of sunshine and mid-60s. south bay, the clouds haven't made it to your neighborhood. just a touch of haze this morning. we'll hang out in the mid to

upper 80s this afternoon. los gatos southward. up in the north bay, more mid to upper 830s. they will leave us quickly today. grab the sunglasses. yo'll need them. let's look at the seven-day forecast. what you're going to see are high clouds thursday and friday. that will filter our sunshine. cool us a little bit. the extra humidity is going to make it feel kind of warm. there's that slight chance of a shower thursday into friday. the humidity leaves us by sunday. the heat returns by tuesday. good morning, mike. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaz a the metering lines have been on for about an hour. we have a new crash reported beyond the metering lights. the far left-hand side. it sounds like that vehicle not able to move on its own. the bridge crew has been n

feu noteified. sounds like a minor crash. ace rail, they have signal issues this morning. that results in ace one being delayed from 15 up to 24 minutes currently. it's 3 and 5 are out on time, it sounds like they are no longer reduced to that 20 mile an hour average through the affected area. they told us that repairs are complete as of 20 minutes ago. if you're taking an ace train, the rest of the trip should be on time. >> next trachg books traffic update at 6:30. let's check in with ginger zee with a look at what's ahead. hi, ginger. >> hi, reggie and jessica. nice to be with all of you. coming up, we're going to go inside that miracle rescue. how the brave crew saved that soccer team and coach just in time before the we'll talk to a mission

commander who played a huge part in the rescue. george clooney's frightening crash. he went smashing into the windshield. the latest on how he's doing this morning. so many of us are trying to get in shape even though we're midway through summer. 65 million americans apparently feel pain when they run. that doesn't sound new. i'm always in pain when i run. what really might be causing it and we'll talk about, could it be the shoes or the surface you're running on. apparently we have solutions. we're live in dublin with prince harry and meghan markle making their first appearance. >> i am with you. whenever i run, it feels very painful. >> right. >> like it's never going to end. >> that's not new. >> ginger, thanks. there's a huge shortage of hospitality workers in the bay aea. one local college thinks they have a solution. the price of almonds may soon be going up. the direct threat that will have

a major impact on california. 6:21. a live look outside with abc 7 news now. our way to keep you up to date with weather and traffic during with weather and traffic during the commercial break.

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out. nurse sharks are usually harmless. not in this case. one shark attacked a southern california woman. she was on vacation in the bahamas. her name is katerina. she got in the water after seeing photos of other people doing the same thing. her boyfriend's father was taking pictures of her when a nurse shark bit her arm. she now has a healthy respect for nature. >> you really need to respect them in their home. if you do go swim with them, if you have the opportunity, you do have to take in consideration the risks and also just maybe don't lean back. >> the man who owns the marina says the sharks may have been feeding so her fingers and limbs may have been tempting. ya think? >>. a few weeks ago an australian woman was hand feeding, again, a nurse shark when one of them grabbed on to her and dragged her into a boat. that didn't go well. she broke her finger, but she

had no other injuries. >> don't mess with the sharks. >> the nurse sharks are sending us a message. california expecting a bumper crop of almonds. harvesting begins later this summer. harvesters are worried there won't be enough demand for them if china hits them with a tariff. 2.5 billion pounds expected to be harvested. some say the tariffs could raise almond prices by 50%. >> you expert 70% of the california crop. obviously, anything that obstructs free marketing offshore is a concern to a california almond grower. >> big industry. almonds are a $400 million industry in san joaquin county. >> new at 6:00, if you thought about getting to the hospitality industry, here's your chance. according to the marin i.j., the college will offer a hospitality training program. that's because of a shortage of hotel and restaurant workers in the bay area.

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and now at 6:30. get ready for a rocky day on wall street. the opening bell is just ringing any moment now. the global stocks tumbling overnight as beijing promises to hit back against new tariffs on chinese exports. president trump confronting american allies and his breakfast tirade is creating tensions at a high stakes meeting. san jose, flames come dangerously close to their homes. firefighters still watching that fire this morning. plus, the east bay winery with a twist that doesn't

involve grapes. they're using something else to make their wine. we're going to find out shortly. good morning on this wednesday, july 11th. or cheers. jessica is in today. >> another matt keller assignment. we send him to the beach when it's hot and to value stadium to watch soccer. that sounds great. the fires were wind-aided and the wind will calm down. the cloudiness in gray. that's going to bring us a chance of drizzle along the coast and the bay bridge. that threat will start to drive toward the end of the commute. clouds haven't made it into all neighborhoods. you can see here at 87 east of the shark tank and south of mineta san jose international. it's cooler. low 60s at the coast today. near 70s to 80s at i bay.

low 80s to 90s inland. alexis, let's get a check of the commute. >> westbound 80 near university. not quite seeing it yet. it's further back. there's reports of bundles of chain in the two right lanes. initially, it was reported as a boulder. a couple folks run over there by their vehicle. chp is running a break to pick up whatever that is. we'll follow-up on that in a few. don't forget, giants at home today with a day game. that means additional overflow parking for the larkspur ferry an the redwood high school east lost. and shuttles to the terminal. firefighters still watching a fire that got close to homes in san jose. >> it's called -- it started near santa teresa county park. mtt keller is in san jose. matt? >> reporter: good morning to you. i went up to talk to cal fire.

they said it's about 90% contained. they're still sending firefighters up into the foothills here to hike the fire. just to make sure that they can see what's going on. they still have about 10% they want to make sure that they have contained before they walk away from this fire. another crew is expected out here to relieve them. up here, you can see where that fire burned. dangerously close to homes out here in the santa teresa neighborhood. residents are keeping an eye on the flames after the fire started yesterday afternoon. conditions were dry, windy and hot at the time. at least 125 personnel were called out here. cal fire helped out and had full air support trying to stop the tier two fire from spreading. >> you know, i don't think i've ever come this close like a -- i'm pretty sure almost all of san jose fire departments here, it's scary. it really is. >> by 7:15 last night. the last update firefighters had it 85% contained and it burned about 75 acres.

the good news, no structures burned and no one was injured. i did talk to a firefighter. asked him about conditions here. he said it's really scary out here because those conditions are more similar to what you'd see at the end of august, early september rather than early july. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. now to morgan hill where crews are -- sky map 7 on sky 7 shows us at scene at hale and live oaks avenue yesterday. flames destroyed three structures, including a horse stall. sadly, four horses dried. firefighters had the upper hand. uber's head of human resources resigned following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination. liane hornsey's resignation came a day after the news agency contacted uber about the resignation. they accused hornsey of

dismissing complaints about racial discrimination. it raised questions about dara khosrowshahi in changing the culture of the ride hailing giant. a u-haul truck was stolen. police found it in santa clara. almost everything inside of it was gone. the hall family was using it to store their possessions while the floor in their home was updated. the halls believe their identities were stolen because of fraudulent purchases made in campbell on their credit cards. >> police tell us they're following leads in the case. the worst is over for the soccer team rescued in thailand. this morning a thai health official says the boys lost weight but look -- it shows you the hospital room where some are recovering. three of the boys are being treated for lung infection. parents of the first boys who

were rescued were allowed to visit their sons overnight. thr exploring it when monsoon rains flooded the area. it was a high risk mission. the u.s. mission commander in thailand spoke with dwchlt gma this morning and they didn't know if all the boys would make it out alive. >> i think we questioned that the whole time through. so even though we got four for four the first day, it was not much more than cautious optimism the next day because we knew the risk had not gone down any at all. >> but we're so glad all of them were saved. you can watch the full interview at 7:00 on gma right after abc 7 mornings. developing news. the latest on the explosion in wisconsin. a firefighter has died, another critically injured. the gas explosion and fire leveled several buildings in downtown sun prairie which is near madison, wisconsin.

authorities say at least six firefighters were injured along with some civilians when a private contractor hit a natural gas main last night. it started when firefighters investigated the leak and cordoned off the area. that's when the buildings exploded raining debris in a downtown park. it's awful. now to the nato summit. he isn't wasting any time going after u.s. allies. >> he said germany is captive of russia. in the past hour, nato leaders came together to take the official portrait of the summit welcome ceremony. that's what you're seeing on your screen. hours earlier president trump went on a tirade about german imports of russian gas and its slowness to increase defense spending. he also said the u.s. pay too much and other countries don't pay enough. >> we're protecting germany and france and everybody. yet, we're paying a lot of money to protect.

germany is a captive of russia. >> this morning, german chancellor angela merkel responding to the accusation, saying her country makes independent policies and decisions. there's a push happening right now to make green day's american idiot number one in the uk. protesters are basically trolling president trump as he is set to arrive in the uk tomorrow. the berkeley-based band hasn't commented on this push but they have been very vocal about their opposition to the president. the protesters' plan appears to be working. american idiot is number one on the amazon uk best seller's list. it's currently 18th on the official charts at the uk. the song has been out there for a while. goes back to 004. you're never more than seven minutes away -- away from your accuweather foreca forecast. we're up to five degrees cooler. that puts us in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. up in the hills, warmer.

65. morgan hill, 55. alum rock also. we've got mid to upper 50s along the bay shore. up to san pablo. look at that. 51 degrees. half moon bay 55. about 57 in danville. also up towards concord. here's a look at the san mateo bridge looking westbound. you can see the cloud cover taking over. haven't heard of any drizzle here or fog. there is some near the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge. that's going to have a shelf life of another 45 minutes or so. drizzle and fog same thing. going to be warm this afternoon. here's a look at the san francisco forecast for the next 12 hours. one of our cooler spots. a lot of mid to upper 60s this afternoon. cloudy at 8:00. still pretty cloudy at 10:00. a window at noon to 4:00 before the clouds roll back. the south bay will be warmer and more sunshine. starting off at 61. getting near 80 at noon and mid to upper 80s this afternoon. we brought in alexis to look at

hotspots this morning. >> yeah. we had debris on westbound 80 in the berkeley area around university. i watched chp run a traffic break. traffic is moving once again. it was reported as a couple different things. first, a large boulder and a bundle of chains. not something you want to hit with your vehicle from he will sir ito through the area. it should improve fairly quickly. it is impacting a drive time. westbound 80. highway 4 to the maze. in the yellow. up to 28 minutes. bay bridge metering lights are on. at this point in the morning, it happened at 5:21. about 12-minute drive across the bay bridge. we have a minor crash beyond the metering lights in the far left lane. crews are working to clear that now. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo. you shouldn't have any issues. that's an agreement. just nine minutes. opponents of an initiative

to split california into three states want the supreme court to pull the measure from the ballot. the initiative is calling for breaking the state into three parts. northern california, california and southern california. as you see here on the map, the bay area would be part of northern california. a lawsuit by the planning and conservation league says major changes to the state's government requires approval from 2/3 of the legislature before going to voters. london breed about to make history. you'll see it live on abc 7. we're live at city hall where the stage is set for today's inauguration. let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. more trade war worries are driving investors today. we're down already. mercedes says it's almost mercedes says it's almost ready to put self-driving tax

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special day in san francisco. an historic day, full. starting at 10:00. mostly cloudy, 59. we'll see increasing sunshine. a little breezy. temperatures in the mid-60s during most of the ceremony. now, as far as around the state today, nearing 100 in sacramento. definitely in chico, fresno. the chance of thunderstorms in the high desert once again and a few could bleed into san diego.

80 today and 89 in l.a. here's a look at lake tahoe. pretty quiet right now. temperatures running well above average. in the mid-80s near 90 it will get humid with a chance of thunderstorms, friday, saturday sunday. today at 11:00, london breed will be inaugurated as the first african american female mayor. we'll carry the event live on abc7news.com as well as our news app. this morning, abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at city hall for us ahead of the preparations. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. look behind me. this is where it all takes place on steps of city hall. they've set up a stage and a couple of jumbotrons and a thousand chairs on polk street. those will be available on a first come, first serve basis. london breed will become the first african american female mayor. she will be sworn in by a former

san francisco mayor, gavin news newsom. the voice of the giants, she will be the mistress of ceremonies. breed says it will strike a tone of unity and hope. breed is expected to greet people in her new city hal office for a couple of hours. this is a general seating check-in point here at grove and plk. so this is where you want to konl if you want to get a seat for the ceremony today. we don't see people showing up yet. it looks like you'd have a good shot at one of those seats if you started arriving now or a little later this morning. the ceremony is set to start at 11:00 this morning. keep in mind, if you aren't coming, you might want to avoid this area. that section of polk street near city hall is shut down. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. and we'll live stream the inauguration on abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app.

california will spend $134 million to protect the state's voting systems in the future. counties that want to update their systems will get a reimbursement from the state. new equipment has to be certified by the secretary of state's office. counties will be required to use automated and manual election. >> we require paper ballots and verified paper trail. we require that all these systems used for voting are not connected to the internet. sort of making it impossible to hack or rig an eletion. >> the state will create two offices to monitor security threats against future elections. facebook facing the consequences for that cambridge analytica scandal. a government office says it's going to fine the company 500,000 pounds. that's about $663,000 u.s. this will be facebook's first financial penalty for allowing

cambridge analytica to access personal data of millions of users without their knowledge. a group of moraga neighbors whose homes were unlivable are demanding action from east bay mud. >> they confronted the water district board yesterday. the slide tore apart a hill during heavy rains in march 2016. it's owned by the district. homeowners say east bay mud is responsible for fixing their damaged homes. >> really looks like a war zone there. it's been hard on my family, i have three little kids, husband, father-in-law lives with us. it's been a really rough 2 1/2 years. we want to go home. >> it's a complicated issue. we sympathize with the homeowners, but we are challenged that we can't members say developers knew the hill was the scene of a large landslide before the properties were developed. lawyers on both sides are now

discussing how to resolve this issue. only on abc 7 news, inventors in silicon valley promising faster cooking times. while also delivering tastier dishes. with their new countertop ovens. >> it's called a brava. the inventors hope it takes the place of other countertops. it uses a set of lamps using visible and invisible light. it speeds up cook times but doesn't dry out food like a microwave. many meals can be prepared twice as fast. a chef cooked salmon in 12 minutes. >> have the air heat up the food or it can cook by conduction by changing the wave length so that we hit the tray and have the tray heat up the food instead. >> brava opened up a store to demonstrate what the unit can do. units start shipping in november. pre-orders start at $995. >> pretty big price tag. speaking of money.

here's your money report. mercedes-benz launching a taxi service in silicon valley. >> the company hasn't revealed which city but they plan to have the taxis on the road by the second half of next year. mercedes says the self-driving taxis will be powered by software developed by invidia. at first, rides will be free. the cars will pick up riders on a pre-determined route and then you'll hail them through an app. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. trading gets under way. we're significantly down. 170 points. investors reacting after the trump administration released a list of $200 billion in chinese imports being considered for tariffs in addition to the ones that have been imposed already. macy's warning customers who shopped on macy's.com between april 26th and june 12th. there was a hack attack. they were able to access name,

address, e-mail and credit card information. macy's is offering free credit protection services for all of its customers. we do have new video that's coming in this morning of drivers in arizona. they had to do a double take after a golf cart with no headlights was spotted on the interstate. definitely would have caught my attention. traffic cam video from the arizona department of transportation shows the golf cart slowly driving on intertate 10 and chandler. this happened around 4:00 this morning. state troopers eventually stopped the car on the side of the freeway. right now, we don't know why the driver of the golf cart was out on the freeway in the first place. it really is amazing that nobody crashed into him. because he's barely visible. >> no kidding. he looks so tiny compared to the semi trucks he's going by. >> oh, my gosh. you know what this reminds me of. the owner of the bumper car place who drove it on the road.

she didn't do it at night. >> bright pink. >> it was bright pink. she had a little better chance than this guy. that's crazy. >> i want to know the back story. something real crazy happened. >> not an early tee time. a better story than that. >> that i was thinking. early tee times cost more. you'd rather wait until the afternoon anyway. >> i don't think they were going golfing. >> maybe he had a late tee time and just heading home from the 19th hole. >> we'll find out the real story eventually. you can see marine layer topped the east bay hills and moving into the valleys there. that is going to keep our temperatures not quite as hot as they have been. here's a look at sfo, where we have delays this morning. you can see the sun shining underneath the cloud deck right now. clouds and then sunshine. live clouds and mostly cloudy. not as hot today. not as cloudy or cool tonight as humidity creeps in. it keeps our temperatures up. the humidity will hang around

through saturday and give us a slight chance of a sprinkle or shower tomorrow and friday. mid-80s to low 90s across the south bay with san jose in the middle of 88. peninsula today, 76 to 85. most of us in the low to mid-80s. low to mid-630s along the coast. nearly 70 in downtown. south san francisco. if you're going to the game this afternoon, 62 at 12:45. tons of sunshine. high burn factor. a comfortable 66 with a breeze out there. don't forget about the slumber party tonight. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. along the east bay shore, mid 70s to 80 degrees. hot enough for air conditioners. low to mid-90s. mid 50s to mid 60s. decent sleeping weather. it could be a little warmer friday morning with the extra humidity. the high clouds will temper the sun's warming. the humidity is kind of a catch-22. slight chance of a shower and then we get rid of the humidity and the heat rolls in monday and

tuesday. here's alexis. >> we have one new issue in the fremont area. possible hit and run collision. excuse me. northbound side of 880. the lighter side typically. it's not impacting the main line and not much of a backup. we have injuries. emergency crews are arriving on the scene now. san mateo bridge, filled in here. westbound 92 leaving the hayward area. overall, that drive time is looking okay. about 22 to 25 minutes to cross. headed toward foster city. the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on. they're clearing a crash in the far left lane. the bridge crew was dispatched. took them a little while to get out there. it's basically off on the side. next traffic update in a few minutes. a new oakland winery is producing a wine like no oth war flower were flowers, not grapes create

the wine. >> it's sold online and the winemaker says the wine has a floral smell. although some people who try it don't think it necessarily smells like lavender. here's the big question. how does it taste? >> not sweet. it's dry. but it has an implied sweetness. because your senses are taking it all in and the smell and the look. and you drink it, it feels sweet even if it isn't sweet. >> maybe lavender isn't your favorite flower. that's okay. the winery says it's working on other labels as well. including a rose hibiscus line. >> i love hearing people talk about wine. because it's just like -- >> and drinking wine. you kind of get it. but it also sounds like nonse e nonsense. but you buy into it. >> sweet but not sweet. >> up nextp the seven things to know before you go. >> first, a picture of the day. look at that beautiful greenery. if you haven't yet, follow us on if you haven't yet, follow us on abc 7

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♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ seven things to know wf you go. new numbers in a grassfire burning in south san jose show the fire 90% contained. broke out in the foothills of

santa teresa park yesterday. the good news, no one was hurt and no homes have burned. number 2, president trump at the nato summit in brussels right now. that's where he lodged a sharp attack against germany saying the country is controlled by russia. >> this morning, london breed will be sworn in as the mayor of san francisco. the inauguration begins at 11:00 and live streamed at abc abc7news.com and on our news app. this great video. number 4. the boys rescued from the cave in thailand recovering in a hospital. they're treating three boys for lung infections. number 5, clouds on the coast this afternoon. sunshine for the rest of us. not as hot as yesterday. >> all right. number 6. we're looking a lot better in the berkeley area. we had large debris that was cleared by chp. residual delays from the el cerrito stretch are recovering. number 7, a free frozen treat today. free slurpee day at 7-eleven.

the annual giveaway starts at 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the featured flavor is captain crunch crunch berries. that ruins the roof of my mouth. >> i'm a good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. brand new video just in showing the soccer team trapped in that cave for weeks, now waving from their hospital beds. and the triumphant moment for these brave rescuers. how they got them out just in time, avoiding a near disaster. now the american commander who helped lead the dramatic mission to save them is on "gma" this morning. tense talks. president trump confronts america's allies this morning. harsh words moments ago at the high-stakes nato meeting. as he prepares for the one-on-one with russian president vladimir putin, the president says that may be the easiest of them all. lucky to be alive.