summit with president putin. >> would you now, with the whole world watching, tell president putin, denounce what he did in 2016 and warn him to never do it again? >> i just asked president putin and he just said it was not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: americans have been waiting for the president to denounce putin. when standing next to him he wouldn't. >> i discussed the election interference in our elections. president putin may very well want to address it, and very strongly, because he feels very strongly about it and has an interesting idea. >> reporter: the press conference was packed with russian and american journalists one and tossed out after a

one-on-one meeting with trump and putin. no major commitments were made or anything signed and the big issue of crimea didn't get much attention. in the end, the two leaders both claimed a successful, fruitful and productive day. now, everything that was discussed was discussed broadly in big broad brush strokes. coming off nato last weekend and after the press conference in london, to not even utter crimea was astounding and will surprise some of america's most stalwart allies. >> the president is already tweeting from air force one on his way home, there's been such a backlash, what is he doing ahead of those do damage control. >> reporter: that's right. he's already in damage control

because the reaction back from washington has been swift and harsh. he just tweeted aboard air force one as i said before, i many times before said i have great confidence in my intelligence people but in order to build a brighter future we cannot focus exclusively in the past with larger powers we must get along. there are a lot of questions waiting for him. >> thank you. molly hunter, live in finland. reactions. john mccain tweeted today's press conference in helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. jeff flake wrote, i never thought i would see the day when our american president would stand on the stage with the russian president and place blame on the united states for russian aggression. senator dianne feinstein, president trump has to stop cowtowing to president putin. and eric swalwell wrote, our president above everything else,

must defend us. donald trump just showed he cannot and will always side with russia. coming up, the fall-out for today's news conference and what it could mean long term for the united states. san francisco could soon join a growing list of cities banning plastic straws presented to the board of supervisors today. >> should san francisco ban plastic straws? weigh in on our pole at abcnews.com/vote. let's go to our abc news anchor. abc7news.com/vote. this includes more than plastic straw, doesn't it? >> reporter: that's right. it includes plastic products like coffee stirrers and toxic chemicals. because san franciscans use a million of these each and everyday, plastic straws took

center stage. environmental advocates were greeted with cheers and applause outside city hall forn joining cities like berkeley, vancouver and seattle banning plastic straws. >> as the supervisor said, we are not alone. >> reporter: introduced by supervisor katie tang, plastic straws among with other products will be banned and eliminating chemicals and other plasticware as well the straws are the top focus. >> we will be taking a step for the environment and oceans and future of this planet. >> reporter: the results are severe and you may have seen this turtle having a straw pride from its nose. 68% comes from food containers and items like straws. it poses an environmental and trash problems. supervisor -- >> even if we wanted to, we can't recycle them because they

literally fall through the cracks of the machines. >> reporter: the criticism comes from smaller restaurants that can't shoulder the cost of paper. >> you're probably looking at somewhere between the lines of two to four times more expensive. >> reporter: a paper straw distributor says, with time and demand costs can come down. >> if global production increases it will be like a new 4k tv, expensive now but will come down over time. >> reporter: back out here live, look at alternatives to plastic straws, paper and metal and something new, a san francisco company that makes disposable straws made out of wheat. that measure did pass today and goes before the full board next week and could be permanently enacted by the end of this month. abc7 news. >> what do you think? should the plastic straws be banned? so far, 67% say yes, 32% say no. >> plenty of time to vote, go to

abc7news.com/vote. we will keep the the day at san francisco to scan the naval shipyard for radioactive waste. their survey will be limited to public areas and won't include nearby housing. residents said they offered to let them check their homes and shocked the health department didn't ask to scan their buildings in the first place. exposure to radiation can cause serious health risks, including cancer. the ferguson fire scorched 14 square miles as of this morning and is only 2% contained. that blaze is burning in steep rugged terrain in the national forest. one of the main entrances into yosemite. a firefighter was killed saturday as his bulldozer rolled

over as he tried to build a fiber break. no buildings currently destroyed but more than 130 getting warmer and drier. >> let's go to spencer christian. >> very dry and warm. current conditions, 90 degrees right now, relative humidity is dangerously low at only 28%. the wind is generally light out of the southwest at 3 miles an hour. these are not ideal or helpful firefighting conditions. the next 24 hours, the surface wind will remain relatively light, up to 10 miles an hour in the evening and tapering off to 5 miles an hour during the early morning hours. the camera is showing you how unhealthful the area is. it is quite smokey and we will keep monitoring conditions and give you the latest details as they develop. >> thank you so much.

san francisco mayor london breed's replacement on the board of supervisors is now on the job. the mayor administered the oath of office to brown today shortly after naming her to district 5. brown most recently worked at the office of the economic work force development as project manager and she formerly served as an aide for breed and greevey. she will serve until 2019. two offices open up early. they are trying to help combat the massive lines forming across the bay area and the state. matt keller with a look at what is being done to try to speed things up. >> reporter: it wouldn't be the dmv without the lines. mary got here at center road about 6:45 a.m. >> reporter: did you expect to be 40th in line by that time? >> 140th. >> reporter: the dread of having

to visit the dmv has only worsened. the dmv new online system and addition of electronic driver's license and electronic card application. starting today, the santa fe driver's license processing center and oakmont field office are opening up an hour earlier on mondays, tuesdays, thursdays and fridays. andrew was first in line because he heard the horror stories. >> nine hour wait, i don't think so. crazy. >> reporter: they're opening up offices every saturday in august. some say it doesn't matter if you open up early or on saturdays, if there are not enough people to help. >> there are a lot of windows but not enough people. >> hire more people and get it e > caltra tnelby 5:00 a.m.

the third bore runs westbound from contra costa county to oakland. another overnight closure planned for tuesday into wednesday. a mountain lion caused people to shelter in place. take a look at the picture. it didn't appear to be acting aggressively. it was tranqualized and trapped about an hour ago at alameda de las pulgas avenue. amazing will to survive. >> she used that radiator hose to catch the water from the natural spring in the cliff. >> new details how a woman

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our education system doesn't prepare the population to sift through the media they encounter and we wrote a back about the era in which trump rose. >> interesting. i'm not sure any of us are equipped with what's going on. there are so many news source and i know you have a book about fake news. i even heard a fox news commentator say -- this is a quote -- the president threw the united states under the bus. this is on fox news. >> it could be. if you put it in context, a continuation of what's going on in our post truth era, where facts don't matter. trump has had supporters choose what facts they want that are convenient. in this case he wants the election to be legitimate so to question it at any level is problematic for him and discounts that reality. however, republicans turning against trump not just flake not

running but others and neil cavuto from fox, it comes down to the 2018 election, if republicans don't do well they will probably blame trump and time to cut ties. they're happy to get lower taxes and judicial appointments from trump but at treason, i think you will see a watershed moment. >> interesting because he's already tweeting to try to walk it back to do damage control. while all this was going on in finland, the justice charged a russian national by the name of maria butina as a secret agent charged with setting up a back channel communication. talk about the irony of this going on at the same time. >> this goes back to the entertainment culture thing. british people, they make fun of us with shows with happy endings. we want this cold war narrative to be over. countries continue to spy on each other and play against each other. this is a persistent problem

with american democracy. it won't end with the cold war and continues today as maria butina proves. >> president trump tweeted i have confidence in my intelligence but recognize in order to build a brighter future we cannot focus exclusively on the past as the world's two larger powers, we must get along. will that get people on his side? >> i think his supporters will stay on his side. i don't think they care about facts for the most part. the opposition is growing against trump. siding with russia could be the straw that breaks the camel's back. it'sth destructive wildfiren history broke through. it's been a long time both mith filmmakers today, rosa.

>> reporter: goodyheater. we today. not easy to look at but neat to look at. >> reporter: it bonds the fact everyone has a fire story and wants to share it. > had no idea it was threat but i took the picture. >> reporter: later, the fire in this picture would reduce tony's home to ash in the meadows. now the telling of the story will outlive him. it is the opening scene of a documentary called "urban inferno." tony watched the early screening visiting the eight hours of the north bay firestorm as seen and told by those who lived it. >> we're expecting people to be moved, some perhaps a lot. >> reporter: dr. steven steger made the film and added effects from krso radio.

>> the north bay is on fire. >> reporter: news director, pat kerrigan remembers vividly,shy spent 12 hours on air that first morning and didn't take a day off for weeks as her radio station kept everyone informed of the tragic story line. it's still hard to look at, pat says. >> because it's that raw. nine months later, it doesn't matter, it's that raw. >> reporter: indeed it is a kat thar sis and shared -- catharsis and shared experience. >> it's the worst thing most people will ever go through. >> reporter: and still go through until now. >> i am not panicking but feel i am repressing it. >> reporter: they expect a strong response to this and so strong there will be case workers outside the theater during the showing. >> wayne, thank you so much.

all right. let's get a look at the forecast. last week was steady 90s. what have we got this week? >> steady 90s. there you go. in addition to steady 90s we will see an increase in humidity later in the week. right now, we have fog at the coastline, sunny skies over the bay and inland, our typical summer afternoon pattern. it's breezy out there. we had the last several weeks, strong gusty pattern. 24 miles an hour gusts iea wd s towards the golden get an at emeryville. 64 in san francisco. 68 at oakland. 59 at half moon bay. check this out from higher up at the east bay hills, looking at

that fog along the coastline moving in shortly. 74 in santa rosa, 76 at napa and 92 at fairfield, concord and livermore. a moment ago, you could see the top of the tower. fog will be pushing in from the coast and very warm the remainder of the week along the bay and inland and hot as the humidity increases. our forecast taking us through the overnight hours. not too far inland, we don't think. maybe a few areas to reduce visibility for viewers and it pushes back giving us sunny inland. perhaps a bit warmer today. overnight lows in the mid to up per fwifrs. tomorrow's high ranges from mid

to upper 60s on the coast and maybe even a few upper 90s in our inland areas tomorrow. we will use the 7-day high temperature trend as an indicator of the pattern. most will see it the week ahead. the average high is 84 degrees. tomorrow's high, 87, 88, low 90s, the next two day, wednesday and thursday, back to the upper 80s, thursday and friday or friday and saturday. this is the pattern, although many other inland locations on the east bay will be even warmer wednesday and thursday than san jose really be. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. highs in the upper 80s wednesday, thursday, hot and muggy. mid-90s the highs inland. mid-80s around the bay. upper 60s on the coast. it doesn't change until it

tapers off. and see inland saturday, sunday and monday. but it will taper off with typical weekend humidity. >> east coast can keep it. cleaning up the regional park, $5 million in

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the espys will air live wednesday on abc7. i will be there before and after and all the way up to 11:00 news at night. france is welcoming the world cup team home today after its impressive victory over croatia. in honor of the team les bleu. they also put the name of the coach and goalkeeper up and not sure how many will remain but they want it to be named after their heroes. by 2024.itted tocy id the wtopioente. increased 20

the past 50 years and only 15% collected for recycling. reach shows there will be more plastic than fish by weight in the world's oceans by 2050. that's horrifying. that's why we're talking about the plastic straws today. something has to be done. nee details about the missing woman finally found over the weekend. >> she was a fighter and had the will to survive. >> what she did to survive for a week, at the bottom of a cliff. and

live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> here are the stories making headlines this afternoon. the u.s. director of national intelligence restated his community's assessment that russia meddled in the 2016 20166 election. president trump held a press conference alongside vladamir also openly questioned it. recognize in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusive focus on the past. >> san francisco is allowing non-citizens to vote in the upcoming school board election. melanie woodrow tweeted a photo

form to be distributed. she'll explain why this push is happening on the abc7 news at 5. we are hearing from the couple who found a missing portland woman stranded for 7 days off big sur. she drove of highway 1 crashing her car. the story she has to tell after the days that followed, nothing short of miraculous. >> this is an incredible story. authorities trying to find angela hernandez tracking her cell phone and searching by air but had no luck. thankfully, two campers who decided to go for a hike stumbled across the woman who had been missing seven days. >> reporter: it was a change of plans that led two campers to 23-year-old angela hernandez. >> that car was in a spot no one should be at. >> reporter: after stumbling on her mangled beach in big sur, california, chad and chelsea moore thought there was no way

someone could have survived until -- >> we took the long way and heard a cry for help. we ran up to her. she said she wrecked her car. we're like, the white jeep? she's, like, yeah. my gosh, you're alive, in one piece. >> reporter: hernandez was driving to portland on highway 1 when she lost control of her jeep and plummeted to the bottom of a 200 foot cliff. for seven days she was stranded. writing on her facebook, i'd climb on rocks to avoid the sharp sand and the avoiding the hot rocks. >> she used part of her radiator hose as a canteen, going back to that rock everyday for water. >> even for a fit healthy person, it's difficult. for her to survive for seven days on the coast with waves crashing over you at times with injuries she had is amazing.

>> reporter: her sister, who she was driving to visit, overjoyed angela was found alive. >> i'm sorry, i'm like in shock. everybody that helped on day seven, you guys helped through the whole thing. >> hernandez says she drove off the cliff when she swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit. family members says her recovery will take some time but believe the same fight that kept her alive when she was stranded will help her now. >> incredible. we talked about her falling 200 feet down the cliff. do we know the extend of her injuries talking about her recovery? >> we do. she suffered from a shoulder injury, brain hemorrhage, broken ribs and still remains in the hospital. she actually had a concussion. but when that couple found her she was still able to walk and talk. >> that certainly is incredible. shuso much. appreciate it. live from los angeles.

>> angela hernandez's sister set up a gofundme page and so far it's raised $5,000 of its $10,000 goal. 23 people on a hawaiian tour boat were hurt after chunks of molten rock hit their vessel. so-called lava bombs punctured the roof this morning causing a large hole and damaging one of the railings. 13 passengers were taken to the hospital and br leg and others received steam burns. tourists on another boat watched it all happen. >> we saw rocks hit the boat and people yelling. >> we saw a bunch of steam and rocks flying. a lot of it landed inside the boat. some large pieces landed on top of the boat. >> several companies offer tours of that area.

it's become popular because kilauea is a site to see. they say do not get too close. the u.s. geological photo released this noto saying that land mass was probably caused by underwater pressure pushing lava up to the surface. this is called a tumulus. only a few meters off the shoreline. what a spectacle. today, a judge ordered a temporary stop to immras came fn san diego after a request from the aclu. the judge ordered the government to reunite thousands of children and parents forcibly separated under the trump administration. distolerance policy on immigration. needed time

to consider whether they wanted to seek asylum after being reunited with their kids. >> the government was asking people to sign away their rights or kids' rights even before they had a second to speak with each other. the kid would show up at the detention center and immediately, they'd be on the plane. that won't happen now. >> the judge opposed the temporary stop and the judge gave them one week. plans to split california into three separate states, proposition 9, was blocked for stat conion and that ng the cnia can't be done through the initiative process. the two sides have been filing legal briefs back and forth. the state supreme court could cake up this case as early as wednesday. new details today on a coupon controversy on cbs.

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policy facing backlash after a white customer called the police. >> people calling the police over seemingly common disagreement, like nothing going on at all in many cases. maggie has the details. >> reporter: another call to 911 caught on camera. this time, over a coupon. >> african-american. >> black. no, i'm not african-american. i'm black. black isn't a bad word. >> reporter: the cvs manager calls the police on black woman for trying to use a coupon. >> they never tried to process the coupon, never scanned it. >> reporter: camilla hudson is speaking out. > he says to me, you should probably leave because i called the police. >> reporter: the chicago police

told abc news they responded to a call of an assault at a cvs store informed a woman was inside threatening the staff and refused to leave. >> there was nothing did or said i think should have been perceived as harassing. >> reporter: her experience is just the latest in a string of incidents where people, often minorities, feel like they've been targeted and decide to fight back by picking up their cell phones and hitting record. from a mom trying to swim with her kid in north carolina. >> i'm the only black person here with my son in the pool. >> reporter: to a woman getting harassed for wearing a t-shirt with a puerto rican flag on it in chicago. >> you're not going to accuse us, you know that? >> reporter: a little girl in san francisco trying to sell water when this woman called the police on her. >> you had all you want. te whole world going see your bull. >> reporter: the woman said she's not upset with cvs for refusing her coupon, how the manager handle the situation. >> cvs apologized to hudson and

the man who called 911 and another employee involved in the incident have been fired from the company. new york. a little lighter now. a dream gig for many of you. a mattress company wants to pay an intern to fall asleep on the job. mattress firm is calling this a snooze turn, according to the job posting the intern will test beds and hopefully find the best positions for netflix binging and instagram stalking. >> love it. >> the intern must be proficient in napping and passionate about sleep and comfort. most of the sports department, sounds like a job description for us. this job would be great for company headquarters, in houston. all you have to do is be over 18 to apply. good luck. now, your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> let's hope this report does not have a sleep inducing fact. sunny skies right now over the

bay and inland. pushing inland overnight and overnight as the fog pushes in. low temperatures mainly in the upper 50s and low 50s here, pretty much a steady pattern. tomorrow, 12 hour day planner looks like this. low clouds linger in the morning hours. and temperatures peaking in the mid to late afternoon. you can follow these developments any time free with the accuweather app. highs tomorrow, 68 at half moon bay. 72 in inland, east bay, mid-90s and upper 90s to mid-90s in the south bay. temperatures will remain high. mid to upper 90s inland through the week. it's even going to be more uncomfortable thursday and friday as humidity increases. hot and muggy in the inland

area. muggies go away over the weekend. uncomfortable. a humpback whale is swimming free again thanks to a rescue team off the gold coast. this is video of the whale lashing trying to free itself from a shark net. it was trapped more than an hour until rescues on a boat got close enough to custody the whale loose. it was on its migratory journey from antarctica when this

amazon's annual day of deals got off to a rough start this morning when its website and app crashed just as "prime day" was getting under way. it began noon our time. this is what shoppers saw. an app and website that wouldn't function. both were up and running within an hour. withms including popular electr like fire tablets, tvs, and alexa and whole food markets.

>> if you go to whole foods you will find deep discounts on popular products nationwide. in addition, forever you make a ten purchase up until end of day tomorrow you can receive a ten credit back to use on amazon for prime day. >> they said they hope prime day deals will offer the members -- the annual membership increased g a $99 convenient marketplace to trick customers into spending their money with counterfeits. looking into this growing problem. >> do you really know what's inside your shampoo perfume bottle? the owner of george's salon on the gulf coast says his vendors have sounded an alarm to people who think they may have found a better deal online. >> a lot of times the products are expired or exposed to

extreme temperatures. the worst case scenario, it's not the product inthey say is in the bottle. >> reporter: the iteam wanted to see what the fake products look like. i went to los angeles to "the counterfeit report." >> manufacturers pay us to get them removed. >> reporter: they say some are obvious. it says duracell on the battery but the package doesn't say duracell. most look so real, like this mark jacobs perfume. >> counterfeit has a seam on the bottom. > have the counterfeit. >> you have the counterfeit. >> reporter: crosby says he spots fake mac makeup looking at the a. >> the fake one the a connects. >> reporter: 42% of goods sold from third party sellers on the most popular websites were

counterfeit. crosby says some products may not exist in the manufacturer's line, like this lamisil anti-fungal soap and gel. >> no idea what's in that. >> and putting it on your skin. >> expecting over the counter results. >> reporter: and these monster headphones. this product doesn't exist in monster's product line. >> reporter: they recently found them on ebay and said they pulled all the items after the iteam alerted them. e bay says in 2013, a fractions of a percentage point of its items have been identified as counterfeit, if someone has purchased a fake item, ebay's moneyback guarantee applies to virtually all actions. ebay and amazon said they aggressively combat bad actors. crosby showed us this list of items that are fake mostly because they do not exist in the

manufacturer's authentic product line like these flash lights and amazon says they have been removed. fake law enforcement badges. >> that is a replica of a united states secret service current issue badge. >> reporter: this was on amazon? >> yes. >> reporter: here this is vote. and memory cards. >> you see them at 64 and 128 gigs and they just erase your data and overwrite it. >> reporter: amazon trusts they will receive out thennic products and we take it seriously. we strictly prohibit the sale of counterfeit products and invest heavily to ensure our policy is followed. we remove su suspected counterfeit products. >> there's a real risk. if you have to ask yourself is that authentic, i would shop

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to win his freedom. how a traffic stop at the east bay led to a reunion nearly three years in the making.

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del valle regional park in livermore. one thing that intentionally will not be upgraded. >> it's spectacular, this 5 mile long lazy expanse of emerald waterlined by these iconic golden hillsides dotted with iconic california oaks, beaches and trails here at dell val in livermore. it's quiet today. on the weekend, 10,000 people jam in. >> it gets crowded with people. super popular. built in the 1960s, over 50 years old. it has wear and tear. >> for the the state is kicking in some money. >> i'm proud to present this announcement of a $5 million grant to the regional park. >> parks are classrooms where we get our modern society back

connected to nature. >> reporter: years in the making, a new visitor center highlights habitat and star gazing. >> it transforms what was a concession stand into a full-fledged visitor center. most importantly, the campground showers will get a total overhaul. construction starts this fall. one thing that won't change, no internet or cell service. it will stay a get away from it all escape. abc7 news. >> really a nice place for a leisurely swim. it should be complete by 2020. a reminder you can get the latest news any time with the abc7 news app. customization and personalized push alerts to get the news you want delivered to your phone and get it in real-time. thanks for joining us.

abc7 news starts right now. >> it's critical all are at the table. >> in san francisco, who now has the right to cast a ballot and why it's creating controversy. >> tense moments on the peninsula as a mountain lion wandered into a neighborhood. how this big cat's standoff came to an end. > and a woman's son in nepal facing serious charges. what a mother is doing to earn his freedom. and ailire coming big screen. she is one amazing young lady, i tell you. i am very impressed with her survival skills. >> new details coming out about the woman found 250 feet down a cliff near big sur. she's sharing her story of what happened in moments before and how she survived for a week.

good evening. >> thanks for joining us. 23-year-old lang hernandez broke her silence overnight, talking about her incredible ordeal on facebook. >> she said she drove her jeep off a cliff near the kirk creek campground while avoiding an animal in the road and spent the next seven days stranded. >> amanda is live in monterey county. the sheriff was almost at a loss for words talking about this remarkable rescue. >> the sheriff says he gets goosebumps talking about this unbelievable story of survival, one with such a happy ending. we know angela hernandez was found on friday by a pair of hikers. after she survived the 250