good morning east bay. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> a foggy cool start to your morning. a live look at the embarcadero. it is expected to clear up soon. >> kind of a song we have on replay every day. foggy and then nice. >> yeah. >> and foggy. >> the mist in the morning. but it warms up nicely. check in with drew tuma. >> i like the song we're playing. it's a summer-like pattern. the exploratorium camera, the cloud cover over san francisco, chopping off the tops of the skyline. clouds early on. in the pattern you see the clouds breaking down, but one difference this afternoon compared to yesterday, you will see a few high clouds streaming in from time to time. but still away from the coast, we are warm in the 80s and in

the 90s. all right. let's see if you have issues on the roads this morning. good morning, alexis. >> good morning, drew. one of our issues is going to be weather related. that is the fog, dense fog in some areas once again here for golden gate bridge. we have a dense fog advisory issued by chp. so keep that in mind. you will want to give yourhalftt of your commute this morning. slow down and drive for conditions here this morning. taking a look at drive times, those are not bad, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, in the yellow but not terrible. westbound antioch to concord in the green at 14. san rafael to san francisco the foggy not causing delays, at 17 minutes. a crash on the lower deck of the bay bridge. i will have more information and an update in just a few. for president if ifirst tim we are hearing the deals from the victim san francisco police are calling the ride share rapist. >> officers say he would pick women outside bars and night clubs and next thing they knew there was a knife to their neck.

orlando vilchez lat zo will be in court facing charges stemming from the alleged attacks on four women. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live at the hall of justice. amanda? >> reporter: in just about four hours we know that la zo will be answering to the rape charges. in court documents obtained by abc 7 news they detail some of the chilling accounts. we want to get you to video of lazo when in court for a previous appearance when know that orlando vilchez lazo is accused of posing as a ride share driver picking up women from san francisco night clubs and bars and taking them to a secluded location and raping them. the attacks happened over a five-year period dating back to november 2013. it was dna evidence that linked each case. most victims were threatened with a knife. one described what happened as he dozed off during her ride. quote, he began to threaten her and held a knife to her neck.

she realized that the wetness on her hand was her blood and she had been trying to fend off the knife with her hands. we know that lazo is an undocumented immigrant from peru. lyft says lazo is a former driver and investigating how he passed its security checks. lyft announced wednesday it was beefing up those checks and specifically those checks will apply to those who are currently driving and future drivers for lyft. for now reporting live in san francisco, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> the whole thing is horrifying. thank you. a local couple is taking legal action against the air force. they say their 5-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted twice at a day care on travis air force base. the couple says fellow students were responsible. they're taking the first steps toward a lawsuit. their attorney filed a claim accusing day care staff of negligence and accuses the base of failing to contact police or child protective servicenes in

timely manner. >> no child should have to go through what our daughter went through. >> this is as bad a situation one could happen and in terms of sending your child to school and that child being sexually abused by another child. >> a base spokesperson responded to the claim saying upon notification immediate action was taken to inaffected families and engage agencies on and off the base to investigate and review procedures. a setback for the controversial plan to split california into three states. the state supreme court took the initiative off the ballot yesterday. >> what's next in the fight. >> reporter: the chance at a golden state triple threat suffered a setback. the state supreme court blocked prop 9 from appearing on the november ballot preventing voters from having a say. >> if they pulled it from the ballot they're probably thinking this is a huge red flag.

>> reporter: the bay area would have been part of northern california. the proposal qualifed for the november ballot after its author and backer tim draper gathered over 400,000 valid signatures, but opponents argue the measure would abolish the state constitution and all state laws. the court ruling says the potential harm in permitting the measure to remain on the ballot outweighs the potential harm in delaying the proposition to a future election. >> this is a really big change that can't just be put on the ballot by, you know, a citizen initiative. >> reporter: san jose state university political science professor melinda jackson goes on to say the proposal could come up in a future election after a further review. >> it's unlikely we would see the proposal be successful in the future because there doesn't seem to be a lot of popular support behind it. >> reporter: this isn't the first go around at splitting up the state. draper's plan to break up california into six states also

failed. and chances, it won't be the last. >> maybe i'll start running a campaign to bring it back. >> reporter: carlos al sado, abc 7 news. immigration officials did not ask his department to sweep a protest in the city. >> according to the examiner, the arrest of several protesters who are camping outside i.c.e. last week raised concerns that sfpd was helping immigration authorities and suppressing free speech. the protesters were calling for i.c.e. to be abolished. in this video from july 9th shows police officers at washington streets ordering people to leave. the police chief says the encampment was a public nuisance. i.c.e. officials appear to be detaining and deporting more immigrants who have applied for visas. the u visa allows victims of crimes to get a visa and green card before applying for citizenship. immigration attorneys say applications can take years to process so many immigrants are

being deported while waiting for the visas. the recently retired i.c.e. acting director says there have been no changes to u visa protocol. and time now approaching 5:07 on thursday morning. live doppler 7 with satellite showing you the low cloud cover has descended across the region. that's the gray shading you see on your screen. we'll flip it over to visibility, certainly having issues with fog. santa rosa, visibility down to 1 mile at this hour, three miles for both half moon bay and petaluma. dense fog certainly an issue for the early morning commute. temperature wise, mid 50s to mid 60s out there. inland we're mild in the 60s along the coast a little cooler in the mid 50s. light jacket needed this morning. future weather showing you by 9:00 we expect as we go hour by hour the cloud cover to pull right back to the coastline and into the afternoon, one difference you'll notice in the sky compared to yesterday, high clouds streaming in thanks to a

system to our south and east. it could see a thundershower in the sierra later today. that thunderstorm outlook seeing the green shade from fresno to the east, lightning or hail could be an issue but for us, it looks like the next 12 hours we will remain on the dry side. warm inland today in the mid 90s. later this afternoon, 75 in oakland, 86 under a blend of sun and clouds, san jose about 69 in san francisco, santa rosa high of 87 degrees. the roads with alexis. >> good morning. we have a srig alert. this collision happened a little bit after 2:30 this morning, the eastbound 80 ramp top treasure island. a pedestrian was hit bay vehicle. we don't know more than that. other than it is a sig ale the off ramp is closed. as soon as i have more information i will pass that th.ng. the bay bridge toll plaza the stack up in the cash lanes is

looking better. a few more of those cash booths open and no metering lights yet if you are using fastrack you're moving through fine. we should about a ten minutes to go until those are turned on. >> speaking of the roads, we have new video of the stretch of highway 1 that was closed for 14 months along the big sur coastline. take a look here. vehicles driving along the new pavement in the fog. this stretch of highway opened yesterday at 10:00 a.m. heavy rain caused a mudslide that buried the roadway under tons of debris in the mud creek area. caltrans says it was the biggest slide in its history. soil slid into the oceans creating 15 acres of new coastline. caltrains says there's more work to do and may be traffic delays through the end of the summer as the crews finish the drainage features along the highway. santa rosa is in financial trouble following the north bay wildfires. today city officials plan to discuss how to close the widest budget gap in years. the press democrat reports the

budget passed last month includes a $14.2 million deficit. the city manager says this is unsustainable and will require significant cuts or tax hikes. a center in santa rosa will serve nearly 600 people impacted by the north bay wildfires. abc 7 news was at the new branch of the committee on the shelter list or cos in santa rosa last night. the organization provides assistance for people struggling financially by paying their rent or security deposits and helping them become self-sufficient. >> santa rosa there were thousands of homes that were lost and people that really need support that have lost those homes. >> if you are in need of help or want to donate to help others we've posted a link with how you can get involved on our website, abc7news.com. of an emergency. lawmakers have a plan to make sure you know what's going on. >> comic-con kicks off in san diego today.

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thunderstorms in southern california. yesterday authorities had to close beaches in santa monica and malibu because of strikes. the beaches are back open but heavy downpours and strong winds are possible again today and tomorrer its newest tools to monitor fire danger in california. >> weather stations going up across the bay area and northern california and they measure wind speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity. pg&e says they can use that data they collect to make critical decisions like shutting down electricity in areas deemed to be a high fire danger. >> that's a last resort but if conditions are right and we feel it would be safer to turn offer power, having some of this weather data will allow us to do that. we will give customers as much notice as we can, hopefully 48 hours notice. >> it's part of the utility's community wildfire safety program launched after the wildfires to try to prevent a repeat. pg&e has installed 50 of these

so far. they plan to put up 150 more by the end of the year. the u.s. senate may consider a bill to add emergency alerts to on-line streaming services like netflix and spotify. it's part of changes proposed to the emergency alert system by senators in hawaii and south dakota. the state of hawaii's investigation. >> january's false missile alert that caused panic in the state found shortcomings in the exist system. other proposals include perhaps taking away the option of disabling federal alerts on your cell phone and building a better system to prevent false alarms. a lawsuit against betsy devos and the department of education could possibly be dismissed today. several groups filed the lawsuit earlier this year offer new rules that impact how colleges should manage sexual assault investigations. the groups say the new rules discriminate against students who report sexual assault. devos has called the old obama era guidance a, quote, failed

system. there will be a hearing at 11:30 in san francisco. a $30 million sports upgrade at uc berkley, school officials ftbas.ced a plan to t cordg the n comes as the schoo works to pay off other major debts that includes the millions it costs to renovate memorial stadium and build a new training facility and ac squatics center. the chancellor says the only alternative is to cut the women's softball and beach volleyball programs. >> people are calling for a boycott of mgm hotels after the company announced it will take legal action against some of the victims. mgm resort international wants a federal court to rule it can't be held liable for the mass shooting that left 58 people dead and more than 500 hurt at a las vegas country music festival nine months ago. mgm owns the mandalay bay hotel where the shooter used one of the rooms to fire from the 32nd floor. mgm claims it was an act of

terrorism. therefore the company is protected under the safety act of 2002. >> it would have said we are going to defend ourselves in federal court and we don't feel there's liability that would have been more acceptable than we're going to sue the victims. >> this is the first time a company has used the safety act claiming immunity. legal expertsz predict mgm will face an uphill battle. in the "gma" first look a woman is recovering from being stung by a swarm of aggressive bees. >> abc news reporter matt guzman explains how it happened. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, a 54-year-old woman is in stable condition after a swarm of killer bees nearly stung her to death on monday. >> she's on the ground now. the bees are swarming her. >> reporter: authorities say the victim who lives in orange county, california, was engulfed by tens of thousands of so-called africanized bees.

firefighters arriving within minutes. >> she was covered from head to toe. her face completely covered with bees. >> reporter: not far from orange county, california in calabasas, i joined bee keeper eli on his rounds. >> do africanized bees look difference than these? >> no. the only difference is their behavior. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m. how to stay safe in a similar encounter with your "gma" first look, matt gutman, abc news los angeles. happening today the costumes and characters are back for san diego comic-con. >> last night many fans went to the convention center for a special preview. some of the highlights expected this year, the first look at upcoming movies like "aqua man" and "the predator." there will be panels showcasing concept art and "star wars" costumes. >> speaking of comic-con, after the success of black panther marvel is creating a spinoff comic book based on

shirri. the tech know genius has to protect her nation while her brother has disappeared into space. it will make its debut in october and more details released at comic-con and marvel is owned by disney. yeah. she was, i think, the best part of that movie. >> yeah. >> funny, sassy, had one liners all the time. >> your favorite. >> roasting her brother half the movie. >> i like a good roast. >> it was great. if you haven't seen it you should see the movie. comic-con is no joke. i went to silicon valley comic-con, costumes are amazing. it's going to be great down there. we're talking about fog. you've been to the story about a couple mornings this week, three miles half moon bay, santa rosa one mile. driving early on this morning in the north bay and along the coast, take it easy, drive slow, use the low beams. san jose, good morning. yesterday we were waking up to a lot of cloud cover. a live look you can see on the horizon we have mainly clear

skies across parts of the south bay. not nearly as cloudy this morning as you were yesterday morning. inland, temperature wise, 63, good morning walnut creek, at 59, about 61 the temperature in dublin. across the board in the mid 50s to 60s at this hour. so when in the mid 60s at this early morning hour inland it's going to be a warm morning. your morning planner the next couple hours, 8:00, still have the clouds along the coast and in the bay. sunnier skies inland. the clouds decreasing. 11:00 we will call it a mix of sun and clouds out there. high clouds will be streaming in. the reason why the accuweather outlook showing a system that brought monsoonal moisture is streaming to the north. you can see the high clouds being seen in monterey county. showers off the coastline, the showers will stay off the coas or the 12 hours. highs 69 in san francisco, 75 in oakland, in san jose, 87 in santa rosa. mid 90s once again inland.

accuweather seven-day forecast, fog today, a warm day. it turns humid on friday. a slight chance i think of an isolated shower friday. over the weekend we're dry, cooler, near average by sunday. see if we have issues on the roads with alexis. >> good morning. unfortunately we do. already talking about actually two sig alerts now, neither causing any delays. eastbound 80 off ramp to treasure island from the lower deck of the bay bridge that is a sharp turn there. unfortunately we had a crash involving a truck and a pedestrian around 3:00 this morning. so that is closed still for an investigation. no word on the condition of the that pedestrian. we're working to get more information from chp but they haven't had too much for us. also just as i was walking up here, a sig alert issued for this crash, eastbound 24 inside caldecott tunnel. the left lane blocked due to a two-car collision. no injuries and a couple tow trucks on wait to the scene. any time they issue a sig alert that means 30 minutes or longer.

a little delay forming on be eastbound 24, typically the lighter side of things. next traffic update just before 5:30. >> thank you. i think we should move to fremont. >> tell me why. >> for the second year in a row, fremont named the least stressed city in the united states. that's according to wallet hub. the survey looked at four criteria, stress at work with finances, family and health and safety. san francisco, san jose and santa rosa are only a few steps behind. the most stressed city on the survey was detroit. >> interesting. >> fremont, wow, two years in a row. >> who knew. >> when it comes to parenting, a new study finds no difference between kids raised by two moms and kids raised by mom and dad resechstaed recruiting parents for the study in 1987 and tracked the kids for decades roems tha other kids their age you need to know as you start you're day. day. >> mcdonald's want you

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5:25. just joining us or heading out the door the seven things to know before you go. number one, the man police are calling the ride share rapist set to appear in court today. orlando vilchez lazo accused of posing as a ride share driver and picking up his victims from night clubs and bars in san francisco. number two a kaiser medical building where a tanker truck exploded will remain closed today. it led to evacuations yesterday on old redwood highway in santa rosa. the driver was hurt. number three, thunderstorms are posing a possible new danger for crews battling a wildfire near yosemite. the ferguson fire has burned 27 square miles of forest near the park's western edge. it's still only 5% contained. number four, after morning fog it will be a warm afternoon inland going into the 90s. san jose in the 80s, oakland in the 70s. cooler in san francisco with a high of 69 degrees.

number five we're seeing light volumes but we have a sig alert for the lower deck of the bay bridge. eastbound 80 off ramp to treasure island is closed due to a crash that occurred about two and a half hours ago. a truck hit a pedestrian. an investigation under way. number six, russian president vladimir putin said the summit with president trump was a success. anyone criticizing it is trying to hamper progress on issues impacting both countries. number seven, the house featured in "the brady bunch" can be yours. the two bedroom three bath home in studio city is set nor sale at $1.85 million. it looks the same on the outside but inside it's totally different than what you saw in the show and, of course, marcia, marcia, marcia won't be there. >> if you order mcdonald's on uber eats today you could be getting something extra. >> for global mcdelivery day the fast food chain is giving out swag, t-shirts, pins, bandanas

and big mac and fry box socks. all you have to do is order at least $5 worth of food starting at mcdonald's lunch time. your uber eats driver will bring the freebies with your food while supplies last. i can see drew already setting an alert on his phone. >> i was going to say, i know someone here who orders that kind of frequently. >> it is delicious. >> coming back with another 90 minutes of news including

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> a brutal beating in berkley caught on camera. police are still searching for the men who attacked a 72-year-old man. >> and controversy after mark zuckerberg said holocaust deniers should not be kicked off facebook and now the ceo clarifying what he means. >> don't forget to apply

sunscreen before you head out the door. the spf number isn't the only thing on the bottle that you need to be concerned with. >> good morning. thursday, july 19th. >> natasha and mike are off, but jessica and drew in for them and meteorologist drew tuma has a look at our forecast which is the same as what we were seeing for the past few days. >> you can get sun burn on a cloudy day. people forget that. the fog outside, live look at the exploratorium cam, the clouds are low over the skyline over the early morning hour. your 12-hour day planner er ts es clouds early on, the teom s hh cud stmime te aarm dayaway fm theyoca sth 80s. track the temperatures hour by hour. we have issues on theds. here's alexis with more on that. >> we have two sig alerts already. neither one causing too much of a delay, though. that is a little bit of good news. one of those the eastbound 80

off ramp to treasure island from the lower deck of the bay bridge closed for an investigation, a crash involved a truck and pedestrian just after 3:00 this morning. no word on when that ramp will reopen. and not far from there inside caldecott, the left lane blocked due to another two-car crash and tow trucks are on the way and it is foggy as drew mentioned, dense fog advisory in effect for golden gate. thank you. developing news, nearly two dozen soldiers recovering after an accident at a military base in monterey county. >> wind from a helicopter caused a tent to collapse. this happened at fort hunter liggett an army reserve command post about an hour northwest of san luis obispo. most of the 22 injuries are minor but four were taken to hospitals. the accident occurred during an annual training exercise for thousands of army, navy, air force, army national guard, army reserve and canadian armed forces troops. new this morning, an

investigation, contra costa sheriff's deputies responded just before 11:00 last night. not clear what happened but one person found dead. you can see investigators detaining one person putting them in the back of a patrol car. roads were closed during the investigation. we have a call right now in to the contra costa sheriff's office and bring you more information as soon as we get it. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg trying to clarify comments he made about holocaust deniers that have drawn sharp criticism. >> he said he thinks comments from deniers should not beform abc 7 news reporteratt keller aceboosrts with more on this controversy. matt? >> this is getting a strong reaction and people disagreeing with mark zuckerberg. this comes from an interview with recode that was published yesterday. zuckerberg told the reporter cara swisher that he's jewish and there's a set of people who

deny that the holocaust happened but continued that he doesn't believe that facebook should take it down because he thinks there are things that are different people get wrong. zuckerberg he doesn't think they're intentionally getting it wrong. swisher told him in the case of holocaust deniers it may be intentionally wrong. the anti-defamation league released a statement saying facebook has a moral and ethical obligation to not allow people to disseminate holocaust denial on the platform. zuckerberg e-mailed swisher, he told her i personally find holocaust denial offensive and i did not intend to defend the intent of people who deny that. we put up a link on our website abc7news.com. reporting live in men lo park, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. one building at a kaiser medical office in santa rosa remains closed today following an explosion. police are trying to figure out what caused it. one man hurt when a tanker truck exploded behind the office yesterday. sky 7 was over the area shortly

afterwards. you see it there. employees and patients had to evacuate because the fire department says there was potential for another explosion. >> in this building there's outpatient surgeries so people who were recovering from surgery and people on ivs hooked up still, some people in beds. >> authorities had to shut down highway 101 in both directions because the explosion caused a small brush fire and gas leak that was later secured. berkley police need help identifying the men who attacked a senior citizen. the surveillance video you're about to see may be difficult to watch. here's the thing it happened right across the street from a police station. see the group of men knock the 72-year-old to the ground. that's not all. they start to kick him. this happened about two weeks ago on martin luther king way near university avenue and police say there's no apparent motive. >> no money taken, no demands made. >> the lighting isn't ideal.

so we're hoping that somebody will maybe recognize a piece of clothing or perhaps the way the suspects walk. >> police say there may have been up to eight attackers in their late teens or early 20s. you can see at the top right-hand side of your screen there's a vehicle there. that vehicle is a newer model silver or white minivan. berkley police warning about a suspected peeping tom. this surveillance video shows the suspect lurking outside a house on prospect street at channing way. police say a woman inside spotted the man through a window exposing himself as she alerted her roommates the man left. if you have any information that might help berkley police give them a call. and palo alto police need your help in identifying this man who peeped through a bedroom window of a home last week. it happened just before midnight last wednesday on waverly street. video shows the man going through the backyard through a closed gate, looked through a

window for several minutes before leaving. officer arrived and tried to track the man with a k9 but unable to locate him. thunderstorms posing a harm near yosemite. it is still only 5% contained. smoke from the fire has led to an air quality warning for visitors. so they're saying you're supposed to avoid heavy exertion that includes hiking. the concern is that thunderstorms in the sierra could produce erratic winds and lightning and that could start new fires. on the other hand the storms could bring some muchd rain. drew? >> we still have some issues with that air quality around that fire. still an air quality alert for a wide area near that fire. the areas shaded in gray right now near fresno as well. the air quality because of the smoke is turning unhealthy. back at home no issues with air quality. our air quality is good. fog is an issue this morning.

one mile visibility in santa rosa, half moon bay the visibility down to three miles. we have dense fog in spots early on on our thursday morning. temperature wise good morning we're waking up to mid 50s to mid 60s across the region. certainly a light jacket is needed but you won't need it this afternoon. we're in the pattern once again. hour by hour, future weather by 9:00 this morning we expect the clouds to be mainly confined along the coastline. a lot of sunshine away from the coast. one difference compared to yesterday, by 3:00, 4:00, start to see high clouds streaming in from time to time thanks to moisture from our south and east. there could be a thundershower outside for parts of california. see the area shaded in green, essentially along the sierra spine east of fresno. we'll stay dry the next 12 hours and we will be warm inland once again. a look at highs today. inland it's a warm day again. unfortunately if you hate the heat we're in the mid 90s for spots there. mid 80s in the south bay. mid 70s oakland. still warm in the north bay in the 80s and that coast it is

cool this time of the year, mid and upper 90s later on this afternoon. so weather certainly quiet. dense fog in spots. you have issues on the roadways this morning. >> yeah, we do. unfortunately we've got some hot spots already. the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on as of just a couple minutes ago. so that commute is starting to ramp up and then we have a sig alert for the lower deck of the bay bridge. although that one is not causing much of a delay. we've got an investigation from a crash involving a truck and pedestrian. it happened around 3:00 this morning. the eastbound 80 off ramp to treasure island is closed for the investigation. stop-and-go traffic on the westbound side beyond that. sig alert for a crash inside caldecott tunnel. eastbound highway 24, the left lane as far as we know is blocked due to a two-car crash. no injuries. tow trucks on wait to the scene. i want to head out to the central valley. about four and a half miles of heavy traffic on eastbound 580 due to roadwork. nine miles an hour. that is not a lot of fun.

westbound 205 to 580 faster coming in at about 13 miles an hour. a look at some drive times coming up next. russian plts vladimir putin is coming to president trump's defense. he said their summit in helsinki was a success. >> his statement as president trump continues to deal with the fallout from the summit. the president saying he would hold putin responsible if russia tries to interfere in our elections again. >> i would because he's in charge of the country like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country. >> that comment in a cbs interview is a turn from his initial upbeat description of the russian leader. intelligence officials say russia is now targeting the november congressional races. the president says he does not believe that's happening. fbi director chris wray says that russia continues to use fake news propaganda and covert operations to spin up americans on both sides of controversial

issues to cause discord in the u.s. he dismissed putin's claims his expressed his view. i can tell you what my view is. the intelligence community's assessment has not changed. my view has not changed. which is that russia attempted to interfere with the last election. it continues to engage in malign, influence operations to this day. >> the fbi director speaking yesterday at the aspen security forum in colorado. it wasn't all about sports at the espy awards. there was a very powerful moment that brought the audience to its feet. >> the giants are on the road this weekend but there's going to be plenty of action at at&t park. >> young professional women invited to an inspiring afternoon designed for personal and career growth. learn from the confidence coach anderson and learn how to showcase your personal brand, showcase your personal brand, invest in the power of y

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> at 5:43 we're taking a look at your morning planner. we have the clouds early on, typical summer pattern setting up. by about 10:00 the clouds will be decreasing and 11:00 a mixture of sun and clouds out there. wide range in temperatures this afternoon. micro climate 63 half moon bay near 70 for downtown san francisco, 75 in oakland, warmer

walnut creek 92, antioch higher with a high of 95 degrees. the seven-day forecast, accuweather coming up in four minutes. >> thank you. harvey weinstein wants a judge to throw out the lawsuit ashley judd has filed against him. judd was among first to come forward with allegations against the former movie mogul but weinstein's lawyers say her lawsuit should be dismissed because her claims are baseless and the statute of limitations has expired. weinstein is facing criminal sexual assault charges in new york. this morning many people are still talking about a powerful, emotional moment during last night's 26th annual espys. you saw it here on abcrthur ash given to the group of women who survived sexual abuse by disgraced usa gymnastics and michigan state team dr. larry nassar. more than 140 survivors known as sister survivors took the stage. they were honored for their strength and resolve. >> too often abusers and

enablers perpetuate suffering making survivors feel their truth doesn't matter. to all the survivors out there, don't let anyone rewrite your story. your truth does matter, you matter, and you are not alone. >> the thing that gets me the stage is barely wide enough to hold them. >> i know. so many of them. >> nassar was sentenced in january to 40 to 175 years in prison. >> wow. what a moment. former san francisco mayor willie brown has received the prestigious award from the naacp. the award was presented last night in san antonio by former president bill clinton. clinton joked that if brown, quote, asks you to do something you might as well do it because you're going to do it anyway. brown spoke about the impact the naacp has had on his life. >> i, in my time in little place called mineola, texas, the hill country,

15 minutes from here, understood that there was an organization that was fighting hard for me, that was fighting for a whole collection of people. >> brown received the springan medal given for a highest achievement by a living african-american. past honorees include oprah winfrey. happening tonight the premier of a new documentary about the north bay wildfires called "urban inferno the night santa rosa burned." fire victim dr. seager made the film. he used cell phone video and air checks from ksro radio to focus on the first eight hours of the fire. tonight's premier is happening at the roxie stadium 14 theater in downtown santa rosa and then tomorrow it moves to the nearby third street cinemas and an open-ended run there and all the profits go back to help fire

victims. the giants on the road this weekend but at&t will be packed with sports fans. rugby 7s is coming to town and in some circles that's as big as the super bowl. abc 7 news was at at&t park as the crews transformed the baseball field to welcome teams from 28 countries including new zealand. the players like it here, especially the way americans talk. >> we do love the accent. we love the american accent. >> we have accents? >> yeah. definitely. >> i thought it was the other way around? >> no. we both might. >> we like their accent too. they will be practicing on treasure island until friday. the american team stands a good chance not only out to win but sell the sport which is a ton of fun. >> speaking of sports, organized nude bike rides are kind of common in the bay area but this isn't what's happening here. a viewer snapped this photo northbound highway 101 in san jose and that is a naked man on a bike on the highway.

the viewer who sent this included the caption "who is this man?" and the highway patrol is trying to figure that out. >> i feel like if, you know, we saw this on the side street somewhere in san francisco everyone would be like -- >> it's a thursday. >> it's thursday. riding down 101 in san jose, it's kind of a bigger deal. >> yeah. >> unbelievable to me. >> yeah. >> i'm shocked. >> the chaffing alone. >> you had to go there. >> go fast to keep up with the cars. >> let's talk about the fog out there before this gets too out of control. live doppler 7 and satellite showing you visibility, issues in the north bay and along the coast. one to three miles. so dense fog in spots if you're driving early on this morning. in fact, sutro tower, we got gorgeous looks from the sun almost up there right now. we have the fog. it's pretty low today about 1,000 feet. what that means it will clear. a little quicker today than we did yesterday. just want to show you live doppler 7 with satellite, you

can see a little activity to our south the past 24 hours. monsoonal moisture sending some high clouds our way. later this afternoon you will notice some high clouds already seeing them in monterey county. a couple showers off the coast. i do think those showers will stay off the coast and we will remain dry today. highs on our south bay, micro climate, 86 san jose under a mixture of sun and clouds, 84 santa clara, peninsula, 82 palo alto, same in redwood city, 63 half moon bay. downtown san francisco near 70, cooler in daly city, north bay 86, 83 san rafael, oakland up to 75, 81 in fremont. we will be warm in the east bay, hot inland into the mid 90s, 69s in redwood. accuweather seven-day forecast shows you it is a warm day today. it turns muggy tomorrow and isolated chance of a shower popping up. otherwise we cool off, brighten up by sunday. we are near average. a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning. i want to start off with a sig alert we have on the lower deck

of the bay bridge. a crash happened about 3:00 this morning just a few minutes after 3:00 on the off ramp to treasure island. apparently a pedestrian was there for some reason and was hit by a flatbed truck. investigation continues there. that red you're seeing is on the westbound side. things are filling in as folks head into san francisco. i'm not seeing delays due to the crash on the eastbound side. good news for our other sig alert that was canceled. eastbound 24 inside bore one of the caldecott tunnel. that two-car crash is cleared. all lanes are back open. a quick check of drive times, southbound 101 to petaluma, probably going to have fog along that stretch. 14 minutes, not slowing you down. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze 15 minutes and slight delays northbound 101 to highway 85 in the yellow at 17 minutes. >> thank you. new at 6:00, the smart train about to officially add a new station. >> first, a local company sets a stunning world record high in the sky. >> before we go to break a live look outside with abc 7 now a look at the embarcadero this

high clouds, low 80s around the bay, warmest spots inland into the mid 90s. download the app and track the temperatures hour by hour. >> all right. you will like this one. we checked spf when looking at sunscreen but apparently you should be looking at another number on that bottle. >> and that number that we're talking about is the expiration date. the fda says sunscreen usually expires three years after it's made and can physically change and the chemicals break down making it less e

>> if you are leaving it out in the sun it's not going to last as long. >> it is very important to check the date before you even buy it at the store. the team over at "good morning america" visited 17 stores and they found nearly 70 bottles of expired sunscreen on the shelves. happening today a uc regents could vote to give students a small break in tuition. regents meeting in san francisco. they're expected to vote on a new budget. it would eliminate a $60 surcharge students have been paying for the university's legal bills. that would be the first tuition reduction we've seen in 20 years. earlier this year the regents were considering a 2.5% tuition increase. the state pledged more money for uc and so the regets dropped that proposal. >> and speaking of small savings if you had to buy a stamp to send your mail-in ballot you won't have to anymore. governor brown signed a bill requiring election officials to provide prepaid postage ballots. the law takes effect in 2019 and doesn't cover the upcoming

election int the bay bridge commute here this morning. metering lights are on if you're traveling wesav a vehicle near the freemont off ramp. i am working on more information there, but you are stop and go from treasure island, so you can see on our traffic maps. the sig alert on the lower deck of the bay bridge eastbound 80 to treasure island closed due to a crash investigation from about 3:00 this morning. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma with a look at the forecast. hey, drew. >> hi. clouds early on and dense fog in spots. visibility reduced in the north bay and along the coast. drive slower because you could encounter locally dense fog. across the state there is a chance of thundershowers well away from us. you can see east of fresno in the sierra could have a lightning strike, could have hail. we'll stay dry. some high clouds streaming into the afternoon. it is hot inland, mid 90s. see 75 for oakland, about 86 in san jose, san francisco going to

a high of 69 later today. guys? >> thank you, drew. santa clara's intel can boast another record. it broke the guinness world record for the most drones flying simultaneously and, of course, they had to spell out their logo, right. they did dancing bodies. are those astronauts? >> oh, maybe. >> a yeti. >> looks like, yeah, a yeti. >> it does, right. it's jaberwalkies. the special show part of intel's 50-year celebration. the company plans to fly drones in formation at its santa clara headquarters too. >> maybe an ewok. >> ewoks. elongated ewoks. >> yeah. >> one of the bay area's most beloved symbols joined in a worldwide tribute to nelson mandela. ♪ >> a student played the bells of at uc berkeley in honor of mandela. he would have been 100 years old.

around the world played south african songs in tribute to the anti-apartheid leader and nobel laureate. new at 6:00, growing concerns over a safety measure meant to protect pedestrians. why people in san francisco say it's not working. >> and uc berkeley getting a $30 million upgrade as the school works to pay off major debt. >> step aside, spacex, another >> step aside, spacex, another powerhouse launched and landed

good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> this is a live show. you are not, in fact, watching yesterday's broadcast of "abc 7 mornings." >> that's right. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge and it's just as foggy as it was 24 hours ago. i'm getting some deja vu. >> and later today it will be like yesterday, no longer foggy. by the time we get to the afternoon. good morning on this thursday, july 19th, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast.

here is drew tuma. >> must be summer. we have the fog this morning. visibility on live doppler 7 fog reducing visibility in areas, especially the north bay and along the coast. take it easy out there if your travels take you to the areas. live look our east bay hills camera the fog in the valley but clear skies overhead. the 12-hour day planner later today, clouds early on, afternoon sunshine but we will see high clouds streaming in from time to time in the afternoon. so we'll call it partly cloudy by 4:00. a warm day away from the coast. low 80s around the bay, inland in the mid 90s. download the accuweather app and track the temperatures by hour hour. >> good morning, drew. major backup due to the sig alert but a problem on the lower deck of the bay bridge. a crash involving a truck and a pedestrian on the eastbound 80 off ramp to treasure island. still has the closed for an investigation. we are seeing stop-and-go traffic on the westbound side, the upper