>> 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. we're not seeing a 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 deck, folks heading into san francisco a disabled vehicle reported around the fremont off ramp in the far right lane. keeping an eye on that one too. we have heavy tra miles an hour out of tracy and stop and go three miles, down to five miles an eastbound. next traffic update around 6:10. for the first time we are hearing details from the victims of the man san francisco police are calling the ride share rapist. >> officers say he would pick women up outside san francisco bars and fight clubs and the next thing they knew there was a knife to their neck. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo live at the hall of justice. >> reporter: > good morning. we're learning more about each brazen attack and rape that orlando vilchez lazo accused of. court documents obtained by abc

7 news they detail each chilling account. we want to get you to some earlier video of a previous court appearance. dna evidence and the sheer similarities of each incident led to his arrest. he's accused of picking up women from san francisco night clubs and bars and taking them to a secluded location and raping them. documents detail how the attacks had become more violent. in the recent reported attack from june the victim says she was dozing in and out of sleep when she woke up with wet hands. she told investigators lazo threatened her and pulled a knife to her neck. quote, he began to threaten her and held a knife to her neck. she realized that the wetness on her hands was her own blood and that she had been trying to fend off the knife with her hands. lazo is an undocumented immigrant from peru. ride sharing company lyft says lazo is a former driver and it's investigating how he passed its security checks. the company says lazo fraudulently represented

himself. lyft announced wednesday it would be beefing up its security checks. we know that would be applied to future and current lyft drivers. she is expected in court to answer to those charges later this morning. i'm live in san francisco, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> the details are disturbing. thank you. a local couple taking legal action against the air force. they say their 5-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted twice at a day care 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 services in a 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 saying upon notification immediate action was taken to inform affected families and engage appropriate agencies on and off base to both thoroughly investigate the incident and review procedures. the san francisco police chief wants to make it clear immigration officials did not ask his department to sweep a protest in the city. according to the examiner the arrest of several protesters camping outside i.c.e. last week raised concerns sfpd was helping and suppressing free speech. the protesters were calling for i.c.e. to be abolished. 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. mean while, i.c.e. officials appear to be detake and deporting more immigrant who is have applied for visas according to immigration advocacy groups. the u visa allows victims of crimes to get a visa and a green

card before applying for citizenship. immigration attorneys say applications take years to process. many immigrants are being deported while they wait for their visas and i.c.e. officials say there has not been any changes to u visa protocol. santa rosa is in financial trouble following the north bay wildfires and today city officials plan to discuss how to close the widest budget gap they've seen in years. the press democrat reports the budget passed last month includes a $14.2 million deficit. the city manager says that's unsustainable and will require significant cuts or tax hikes. a new center in santa rosa will serve nearly 600 people affected by the north bay wildfires. abc 7 news was at the new branch of the committee on the shelter list known as cos on west college avenue in santa rosa. 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, get to a link of how you can get in touch with them on our website, abc7news.com. oakland police hope someone identifies this man. he's accused of an armed robbery. take a close look here. investigators say the robbery happened on 104th avenue back in may. officers are just now releasing his photos to the public. police say he has a tattoo on his face and if he looks familiar you're asked to call police. >> a major setback to split up the golden state. the supreme court blocked prop 9 from appearing on the november ballot and preventing voters from having their say. >> the proposal qualified for the ballot after its

backer single valley venture capitalist gathered the signatures, but the harm in permitting it to remain on the ballot outweighs the harm to delaying the proposition to a future election. >> this is a really big change that can't just put on the ballot by a citizen initiative. >> they planned to break up california in six states failed and chances are it won't be his last attempt of getting this or something similar. another person hit and killed at the same san francisco intersection now concerns are being raised about the system meant to make it safer for pedestrians to cross the road. >> legal experts are weighing in on mgm's lawsuit against las vegas mass shooting survivors and the backlash is growing quickly. >> and we're looking at your morning planner. clouds early on decreasing by 10:00 and 11:00 we're calling it 10:00 and 11:00 we're calling it a mixture of sun

you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> live look from sutro tower, we've got the sun up, a little

cloud cover right now. temperature wise we're waig up to temperatures in the mid 50s to 60s. you need the light jacket as you step out the door. later today warm away from the coast. your 12-hour day planner shows brighter skies, by the afternoon we will have some high clouds streaming in from time to time. partly cloudy, mid to low 80s around the bay, mid 90s in our warmest spots inland. all right. taking a look at the roads this morning, we are looking at really nice commute here in the south bay. 280 and 17 light volumes and a pretty sunrise to go with your commute. yesterday was really tough for much of the southern half of our viewing area. today, different story. really seeing a couple issues on the bay bridge, westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze looks fine, 21 minutes, the metering lights on, 13 minute drive time across the bay bridge into san francisco due to a stall right around the fremont exit reportedly in lane five. crews working to clear that. on the lower deck the off ramp to treasure island closed due to a crash investigation.

traveling southbound on 101, san francisco to sfo no delays there. that is in the een at 9 minutes. questions about a system that's supposed to make crossing the street safer. it comes after the death of a 69-year-old man. >> a car hit the man while he was crossing the street in san francisco's outer sunset neighborhood. it happened tuesday at sloat and 36th. this is the same intersection where a car hit and killed a man last halloween. it's not clear if the man activated the hawk system. here's how that works. there are three lights. when triggered the lower light starts to flash yellow and then solid yellow followed by two solid red lights on top. the two red lights start flashing like a railroad crossing signal and supervisor tang sent her condolences to the family on facebook. dozens posted frustrations saying drivers don't pay attention to that hawk system. president the majority of

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"abc 7 mornings." >> all news. >> all morning. >> it's 6:15. welcome back. this is not video of spacex, this is blue origin, the company founded by amazon's jeff bezos.

they successfully launched and landed a rocket booster like spacex at its texas launch facility yesterday. the mission took about 11 minutes. blue origin plans to start tests with a human crew as early as the end of this year. no timeline yet, though, has been set for commercial flights. >> this is happening so fast. the u.s. senate may soon consider a bill that would 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 into january's false missile alert that caused panic across the islands found shortcomings in the existing system. other proposed changes include perhaps taking away the option of disabling federal alerts on your cell phone and building a better system to prevent false alarms. this morning some people are calling for a boycott of mgm hotels after the company announced it was taking legal action against some of the

victims. mgm resort international wants a federal court to rule that it can't be held liable for the mass shooting that left 58 people dead and more than 500 wounded 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 and the company is protected under the safety act of 2002. >> they would have said we're 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. >> and this is the first time a company has tried to use the safety act to claim immunity. legal experts predict mgm faces an uphill battle. a $30 million sports upgrade is happening at uc berkeley. school officials announced a plan to improve the women's beach volleyball and softball facilities. according to the sf chronicle the plan comes as the

school works offer to pay major debt that includes millions it costs to renovate memorial stadium and build a new training facility and aquatics center. the chancellor says the only alternative would be to cut the softball and beach volleyball programs if they don't make the $30 million investment. happening today the costumes and characters are back for san diego comic-con. >> last night many fans went to the convention center for a very special preview. some of the high looitsz expected this year, a first look at upcoming movies like "aqua man" and "the predator." there will be panels showcasing student concept art as well and "star wars" costumes. >> shout out to all of them. >> yeah. >> which is voiced like "my little pony". >> i did not know. >> really? >> drew. >> fascinating. >> yeah. catch up to that. >> i mean, they're eye catching, my little ponies. let's talk about what we have in store for weather, the fog early on.

a gorgeous look. okay. very cool. >> #sparkle. that's one of the my little ponies i think. >> the pink one. i don't know. >> probably. fog in the valleys, we have sunshine, a gorgeous shot on this thursday morning. time approaching about 6:19. as we take a look, though, we move along the maps and you can see temperature wise in the south bay, good morning, upper 50s to low 60s at this hour. 62 in san jose, about 61 that current temperature in saratoga. the wider picture it's a mixed bag of mid 50s to mid 60s. when you're in the mid 60s already inland at this early morning hour it's going to be a warm day later on today. so the bigger picture, live doppler 7 along with satellite you can see the monsoonal moisture in arizona and southern california. high clouds out of the system streaming in. see them closer in monterey county. into the afternoon you will have high clouds and moisture off the coast. that moisture looks to stay off the coast over the next 12 hours. dry day today in the south bay, highs in our micro climate, 86,

84 in santa clara, along the peninsula beautiful afternoon 82 palo alto. more in the way of cloud cover, half moon bay 63. san francisco 69 later on today. 61 for daly city. to the north bay about 87 for santa rosa, 84 sonoma, 75 today in oakland. that's nice. 81 in freemont. inland hot in the 90s. 96 brentwood, 91 for san ramon. warm afternoon, muggy tomorrow, chance of isolated shower. looking bright and beautiful over the weekend. that's the weather. a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. an update here on the bay bridge commute. the toll plaza metering lights are on. no surprise there. that occurred right around 5:32 this morning. we are hearing we've got a disabled vehicle in lane five just before you get to those metering lights. pretty empty in the cash lanes, at least at this point. once you get closer those do take longer with everyone stopping at the booths. the good news that disabled vehicle near the fremont exit on the san francisco side has cleared. little bit of stop-and-go

traffic around treasure island on the westbound side. no major delays. the eastbound side of 80 the off ramp is closed due to a crash investigation from about 3:00 this morning. drive times, westbound 580, richmond san rafael bridge, 6 minutes, 15 across san mateo, and dumbarton bridge in the green at 9 minutes. >> thank you. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> amy is live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. hi, amy. >> hey, good morning to you, reggie and jessica. coming up next here on "gma" there is more confusion this morning over where president trump stands on russian meddling and what he told vladimir putin behind closed doors. our team trying to get some answers. we are live at the white house with the latest on that this morning. then a big shark scare. two young children bitten just miles and minutes apart. a tooth now being examined. why this season may be dangerous. and then our "gma" investigation do you know when your sun screen expires or that it does expire.

wait until you see what we found in beach bags and stores across the country. and then in case you missed it, such a big night at the espys celebrating the best in sports. adam rippon was there on the red carpet back stage, even on stage. we'll hear from him coming up next on "gma." you got to wait for it. but not too long. >> i have a request for you. can adam rippon be on "gma" every day. >> yeah. >> i agree. i will put in my vote for that as well. >> okay. >> makes everything better. >> he's fun. >> if you could pass that note along that will be helpful. thank you. >> i will. i will. >> thank you. >> sure. >> a groundbreaking study followed kids to find out if there are any differences between straight parents and gay parents raising kids. >> we're also getting our first >> we're also getting our first look at pg&e new additions to

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highs today in our micro climate, 63 half moon bay, warmer in san francisco near 7 . east bay, oakland 72. we are hot in antioch, 95 later today with sunshine. >> thank you. pg&e showing offer its newest tools that are supposed to help monitor fire danger in california. these weather stations are going all across the bay area and northern california to measure wind and wind direction and temperature, humidity. pg&e says they can use that data to make critical decisions like

shutting down electricity in areas that are deemed to be a high fire danger. >> that's a last resort, but if conditions are right and we feel that it would be safer to turn off 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 community wildfire safety program launched after the north bay wildfires to try to prevent a repeat. pg&e has installed 50 of these weather stations so far. they plan to put up 150 by the end of the year. when it comes to parenting a new study finds no difference between kids raised by two moms and kids raised by mom and dad. researchers started recruiting parents for the study in 1987 and tracked their children for decades and found kids of lesbian couples had no more behavioral or emotional problems than other kids their age. the study in the new england journal of medicine. >> students could catch a break

when it comes to money. the small cut that could happen making it the first tuition reduction in two decades. >> the search on in the east bay for this man accused of peeping through a girl's window. more details next. more details next. >> the espy award that everyone

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>> mark zuckerberg says facebook should not take down posts by holocaust deniers. the ceo is now chair fig what he means ♪ >> mariachi bands joined protesters outside the white house last night and overnight vladimir putin makes his first comments on the unforgettable summit. >> this photo on the south bay fre freeway to the new meaning riding dirty. are you awake right now? good morning. 6:30 on july 19th. >> if that didn't wake you up i don't know what will. maybe the weather. >> those gray skies not helping you wake up this morning. we have delays already at sfo. a live look right now, you can see the marine layer with us. averaging about 45 minute arrival delays into the airport right now on this cloudy start. 12-hour day planner, the clouds early on, brighter skies.

only difference today compared to yesterday the afternoon we're going to have high clouds streaming in from time to time. call it partly cloudy, cool on the coast, warm on the bay in the 80s, hottest spots in the mid 90s. download the accuweather app and track your temperatures. alexis how are the roads? >> i'm talking about the fog too. we do still have the dense fog advisory in effect for golden gate. same thing as yesterday, use some caution, increase the following distance between you and that vehicle in front of you. you have longer reaction time with that reduced visibility. it is very thick in some areas up around santa rosa, along the 101 corridor this morning too. eastbound 580 improving through the altamont pass area. roadwork around north flynn, down to 14 miles an hour, but that has shortened and gotten a little faster than about 30 minutes ago. westbound 205 to 580, 12 miles an hour leaving tracy. we'll head back to trouble on the bay bridge coming up next. >> thanks. developing news, nearly two dozen soldiers are recovering after an accident at a military base in monterey county.

>> wind from a helicopter caused a tent to collapse collapse fort hunter liggett, about an hour northwest of san luis obispo. here's new video of the scene. most of the 22 injuries are minor but four soldiers did have to go to the hospital. 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. thnk -- new this morning, contra costa deputies responded to a home near san pablo dam road and creekside court before 11:00 last night. not clear exactly what happened, but we do know one person was found dead. you can see in the video investigators detaining one person and putting them in the back of a patrol car. roads were closed during this investigation. we have a call in to the contra costa sheriff's office and bring you any information as soon as we get it. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg trying to clarify comments he made about holocaust

deniers that have drawn sharp criticism. >> he said in a recent interview he thinks comments from holocaust deniers should not be deleted from the platform. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live at facebook's headquarters with more on this controversy. matt? >> reggie, this is certainly getting a strong reaction and a lot of people disagreeing with mark zuckerberg. this was all in an article with an interview with zuckerberg in recode, that was published yesterday. it was with a reporter named cara swisher and zuckerberg told her that he's jewish and there's a set of people who deny that holle cause happened and he finds that deeply offensive but continued he doesn't believe facebook should take it down. they thinks there are things people get wrong. zuckerberg said he does not think they're intentionally getting it wrong. now 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 its platform. he e-mailed swisher to clarify, he told her i personally find holocaust denial deeply offensive and i absolutely did not intend to defend the intent of people who deny that. we put up a link of the entire interview on abc7news.com. reporting live in menlo park, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. a building at kaiser medical in santa rosa will remain closed today after an explosion. one man was hurt when a tanker truck carrying liquid oxygen exploded right behind the office. sky 7 was over the area shortly afterwards. employees and patients had to be evacuated because the fire department says there was potential for another explosion. investigators are still this morning trying to figure out what caused the truck to explode. berkeley police need help identifying a man who attacked a senior citizen the surveillance video is a little hard to watch. here's the thing, it happened across the street from a police station. you're going to see a group of men knock the 72-year-old man to

the ground and kick him. this happened about two weeks ago on martin luther king, jr. way near university avenue. police say there was no apparent motive. >> no money was 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. the description, not much of one. they're likely in their late teens or early 20s. if you take a look at the top right side of your screen, the suspect took off in that newer model silver or white minivan. berkeley police are warning about a suspected peeping tom and this surveillance video we have shows the suspect lurking outside a house on prospect street and channing way saturday morning. police say a woman inside spotted the man through a window exposing himself. and as she alerted her roommates the plan left. if you have any information that

might help berkeley police you're asked to give them a call. meanwhile, palo alto police need your help identifying this man who peeped through a bedroom window of an week. this one happened just before midnight last wednesday. investigators say surveillance video shows the man entering the backyard through a closed gate and then looking through the window for several minutes before leaving. officers arrived and tried to track down this man with a k9 but they were unable to locate him. thunderstorms are posing a possible new danger for crews battling a wildfire near yosemite. the ferguson fire the ferguson fire has burned 27 square miles of forest near the park's western edge. it is only 5% contained. smoke from the fire has led to an air quality warning for visitors. so they're saying you shouldn't hike. the concern now is that thunderstorms in the sierra could produce erratic winds, maybe lightning, that could start new fires. the storms are also possibly bringing some rain. it's definitely a mixed bag in

yosemite. >> you can see where that best chance of finding those thunderstorms later on today is. you can see that green shading on your screen. essentially east of fresno along the spine of the sierra is your best chance of finding a thundershower today. lightning and hail possible. we'll stay dry over the next 12 hours but we will have some clouds streaming in from time to time. the accuweather outlook, live doppler 7 and satellite, monsoonal moisture in arizona earlier this morning. some high clouds notice streaming into monterey county already. notice the clouds are making their way north. some moisture off the coast, that moisture will stay off the coast today. hour by hour, the fog pulling back to the coast by 11:00 and there you see that high cloud cover. by about 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon moving in from time to time. so highs today, we will see afternoon sunshine blending with some high clouds. 95 in antioch, it is high. we will get about 75 in oakland, san francisco after morning fog, we'll get some afternoon sunshine up to 69, 86 though in

san jose and napa and santa rosa in the north bay mid to upper 80s later on today. we'll still be warm, away from the coast. how are we looking on this morning with our roads. we have issues. >> we have issues. we've had some trouble with the bay bridge since we started early this morning. now. we'll take you in, a sig alert for the eastbound side of 80. the lower deck, the off ramp to treasure island closed for a crash investigation. a truck unfortunately hit a pedestrian there around 3:00 this morning. now it sounds like we have a two-car crash within that caltrans closure for the investigation. someone probably tried to take the exit even though they weren't able to and it was closed and two vehicles within the closure. sounds like the left lane of the lower deck is blocked as well and i'm hearing from chp we have a minor collision on the upper deck around treasure island as well. not able to see that on our traffic cameras. everything else moving into san francisco is okay. the metering lights on too. you have to get through that bay

bridge toll plaza first. mass transit may be the way to go for you here this morning. bart 57 trains in service. no issues there. ace, 3, 5, 7 on time, no delays, bta normal service, no delays there either. next traffic update coming up in about ten minutes. >> thank you. harvey weinstein wants a judge to throw out the lawsuit ashley judd 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 russian president vladimir putin is coming to president trump's defense saying that their recent summit in helsinki was a success. >> his statement comes as president trump continues to deal with the fallout from the summit. the president saying that he would hold putin responsible if russia tries to interfere in our elections again. >> well i would. he's in charge of the country like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country.

>> that comment made in a cbs interview is a turn from his initial upbeat description of the russian leader. intelligence officials say russia is targeting the november congressional races, but the president says he does not believe that's happening. ♪ a mariachi band joined the protest outside the white house. one of hillary clinton's top advisors organized this last night. it was the third straight night of protests. the demonstrations started monday following the summit with russian president vladimir putin. >> spf isn't the only number you should be looking at on your sunscreen bottle. what you need to know before spending time in the sun. >> a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how we're doing when we come back. >> much more on the -- on intel and how the santa clara based company lit up the sky and also the record books.

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> 6:43 a.m. looking at your fog. visibility right now on live doppler 7 it is reduced in the north bay and along the coast,

two to three miles early on this morning. flight delays at sfo coming in at 45 minutes. the average arrival delays. so if you're picking up someone from the airport might have to wait longer. morning planner decreasing clouds later in the morning into the 70s by 11:00. download the accuweather app and track the temperatures hour by hour. how the weekend is shaping up in six minutes. many people are still talking about this powerful and emotional moment during last night's 26th annual aired on abc 7. the arthur ashe courage award 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. >> and you can see just how many women having to take that stage. nassar was sentenced in january to 40 to 175 years in prison. this morning we're hearing details from the victims the man san francisco police are calling te ride share rapist. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live at the hall of justice where the suspect is due in court this morning. amanda? >> reggie, details are disturbing. court documents obtained by abc 7 news showed just how violent they became over that five-year period. now in just a matter of hours, orlando vilchez lazo will be in court answering to multiple charges of rape. this is video from a previous appearance. dna evidence linked lazo to the

brazen crimes. attackses that started back in 2013. that's when lazo first posed as a ride share driver picking women up from bars and night clubs around the city, getting them alone and raping them. in one account he allegedly picked up two women a victim and her friend. the woman asked him to pull over and we've replaced the name with victim and told investigators, quote, once her friend was out of the car the defendant drove off with a helpless victim in his car. the victim was in and out of consciousness but remembers coming to and realized she was alone in the car. according to i.c.e. orlando vilchez lazo is here illegally from peru and being held without bond and faces live in prison for those charges. ride share company lyft says that it is beefing up its background check process and that will be applied to current and future lyft drivers and lazo

is expected in court to answer to those charges later this morning. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. happening tonight the premier of a documentary about the north bay wildfires. it's called "urban inferno the night santa rosa burned." fire victim dr. seager made the film and used cell phone video and air checks from ksr radio to focus on the first eight hours of the fire. tonight's premier happening at the roxie stadium 14 theater in downtown santa rosa. tomorrow it moves to the nearby third street cinemas for an open ended run. all profits will be used to help fire victims. happening today, uc regents could vote to give students a small break in tuition. regents are meeting in san francisco and expected to vote on a new budget that would iminate a $60 surcharge students have been paying for the university's legal bills. that would be the firsts tuition reduction in 20 years. earlier this year the regents were considering a 2.5% tuition

increase but the state pledged more money for the system and the regents dropped the proposal. and speaking of savings, a small savings, but helpful nonetheless. if you had to buy a stam top send in your mail-in ballot you won't have to do it anymore. governor brown instructed officials to provide prepaid ballots in the future. the new law only takes effect in 2019 and does not cover the upcoming election in november. >> intel can boast another record. it has broken the guinness world record for the most drones flying simultaneously. that is 2018 drones forming things like the intel logo or the guys in the space suites from the intel commercials. the company released video that happened sunday, part of intel's 50-year celebration and the company plans to fly the drones again at the santa clara headquarters soon. so this is such cool technology and it just keeps getting more

impressive. >> it really does. your morning money report. appears glitches and website outages didn't hurt amazon's bottom line for prime day. >> not at all. the company says it was the biggest shopping event in its history. no word yet on the dollar amount but the on-line retailer says prime members bought more than 100 million products. the popular purchases in the u.s. were instapots, personal water filters and 23 and me dna tests. >> taking a live look at the new york stock exchange today, it is down 90 points as trading gets under way this morning. financial companies and makers of consumer products are taking the biggest hits so far. mcdonald's offering free french fries for the rest of the year, but there is some fine print. the offer only good on fridays and you have to download the mcdonald's app to get the coupon and still have to make a purchase of at least $1 and that will earn you a free order of medium french fries. certainly doable, only $1. >> you just want the fries.

>> i'm hungry right now. >> you check the spf, right, but experts say there is another number you should be looking at when you put on the sunscreen. >> we're talking about the expiration date. the fda says sunscreen usually expires three years after it's made. it can physically change and the chemicals break down making it less effective. >> if you are leaving it out in the sun, it's not going to last as long, maybe not even the three years. >> it's also important to check the date before you even buy it. the team over at "good morning america" visited 17 stores and found nearly 70 bottles of expired sunscreen on the shelves. you know who needs sunscreen? this guy. >> yes. >> one of our viewers snapped the photo on northbound highway 101 in san jose yesterday and yes, indeed, that is a naked man on a bike on the highway. the viewer who sent it to us included the caption "who is this man?" the highway patrol is trying to figure that out. >> i have a new theory. >> oh. >> i think he was just trying to even out his tan.

>> >> those tan lines can be nasty. >> might be better ways that your life isn't in danger on a bike. >> little less road rash perhaps. i don't know. >> who knows. cloudy start today. live look at the exploratorium camera showing you that gray skies over the bay bridge but look on the horizon, you can see some breaks in the cloud cover. we have that gray start early on. sunshine will be prevailing quickly. temperature wise, mid 50s to low 60s early on this morning. 58 in san mateo, good morning, 62 in santa rosa, about 56 the current number in napa. let's take a look at your 12-hour day planner later on today, the highlight early on, of course in the summer is going to be clouds along the coast and in the bay. visibility on the coast is down to about two miles. locally dense fog early on. brighter skies midday. into the afternoon high clouds mixing with the sunshine. away from the coast you are warm. the bay upper 70s to low 80s. inland into the mid 90s. a closer look at your highs

today, you can see 69 in san francisco, about 75 in oakland, it will be warm in the south bay, 82 for palo alto, 86 for san jose, about 87 in santa rosa and then you are hot another day, 93 concord. traveling today later on, l.a. going to a high of 83, move inland to the central valley and we are well into the triple digits. it's going to be hot from fresno down to bakersfield. accuweather seven-day forecast, morning fog, a wiarm day. tomorrow the humidity increasing, slight chance of a pop-up shower, nothing widespread. we're dry and bright for the weekend and near average by sunday. that's the weather. check out the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. yeah, same trouble spot all morning, eastbound 80, the off ramp to treasure island still closed. the only new thing is now we have a crash in the same area blocking the left lane. it is a srig alert. a slight delay approaching the scene due to the secondary collision and the first one was due to a crash involving a truck and pedestrian that happened around 3:00 this morning.

that investigation still ongoing. san rafael, southbound 101 moving fine here. you can see some low clouds and haziness. we have foggy conditions along some stretches of 101 including golden gate bridge. in fact, dense fog advisory still in effect there. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, just changed from red back into the yellow. 51 minutes. southbound 680, dublin to mission, 20. to cupertino you're looking great in the green at 21 minutes. >> would you like a smart train station update? >> yeah. >> you're getting one no matter what the answer is. novato is about to get its third smart station. i can't make it through this. the smart rail board made it official last night. the one titled novato downtown and located at the depot site at railroad avenue at the eastern most end of grant avenue. the novato city approved funds to build the station and service

is expected to start late next year. happening today the warriors will formally introduce demarcus cousins to the bay area. cousins signing sent shockwaves throughout the nba. the back-to-back champs have five all stars. yesterday showtime released an exclusive clip of an upcoming documentary that chronicles cousins' rehab from a torn achilles tendon and his wild ride through free agency that ended with him getting signed by the warriors. >> speaking of sports the giants on the road this weekend, but at&t park will still be packed with sports fans. the rugby world cup 7s coming to town. in some circles this is as big as the super bowl. abc 7 news was at at&t park as crews transformed the baseball field to welcome 40 teams of men and women from 28 countries including new zealand. rugby players there enjoy their time in san francisco, especially the way americans talk. >> we do love the accent. the american accent.

>> we have accents? >> yeah. definitely. >> i thought it was the other way around. >> no. we both might. >> we don't have accents. >> his teeth are so good and his face does not look busted in any way. how is that possible? this is a rough sport. >> remarkable. the three-day tournament starts tomorrow and general admission tickets $82 for a one-day pass. you're not a huge sports fan but you would love -- >> who's lying to you? >> you would love the rugby matches. >> i can tell. coming up next seven things you need to know before you go. >> first, our instagram picture of the day, share your photos of the day, share your photos and video

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 is set to appear in court today. orlando vilchez lazo is accused of posing as a ride share driver and picking up his victims from night clubs and bars in san francisco. >> number two, 22 soldiers are recovering after an accident at fort hunter liggett military base in monterey county. wind from a helicopter caused a tent to collapse. most of the injuries are minor. four soldiers did go to the

hospital. >> number three one kaiser medical building in santa rosa will remain closed today. officials need to inspect it following a tanker truck explosion that happened yesterday. the driver in that explosion was injured. >> and number four in accuweather, after some morning clouds, we're on our way to a pretty sunny afternoon. it's going to be hot inland, mid 90s. 75 oakland, 86 san jose, 69 for san francisco. >> and number five, we've been dealing with this issue all morning, a sig alert still in effect for the lower deck of the bay bridge. off ramp to treasure island is closed due to a crash around 3:00 this morning and now we have a second crash in the same area so the left lane is blocked. >> number six, going to see this all over your twitter feed this morning. "time's" new cover, morphing president trump's face with vladimir putin. overnight putin said this week's helsinki summit was a success and minutes ago, president trump tweeted that he looks forward to a second meeting. >> marcia, marcia, marcia, "the brady bunch" home on sale.

the home shared on realtor.com, the same on the outside there, maybe not on the inside though. >> no more wood panelling. good morning, america. president trump sows new confusion over his stance on russian interference in our elections. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr. president? >> no. >> no, you don't believe that to be the case. also this morning, explosive new claims about the woman charged with being a russian agent accused of using sex to gain influence. president putin speaks out this morning. an abc news exclusive. the amazing new images of the soccer team reuniting with their families and only on "gma," the youngest boy rescued from that cave in thailand. the 11-year-old now telling his story of those terrifying weeks trapped and new details about how escaped on his coach's back. terrifying moments on board.