main street suffered some sort of damage. about 17,000 people live in marshall town. so far no reports of anyone losing their life. closer to home, in southern california, crews are racing against expected hot, dry weather today to stop a wildfire threatening homes. the skyline fire has burned 250 acres of land near corona in riverside county. homes in a ten block area near the flames are evacuated. 240 firefighters are battling to protect those homes. it is 4:30. if you're just waking up to us, good morning. a quick update on your weather and traffic. we start with drew tuma. >> good morning, guys. the big story this morning, we're not nearly as foggy right now as we were this time yesterday. we'll zoom in on live doppler 7 the ribbon of fog stretching from san francisco to the east bay by el vallejo. early and sun, y t's going to there. we will have high clouds

streaming in, upper 70s to low 80s. inland not as warm as yesterday. upper 80s to low 90s. let's get a check roads with alexis. good morning. >> good morning. we are fairly quiet. we don't have any major issues to talk about. nice light volumes across the san mateo bridge. you will have some company but no one out there slowing you down today and no major incidents. tracy to dublin, a friday drive light time in the yellow but 33 minutes out of tracy. antioch to concord, 13 minutes and southbound san rafael to san francisco in the green at 15 minutes. san jose police are making a sweep of businesses that look legit but are accused of being fronts for illegal gambling. >> investigators say the gambling parlors triggered violent crimes in the city and abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in san jose. matt? >> jessica, sometimes those violent crimes are not reported and police say that can create a

dangerous situation here in san jose. seven different businesses were raided and an eighth had a penal code inspection. investigators say what appeared to be a computer repair shop thrived as a profitable, illicit casino. prosecutors and police say the gaming created problems for the neighborhood and triggered violent crimes. >> as you can imagine there's armed robberies, there's assaults and then you have other public nuisance violations occurring. one of these locations had been robbed twice and they didn't report it to us because they're running an illegal business. >> reporter: police seized $75,000 in cash during raids in march and confiscated another $300,000 last week. 64 illegal gambling devices were taken as well, five people were arrested and police say more arrests and charges could be coming in the future. san jose police are asking for help for shutting down these businesses in the city. if you have any information give them a call. reporting live in san jose, matt

keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. san francisco police hope a new photo will lead them to the driver who they say hit and killed a pedicab operator. a clear look at the car which police think is a gold or champagned colored honda civic. severe of the hit-and-run crash shows the vehicle swerving through traffic on the embarcadero before it hit the pedicab on june 27th. pedicab operator kevin manning died from his injuries this month. two people are in custody for the shooting death of a man in el s sa bronty. deputies found the victim lying in a driveway on san pablo dam road near creekside court. a 22-year-old man from richmond and 57-year-old woman. they are held on $2 million. they are held on $2 million. no word

>> reporter: police chief, mayor and others discussed racial profiling during a town hall meeting at lany college as the fate of an ongoing stanford study remains up in the air. >> what makes us become a target if why are we the hunted? >> r 2016 dr. ebberhard's study showed oakland police were four times more likely to search african-american men compared to white men during a traffic stop. >> they have taught us how to think about the data. it's one thing to collect data. it's another thing to know how to ask the questions of the data. >> reporter: stanford recommended 50 policy changes. opd implemented the majority including handcuffing and chase policies. >> over the last five years, we believe that some of these

policy changes are why we have reduced police use of force by 72%. >> reporter: use of force has dropped, police stopped data by race, still shows large disparities. african-american far more likely to be stopped than any other group. harden says it's going to take more than policy changes to fix racing and policing and in our country. >> how do we speak to one another? how can i speak to you in a manner you feel comfortable and vice versa? dialog needs to happen all of the time. >> reporter: the full city council will take up the issue of renewing the stanford contract at next week's meeting. the mayor and chief would like to see it renewed another year. in oakland, katie utis, abc 7 news. a proposed tax increase for ride share companies like uber and lyft one step closer to appearing on the november ballot in san francisco. the examiner reports the board of supervisor and budget committee voted to advance the measure to the full board for a vote on july 31st.

a new estimate on how much revenue it would generate is expected next week. the city controller's original analysis estimated it would bring in $20 million annually but the proposal has been amended to increase rates and include out-of-town companies as well. that do business in the city. russian president vladimir putin could be the first russian leader to visit the white house in nearly a decade. overnight russia's ambassador to the u.s. said putin is, quote, open to president trump's invitation. this comes just days after their first meeting in helsinki and as the white house issues another russian walk back. this week president trump called putin's offer for shared u.s./russian investigations incredible and now mr. trump disagrees. the white house meeting could happen some time in the fall. it is up to the kremlin to formally respond to president trump's invitation. the trump administration says it is reunited 365 children, 5 and older, with

their families after they were separated at the border. officials say hundreds more are still separated. the administration faces a court imposed deadline of next thursday to finish the process. children younger than 5 were reunited earlier this month. >> time approaching 4:37. visibility not a huge issue. the only exception along the immediate coastline, half moon bay is down to three miles but the fog not as dense as it was this time yesterday morn. live look outside, golden gate bridge, the foggy picture right now. we'll take a look at temperatures. good morning. waking up to about mid 50s to mid 60s. 63 in san jose. about 65 in danville. 57 in san francisco. let's go hour by hour for you. future weather later by 9:00 any fog we have looks to be confined to the immediate coastline. into the afternoon what we're going to notice, high clouds streaming from time to time. it's a little b t monsoonal outr

east. that could spark a couple thunderstorms to our east. take a look at this. the bests chance of finding any showers or storms well into the sierra east of fresno. if there is a shower that does pop up, one could contain lightning and hail. we saw it happen yesterday. it's a similar setup today. thankfully it looks like any storm will stay out of the bay area the next 24 hours. good news there. weather a nice way to end the week with humidity. >> yeah. carl the fog likes to mess with you a little bit. i said there was no dense fog advisory for the golden gate bridge, now there is. okay. yeah. >> thanks, carl. >> making me look silly this morning. it has settled in. you can see it is thicker and chp issued that a few seconds after i said there wasn't one. one of those days here. no delays if you are coming in from the north bay, southbound 101 looking great from marin county, one of our commutes that doesn't fill in until later this morning. still seeing green on our

traffic maps. no major problems to report. traveling northbound on the ven knee shah bridge, 680 we are hearing we have traffic cones left up and those are in between lanes one and two. use caution there. slight delays in the central valley. thanks. sky high rents leaving more struggling financially. california senator kamala harris has a proposal to give them a big break. >> and a man finds a wedding ring on a bay area beach. the clues that could lead to its owner. >> tesla rolling out more of their model 3s after production

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get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> we're looking at your morning planner. it's muggy. the humidity is on the rise thanks to some monsoonal moisture to our south and east. we will see high clouds. by 11:00 we're into the 80s. our micro climate, 63 along the coast. san francisco near 70 later today. 75 for oakland. it will be warm in the east bay and inland. back into the 90s for walnut creek and antioch. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast coming up in about four minutes. reggie? >> thank you. drivers who preorder the tesla model 3 may be having second thoughts. new numbers show nearly one in four are canceling their orders. according to a analyst, there are now more people getting

refunds than putting down deposits and there could be a few reasons here. the wait time for the car and the change in the tax credit. a tesla spoke person denies the cancellations exceed the new orders. nor kamala harris wants to ease the burden of paying rent for low-income americans and harris is sponsoring a bill to give federal tax credits to families who spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. about 3 million california families would benefit. one south bay charity believes this bill could prevent families from being forced to leave their homes when local rents sky rocket. >> a lot of them are kind of having to uplift their families from communities they've contributed so much to and care about so much. >> a similar bill is making its way through the state legislature. all kinds of things wash ashore on the beach and a bay area man made a very special find in rich mopped. wedding room.

>> as abc 7 news anchor dion tells us there's a sweet message on the ring. >> there's tiny crabs on the beach. they've always been here. >> reporter: richard griss setty has memories of visiting the shoreline in richmond. it wasn't until four months ago a new memory was made. >> we were walking along the beach talking and looking down and i saw something that didn't look quite usual so went down and picked it up and it was this ring. >> reporter: among the thousands, if not millions of rocks that line the shore, this designed man's ring bore an inscription. >> some people were in love in 1949. >> reporter: uniting its owner to mate for life. >> from now to eternity, 5/1/49, lily. the ring sat not on a rock but his counter for months until a friend visited him at home. >> she's like we need to find the owners of this. she stuck it on twitter. >> reporter: christina on

tuesday tweeted these photos and put out a call for help. >> it's really blown up and i think people are invested in it and hopefully we'll actually find the family to whom the ring belongs. >> reporter: while there have been some leads from folks on-line nothing has panned out so far. >> that's a mystery. how it got to this beach is really a mystery. >> reporter: one not only for richard and christina but for what seems like an awful lot of people on the internet trying to solve as well. >> i hope that they're still together and still -- and if not, their children, then hopefully the ring has some meaning for them as well. >> reporter: since that one tweet the image of the ring has been shared thousands of times. if you know anything that could reunite the ring with its owner head to abc7news.com. in richmond, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> apparently there is a lead they're following up on right now. >> wow. >> if we find out it's a match we'll let you know here or on sonoma and on our news app. >> that's crazy. >> crossing fingers. >> yeah. a lot of history.

1949, wow. >> wow. i love sonocial media. help find things. the visibility, not too bad compared to yesterday. half moon bay down to two miles. dense fog along the coastline. right now temperature wise we're in the 50s and 60s. good morning san francisco, you're at 57, 57 in oakland, 63 in san jose. inland you're warm in the mid 60s. danville at 65 degrees. it's humid out there. you will feel a little muggy in the atmosphere. live doppler 7 along with satellite you can see the monsoonal moisture that moved through parts of california and nevada late last night. it's streaming some high clouds in. it's kind of kriincreasing the humidity. looks like any showers or storms will stay confined into the sierra. we look to stay dry the next 12 hours. highs, 86 in san jose, warm in the south bay, 83 cupertino, peninsula, menlo park, downtown san francisco 69, into the north bay, about 82 sonoma, 82 napa,

into the east bay 70s and 80s. 81 fremont, 75 oakland. inland not as hot as yesterday, warm, upper 80s to low 90s. a quick look at the a's game taking on the giants, 71 degrees first pitch, about 67 as the game wraps up. the accuweather seven-day forecast, muggy today, fog to sun tomorrow, slight cooling over the weekend and then looks like next week we will turn warmer especially wednesday and into thursday. that's weather. a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning, drew. want to head back out to the central valley, westbound 205 to 580 not bad. using our speed sensors you can see you're down to about 17 miles an hour. is that filling in. but on the eastbound side we have the two left lanes closed for road work between north flynt and grant line road and a three mile backup using the distance measuring tool. not a lot of fun. usually that is an easy commute heading in the counter commute babr tplaooking good this morning. we are starting to see a lineup

in the cash lanes on the left-hand side of the toll plaza. metering lights should have about 45 minutes to go. >> thanks. we're learning facebook swooe ceo mark zuckerberg called president-elect trump after the election. buzzfeed reports the call was to congratulate mr. trump on his victory. facebook has acknowledged how successful the trump campaign was at leveraging the social network to reach voters. the campaign spent $44 million on facebook. the clinton campaign spent $28 million. speaking of facebook, facebook and instagram are cracking down on under age users. >> and need a jet-powered suit? >> yes. >> there's one for sale. here's tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, facebook and instagram are cracking down on underage users. >> moderators can lock accounts of users they expect under the age of 13 and no longer need a complaint. >> those locked out will have to show proof of age to regain access. >> see when your instagram friends are on-line. a feature puts a green dot next

to active user's names. >> in the direct messaging area and friend's list and only see status for people who follow you. if you've wanted to fly like an iron man, a british inventor has the thing for you. >> the former trader showed off his jet-powered suit outside a london store. interested customers can pick one up for about $500,000. >> is that all? >> what could possibly go wrong? >> see him fly around a cruise ship. it's fascinating. >> no crash landings? >> not yet. those are your tech bites. >> have a great day and weekend. >> can't be safe. >> i can barely ride a scooter let alone fly around with a jet pack. >> we don't need that. san francisco commuters who face a long muni ride to work are getting a break. >> the chp trying to solve a mystery involving this crashed car. >> a working mom, don't feel guilty about leaving your kids behind. you may be giving them a boost when they get older. >> young professional women are invited to an inspiring afternoon designed for personal and career growth.

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time now 4:52. we're looking at your three-day planner. it's about the humidity early on. it will be a warm afternoon, mainly sunny. over the weekend fog to sunshine for saturday. a little bit of cooling to round out the weekend on sunday. it's looking bright and beautiful. temperatures inland mainly in the 90s around the bay will cool

off to the 70s, the coast staying steady in the low 60s. >> thanks. the chp is trying to find the owner of a car found at the bottom of a cliff along the san mateo coastline. >> take a look here at this photo we have. it shows mangtsled sedan lying upside down near highway 1 near pescadero state beach. officers found it yesterday morning. no up with was inside or nearby and no one with injuries consistent with a car crash has turned up at local hospitals. >> strange. oakland's barbecue becky incident has prompted a new addition to lake merritt. a hot ash only disposal container. it's been installed at the very spot where a white woman was recorded on cell phone video callin men using a charcoal grill. now at the time, charcoal grills were not allowed along that section of lake merritt. so the ash bin seems to indicate that it's okay now. a welcomed change coming for san francisco muni riders. muni making the transfer time

longer. starting september 1st. riders have to use more than one bus -- i should say riders who have to use more than one bus or light rail route wha hl ilavewo again. and right now it's only 90 minutes. muni says riders have requested the change for a while. working moms shouldn't feel too bad about leaving for the office this morning. a study shows it could have a positive impact on your kids later in life. u.s. and uk researchers looked at data of more than 100,000 men and women. the research shows girls with working moms are more likely to have successful careers themselves and boys with working moms spend more time as adults taking care of their family members. the study was published in the journal "work employment and society." and time now 4:54 a.m. we're looking at your highs today. inland we're not as warm as we were yesterday but still rather hot. upper 80s to lower 90s in our warmest spots. 69 in san francisco, 75 to oakland, 86 in san jose. the north bay you're going to wake up to temperatures in the

50s. we're going into the low 80s later today. traveling across the state it will be warm in so cal, l.a. 82. bakersfield 104, palm springs at 107. redding going to a high of 104 degrees. enjoy. all right. that's your weather. a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning, drew. i want to take you into a new problem we're hearing about a crash involving a semi. trying to sort out all these details. it does sound like it's on state route 92 between 280 and skyline. reported on the westbound side, i'm hearing it may be affecting the eastbound side as well. i will double check with chp and an update in a few. in the meantime not as foggy as the last couple days but it is foggy here. golden gate bridge issued a dense fog about 20 minutes ago. the government warning about a growing number of charities claiming to help veterans but really funneling money somewhere else.

the federal trade commission has llrouted help donors spot deceptive fund-raising practices. they talked about one of the so-called charities that duped people. >> used five different aliases to confuse donors. they raised $20 million from 2014 to 2017. yet little of that money ever helped veterans. >> if you're not sure a charity is legitimate check the department of justice' website to see if the charity has been categorized as delinquent or suspended. facebook teaming up with amc to let you buy movie tickets on its platform. facebook launched a new feature to search for movies and now you can buy tickets through amc's facebook page. the theater chain is waiving on-line fees for the service. facebook already has similar deals with the fandango and adam ticket services. starbucks making it easier for hearing impaired coffee

lovers to order their favorite brew. it's opening a locationc. where worker must be proficient in american sign language. there's a reason for this. the new starbucks is going to open in october near gallaudet university, the world's only liberal arts college for the deaf. starbucks will hire least 20 deaf and hard of hearing workers. >> wow. here's something that will definitely make you smile this morning. a video showing a dog standing on a skateboard using one of his feet to push him along the embarcadero. look at that. the woman who tweeted the video claims that dog chased down a skateboarder until that person actually stopped. >> really? >> and the dog stole the skateboard and went for this fun little ride. >> that's my favorite dog that i've ever seen. i can't get over how cute that is. >> you should teach woodstock how to skateboard. >> i can't teach woodstock how to stop barking. i don't know if there's any teaching left for my pup.

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good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." at 5:00 a.m. it's pretty atj a quit wfe look through our south beach camera. >>ugby fans will hit the stadium for the world cup 7s. >> such a b ig it cool that it's happening ins san francisco. >> oh, yeah. ton o