right now tens of thousands of fans currently cheering at at&t park, but not for baseball. for the very first time the rugby world cup sevens is being played on u.s. soil here in san francisco. good morning, i'm kristen zee. the first of 84 matches is has just gotten under way. along with the excitement comes the traffic jam. live at at&t park where rugby history is being made. amanda? >> reporter: yeah, it's a

different kind of ball game being played here at at&t park this morning and throughout the weekend. we know some of the international fans that are here have never been to the u.s. and for the u.s. its their very first time hosting a tournament like this one. let the games begin. san francisco's at&t park as we know it has been transformed into rugly world cup central. more than 100,000 tickets have been purchased for this three-day tournament. battles from some of the world's best rugby players and support from the fans. his squad are ready. the new zealanders feeling pretty confident and dominant after its rugby success. but don't count out the u.s. teams. many believe this is the country's best opportunity yet to win a sevens world cup. our men's team has never come

close having finished 13th in the previous four editions. >> we brought the tickets immediately, so we're here. we played rugby back in our city in mexico, but right now we're cheering for mexico and really excited. >> reporter: and excitement for the sport continues to grow right here in the u.s. world rugby operations manager says this week has the potential to really shape and solidify the u.s. rugby market. already an estimated 33 million americans have shown interest in th sport. >> they've come all the way from arizona to see this wonderful world event, and i'm looking to a great time in this city by the way. >> reporter: of course with any major event happening in the city comes traffic. i'm going to step out the way so you can see the traffic here at third street approaching king. we know already the city is

warning drivers not to laze around the area because of this international tournament here in the city of san francisco. i am reporting live at at&t park, abc 7 news. >> amanda, thank you. a crash involving a big rig on highway 92 on skyline this morning created a huge delay for drivers. in fact cars were parked for more than an hour in both directions as crews tried to cleanup the mess. >> reporter: you almost made it to the weekend but bay area traffic was not done with you just yet. this morning drivers on highway 82 were literally parked on the road in both directions. the chp says about 4:45 a.m. a pickup truck crashed into a big rig. both vehicles ended off the road and into some trees. after that happened drivers were stuck. we drove up about 6:15 a.m.,

about an hour and a half after the crash. and people waited and waited and waited. vehicles stood still while the commute time went up and up. bobby h bobby haskell and his boat was supposed to be offshore. his friends called him to tell him they already caught some fish. >> they're on another boat so -- >> reporter: and they're around catching fish. >> yep, i'm sitting here stewing. >> reporter: carsp finally went from park to drive. it's amazing all the damage done to these trees and the crash, the drivers only had minor injuries. now to that duck boat tragedy in southern missouri. 17 people are dead after the tour boat capsized in rough waters. the mtsb is on its way to investigate what went wrong. abc's maggie ruly has new

information. >> reporter: witness videos shows those terrifying moments right before a boat full of tourists capsized killing 17 people, some of them children. >> need a water rescue. will be north of the showboat. will be a duck that has capsized. >> reporter: sending the 31 people on that duck boat, a popular tourist attraction that takes apparentlies on land and sea into the waters. >> it's going to take time to know the details of everything that's occurred, but i think it's important to find out for sure exactly what did occur. >> reporter: at the time a thunderstorm woorning was in effect. another duck boat passing by can be seen struggling to stay afloat. >> we saw the two duck boats kind of struggling in the water. >> reporter: they saw the boat go down. they say the bad weather came on fast and furious. >> the wind really picked up bad and debris was flying everywhere and just the waves were really rough. so it was suddenly and out of

nowhere. >> reporter: the company who owns the ducks says their safety over the years has been impeccable and they're still waiting to learn what happened. but he tells cbs. >> no, it shouldn't have been in the water. >> reporter: they're expected to look into the exact weather conditions that were happening at the time as well as the condition of the boat. abc news, new york. new at 11:00 we have learned three people are under arrest for the killing of a north bay man. investigators say the victim jose martinez was reported missing by his daughter on july 2nd. his body was found this past wednesday buried in a marijuana garden in hillsberg. these three men named as the suspects in his death. they say the killing was over a drug deal. it shows the victim at a grocery

store in clover dale on june 29th. when he left he was kidnapped. he was driven to a remote location and shot to death. san diego businesses making a sweep. investigators say the gambling parlors triggered violent crimes in the city. it shows seven different businesses that were raided by san jose by police and the department of justice. and an eighth had a penal code investigation or inspection. police seized $70,000 in cash during raids in march. 64 illegal gambling devices were taken as well. five people were arrested. police say more arrests and charges could be coming in the future. >> a youth badminton coach is accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl. he was arrested at joseph grant

park on mount hamilton last week. he since posted bail and has been released. detectives are working to see if there are other victims. new mandatory evacuations in effect this morning as crews work to contain a fast burning wildfire burning near yosemite. it has burned nearly 23,000 acres. officials are urging residents in the elporto trailer park area to evacuate as quickly as possible. highway 140 west of mariposa has closed. yosemite is open, we should mention, but the park is impacted by smoke. you can now see the new documentary about t north bay wildfires on the big screen. urban inferno, the night santa rosa burned premiered at the stadium in san a theater full oe

right back to the night of october 29th. >> it's very personal and powerful. >> it's been nine months but it feels like it's just yesterday so it's still fresh for our community. >> the documentary begins an open ended run. the profits will go to the sonoma county resilience fund for ongoing fire relief. the future of a study on racial profiling by the oakland police department is up in the air. last night oakland's police chief, mayor and others discussed racial profiling. this was at a town hall meeting at lainy college. just earlier this week oakland's public safety committee voted to let a stanford research led contract expire. those researchers recommended 50 policy changes and opd has implemented a majority of them over the last five years. now the chief and mayor would like to see the contract extended for another ye. we hav data. it is what drives the analysis

and questions that revealed we have to change ourcies, we have handcuffing policies. >> the full council will take up the issue on renewing the stanford contract at next tuesday's meeting. happening now, all in san francisco as fans of the popular japanese animated series lined up to get their merchandise. the popular character in the comedy is the red panda. >> the special thing about today is the fact the crater is going to be here, first time ever. in fact she's so elusive i would say you can't even find a picture of her online. i tried for a week and i couldn't find one. >> this is just the second pop up in the u.s. the character, by the way,yme ind hel kitty.

you can see the same adorableness. it's being called an unbelievable invitation. russian president vladimir putin coming to the white house. the way president trump's camp is walking back on his comment and how people in his own party are reacting. plus president trump's former lawyer just dropped a bombshell. between mr. trump and a former playmate. it is a muggy morning out there buzz those clouds

six years ago today james

holmes stormed into the midnight showing of the dark night rises inside an aroara, colorado theater and opened fire. holmes later surrendered to police. in 2015 he was convict on all 165 counts against him and sentenced to life in prison without parole. new this morning a new report says the president's former personal lawyer, michael cohen, secretly recorded him talking about payments to former playboy playmate model. according to "the new york onths borhen recded the ectio e fbihe recor during a raid of the office. and they reportedly talked about a payment to former playmate karen mcdougal who said she had an affair with mr. trump. rudy giuliani responded to the times report saying that the payment was never made and the

president did nothing wrong. president trump was capped off this week by inviting vladimir putin to the white house. the president has repeatedly said getting along with his russian counterpart is a positive thing, but the controversial summit in helsinki monday has only raised concerns about the partnership between the two in exchange russia would get to question u.s. citizens accused of unspecified crimes. >> naive and absurd. there is no rule of law in russia. there's the rule of putin. >> the target date is sometime for the next summit in the fall. all right, it's friday so you know what that means. we're going to introduce you to a super cute pet who needs a forever home. plus the san francisco weekend event proving that one man's trash is another man's treasure. and shaping up to be a

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mother nature kind of repeat the past couple of days. fog in the morning, sunshine midday and nice afternoon for most of the us. live doppler 7 along with satellite. you can see that cloud cover right along the coast. very well-defined. zoom in a little closer over the past couple of hours. and you can see we started off with gray skies and thick clouds along the coast this morning. what we're watching, though, live doppler 7 we'll take you to

the sierra. we are seeing a couple of thunderstorms popping up this hour. if you're headed to lake tahoe not only today but over the weekend thunderstorms are in the forecast each and every afternoon. back here along the coast sunshine prevailing. temperatures along the coast in the 60s. that ocean water temperature sitting at about 61 degrees. temperature-wise in the air right now warming into the 60s and 70s on the immediate bay shoreline at this hour. away from the coast already in the 80s. san jose about 76 degrees. it is breezy through the delta gusting about 26. highs today in the south bay 86 in san jose. 82 for mountain view. cooler along the coast, low 60s for half moon bay. downtown san francisco near 70 later today. 61 for daley city. the east bay later on today 70s

and 80s. 78 caster valley and inland we're hot. not as hot as yesterday but still rather warm. giants crossing the bay bridge this by 10:00 cooling off to about 67. mid-50s to mid-60s as we get to your weekend. a warm afternoon around here. morning fog, afternoon sunshine on saturday. a bit of a cool down on sunday. but all indications early next week we start the warmer pattern bu the weekend really shaping up. okay from bad art to bubbles to a galaxy far, far away. this weekend has some hilariously interesting to do options for the entire family. let's get detai fm reggie okey and our partners at hood p

art is so bad it's funny. and now a couple of stand up comedians who by the way are also artists themselves have created a show that's hilariously ugly. >> these time we're calling teachers pest. i took art history at city college, so as far as i know, yes. >> the art critique comedy show is in brainchild of friends jeremy and jordan. so they go to thrift stores and seek out the very best wst and critique. and then they have the nerve to auction them off. >> i think what we're trying to do is create this relationship between this arguably bad art and a fun experience. so maybe you have a memento to take home with you and remember the time that you came to the show or maybe you just genuinely

have bad taste. >> the showopies every third friday of the month. they always sellout. $20 gets you a ticket, beer and peeltsa. square bubbles, fog filled bubbles, bubble volcanos, people inside bubbles. it's the amazing bubble show. two sunday afternoon performances at rhythmic culture works in alameda. finally star wars fans, san francisco playing live to all three original movies starting with episode four this weekend and the next two movies on the next two weekends. so may the flute be with you. and always remember one person's yuck is another person's yum. to see these events go to abc7.com and we'll link you up to hood line. after the break we may have the perfect companion for all your leisurely needs like couch surfing, tv, binge watching, napping.

we'll be right back.

a reminder we're on 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and abc7.com. today on our website we have something very exciting for bay area baseball fans.

a link to buy limited edition mlb rivalry bauble heads commemorating the good old rivalry from the giants and the a's. if you log onto abc7news.com, from your phone and be sure to download the abc 7 news app to get breaking news alerts and tune on right here on our next newscast abc 7 news at 4:00. okay, it's friday so it's time for perfect pet. >> benjamin this handsome guy from the humane society, a tabby and quite reversed. and benjamin also loves other mellow cats. if you think this guy might be a perfect society, call the number on your screen. >> we said he's into binge watching tv. soon.we share amo ieres thk you so much for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is

coming up next. we take you outside with this lovely look at the golden gate bridge. have a great day.

>> i think it's fair to say liz farley is about to have

one of the most exciting days of her life. she's already won $100,000 and is about to come face to face with a question worth $1/4 million. will she go all the way today and make television history? it's time to find. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ let's do this. welcome to a very special episode of "who wants to be a millionaire." special because of this lovely lady from sunnyside, new york. please welcome back liz farley. [cheers and applause] otherwise known now as the otter lady for the rest of her life. you are in the middle of an incredible game, what could be a historic game. you are three questions away