meteorologist mike nicco for the forecast. is it going to be a nice day? >> yes, a very diverse day, with 60s at the coast to nearly 100 in some of our inland communities. so it's going to be a typical summer day with a little extra heat thrown in. we have some low clouds along the coast. some of that is spilling into the bay and into the north bay valleys. you can see the visibility down to 3 in petaluma. reports of mist around half moon day that will continue through 9:00. temperatures in the mid 50s to 60s. about the same as yesterday. we'll hang out at the 60s at the coast. go from 70 around the bay and 83 to 94 inland, back in the 70s and 80s by 7:00. let's bring alexis in and check out the morning commute. >> seeing a little bit of mist or fog on some of our traffic cameras too this morning including the bay bridge camera. not terrible, especially down at the road surface level, but we have a dense fog advisory in effect for golden gate this morning. traffic moving okay here, but further back, past treasure

island, we still have a disabled vehicle blocking the left center lane. that's impacting drive times. highway 4 to the maze, you're okay there at 22 minutes. but 21 across the bay bridge once you make it past the metering lights, and southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still looking great in the green at nine minutes. i have a mass transit update for you. we'll talk about that in ten minutes. >> thank you. we have breaking news in san francisco. right now, san francisco police investigating a deadly shooting in the city's mission district. it's all happening at 16th and mission. san francisco police say they responded to the area about 3:00 this morning. and found two men with gunshot wounds. they were both taken to the hospital where one of those men has died. investigators are still at the scene right now, so expect traffic to be impacted if you're driving through that area. >> and developing news in oaand. cuse of deaytain t macarthur b. station. this cell phone video shows police arresting 27-year-old john cowell at the pleasant hill

b.a.r.t. station last night. investigators are still searching for a motive in what seems to be an unprovoked attack. cowell stabbed two sisters, nia and latifa wilson. >> 18-year-old nia died. her older sister survived with stab wounds to her neck. last night, family, friends, supporters as well held a vigil at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. that's where amy hollyfield is live for us this morning. >> look what they left behind here. an impressive memorial to this young woman here outside the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. it's just a huge sign of love, lots of candles, flowers, and notes. they even spilled over here to this window, this shelter over here, where they wrote rest in peace, nia wilson. we need to protect each other. so lots of expressions of love here at the b.a.r.t. station, and calls for justice. you know, when the vigil started

last night, b.a.r.t. had not made an arrest, so there was anxiety and frustration when it started. it even turned from vigil to demonstration at one point, spilling into the street with outrage. there was also silence and tears as people remembered nia wilson. her sister told us nia had big plans for a vibrant future. >> wanted to be a lawyer. criminal justice. and she wanted to have a little dance studio. she wanted her own makeup line because that's what she do every day, every single hour. makeup was her thing. >> the sisters were on their way home from a family gathering when the attack happened. it was around 9:45 sunday night at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. she said they were mindsided by a maniac, that they did not know their attacker. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. police are investigating

other recent homicides that happened at b.a.r.t. stations. take a look a these images. police say this man sucker punched another man at the bay fair b.a.r.t. station early saturday morning. the victim fell, hit his head on the cement floor and later died at the hospital. and a 20-year-old man accused in a fight at the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station could face serious charges because police say two people got into a fight at the station wednesday, and a 51-year-old victim suffered a cut to his leg. he later died, and police believe the cut got infected. now, the suspect who was arrested for assault could be facing some more serious charges. >> the short sentence for convicted sex offender brock turner outraged people across the country and got the judge in the case recalled. >> today, turner's attorneys will be in court to appeal the former stanford student's conviction. matt keller is live in stanford. matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. the sexual assault took place here on the stanford campus

about 3 1/2 years ago. there was a huge outcry after brock turner was sentenced. judge aaron persky gave him six months in jail. he ended up serving only three months in jail. prosecutors wanted six years. the victim, known as emmy doe, in court, read a statement that went viral around the world sparking outrage and eventually changed to the law. today, the state appellate court is scheduled to hear arguments on both side. kurg to turner's attorney, he was not provided due process at trial because they didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that ms. doe had passed a point of general intoxication. and also that the trial court failed to instruct the jury on lesser offenses that could have resulted in a different outcome. the district attorney said turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted. today's hearing starts at 10:00 a.m. in san jose. reporting live at stanford university, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you.

happening today, the bay area expected to get about a billion dollars in state money. it's to finance two major water projects. the california water commission will build a new dam and expand the pacheco res it will provide for 650,000 people for a year. it's one of the largest expansions across the state in 58 years. the water district expects work to start in six years with completion in 2029. >> secretary of state mike pompeo will toib his two-day summit with australian leaders. abc 7 news was at stanford's hoover institution as pompeo and australian minister of foreign affairs julie bishop posed for cameras. their meeting focused on tariffs and trade with china, national security strategy, north korea, and iran. secretary of defense james mattis is expected to attend today. >>n uent ch f bay college students with bay

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here's a look at what's going on temperature wise. fog in petaluma. visibility is about three miles. we're looking at mid to upper 50s through most of our areas. santa clara, 73 degrees. 60 in redwood city. 61 in san jose. brentwood, 65. tracy, 68. the rist of us cool in the mid to upper 50s. here's a look at santa cruz where it will be 78 with sunshine this afternoon. don't forget about the dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. at the pool, that's one way to beat the heat, especially since we're on a flex alert and we want to limit our electrical use from 5:00 to 9:00, and a quick look at what's going on in the bay. it's north of the bay bridge. out to the delta, we'll have the small craft advisory. 1:00 this afternoon to 10:00

thi evening. here's alexis. >> good morning. we still have that disabled vehicle blocking one , westbound 580 on the bay bridge. sounds like the tow truck is stuck in traffic, too, but they should arrive very shortly. that is causing a delay as you head into san francisco, and metering lights are on, too, so double trouble there for you if you're about to head out the door and use that route. mass transit looking okay with the exception of muni. we have police activity between 16th and 17th. that means inbound/outbound 33 ash bury streets being rerouted but they're not missing any stops. next traffic update at about 6:20. new at 6:00, this is usually a fun story every year. the sounds of a san francisco tradition, though, going to go silent this year. according to the examiner, the 55th annual cable car bell ringing contest has been canceled. this is video from previous

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6:15. welcome back. developing news out of greece this morning. at least 60 people are dead after a raging wildfires. some of the killed literally running into the ocean to escape the flames. all of this happening in a resort town about 30 miles outside athens. winds over 50 miles per hour, fanning the flames. it's the deadliest fire season to hit greece in more than a decade. new at 6:00 a.m., we're hearing from the boyfriend of a missing college student with some bay areaifies. >> 20-year-old molly tibbets disappeared nearly a week ago after going out for a run in brooklyn, iowa. her boyfriend says a coworker called the next morning to say that tibbets didn't show up to work. she left her wallet and i.d. at their apartment. >> i look back on my messages and she hadn't opened a single

one or read a single one. i started throwing red flags and started calling everybody to see if they had got in contact with her. and everybody had come up blank. >> tibbets spent part of her childhood in oakland's glen view neighborhood before moving to iowa. family and friends have been searching corn fields for any sign of her. >> oakland is hashing out rules for a dockless scooter permit pran, and city council members will consider a proposed ordinanctha tset s communities. it provides maintenance, liability inshuns, and designated locations where scooters can be deployed. >> for those familiar with gyms you may know that planet fitness prides itself in being a judgment free zone, and in fact, it's its slogan. >> one massachusetts man put the motto to the test on sunday. blees say this guy, eric stagno, got naked inside a new hampshire location for a little yoga

someone call ed police, as you do. when they arrived, he attempted to rationalize his reactions by referring to the statement on the wall saying he thought it was a judgment-free zone. that didn't work, although it's very clever. he was arrested. >> it is very clever. sometimes the yoga outfits are restricting. >> is that right? >> no. you can't do that. can't do that, folks. >> please don't. >> wah-wah. >> my favorite story of the day. >> i mean, if you're going to be arrested for being naked, at least come up with a fun explanation. >> and he did. >> and get exercise at the same time. why not? let's take a look at what's going on outside. if you want to get exercise in early this morning, especially if you live in our inland neighborhoods where we'll be soaring into the 90s to nearly triple digits, that's a good bet. here's a look from sutro tower. the clouds are hugging the lower

elevation. that's why we have mist at the coast and patchy fog out there, but the east bay valleys, the areas that will be warmest, just a little hazy. fading clouds, warming inland today. tonight, not as cloudy, and the highs will slip back to average. we have an area of low pressure to the west with a counterclockwise flow. high to our west, clockwise flow. that's steering or pumping all the heat from the desert up into our neighborhoods. at least on the periphery like around los gatos, morgan hill and gilroy. mid to upper 90s. closer to walter, the milder it will be. we have upper 70s to low 80s for most of the peninsula. 74 in millbrae to 84 in redwood city. that's your extreme spread. we'll have low to mid 60s along the coast. upper 60s to low 70s in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. warmer up in the north bay with upper 80s to low 90s. until you get to lakeport and ukiah, triple digits. our first sign this week. mid to upper 70s, middle east of the east bay shore. 80s around hercules and newark

and fremont. tonight, though, a lot like this morning, just less cloud cover. mid 50s to about mid 60. my accuweather seven-day forecast, the heat peaks tomorrow. and then a slow release of that heat will bring us back to average, 5 to 10 degrees cooler by saturday and sunday. here's alexis. >> good morning, vewell, i'll s with foggy news. golden gate bridge, a dense fog advisory in effect. when we started, it didn't look bad at least where the camera is. it has really changed over the last 30 minutes. that has settled in. you want to slow down and drive for conditions this morning. heading to another bridge, bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on at 5:28 this morning. we have a two-car crash reported in one of the fast lanes just before you get to the toll booths there.ra so b be adthat could slow as you come in throu maze area, and little bit of better news once you make it past that, westbound 80 past treasure

island, diabled vehicle has cleared but we have residual delays sticking around. still 30 minutes once you pass the metering lights into san francisco. >> thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00 right here. >> and our pal susill yeah vega joining us with a look at what's ahead. is it okay if i call you my pal? >> i'm getting ready to send your virtual hugs. we're like besty, aren't we? >> i think so. in my head, we are. >> obviously. friends on instagram. i got a job to do here, guys. moving on. coming up on gma, let me tell you. massive deadly wildfires hitting popular tourist towns in greece, killing dozens, injuring more than 150 people. families have been forced to escape into the sea. that's their only way out. we have the latest on that. >> also ahead, the desperate search for a missing iowa college student who vanished without a trace while she was out jogging. we'll hear from her mother and

her boyfriend this morning. plus, this is one you guys don't want to miss. an abc news exclusive. "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke shares a family secret. she has a long-lost sister. they sit down for their first interview together. this is a reunion 30 years in the making. one day, i will be reunited with you guys when i come back to the bay, my home. for now, here i am in new york. >> bay area misses you. >> i'm disappointed, you didn't mention henry cavill. he's on the show today, right? did you get to meet him? >> that's an unbiased journalisting opinion i'm giving you. yeah, yeah. he's here also. >> that happened. >> we expect a lot of instagrams. >> that happened. >> all right, thank you. >> exactly. have a good day, guys. >> you, too. bye. >> new this morning, the boys rescued from a cave in thailand are ready to take on a new challenge. the desperate effort to

talk more about lake county because the heat is not only going to be dangerous today with upper 90s to 110 degrees, but during the overnight hours, the hills are only going to fall into the 70s and 80s, and this pattern will continue through at least 11:00 thursday evening. so be careful, drink plenty of fluids the next several days. reggie. >> thanks, mike. who could forget the 12 thai boys and their coach rescued

from the flooded cave earlier th h? this mornin1 of them have taken their first steps to become ordained as buddhist novices. they'll be living for nine days in a buddhist temple in honor of the former thai navy s.e.a.l. who died during the cave rescue operation on july 6th. i mentioned 11 instead of 12. that's because one of their teammates is christian and he decided instead to attend a local church to perform a separate ceremony. >> we have heard a lot about the struggles of new moms. now new research from the indiana school of medicine sheds light on the challenges for new dads. the results are part of an admittedly small survey. it found rates of depression were about the same for new moms and dads. abc's dr. jennifer ashton is talking about this on "good morning america." she said studies have shown the rate of post partum depression for dads is as high as 1 in 4. >> women tend to internalize their symptoms.

men tend to externalize them. their manifestations are things we can see. they're more likely to engage in drinking, abusing substances, pills. it's more visible, in general. >> i think that number would surprise people, that it's so high. dr. ashton said it's important for dads to talk with health care providers. there are support groups, talk therapy, and medication to help out. >> president trump is about to battle california over its emissions standards. bloomberg news reports the white house this week plans to strip california of its clean air act waiver. the waiver allows the state to apply stricter car emissions standards and promote the sale of electric cars. local officials say california will fight back. >> certainly, we always want the support of the federal government, but in absence of federal regulations or federal support, california and the bay area are going to continue to push forward with clean car regulations and clean air regulations to reduce not only air pollutants but also green house gas emissios. >> analysts say the move will

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right now at 6:30, the man accused of stabbing a young woman to death on b.a.r.t., how the 21-hour search to find him finally ended, and we're live at the growing memorial for the victim. >> fast-moving flames in northern california, mandatory evacuation orders and the danger for fire crews in the dadays ahead. >> neighbors report a man breaking into a business, but the man was no criminal. was it a case of mistaken identity? >> plus, you know your favorite emoji, right? now we'll talk about the least popular emoji. chances are you haven't even heard of it. good morning on this tuesday, july 24th. hiding in plain sight, that emoji is. >> that's right. not hiding in plain sight, this

beautiful view. it's gorgeous behind us this morning. >> really nice outside right now with temperatures in the 50s and 60s, but there's a battle brewing in the skies between the sea breeze, you can see the gray it's brought to the north bay, but not the east bay or south bay. and the high pressure is going to make it really hot in some neighborhoods away from the sea breeze. look at sutro tower just above the fray of the marine layer this morning. watch out for patchy drizzle near the coast, maybe fog nire the coast also. temperatures mid 50s to about 60. your 12-hour planner, we'll stay in the 60s at the coast with stubborn cloud cover. 70 to yalth in the bay from noon to 4:00. if you're ever away from the tv, download our accuweather app. it's free. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we're looking live at our walnut creek traffic camera here. southbound 680 moving along okay. we have stop and go traffic, but we haven't had any incidents on this route. once you make it to the highway

24 split, everything is looking good there. we had an earlier incident on the bay bridge. that's gone and things are starting to bounce back. westbound 80, highway 4 to the maze, 34 minutes. the problem before the metering lights is gone, and the problem on the bay bridge is gone too. that's all the way down to 11 minutes. you're back in the green. southbound 101, san francisco to sfo, still looking good. coming in at nine minutes. >> thanks, alexis. new this morning, one person is dead following a violent traffic collision in campbell. a minivan rear ended a car in hamilton avenue last night. both vehicles caught fire. firefighters tried to get a person out of the minivan but could not. three other people were hurt. one of them seriously. a southbound stretch of highway 17 was closed for more than an hour. >> developing news this morning. b.a.r.t. police say this is the man responsible for a deadly stabbing at macarthur station this week. cell phone video recorded the moment police took john cowell into custody after a 21-hour

manhunt. >> amy hollyfield live in oakland with details on how police found him. amy. >> first, reggie, let me show you this impressive sight at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. a lot of commuters stopping on their way in to take a look and pay their respects. a huge memorial here for nia wilson. a giant display full of flowers and candles. a lot of notes showing love for the victim and her family. on to the investigation. there is cell phone video from a barlt rider of the arrest of 27-year-old john cowell. take a look. this is at the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station last night. they were able to track him down through tips from b.a.r.t. passengers. he's accused of stabbing two women, sisters latifa wilson and nia wilson. nia died from her stab wounds. police say the attack appears random. they have not found a motive. the police chief says the killer just surprised his victims from behind. >> it happened at the snap of the fingers, at the drop of a pen.

that quick. the officers were in the station, and as soon as they were notified, they reacted. and they responded very, very quickly. but other than being right next to where the incident occurred, still not sure it could have been prevented. >> cowell has a criminal history, according to our media partner, it includes a restraining order from kaiser hospital where he's accused of threatening to kill an employee. he's also served time for robbery. he's now in the alameda county skral. the b.a.r.t. police chief said in his 30 years of experience, this is probably the most vicious attack he has ever seen. reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. that victim so beautiful, i feel so sorry for her family. her sister saying, quote, i'm her protector and i feel like i didn't protect her. that's coming from latifa wilson who spoke about her sister, nia. >> latifa was also stabbed and still doesn't have a reason why.

wilson says she and two of her sisters were on their way home from a family gathering sunday night. that's when b.a.r.t. police say 27-year-old john cowell attacked them with a knife. latifa said cowell stabbed her 18-year-old sister nia in the neck first, and he didn't say a word. >> and i looked back. and he was wiping off his knife and stood at the stairs and just looked. she didn't do nothing to nobody. i didn't do nothing to nobody. and for this to happen is just outright crazy. >> latifa has stitches in her neck from the attack. the third sister has bruises. >> mayor libby schaaf says oakland police are making every resource available to help b.a.r.t. police in their investigation. she says more needs to be done to keep b.a.r.t. riders safe. >> obviously, police presence is only one factor that contributes to a safe environment. so that is our job, to look at

all of the different ways that we can create a safe and comfortable environment for all of our commuters. >> the mayor went on to say the arrest of james cowell is the first step in bringing some justice for nia wilson and her family. >> we have more reaction to the b.a.r.t. stabbing on her website and on our news app. you can watch the vigil for nia wilson and the appeal from her stepfather for calm in the community. enable push alerts on the app to get updates on the investigation and breaking news as it happens. president trump is threatening to revoke the security clearances of six high-ranking former national security officials. and on that list are former cia director john brennan, former fbi director james comey, and four former top national security and intelligence officials from the obama and bush administrations. each had been critical of the president's relationship with russian president vladimir putin. >> they politicized and in some cases actually monetized their public service and their

security clearances and making baseless accusations of improperly contact with russia or being influenced by russia against the president is extremely inappropriate. >> comey and his deputy andrew mccabe lost their clearance after they were fired. the white house says at this point, it has no plans to strip security clearances from former president obama and vice president joe biden. >> happening now, fire crews are battling an aggressive new wildfire in northern california. the car fire is burning near redding and shasta county. it's charred 2500 acres of land since it began yesterday afternoon. it's only 5% contained. structures in the town of french gulch are threatened and now the entire town is under a mandatory evacuation order. a stretch of highway 299 is closed. >> and there are more than a dozen fires burning across the state right now. you can see where they are on this map here. firefighters are also struggling to control a big fire that is burning near yosemite national park. the ferguson fire has burned more than 36,000 acres since it

broke out on the 13th. it is only 6% contained -- or 16% contained. the weather is about to make the fight even more challenging. a heat wave is expected to last through thursday. one firefighter died in a bull dozing accident on the fire line, and six others have been hurt. >> looters who target homeowners that are evacuated because of disasters like wildfires will fa face harsher penalties. governor brown has signed a bill into law that expands the law into times where people are evacuated. the increases penalties for anyone who is convicted of looting to include more jail time and fines. some looters have been found posing as firefighters and other emergency workers. on a related note, reggie mentioned a heat wave expected through thursday. due to the high temperatures, calicy has issued a flex alert to conserve energy, and consumers are asked to limit

electricity use from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 tonight. and again tomorrow during those times. officials say that is when air conditioners are at peak use. other tips to conserve energy are turning off unnecessary lights, not using major appliances during the alert, and setting air conditioners to 78 degrees or higher. here in the bay area, we kind of have a hodgepodge of temperatures, right? >> about a 30 to 35 degree spread from the coast to the inland neighborhoods. it's going to be a night of probably leftovers at our house to save from turning the stove or the anything like that on to keep the heat down in the house. here's a look at the fog. yeah, really thick over the golden gate bridge. alexis tells me chp issued a fog advisory. you can see why. that's going to hang around until about 9:00 and then it will start to lift. if you're driving, watch out for that, and also up around petaluma. ferry rides going to be gusty north of the bay bridge and cool to hot this morning to the afternoon at your mass transit

stops. 59 in the north bay to 77 with sunshine at noon, and you're hanging out in the 80s from 1:00 to 6:00. and 71 by 8:00. san francisco, in and out of the cloud cover, especially at the coast. we'll see more on the bay side where we'll hit the mid to upper 60s while everybody else is in the low to mid 60s. and for the peninsula, here's a look at your 12-hour planner, where we're starting off at 62 degrees at 8:00 this morning, and then 66 at 10:00, and then some 70s during the afternoon hours. back down to 68 at about 8:00 in the morning. always love leftover night. >> okay. >> that's just one of the things we do. don't run the dryer or the washer, anything like that, also, if you can during those times. >> anything to help keep the house cool. awesome. taking a look at the roads here, we have been pretty quiet. haven't had a lot of blocking issues. one of the ones we have had has cleared in the last few minutes. westbound 80 just before the bay bridge metering lights, two-car crash was blocking one of the fast track lanes that was pushed

off into the parking lot. sounds like that was minor and they were going to meet chp there. we have metering lights on there, of course. traffic is heavy for cash lane users or fast track users this morning. also heavy due to road work on the eastbound side of 580, getting into the tracy area, paving work has been going on. between greenville road and 205, we have lanes scheduled to be closed until 11:00. that has you down to about 18 miles per hour. westbound 205 to 580, you're slow as usual. everybody heading into the dublin pleasanton area. i have mass transit note to pass along. we'll talk about that next. >> thank you. right now, san jose police investigating the cause of a car fire. it sent an explosion through a neighborhood near downtown. look at that. abc 7 news was at stockton avenue and west taylor street last night as firefighters doused the fire with water. the vehicle was the only thing

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i'll start you upon how hot it's going to be across the state and the reason why we have the flex alert. nearly 10 million people under a heat advisory or heat warning today, tomorrow, and thursday. here's a look at the temperatures from 120 in palm springs, 106 in fresno. near 100 in sacramento. 103 in chico. 60s along the coast. 95 in yosemite today with our best chance of thunderstorms. have you been looking to the east during the day and evening hours? those towering cumulus clouds are so beautiful. we'll have another chance thursday and then highs near 90 for the weekend. >> thank you, mike. san francisco police have released body camera video from an encounter between a black business owner and officers. officers arrived at gormonade as victor stevenson was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand. someone called police reporting it looked like he was a burglar.

>> somebody called saying you're breaking in. whether you are or not, we're just here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he owned the business. he says he's not upset at sfpd but instead with the person who called 911. he says their action may have been rooted in racism. >> a major change coming to the santa clara city council. a judge has ordered the city be divided into six districts for future elections. supporters argued the at-large election system suppressed the minority vote and let to an all-white council. asian americans will make up more than half the eligible voters in one of the new districts and latinoed will make up about a quarter in another. new this morning, pg&e loses in court. a jury found the utility company retaliated against a former employee who brought up safety issues and racial problems at work. our media partner the mercury news reports the court ordered

pg&e to pay darryl woodruff nearly $350,000 in compensation. they released a statement that reads in part, pg&e terminated mr. woodruff's employment because it found he had falsely reported multiple times that safety work had been completed in various areas of san francisco when in fact it had not. we are aware of the jury's decision, and are currently evaluating our next legal steps. the short sentence for convicted sex offender brock turner outraged people across the country and got the judge in the case recalled. >> today, turner's attorneys will be in court to appeal the former stanford student's conviction. matt keller live for us at stanford. matt. >> reggie, the hearing is scheduled for 10:00 this morning. this sexual assault rocked the stanford community and eventually led to changes in the law. judge erin persky sentenced brock turner to six months in jail. turner ended up serving only three months. prosecutors wanted six years. the victim's impact statement

read in court went viral around the world and sparked outrage. according to turner's attorney, the former stanford swimmer was deprived due process at trial and argues the court failed to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses that could have resulted in a different outcome. the district attorney received fair trial and was justly convicted. today, his hearing is being held in the sixth district court of appeal in san jose. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. billionaire tim draper giving up on his effort to split california into three states. the state supreme court yanked a california split measure from the november ballot last week. draper tells bloomberg that he won't appeal the ruling. he says, quote, the same six lawyers are going to make the decision. what would be the point? now your morning money report, one of tech's prized perks, free company food, is in danger in mountain view. c passs to restrict free food at a new

business complex that will soon be occupied by facebook. that means employers at the san antonio center will not be able to provide free food on a daily basis. it's an effort to support neighboring restaurants in the area that survive on the lunchtime rush. >> so there are a whole bunch of restaurants who are going to open up. there's like us, there are restaurants in phase one that also will depend on facebook employees because they're going to be the main population of this area for, you know, the future. >> facebook will be opening two new buildings in the fall and they'll hold 2,000 employees. the policy is aimed not just at facebook but all tech companies. >> taking a live look at the new york stock exchange right now. trading getting under way. we're up 127 points right now. facebook and amazon both report earnings this week. it could impact the markets. >> a little girl is bringing her love for lemonade and helping others to another law

enforcement agency today. >> right now, 5-year-old theresa ann babcock is traveling around california to sell her lemonade. her love with lemons mission raises money for police and children's groups. last night, she visited san rafael police, and this morning, she'll be at marin county sheriff's office. she also has stops in three other offices this week. she's raised $2100. they had a pizza party for her at san rafael. >> she's a cutie. >> i like the outfit. >> i would use the emoji with the hands to describe her. you know, the smiley one with the hands. >> well, we always talk about which emojis a what about the least popular? >> according to something that's called least used emoji bot, the least used emoji is this one, the one that has abcd in the blue box. it's officially known as the input symbol for latin capital letters, but please never say that again. you can find it under the symbols category if you want to, if you can find a use for it.

the bot automatically sends an update on the least used emoji on twitter every morning. this has been it. >> i think of the meeting where they were deciding what emojis to make. who said, you know what we need. a box with abcd in it. >> i have been thinking, i have been trying to think all morning what i could possibly use that for. and i have come up blank. >> nope. >> that's why it's winning. as losing. right? >> the bottom of the barrel. >> exactly. i tell you what doesn't get used much in san francisco, they hate the hot one. when it gets above 75. >> that's not happening, though, right? don't freak me out. >> not today. you're lucky. you have the sea breeze that will keep parts of the bay area comfortable while other parts will be baking hot. san jose, 57.ea tt mos our inland neighborhoods. you'll be cool at the coast and san francisco. warmest today through thursday. and then the highs will start to

pull back to average levels by the weekend. here's a look at theloud cover. a hard time making into the south bay and east bay d look h 's going to linger once again like it did yesterday. and sev:00 in the evening, it will start to make a trip back to the east. as far as temperatures, the farther you are away from the sea breeze, look how hot. mid to upper 90s in los gatos, morgan hill, and gilroy. low to mid 80s, close to average for the rest of the south bay. we'll have upper 70s to low 80s for most of the peninsula. 74 in millbrae to 84 in redwood city, your extremes. low to mid 60s along the coast. upper 60s to low 70s in downtown sausalito. and mid 80s to low 90s through the south bay, and dangerous heat around ukiah and lakeport. fremont at 82, one of the warm spots, and 93 to 98 in our east bay valleys. good news, tonight will be

comfortable with mid 50s to mid 60s. up in our hills. though, we'll be in the 70s and 80s. and that heat will come back tomorrow. our hottest day inland, and then we'll lose a couple degrees every day with temperatures pretty comfortable. some of our coolest weather will be saturday and sunday. here's alexis. >> sounds good. we're looking at traffic this morning. mostly green still on our traffic maps. hasn't gotten too terrible yet, although we have one new issue in the east bay. southbound 680 at stone valley, a two-car crash blocking one lane right now in the alamo area. definitely seeing that backup grow in the last few minutes. i will keep an eye on that one. westbound 92, much better day for you across the san mateo bridge. nothing blocking, and pretty average traffic flows there. and overall mass transit has been pretty good. we have some muni reroutes due to police activity on mission. that's shut down between 16th and 17th. so those routes are detoured for about a block, but muni is saying they're not skipping any stops. next traffic update just before 7:00. >> happening today, the san

francisco board of supervisors will vote whether to ban marijuana shops in chinatown. the transportation committee voted in favor of the proposed ban last week. since the legalization of recreactional marijuana, chinatown residents have been opposed to a dispensary opening in the neighborhood. there are no applications for perm walking distance. >> are you ready for the best catch in baseball? it happened in the stands in the phillies/dodgers game last night. this is a dad, and wrul rr see he's holding his baby. he reaches out, catches a home run ball with one hand while clinging to the baby with the other. some people say this was a risky thing to do. he seemed fine with it. complet unaware of anything happening. and he did it without a glove. >> i'm still stunned he was able to catch it, you know, kind ofh ball. >> he did. i guess that's a real man.

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6:58, if you're just joining us, here ahe seven things to know before you go. police are questioning a man in kwekz to the deadly stabbing in oakland. 18-year-old nia wilson died after she was stabbed at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. her older sister survived. >> former stanford swimmer brock turner wants a new trial after being found guilty of ting unco in 2016. turner is apiling claiming he didn't get a fair trial. >> number three, wildfires are raging through greece this morning. at least 60 people have been killed. more than this is the deadliest season in greece in more than a decade. >> number four, due to high temperatures this week, caliso has issued a flex alert.

people are urged to limit electricity use from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. >> we'll get a touch of that heat in my accuweather 12-hour day planner. especially the inland neighborhoods where we'll hit the mid 90s this afternoon. the sea breeze will keep the rest of our comfortable from 60s at the coast to 80 around the bay. >> number six, overall traffic hasn't been terrible. we have a problem in alamo, only here for about 15 minutes. a crash southbound 680 just before you get to stone valley. two vehicles involved, and that's definitely causing a backup toward the 24 split, and walnut creek, down to 15 miles per hour for almost three miles. >> number seven, tonight is your chance to win more than half a billion dollars. the mega millions drawing worth $512 million. so good luck. real quick, what would you do with half a billion? >> okay. >> see you, mike. >> nice knowing you. >> the nationwide search for a new meteorologist begins now.

>> i would travel. >> i was startingto. >> me too. >> i would become best friends with mike. good morning, america. breaking news, tourist tragedy. deadly wildfires tear through popular resort towns in greece filled with families on vacation killing dozens, injuring more than 100. flames destroying homes, blocking roads as families race to escape. the sea one of the only ways out. the urgent effort to evacuate right now. also this morning, building confidence. new satellite images show north korea may be dismantling a missile engine test site after that historic summit between president trump and kim jong-un. this as president trump takes aim at his critics threatening to strip former officials who have criticized his relationship with vladimir putin of their security clearance. the desperate search for this 20-year-old college student

who vanished without a trace