truck, dropp trailer offer >> rorr: marsh cre i still hd closurehis morning but morgan territory is open. the clayton library has been turned into an evacuation center for those who needed a place to stay overnight. as of right now the evacuation order is still in place. we will work on getting a briefing on what the morning is going to look like for all of you anxious for information. live in clayton, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. meanwhile, this morning firefighters are on alert for flare ups from a fire that shut down a stretch of highway 101 in santa clara county. you can see here on our map where the fire broke out in san martin late yesterday afternoon. it burned about 20 acres before fire crews had it surrendered. y 7 ewvere a flames daghp to shut

down the southbound lanes for a while. no word on what started this fire. new mandatory vaigevacuatio are in effect for the car fire in shasta county. the flames have scorched more than 6700 acres and the fire just 10% contained. a chp officer took dramatic video near whiskey town where it appears an entire mountain is burning. >> i can feel the heat coming off this thing here. this is what the blaze is looking like. this whole mountain range. >> the fire started on monday and the cause is being atrib butsds to the mechanical failure of a vehicle. >> another day we have to be mindful, help out those firefighters, it's going to be another hot one, right, mike? >> it is going to be a hot one and one with poor air quality through most of the central valley. all the way over towards the coast. that's because of smoke. for us it's because of ozone. ground-based ozone. why we have a spare the air alert for today. our fourth for the summer

season. the potential for poor air quality in our east bay valleys and down in the south bay. those sensitive stay inside if you can today. a look at the exploratorium, looks like yesterday, doesn't it? can't see the top of the buildings as we look from pier 15. as far as our 12-hour planner, see temperatures 55 to 60, about the same this morning, fog in the same spots and end up pretty much the same this afternoon. comfortable around the bay and inland with 60s and 70s but 90s for most of us as we head towards -- or inland, the bay and coast will be comfortable in the 60s and 70s. didn't want to get those reversds. >> that would be panic in san francisco if it were going to be 90 today. we are looking quiet on the roads this morning. i want to head back to the richmond/san rafael bridge, that was one of our only issues this morning. we had a crash since about 1:00 and this was causing a big backup not long ago. we got the all clear from chp. we had two lanes down as they cleaned that up. does sound like traffic was able to get by on the sides there but they were worried that there was

possibly some damage done on that bridge. sounds like they checked iutand. bay bridge toll plaza looking okay. we have a little stack up in the cash lanes but that's about it. metering lights should be on around 5:25, 5:30. we're watching breaking news in arizona. that's where a state trooper has died after getting shot during a struggle with a man outside of phoenix. now police are telling us several officers were fighting with the man for several minutes last night. they were trying to take him into custody on interstate 10. now one of the troopers during this struggle lost the duty weapon and so the man involved in the struggle is accused of taking the weapon and firing two rounds. one trooper was wounded and the other trooper, tyler edden was killed. >> our thoughts and prayers are with his family. lives have been shattered and ruined. and we're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning.

>> the trooper was an officer in training. he had just graduated from the state trooper academy in may. and new this morning, an explosion caused a brief panic outside the u.s. embassy in beijing, china. >> a scene on the streets surrounding the buildings. witnesses reported seeing a small cloud of smoke rising and officers surrounding the embassy. chi mees police say the explosion was caused by a man carrying a small bomb trying to hurt himself. santa clara police investigating the first murder of the year. they say a 54-year-old man from campbell was found dead at a santa clara park just across the street from the safeway he worked and police arrested his co-worker. abc 7 news reporter lilian kim in santa clara with the story. >> reporter: 54-year-old ray hyde worked in the meat department at this safeway across the street from central park where hyde's body was found near the duck pond on friday. >> no obvious sign of trauma in

no gunshot wound or knife sticking out of him, but there were things at the scene that our investigators were concerned ai >> reporter: a coroner confirmed their suspicions and on tuesday officers arrested hyde's co-worker, 5-year-old gauge mccartney. investigators say they're still working on gathering information s details won't be released until after his arraignment on friday. until then, those who knew hyde will be wondering, the single father of three was an active and beloved member of cathedral of faith in san jose. >> who would want to hurt him? he was a very good man to everybody. so nice and sweet and very humble. ♪ >> reporter: hyde sang at church often, well known for his powerful voice. >> eithhe had a magnificent voc talent able to move people's hearts closer to god when he was able to sing. >> reporter: despite mccartney's arrest they still need the public's help. >> there is a time gap we're trying to fill in and we're asking anybody in the public if they've seen anything or these

two individuals in the area of central park to reach out to the police department. >> murders are rare in santa clara. this is the city's first homicide of the year. in santa clara, lilian kim, abc wsa tff stop ithe north the reso victims of child molestation. officers arrested 43-year-old kenyatta norwood of oakland on highway 29 in napa. they arrested her last week. chp says -- arrested him last week. chp saying he was driving a stolen car. officers discovered images of child pornography involving a 5-year-old and 17-year-old. several agencies worked together and located both victims been 24 hours. happening today the trump administration says it is on track to meet the court-imposed deadline to reunite the migrant children separated from their parents at the border. there are about 2500 kids covered under the ruling but there could be issues. some of the parents have been deported without their kids. and there are hundreds more

cleared for reunification. i.c.e. is said to be working out logistics. >>enveinheacbe california's next governor with three months left until the november election. the latest poll finds 55% of likely voters support newsom. 31% say they would vote for his republican rival businessman john cox, only 9% said they were undecided. in the race for u.s. senate dianne feinstein is moving into a landslide victory in her re-election against fellow democrat kevin deleon. among likely voters, feinstein leading 46% to 24%. the 20% of voters and half of republicans say they don't intend to vote in the democrat's only matchup. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. temperatures in san francisco, pretty comfortable, 53 to 55 degrees. that's a very minor spread.

it's also very cloudy and maybe a little mist hanging in the air also. we've got 60 in santa clara, 61 saratoga, pleasanton, walnut creek, 72 in tracy. you're going to like it through the altamont pass and pleasanton and the 12 degree drop. 54 in downtown san francisco. south bay, some of the low clouds hanging around once again that's going to be the case for driving mainly this morning. you'll need the sunglasses. ferry ride gusty, mass transit, we're going to have a huge spread, about 40 degrees from san francisco to our inland neighborhoods. areas in orange, yep, a heat advisory mainly the east bay hills, diablo range until 11:00 in mendocino county. a look at some of our warmest temperatures today. they'll be in our inland east bay neighborhoods where by 1:00 we're in the 90s hanging out in the mid 90s for the afternoon hours and down to 82 degrees.

look at all that sunshine. d't have any major blocking issues. talking about the air quality this morning and it is a spare the air day. if you can carpool and use mass transit that is definitely recommended. not seeing a lot of company out on the roads right now through the east bay. this is southbound 680 through walnut creek. we don't have any major slow downs. those drive times are looking great. south bay 680 highway 4 into walnut creek, 6 minutes, another 8 continuing westbound on 24 from walnut creek to highway 13. and westbound 580 tracy to dublin, central valley not bad in the yellow at 38 minutes. the counter commute drive into tracy coming up next. >> thanks. visitors are ordered out of yosemite as firefighters battle a raging wildfire. tour operators are forced to get creative. >> mark zuckerberg, $17 billion poorer this morning. the news that sent facebook stock into a nosedive. >> president putin gifted a >> president putin gifted a soccer ball to president trump

minutes from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> want to show you the satellite from yesterday, visible satellite and the amount of smoke being developed by the ferguson fire filling up the southern san joaquin valley and the thunderstorms that could bring relief just to the east and moving away from the fire. look at this, the entire

southern half of the central valley under an air quality warning until 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. we still have our excessive heat warnings and heat advisories covering nearly 22 million people across the state. now as far as weight going on temperature wise, we're looking at well over 100 through the central valley. palm springs nearly 120, 90 in l.a. and 70 in monterey. our accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. large parts of yosemite national park are closed to visitors until at least this sunday because of the ferguson fire. it has now grown to more than 41,000 acres. it's 26% contained. flames have not yet entered yosemite, but the closure is a pretty big disappointment for a lot of tourists in the bay area looking forward to visiting that very popular national park. abc 7 news reporter vic lee tells us the impact it's having on our tourist industry. >> reporter: the peak of the tourist season, yosemite is

blanketed by a thick haze of smoke, fire, closing large sections of the park, includes popular yosemite valley. camp grounds and many hotels have closed, tourists are leaving, others, like sandra from holland, are not going. many yosemite tours have canceled. tours of san francisco is not one of them. >> because it's so big, we're still going to yosemite park, just different areas. >> reporter: during the peak summer months, the tours takes about 5,000 visitors to yosemite. >> we invented an alternative tour that explores the wilderness area in the northern part of the valley still open. >> reporter: there was one snag, six of their guests were forced to leave the hotels in yosemite. lilian bussed them back here. it wasn't hard to find tourists who had to cancel their trip. most of those we spoke with understand why. susan and graham are from australia. >> we're used to brushfires.

>> reporter: they are from new hampshire, canceling was tough for the little ones. >> we had somebody crying in tears last night because he really wants to go. >> the bears. >> there are bears. >> and wolves. >> reporter: maybe a good reason to stay put in the city. vick lee, abc 7 news. happening today thousands of people expected to show up at a cannabis summit in the south bay billed as the industry's biggest gathering and will take place at the mchenry convention center in downtown san jose. it goes through friday and features a wide variety of exhibits and guest speakers to talk all things cannabis. the headliner is james cole. he is the former deputy attorney general from the obama administration who wrote a memo that opened the door for states to legalize recreational cannabis. chp contra costa believes they may have bes ith y lip syn. ♪ i got that sunshine in my pocket i got that good soul in posting♪ona staas more

their video on tuesday. the video shows the department lip syncing to "can't stop the feeling." police agencies across the country have been posting videos and challenging other departments to take part but they're going to have a tough time beating this crew. >> wow. >> i love the mascot. ♪ >> it really is great. >> i could watch that all morning long. >> i think i could too. i feel like they got some of their moves from reggie, though. >> what? >> did you consult on th don't . >> you should be honored. >> thank you. >> i'll take it. >> looked like a lot of fun. >> it did. >> really did. didn't look like they were sweating too much. must have videoed it early in the morning when a little milder out there because, yeah, it's going to get hot out there.

a look at san jose. 87. see it's cloudy in the south bay, temperatures running in the low 60s. hottest inland today but the comfort still continues at the bay and coast. don't forget we've got another flex alert today. also try to limit the electricity use if you can from 5:00 to 9:00. partly cloudy, foggy spots and the summer spread through the extended. a look at the cloud cover you can see it quickly moves back to the coast where it stays stubborn once again. by 7:00 there may be a little bit of fog trying to push back into the bay. look at our temperatures, widespread across the south bay once again from 80 at milpitas, santa clara, 85, those mid to upper 90s, los gatos, morgan hill and gilroul lll 72. along . 68 in downtown san francisco. up across the north bay it's going to be breezy over the water but once you head into the valleys upper 80s to mid 90s, the 100s once again from clear lake and northward. mid to upper 70s across the east

bay shore and 83 in hercules. mid to upper 90s once again. tonight's temperatures mid 50s to mid 60s. doesn't look different than it has the last couple mornings. the heat will ease just a little bit, but we never really get rid of the summer spread from 60s to 90s. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we are doing okay with one exception, the only place we're seeing any red on our traffic maps, you guessed it the central valley. east bay 580 still have the grinding and paving work between greenville and 205. lanes closed until about 11:00 this morning. that is starting to slow down already. 16 miles an hour on the east bay side and normally heavy side, westbound 205 to 580. you're going to get stuck in a backup. bay bridge toll plaza looking the same. a stack up in the cash lanes. no issues with fastrack. >> thanks. facebook trying to rebound from a plunge in its stock after

revealing a drop in earnings. >> walmart and waymo teaming up. >> in tech bites, facebook's costly day. >> the company is looking to rebound today after its stock fell more than 20% in afterhours trading. that's about $144 billion in losses and analysts say facebook was hurt by slow user growth and new privacy rules in europe. a new study finds apps like uber and lyft are making traffic in some big cities worse instead of better. >> researchers say commuters who might normally use mass transit are choosing uber or lyft and putting more cars on to already clogged city streets. walmart offering high-tech help to make grocery pick-up easier. >> it launched a pilot program in arizona that sends self-driving cars to pick up groceries for people who order them on-line. the cars pull up to the store and a walmart worker brings out the order to them. >> very convenient. >> it is. those are your tech bites. > w president trund

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you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. giants back in town to take on the brewers. law enforcement appreciation night. the temperature about 63 and a breezy 58 by the end of the game. we'll talk about the beach hazards you'll find heading to the coast the next day or so. a major study finds lowering your blood pressure to recommended levels can cut your risk of dementia that includes alzheimer's. researchers in utah found people whose top blood pressure reading was taken down to 120 were 19% less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment and 15% less likely to eventually develop dementia. the results similar to other

research which found lower blood pressure can cut your risk of heart attack and stroke. a program will guarantee enrollment for community college students at private universities across the state similar to a program that allowed students who have earned their associate degrees to transfer to uc and csu schools. backers say many qualified junior graduates struggle to enroll at crowded public universities. >> it gives them the opportunity to relieve some of the tension if they can't get in to say berkeley, for example, they have options for other great colleges and university they did not have the same access. >> here in the bay area local schools guaranteeing spots to community college transfers include the university ofanfr a a new study raising the possibility of finding life on mars. researchers say a 12-mile wide lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in the red planet. they discovered it while

analyzing radar signals collected by the european space agency's mars express spacecraft. they believe the water lies under ice about a mile thick. mike, we may not be alone. >> some of us don't think we are. i mean, i don't know. it would be neat to see what happens there. talk about the beach hazard extended until 9:00 this morning. one that likes to get out early and walk along the beach or take a nice stroll, just be careful if you're near the water. we still have rip currents and sneaker waves dangerous through 9:00 this morning. the danger the heat that's out there. stay hydrated and take breaks and do both often before you're exhausted and thirsty and never ever even for the shortest period of time leave kids or pets inside cars when this hot outside. >> taking a look at the roads this morning, not too hot out there. we don't have any hot spots on the roads either. looking at the san mateo bridge, westbound 92, light volume this morning and no major incidents

to report. mass transit off to a good start as well. bart, 35 trains in service, no delays. ace 1 out on time, in the green, and should be nice day out on the san francisco bay ferry, normal service, no delays there either. jetblue is making some changes to its business model and going to impact passengers. the airline says it plans to raise ticket prices and will change its schedule to focus flights on more profitable routes. no word yet on which routes might be cut. jetblue operates at all three major bay area airports and cutting jobs at its headquarters in new york in an effort to make up for higher fuel costs. cher tops the list of the recipients of the kennedy center honors. >> she will be joined by country music star reba mcentire, composer philip glass and jazz legend wayne shorter. the four co-creators of "hamilton" will receive an honor

and no word if president trump will attend this year's ceremony. he skipped last year's event after some honorees threatened to boycott. cher is having a moment. >> she is. >> she's always having a moment. >> yeah. >> she has a new album coming out. go ahead, cher. next at 5:00 a.m., the strange question one burglar had for the couple whose house he broke into. >> facebook losing billions of dollars after its latest quarter report. how it may affect other tech companies in silicon valley. companies in silicon valley. >> dozens of fires burning

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26th. thanks for joining us. >> ifst could be a day we will be talking about facebook and the implications of its after-market trading overnight. we will see what we're doing weather wise. mike, how are we looking? >> we have a big warming trend again for our inland areas where temperatures are in the 50s but could end up near 100. if you live near the coast or bay, see the sea breeze is out there once again going to keep you very comfortable compared to our inland neighbors. look at these cloud cover areas out there and they're getting thicker by the moment. watch out for a little fog also. a look at my accuweather 12-hour panner, mid 50s to 60 at 12:00, 60s, 70s, 80s by noon and the 90s taking over inland while the rest of us stay in the 60s and 70s. don't forget it's a spare the air day. >> it is. good day to carpool or use mass transit if possible. not too many on the roads this morning. we have a problem in the