>> this is "abc 7 mo >> good morning, thursday, july 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 north bay if you are taking lakeville highway between state route 37 into the north bay or out of the southbound side, a head-on collision this morning for a short time there we did have bothsides, northbound and southbound blocked. one lane is open. a slight delay through that are toll plaza looking okay as well. we have a little lineup in the cash lanes but that's about it. about 20 minutes until they turn the metering lights on. next traffic update around 5:10. as we mentioned a tough day for tech after facebook takes a fall. >> news of slower than expected growth sent afterhours trading into a tail spin. it's possible facebook could lose more money in stock market value than any other company in history. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in menlo park for us this morning. hi, matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. facebook went from a big thumb's up from investors to a big thumb's down overnight.

the stock taking a huge hit after its earnings report was released yesterday. how big was it? it was a bad night for them. the stock down 24% at one point in afterhours trading shedding about $144 billion in value. right now it's down about 19%, 20%. that also means ceo mark zuckerberg took a big personal hit losing $16.8 billion in stock value. that's about a fifth of his net worth. facebook's user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as the menlo park based company dealt with privacy issues and expects revenue growth to slow down in the next couple quarters. this is the first full quarter following the cambridge analytica privacy scandal. they believe the shortfall had to do with european privacy rules that went into effect in may. the company still earned $5.1 billion in profit, that's up 31% from the year before. facebook also revealed instagram has more than a billion users.

reporting live here in menlo park, matt keller, abc 7 news. neil wilson's family got the first look at the man accused of stabbing her to death at oakland's macarthur bart station. dozens of family members packed a courtroom in oakland yesterday. the suspect, john cowell, did not enter a plea to first-degree murder charges and remains in custody this morning. his family says he's been in and out of jail for years without being treated for mental illness. his mother disagrees. >> i don't want to hear he was crazy and none of that. he ain't crazy, he playing crazy. >> it's a troubling case. >> cowell's next court hearing is set for next month. meanwhile, nia wilson's murder has sparked an on-line movement. sonoma hcial media using th her name launched by the african-american policy forum to call attention to violence and hate against black girls and black women. why say her name?

the thought is if you say the person's name their story and the demand for justice will not be forgotten. some posts linked nia wilson's death to white supremacy however investigators said there is no evidence right now pointing to a hate crime. the recent crimes on bart have sparked an on-line conversation about safety. we asked abc 7 news viewers to post comments and suggestions using #dearbart and received a lot of responses and here are a few. sue from san ramon says on facebook i'm afraid to ride your trains because of the people shooting up, sleeping with their belongings nearby, feces, urine and abandoned drug paraphernalia, all incidents bart wants passengers to report. one twitter user who goes by daily bart user says they took photos of homeless people sleeping on trains and reported one of the incidents via the bart app. the response, homelessness is not a crime. >> we have some times in the shift where it gets really busy and we have to prioritize our calls that come into our

dispatch center and we're going to take the crimes in progress and against people over somebody possibly eating a bag of chips on a train. >> bart says the simple solution it has right now is to get more officers. now on to deal news, fire crews hope to continue to gain ground on a 247-acre brush fire burning in clayton and contra costa county. overnight crews have been setting back fires trying to control this wildfire. it ignited just after 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the area of marsh creek road and morgan territory road. marsh creek is closed at gill drive, clayton road and morgan territory road. homes have been evacuated with 100 structures threatened by the have been destroyed. the fire now just 20% contained. cal fire records show that dozens of active fires are burning across california this morning. hundreds of people have been

forced to evacuate their homes. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard spoke with an expert about why there are so many fires early in fire season. >> the cranston fire exploding in the mountains east of l.a. growing to 4700 acres in just a few hours, near the town of idle wilde. 500 firefighters battling giant flames, strong winds and scorching temperatures and one home was destroyed. the entire community evacuated. >> we've got told get ready to evacuate and 15 minutes later it was go. you have no choice. >> reporter: the fire visible from palm springs 50 miles away. denise petty is worried about her mountain cabin and the homes of others. >> i'm really scared for the town and especially if they're not able to contain it the town would be lost. >> reporter: a 32-year-old man arrested on charges he set the cranston fire and several others in riverside county. the ferguson fire continues to grow, now more than 41,000 acres

and 26% contained. as the fire inches closer, visitors to the park have been forced to leave. thick smoke is everywhere. a fast-moving grass fire forced a closure of highway 99 south of sacramento wednesday. the fire jumped the highway and continued to burn at a nearby wrecking yard. we asked craig clemens from san jose state why it seems so much of california is burning. >> because of our low precipitation or low rainfall year we had this last winter that causes the fire season to move up a month. while we're in july, our fuels are more like august/september. >> reporter: cornell bernard, abc 7 news. you are never more than seven minutes from my accuweather forecast. look at the air quality for the southern half of the central valley and it covers about 3.3 million people. it could be potentially breathing hazard air. we've got the same air quality warning until about 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. our spare the air is not for

that. it's for the ozone because it's going to be so hot today and ground-based ozone not good for us and what causes that, burning fossil fuel. try to limit that if you can. upper 50s tne through the san ramon valley. 70 in antioch. brentwood 72. warmer spots this morning. san jose 62, 59 san carlos, novato 62 degrees. thinking about heading out to the beaches it will be calmer this afternoon. rough surf through 9:00, exercising best early or late when cooler outside. on the bay some rough conditions especially north of the bay bridge and east of the golden gate through the delta. it starts at noon through 9:00 winds of the southwest at 30 miles per hour. one of our more comfortable areas. san francisco look at this. start 56 this morning, we end up in the low to mid 60s during th morning but look at this mid to upper 80s throughout the

afternoon into the early evening hours. let's get a check of that morning commute. how is it going, alexis. >> so far so good. we've had a quiet start and looking at a fairly empty 280 around highway 17 in san jose. so not going to have a lot of company. a nice, light early commute. we are hoping it stays that way this morning. few incidents to report today. tracy to dublin stop and go getting out of the central valley 46 minutes. side due to the construction. we'll take a look at that next. antioch to concord in the green, san rafael to san francisco, wide open at 16 minutes. new this morning not going to believe this, imagine you're woken up in the middle of the night by a burglar asking to use your wi-fi. palo alto police say it happened to a couple living on east charlton road near middlefield road. the couple called for help sunday morning. they told officers a masked burglar broke into their home and asked to use their wi-fi

network. they confronted him and pushed him out of the house. police arrested a 17-year-old suspect. >> so bizarre. >> what's your password? a group of house republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> is overseeing robert mueller's investigation. the republicans claim he's hiding information from congress and ignoring congressional subpoenas. they say rosenstein was warned and it's time to find a new deputy attorney general. the department of justice has not commented. the white house says russian president vladimir putin's visit will be postponed until next year. the reason? special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian interference in the 2016 electionship. there's no deadline and he's offered no public timeline on where things stand. it's not clear if the russians have even accepted the

invita morning the white house is not commenting on a controversial norv ban a reporter from an open president. cnn correspondent caitlin collins said the white house denied her access because officials found her earlier questions inappropriate. the questions focused on the president's former lawyer michael cohen. cnn says the move is not indicative of an open and free press. a santa rosa family fighting to let their child bring medical marijuana to school. what district is proposing they

. you're never more than seven minutes from the accuweather forecast. >> let's talk about what could be a potential problem during the afternoon hours for our inland east bay neighbors and the santa clara valley. our fourth air quality alert. summer spare the air. we've done a great the job other three days because we haven't exceeded poor air quality standards. those sensitive should limit outdoor activities today. medical cannabis at the center of a dispute between a santa rosa family and a school district. 5-year-old brooke adams has a rare condition that causes her to have seizures. her family has resorted to using cannabis oil to treat her and says the results have cut down on hospital visits. since drugs like marijuana are not allowed on campus, the union

school district is proposing that brook be home schooled. her family is challenging the district and its policy. >> there needs to be a bill, an amendment to the bill, to allow all kids to access their medical marijuana that's legal in california. >> we want to educate every child in our community. this is a lvovely little girl. we have two laws and we're stuck in the middle. >> a judge held a hearing yesterday and is expected to rule on the family's challenge to the district policy next month. new developments in the intensifying search for a missing iowa college student with bay area ties. investigators are now hoping her fitbit and social media accounts may provide clues. as we told you yesterday the fbi has joined the search in brooklyn, iowa, to track down missing college student mollie tibbetts. authorities believe she may have former special agent brad garret talked

to paula ferris on "gma" about what kind of information authorities could find threw you her tech accounts. >> it could be enormous as far as who did she have contact with the last, where kae thcan they c the person she was talking to, where she was running, the fitbit in conjunction with her cell phone may give them a location. >> the sheriff says tibbett's boyfriend is cooperating. he was at work when his girlfriend disappeared and is not a suspect. "gma" will have much more coming up at 7:00 a.m. here on abc 7. a form usa gymnastics doctor convicted of sex abuse wants a new judge and sentencing hearing. larry nassar says the judge was biased and unfairly sentenced him to a maximum 175 years in state prison. his attorneys filed an appeal yesterday. nassar pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual misconduct. during his trial more than 150 women came forward.

in today's "gma" first look people on a north carolina beach joined forces to rescue several people caught in a rip current. >> abc news reporter kenneth gibson has a look. >> reporter: in the "gma" first look, watch this rescue as beachgoers link arms forming a chain to save swimmers from deadly rip currents. the fire department says there were several rescues in one day but one man was pronounced dead, a 41-year-old torn away by a rip current. the caution at beaches all summer long, do not ignore the red flag warnings. last year in panama city, 80 strangers banded together to form the human chain, nearly 100 yards into the gulf of mexico. saving the lives of ten strangers who were swept out to sea by the vicious rip currents. >> without them i wouldn't have my family. >> reporter: this year at least 24 people have been killed by rip currents, hundreds more rescued. coming up at 7:00 a.m. tips on how to survive a rip current if

you're caught in one. with your "gma" first season o. meanwhile, is it a good day to go to the beach today? >> it will be later on. the beach hazard statement for our rip currents until 9:00 this morning and then things will start to calm down. yeah, it would be great to get into the 50 degree water, wouldn't it? especially if your temperature is like 98 or 99. a look at san rafael where it's clear this morning as temperatures running about 56 degrees. the fog not nearly as prevalent across the north bay as it was yesterday. we're going to have mild to hot conditions today and go from clouds to sunshine except for at the coast where it will be cloudy the better part of the day. partly cloudy and patchy fog. it's going to be cool where most of us live. up in the hills, it's going to be another warm night. the extended really can't shake this summer warmth as temperatures will it continue to be where they should be. so that would be a little bit of a cooling trend.

yeah, that would be nice. a look at the satellite, still have the same players out there. we're in a holding pattern for now reflected in our temperatures as we look at our micro climates within our micro climates in the south bay, micro climates themselves, mid to upper 90s, morgan hill, gilroy, to sunnyvale, 82, sunshine and 75 in santa cruz today. the spread on the peninsula a little narrower than yesterday, 72 in millbrae to 80 in redwood city to 82 in menlo park. 61 to 63 along the peninsula coast and 68 in downtown san francisco. across the north bay 88 in napa, to 93 at santa rosa to those, yeah, just wilting 100s around ukiah and clear lake. mid to upper 70s some of our most comfortable weather along the east bay shore about five or six miles inland some of our most uncomfortable weather, mid to upper 90s. 50s and 60s lows tonight, 70s in the hills. when do taper, the coolest day

is going to be 90s inland sunday while the rest of us i 60s 7ng trend next week. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. so far we're really just looking at one stretch of road that is in the red on our traffic maps and yeah, probably don't have to give you a lot of guesses before you head out to the central valley for that location. eastbound 580, various lanes closed until 11:00. sounds like we have three lanes down for the grinding and paving work with a couple off ramps not good adding at least 20 minutes to your commute. using our distance measuring tool looks like a little over four miles of backup on the eastbound side. westbound side, to 580, stop and go forix miles. our typical crawl out of tracy. bay bridge toll plaza looking good. no metering lights yet. that should be happening any minute and the stack up at the cash lanes looks like that has thinned out. a target retirement age in mind may want to add a couple years. a study from an organization

called the index leadership council found three in five americans are very likely to be working longer than they planned. those workers should expect to push their retirement back by about two years. the council found four in ten americans plan to work part time during retirement. the council says it is never too early to start your retirement planning. you know the frustration when using the computer it wants to update your software. microsoft has a solution for windows 10. the verge reports windows 10 has machine learning to determine whether people are actually using their computer when it tries to update. microsoft says it's been testing the feature internally with promising results and the company is testing it with windows insiders before rolling it out to the public. lakers legend shaquille o'neal getting ready to star in a new reality show on facebook. you can watch it this fall on p called facebook watch. the reality series will follow

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on interstate 10 west of phoenix. officials say he was shot by a man who got ahold of a trooper's duty weapon during a struggle. number four, an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in china caused a brief scare. police say a man carrying a small bomb was the only person injured. no motive yet on this. number five a group of house republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against the man overseeing special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. the republicans claim that rod rosenstein is hiding information from congress. number six, a huge loss for facebook after suffering its largest stock plunge ever. it lost $130 billion in market value after a user growth and revenue missed its mark. ceo mark zuckerberg took a personal hit. he lost $16.8 billion. >> number seven, a if are able carpool that is definitely encouraged. if not, if you can use mass transit walk or ride the bike

today, you should do that. some folks are driving, though, across the bay bridge and we don't have any major incidents to talk about. there is no normal way to introduce the next story so just going to say it, a parasite found in cat poop may calm our fears. researchers say it can altar our mind and appears to shift the behavior of rodents making them unafraid of cats. >> a bizarre story. the parasite according to researchers at the university of colorado it is found in about 2 billion people worldwide, more than 60 million people in the u.s. might have it, and the parasite also increased the risk of car accidents, drug abuse, even suicide, but we don't want to leave you on a bad note, not anyone who has a cat simply has this. and people recommend that you take out the liter box, wearing gloves. make sure to wash your hands thoroughly and avoid all of that altogether. >> this is why i have a dog.

he poops outside. >> yes. >> no liter box. >> coming back with another 90s minutes of news, including what a new poll is revealing about the race for governor and u.s. senate. >> the death of a popular south bay supermarket worker now a murder investigation. a grieving community struggling to understand what happened. >> a live look outside for all my dog people, abc 7 the only place

good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> a wildfire burning in the east bay has destroyed several buildings. a live look at clayton where firefighters are making steady progress this morning. >> facebook stock taking a plunge this morning. the big tech company lost biion value after its latest earning report. >> many people carpool to work

through uber and lyft but a study finds ride share companies could be making traffic worse. >> probably because they stop in the middle of the street. >> it's true. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. >> see a lot of times when trying to get home they're looking down at their map and stopped in the middle of the street near a green light or cut across traffic to make that lift. >> i like to use them, too. >> part of the problem. >> yeah. >> how is the weather look today? >> it could be a problem. unfortunately depends on where you are. we have spotty mist near the coast and some grayness around the same areas as yesterday. not quite as foggy as yesterday. a look from our roof camera and you can see the winds haven't picked up quite yet as the flags on the ferry building are moving a little bit but they will this afternoon as we have a small craft advisory also. let's talk about your accuweather 12-hour planner, we'll start off the same as tnd

you can see near 60 at the coast. inland from 87 at noon to 94 at 4:00 and 84 at 7:00. any time you're away from the television, remember you can download our accuweather app it's free. >> good morning, mike. usually about this time when i tell you the bay bridge metering lights are on but they're not yet today. actually things are looking pretty good. not sure what the deal is. hopefully this is maybe an indication that a lot of folks are carpooling today. we have fewer vehicles on the road. that spare the air alert in effect. drive times doing okay today. tracy to dublin, got word of a new crash around north flynn road. we'll check that out next. 680 dublin to mission boulevard in the green at 16, 101 to cupertino wide open at 15 minutes. >> thank you. developing news in contra costa. at sunrise air tankers and helicopters will drop flame retardant and water on a brush fire in clayton. >> cal fire says the fire grew to 247 acres after igniting

yesterday afternoon on marsh creek road. it is now 20% contained. you can see there one home and three out buildings were destroyed by the flames. marsh creek road remains closed from morgan territory road to gill drive. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live with the latest, good morning. >> you still see some spot fires burning inside the perimeter. firefighters tell me there are still some active fires that they are dealing with here along marsh creek road. but firefighters tell me they have stopped the progression of this fire. they will be briefing us at 7:00 this morning. that's where we should find out more about what the night was like and what today looks likbo yesterday afternoon. one home in clayton was destroyed and three out buildings were burned. no ordered, residents describe the effort to get out and also to save all >> i live downtown and saw the smoke.

i grabbed an employee, put him in a truck, grabbed another truck, dropped the trailer off and flew up leon drive to see who needed to be evacuated. >> reporter: marsh creek road is still closed. morgan territory is now open. there's no power out here but a firefighter told me the argument was they wouldn't evacuate a neighborhood because of a power outage, so there was no reason to keep that evacuation order in place in that area. so again, morgan territory is open, marsh creek, though, still a hard closure. they did turn the library into an evacuation center overnight to give people a place to stay who had been evacuated. more coming for us at 7:00 this morning. live in clayton, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. on a related note this morning, firefighters also on alert from flare-ups that shut down highway 101 in santa clara county. you can see where the fire broke out in san martin late yesterday

afternoon. it's burned about 20 acres before fire crews had it surrounded. sky 7 flames damaged vehicles. thick okos10foedhp st wnhe southbound lanes for a while. no word on what started this fire. new mandatory evacuations are in effect this morning for the rapidly growing car fire in shasta county. the flames have scorched more than 6700 acres and the fire is only 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 attributed to the mechanical failure of a vehicle. this morning we are following breaking news out of arizona. a state trooper is dead after

being shot during a struggle with a man outside phoenix. officials say several officers were fighting with the man for several minutes last night while trying to take him into custody on interstate 10. authorities say one of the troopers lost their duty weapon in the struggle and the man involved is accused of firing two rounds. one trooper was hurt. the other trooper tyler edenof was killed. >> our thoughts and prayers are with his family. lives have been shattered and ruined. we're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning. >> you can sense his shock. the trooper was an officer in training and had just graduated from the state trooper academy in may. an explosion caused a brief panic outside the u.s. embassy in beijing. >> it caused a chaotic scene on the stres building. witnesses reported a small cloud of smoke rising and officers

surrounding the embassy. chinese police say the explosion was caused by a man carrying a small bomb trying to hurt himself. a santa clara safeway worker is accused of killing his co-worker. ray hyde's body was found at a park friday across the street from the store. the 54-year-old worked in the meat department being described as an active member of the cathedral of faith church in san jose. we're told he was a single father of three. >> who would want to hurt him? he was a very good man to everybody. he was so nice and sweet and humble. >> the suspect identified as 25-year-old gauge mccartney is due in court tomorrow. police are piecing together the case and investigators are going to release more details after mccartney is arraigned. this is santa clara's first homicide of the year. the family of a man convicted of a rape and m it wa the goldeniller wh committeanon was

killed in 1979. there are similarities between her case and the m.o. of the golden state killer. >> her ankles were tightly tied with a cord from the window blinds. she was bludgeoned over 20 times with a hammer. >> police arrested william lee evans for this crime and took he took a plea deal in the case. he died of a heart attack in prison in the year 2013. the orange county d.a.'s office has agreed to look for dna evidence that might link the golden state killer suspect to this crime. the process, though, could take several months. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. cloud cover in the same neighborhoods but not as much fog as yesterday as you get closer to the coast you may run into pockets of mist in the air.

look it's 50 degrees in the novato right now. mst of us in the low to mid 50s in the north bay. napa 57. ukiah 64. clear lake 77. they're starting off so much warmer than the rest of us. brentwood and tracy at 70 and 68 and the rest of us in the mid to upper 60s, san francisco 54, 59 newark and redwood city, and 62 san jose. a look at your commute on the san mateo bridge as we look off to the west towards the peninsula, pretty cloudy there and that's where you mist also. gusty conditions through the delta. mass transit the huge temperature spread. the east bay shore 60, hanging out to mid to upper 70s through 6:00. comfortable 67 at 8:00. on the other side, temperatures pretty much mirror what we're going to deal with along the east bay shoreline and then we'll have one last stop and that will be the north bay where

it's going to be a little warm by the time we get to noon and 83. when starting off like in the low 50s this morning hanging out in the low to mid 90s this afternoon and cool back to 74 by 8:00. i've been paying attention this morning and you said it's been pretty quiet so far, but things are changing. >> we do have a couple new issues to talk about now. want to head to the emeryville area. we have this one on camera. you can see a vehicle facing sideways on westbound 80 a box truck and reports into chp this vehicle lost control, a solo vehicle crash and hit one of the side barriers and there you go. it is a little tough to see a truck facing sideways. emergency crews not on the scene yet. we have about two and a half lanes down on westbound 80 and this is right at the state route 13 overpass around ashby. we'll keep a close eye on that. that means a lot of folks trying to get to the bay bridge toll plaza aren't able to get there and we don't have any metering lights. maybe a little bit of bay.

a ec otheay 580etween greenvill an gndg and paving and the westbound side around north flynn reports of a solo vehicle crash blocking the left lane. next traffic update at 5:50. happening today, the trump administration says it is on track to meet the court imposed deadline to reunite the children separated from their parents at the border. there are about 2500 kids covered under this ruling but there could be some problems. some of the parents have already been deported without their children. there are hundreds more cleared for reunification. i.c.e. is said to be working out the logistics. democratic lieutenant governor gavin newsom has a lead in the race to be california's next governor with three months left until the november election. the latest poll by the public policy institute of california finds 55% of likely voters support newsom. 31% say they would vote for his

republican rival businessman john cox. only 9% say they are 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%. 20% of voters and half of republicans say they don't intend to vote in the democrat's only matchup. as demi lovato recovers, more celebrities coming forward with stories of their own struggles with addiction. >> traffic is a struggle in the city. a new study confirms w you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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temperature maybe not something you want to win this time of the year. here's reggie and jessica. you mentioned yosemite and by the way if you have weekend plans you may have to cancel them. large parts of yosemite national park are closed until at least this sunday because of the ferguson fire. >> it's grown to 41,000 acres and it is now 26% contained. now it's important to note flames have not actually entered yosemite. however, camp grounds and many hotels have closed. this is a big disappointment to many tourists in the bay area who were looking forward to visiting the popular national park. >> we had somebody crying in tears last night because he really wants to go. >> a lot of tours have been canceled. tours of san francisco is not one of them. they created an alternative tour that explores the wilderness > brish s kosbonekibo hrt ofope friend demi lovato and her suspected overdose. she is still recovering at a los

angeles hospital this morning. osbourne is getting candid about her struggles with sobriety and how difficult addiction can be and you're never really fixed and every day is a decision to keep moovg forward. >> you're never fixed. you spend your entire life doing everything you can to never pick up and use again. >> she says every day she has to make a conscious decision to keep moving forward. happening today, thousands of people expected to show up at a cannabis summit in the south bay. it's the biggest gathering going to take place at the mchenry convention center through friday. it features a wide variety of exhibits and guest speakers to talk all things cannabis. the headliner is james cole, the former deputy attorney general from the obama administration who wrote a memo that opened the door for states to legalize recreational cannabis. a program will guarantee

enrollment for students at private universities across the state similar to a program that allowed students who earned their associate degrees to transfer to public universities like uc and csu. backers say many qualified junior college 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 of san francisco and mills college. it's no secret the bay area can have some nightmare commutes and a new study says ride share services are only making things worse. the report by bruce schaller says options like uber pool and lyft line appeal to people who might normally choose mass transit or anotherayo get to

where they're going without using a car. it looked at san francisco along with eight other major metro areas. uber and lyft are disputing the report which i'm sure is no. yeah. >> it's true. they could be in a bus and less cars but sometimes it's more convenient to get a re. >> that is a struggle. it's real. >> wonder if accidents have gone up or down. >> that's the next report, mike. >> that's what i was thinking. talk about what's going on outside. we will report really hot temperatures and maybe the potential for poor air quality this afternoon. check out the rainbow of colors developing this morning. as we look from sutro tower you can ride the wave of the sea breeze as it moves inland and well moves in i should say from the coast and this is what's going to keep the bay and coast from baking hot while our inland neighborhood going to be hottest once again. a few foggy spots and cool tonight except for in our hills. the summer spread is going to

continue. i don't see a gigantic cool down for our inland neighborhoods. this is going to be one of the longest stretches we've had of average to above average weather in a long time. the cloud cover, notice by about 10:00, 10:30 back to the coast and the white just clinging to the coast. keeping you in the low to mid 60s today while the farther away you are, low to mid 90s possible in los gatos and morgan hill. gilroy 97. 87 san jose, low to mid 80s for the rest of the south bay. millbrae anddwood city southwar. up into san francisco about 68. that's pretty close to average for this time of the year. 87 in sonoma to 93 santa rosa and then look at the 100s from clover dale northward along the east bay shore mid to upper 70s very comfortable. the most uncomfortable weather mid to upper 90s in our east bay valleys. 50s and 60s tonight. notice we do see a slow moderation of the heat. sunday looks to be the most comfortable day of all seven.

have a good day. here's alexis. >> maybe not such a good start to the day anyway if you're going to be traveling on westbound 80 through the emeryville area, a crash one vehicle involved. not sure how this happened, but i think that's a box truck. tough to see since it is dark. westbound 80 around powell. the right two and a half lanes blocked. saw emergency cin thugonhe etboundide. i t is go clear, but it's definitely causing a backup. we can check this out on our traffic maps too. say you're jammed almost into the el cerrito area. that crash again around powell just before we get to powell street. one new issue in the south bay as well, westbound 237 a four-car crash just before you get to north first street. sounds like a couple vehicles off on the shoulder. we still have at least one lane blocked in that area. next traffic update coming up just before 6:00. >> do you do a cher impression? >> no, i don't. >> no. >> no cher in you?

>> did you think i did one? >> in my head i thought you go home and do cher impressions. >> i thought we were better friends than that. sheipients of the kennedy center honors. >> don't get me wrong, i love cher. >> she will be joined by country music star reba mcentire, composer philip glass and jazz legend wayne shorter. the four co-creators of the musical "hamilton" will receive an honor for their groundbreaking word. no word yet if president trump will attend this year's ceremony. he skipped last year's event after some honorees threatened to boycott if he attended. we'll let you know if the president will make it. we will work on our cher impressions. >> new at 6:00, painful delays on muni during your commute. what the agency is blaming for the problem and when you can see relief. >> what scientists say they found beneath the surface of mars.

this is "abc 7 mornings." giants are back in town looking for entertainment tonight, they will take on the brewers at at&t park. 7:15 first pitch, 63, breezy and down to a cool 58. it's law enforcement appreciation night. so be careful what you say and do tonight at the game. might be a lot of police officers around. here's jessica. >> good tip. thank you. 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 study raising the possibility of finding life on mars. researchers say a 12-mile wide lake of salty water appears to be buried deep on 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 that is about a mile thick. no signs of actual life yet but who knows, alexis. >> all right. might be, though. a possibility now. king a look at not a great situation in the east bay in emeryville, westbound 80 around powell we have a truck. you can see it better now turned sideways blocking the two and a half right lanes. emergency crews have made it to the scene and have not heard about injuries or how this

happened either. we've got about a 20 minute delay coming from the albany area. check this out, still no bay bridge metering lights. i think part of that because a lot of folks stuck behind that crash. spare the air day as well. if you can carpool or use mass transit that is recommended. check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much. couple items i want to bring to your attention. first the beach hazards. we have the threat of sneaker waves and rip currents through 9:00 this morning. one of those that likes to take an early morning walk or jog on the beach be careful as you get closer to the water. skm we have the potential for poor air quality. sensitive groups should limit outdoor activities. the first three we have we haven't exceeded any standards that of unhealthy air. heating tips, the main one i want to keep in your mind is don't leave kids or pets for any length of time inside cars at any time during the summer. here's jessica and reggie.

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. good morning bay area. >> let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." as we take a look outside from our walnut creek camera it's a great start to the morning. don't be fooled, a lot of bay area facing another heat advisory today as summer ste.it'soi this p much of the thursday, july 26th. 6:00 a.m. and you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> thank you very much, guys. let's start off by taking a look at the wind pattern. that has everything to do with how hot or not you're going to get today. you can see the winds coming ashore and heading into the south bay. we're seeing clouds spread throughout this area. calm the north bay. not as much fog as yesterday. a look at the gray that signifies the cloud cover that is out there. we're going to have a summer spread once again in my accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures comfortable, mid 50s to low 60s. we'll stay in the 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay. look from noon to 4:00, 86 to 94

inland and still in the 70s and 80s at