it, too. hi, everybody. we're seeing some fog develop along the golden gate bridge and pushing through some of the coastal valleys of the north bay and heading towards santa rosa. visibility down to a mile now. the closer you are to san francisco, the coast, and up in the east bay hills the more likely you'll run into drizzle. temperatures in the low to upper 50s this morning. we'll stay in the 50s at the coast, get around 70 to wh sunshine, albeit hazy around the bay and inland at noon. a summer spread, pretty typical at 4:00, and then around 70 to 80 still at 7:00. pretty comfortable. let's find out what your commute is like this morning. here's alexis. >> we have heavy spots out there today, mike. i want to start off on our traffic maps and take you to south san francisco area where we have a sig alert. oyster point on-ramp to southbound 101 is still closed. this is due to a crash involving a tanker truck that flipped over last night at 7:30. a lot of fuel spilled with this so they're working on getting that cleaned up. they're hoping to have the ramp

back open by about 7:00 this morning. that was the latest estimate. keeping aeye on that, but that's just the on-ramp, not the main line of 101. really notice the fog settling in for golden gate bridge. no dense fog advisory yet, but it's out there so slow down and drive for conditions. next traffic update around 6:10. fwl we start this hour with more on the ranch and river fires that are being combined and called the mendocino complex fires. >> the fires have burned more than 68,000 acres. they are just 5% contained. this morning, lake county officials will hold an emergency meeting. >> the newest mandatory evacuations are in lake county. specifically in the kelsayville, finley, and big valley ranch area areas, and we have a full list of evacuation orders on abc7news.com. >> the lake county board of supervisors will meet at 9:00 a.m. and update the public on the fires and ratify a local emergency declaration. if residents wants to see this but can't be there in person,

the meeting will be streamed live on facebook. and today, there will also be a community meeting for residents affected by the carr fire happening in shasta county. >> the meeting will be at the trinity alps performing arts center at 4:00 this afternoon. the carr fire is now the seventh most destructive fire in state history. the fire has burned more than 103,000 acres. containment at just 23%. and more than 800 homes have been destroyed. 4,000 structures are still threatened, though. six people have died including two children and two firefighters. >> this morning, hundreds of pets displaced by the carr fire are in need of supplies. that's why several bay area organizations, including mad dog rescue and the milo foundation, are collecting donations. >> whatever reason, either hotels or family members could not take the dogs as ey, the k signed filled outhe re, a keeping them safe.

>> carol hopewell with mad dog rescue says one shelter had to relocate to a strip mall in anderson about ten miles away from redding. the animals are being housed in seven storefront locations. mad dog rescue gathered nearly 100 dog crates as well as cleaning supplies and paper towels yesterday. the milo foundation loaded bags of pet food. the shipment will be delivered by midweek. >> and take a look at this new tool that cal fire published. people who cannot return home can now find out if their house survived the fire. if you're worried about a specific home, you can even type a specific address and it will pop up. cal fire said they're still assessing properties. the data is subject to change. we have a link on abc7news.com. >> some large companies in the south bay like apple may soon to have pay hundreds of dollars for every employee, if a new business tax is passed. >> today, the cupertino city council is expected to vote on

whether to put a head tax on the matt keller is live in cupertino with details. matt. >> good morning. this could be a big money maker for the city, but before thatpr. the biggest employer here in the city of cupertino is apple. now, the city estimates that they have 24,000 people working there. on the council agenda tonight, options for potentially changing up the business license tax. currently, the city charges employers based on square footage. the new proposal would tax businesses based on the number of employees they have. the more employees you have, the higher per person tax you would pay. those with 100 would pay a base rate. one proposal would have apple paying $425 per person. that would add up to close to $9.5 million going to cupertino. currently, the city makes about $800,000 from their business tax. the money would be used for tans tashz solutions. the chamber of commerce and

apple have expressed concern about the timeline and want the proposed measure delayed until 2020. if they approve moving forward tonight, the measure would go to the ballot in november. matt keller, abc 7 >> thank you, matt. >> new overnight, malaysia's civil aviation chief is out of a job after the government released a report on the disappearance of flight 370 that happened three years ago. the civil aviation chief said he resigned to take responsibility for, quote, shortcomings in air traffic control when the passenger jet vanished in 2014. it was carrying 239 people from kuala lumpur to beijing. investigators say they still don't know why the plane disappeared but the report found air traffic control failed to comply with air traffic procedures including failing to start procedures. >> the suspect in a homicide at a san leandro b.a.r.t. station has turned himself in. the 24-year-old man of fremaunlt was involved in an attack on the

bay fair station platform that killed 47-year-old don stevens. the attack happened 11 days ago. police say they have surveillance video of combs punching stevens who collapsed and hit his head on the pavement. this attack was the second of three homicides that occurred on b.a.r.t. over the course of a week. r armed iconic san francisco landmark. police say a family was walking near the palace of fine arts sunday morning when a man and a woman approached them with a gun. the suspects took off with a purse, wallet, and cell phones. any witnesses should contact sfpd. >> the deadline for small businesses to file their second quarter sales tax returns is today. the sacramento bee reports the state's new system to collect the taxes is off to a rocky start. the centralized revenue opportunity system is supposed to modernize tax collection. many business owners are running into technical issues and leaving negative feedback. they say the new program is hard to navigate and they were never trained to use it.

tax officials say they will waive penalties for people who file their returns late because of technical errors. despite the issues, the tax department says it's hitting revenue collection targets. new at 6:00, a big change coming to a bay area airport that will make getting through the security line a lot faster. and a new coffee shop causing a stir here in the bay area. and it has nothing to do with the lattes. >> if you're worried about our air q bau you s hazuaty conditions like this from walnut creek, we're supposed to be fine today. everything moderate to good. it's still going to be hazy from that smoke, but breathe easy if you're outside. we'll take a look at my cu

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all right, let's take a look at the north bay. we have fog up there but we also have some of our coolest temperatures. mill valley, 49. bodega bay, 47. we have 57 in american canyon. 55 in napa. elsubranta, alabreualameeta, 52. here's a look at the explo exploratorium from pier 15.

there's a small craft advisory this afternoon. okay if you're out exercising. the air may look a little dirty, but it's supposed to remain at healthy levels and a little breezy along the coast. here's a small craft advisory, noon to 9:00, north of the bay bridge through the delta. for southwest winds, then we have northwest winds along the coast until 9:00 tomorrow evening. watch out for brisk conditions there. your accuweather seven-day forecast less than seven minutes away. >> taking a look at the roads here this morning. the bay bridge toll plaza definitely stacked up. inmetering lights are on and i'm looking into whether or not there's a collision just east of the metering lights. before you get to that point, we have another crash. westbound 580 around the 24 merge. it sounds like theoon corne 24 is blocked by this. not much of a backup yet, but it is starting to slow down in that area. chp running some brakes through the stretch right now. we'll keep an eye on both of those issues. plus a sig alert in south san francisco. >> thank you. new at 6:00, getting through security lines at oakland international airport is about to get a little easier.

the tsa just announced plans to install new ct scanners in oakland, and 14 other airports nationwide. the scanners will allow passengers to keep things like laptops and liquids inside their bags. the tsa plans to have up to 40 scanners in airports by the end of the year. >> new at 6:00, a clue to keeping the orca population healthy off the california coast. coast. governor brown's plan to limit (baby laughs) coast. governor brown's plan to limit ♪ fruit of the loom's everlightu, you won't even notice you're wearing it. and going unnoticed can sometimes be quite nice. guys, i need someone to work the weekend. - karen, see you saturday. - what... unnoticeably light everlight from fruit of the loom.

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6:15. welcome back. new overnight, contra coste county firefighters working to determine what caused this fire in san pablo it started after 3:00 on 11th street between lake and river streets. crews were able to get the fire under control and put the flames out in 20 minutes. no one inside the home was at the home at the time. >> wildfire victims criticizing governor jerry brown's proposal to help utility companies with wildfire related costs. according to the mercury news, the governor's plan would ease financial burdens or companies like pg&e by passing on the costs customers. a coalition of wildfire victims called up from the ashes, released a statement saying the plan strips victims rights to compizati compensati compensation. the governor promised the fan would not affect costs fromyear.

cbs is keeping ceo les moonves in place while an outside counsel investigates sexual misconduct allegations against his. they stem from six women ranging from unwanted kissing to sexual assault. the chief said i always understood and respected and abidedi the principle that no means no and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. a coffee shop that is trying to open in redwood city is causing controversy, and it has nothing to do with the dratrs.k to open in el camino real. bikini clad women serve up drinks with names like wet kiss mocha and birthday sex. if the baristas' attire doesn't meet the county code, it will be

deemed an adult district which is not allowed in the distri. >> the city having a bathing suit coffee shop, it's a weird fit. >> a lot of people have that stigma against it, but when you actually get there, the girls are reesy nice, and you know, there's no inappropriate stuff. >> officials are still reviewing pink panthers' application. it's unclear if and when the shop would actually open. >> alex trebek's run as the host of "jeopardy" may be over soon. his contract is up in 2020, and in an interview he says it's 50/50 or less that he'll return. he's 78 years old and has been hosting the game since 1984. trebek suggested alex fost, play by play announcer for the los angeles kingsake over for him. another person on the short list of replacements is legal analyst for cnn. i would like to put my name on that list as well. >> thank you.th

s iat so fun. >> you only work like a few months a year, right? for they tape like three a day, four a day, then he's off for a long time. sounds like a lot of fun. good luck. i'll second you, right behind you pushing you all the way. >> cool. >> all right, 6:18 this morning. never more than seven minutes away from my forecast and only moments away from a gorgeous sunrise from sutro tower. going to run a time lapse on and capture it a couple times and post it to social media. i hope you enjoy it. fewer clouds, hazy. sky again today, and seasonal temperatures. slight cooling next few days and a slight warmer trend for the weekend. let's look at what's going on in san francisco. waking up to fog and drizzle, 52. we'll be partly cloudy during the afternoon hours. hanging out in the 60s. it will be breezy in the afternoon. we may not even make it to 60 in ingleside, about 58 degrees. east bay, waking up to a little drizzle. 55 there, but we'll touch the

60s, upper 60s in richmond, berkeley. back along t cloudy. about 57. sunshine by noon all the way through the evening hours. we'll have temperatures 67 in millbrae to redwood city at 80. pretty cloudy along the coast with upper 50s to low 60s. now as we head deeper into the forecast, down in the south bay, 59 under a partly cloudy sky. we'll hang out, 79 in milpitas. 84 at san jose. low to mid 90s in morgan hill and gilroy. 56 in the north bay. a little hazy up here with temperatures in the 80s, and we'll be in the 90s in our east bay valleys once again. my accuweather seven-day forecast, slightly cooler with a faster sea breeze and slower sunshine wednesday and thursday. temperatures friday and saturday a lot like today, and then sunday and monday, a lot like tomorrow and thursday. here's alexis. >> yeah, seeing a patrnnie do h couple trouble spots to talk about. one of those is a sig alert still in effect from a crash that happened about 7:30 last night. it's closed the off ramp --

excuse me, the on ramp from oyster poi101. got that straightened out. the main line of 101 is looking okay, just the ramp is affected. a tanker truck flipped over and a lot of fuel was spilt. also have a crash westbound 580 at the 24 merge. one of the right lanes is blocked on westbound 580, sounds like the connector to 24 is blocked as well on your way to the maze. definitely slow through oakland, and boy, really dens fog across the golden gate bridge. slow down and drive for conditions this morning. drive times doing okay, tracy to dublin, 49 minutes. 41, antioch to concord. a couple crashes on the shoulder through that stretch. no delays, though, even with the fog from san rafael to san francisco. >> thanks. good morning america coming up at 7:00. >> we have a look at what's ahead. good morning, rob. >> hey, jessica. hello, reginald. mueller be with you today. investigation about to get under

way. president trump's former campaign chair paul manafort is .es outside the or financial courthouse, the courtroom with the latest. >> also ahead, the latest on the bombshell allegations against the head of cbs. les moonves still in his job. the company has hired outside counsel to investigate. and overnight, one of the network's biggest stars speaking out, so we'll have much more on that. >> plus, not going to lie. a huge morning in times square. country music great kenny chesney is here. i saw him earlier. >> yeah. >> he's wearing shoes. >> okay. >> i wouldn't be surprised if the people in the audience start taking their shoes off because it's barefoot nation and he's going to sing some of his newest stuff. his album goes to benefit hurricane relief on the island. a subject close to my heart. >> love kenny chesney. >> good talking withia. >> i bet the shoes come off

eventually. >> we'll watch and see. >> they might. mine are on right now, but i won't show you. >> that's just a tease. >> thanks. movie subscription service moviepass is facing more trouble this morning. the latest change could keep customers from the hottest movies in america. >> plus, a young boy battling cancer felt he was all alone until a request that changed everything. >> i have been promised a sunrise from my director this morning and there it is from our sutro camera in san francisco. we're keeping an eye on weather and traffic and you can too. we keep it on the screen throughout the commercial break. we'll be right back.

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you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. hazy, and some of the color, spectacular as it is because of the smoke. here's a look at the temperatures. the closer you are to the bay, your average, a few degrees cooler, but the faster sunshine inland means temperatures about 2 to 5 degrees warmer. we'll take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. new at 6:00, to save killer whales we need to protect one of their food sources, shinook salmon. they developed a priority list of shinook salmon stocks that could help increase the orca population. u.s. fish and wildlife surface

put killer whales on the endangered species list in 2006. the shinook is also considered endangered. >> there's new a lawsuit over the deadly duck boat accident in branson, missouri, the boat pse people, including 9 members of a family on vacation. it claims the owners and operators of the boat put profits ahead of national tran safety board is still investigating. >> don't be alarmed if you see emergency crews including firefighters and police at a north bay school. it's all part of an active shooter training exercise thhaene training starts at 8:30 runs until 5:00. it's the second time this month. santa rosa police say the exercise will give everyone more time to practice various scenario. police say neighbors may hear loud noises including simulated gunfire and explosions. >> people around the world are sending their well wishes to a 10-year-old boy from michigan as

he's battling cancer. >> he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on the roof of his mouth. he's had some surgeries and he's currently undergoing chemotherapy. he basically asked an abc station in detroit to send his cards and people did so. they have also been sending his gifts. they have supposedly send over 1,000 cards to this little boy. >> i'm not feeling so alone about all this. it's pretty good when you have people to support you. >> yeah, there he is opening his cards. nhey have senng hee b gifts, as i mentioned. one person, very generous, even gave him a laptop. >> next, the decision today that could an end to plastic straws in san francisco. >> and a little girl bringing some relief to firefighters who are working around the clock to keep us safe. for her, the fight is personal. >> a college student with bay aro weeks. where

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>> plus, we'll show you what happens when a killer whale decides to play in a marina filled with boats.yed and a lit concerned. >> and terrified. >> it's tuesday, july 31st, at 6:31. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. we can barely see the golden gate bridge again this morning. >> yes. >> another tuesday in july. >> june glume in july. the last day of july. never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. you can see we have fog from petaluma to healdsburg. dangerous visibility, less than an eighth of a mile in petaluma to about a mile in santa rosa. temperatures from 52 to 58 at 7:00. notice my accuweather 12-hour planner. we stay in the 50s at the coast while we'll be around 70 to 80, bay and inlandit wyesterdahy. it will be hazy but not a spare the air 80s around the bay and 90s inland by 4:00. >> we're looking live at the

south bay, 101 and 880 where just north of this camera around first street, we have reports of a ash. not many details other than that. i know chp on the way to the scene. unclear if we have lanes blocked. right now, it's not looking like that's slowing you down. we'll keep an eye on that. also, we do have a backup in oakland. westbound 580 crash at the connector, 224. sounds like that's blocked along with the right lane of 580, so traffic is stacked up through the lake merritt area. if you want to take 13 or 880, either of those will work. we'll take a look at drive times coming up at 6:40. >> new overnight, a deadly crash involving a motorcy stevens crek and kiely boulevard. the motorcycle somehow hit the side of the truck. that motorcyclist died. medics treated a woman in the truck. it's not clear what led up to the crash. >> this morning, two fires are still burning out of control in

lake and mendocino counties. the ranch and river fires have now burned more than 68,000 acres combined. and each are just 5% contained. >> today, lake county will hold an emergency meeting to talk about the fires. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live with more. >> i just checked in with cal fire. they say the fire did settle down overnight. it sounds like they got a little break, but when the inversion layer lifts, they're expecting the activity to pick back up. they had to evacuate two more towns. kelsayville and finley, and one evacuation center even had to close as the fire continues to move in. here's a look at the mendocino complex fire. it started on friday. it's now burned more than 68,000 acres. it's 5% contained. one gas station even ran out of gas as residents fueled out and headed out of time. firefighters say they need more help to stop the progress of this fire. >> fire has been really active all day.

we had those 99, 100 degree temperatures with low relative humidities. that coupled the winds has made for extreme fire danger. >> these four people were arrested and accused of looting in lakeport. a total of five people were arrested and this has some residents nervous about leaving. some are deciding to stay. an emergency meeting is set for 9:00 a.m. in clear lake this morning. that's with the boerld of supervisors. they're going to give a complex update on the situation. i just talked to cal fire. they said they plan to have a representative there at that meeting. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. officials will hold a community meeting for residents affected by the carr fire in shasta county. >> the fire has now burned more than 103,000 aches. this one only 23% contained. 818 homes and 3 businesses have been destroyed. the fire killed six people, including two children and two is not knowing if their homes will still be standing. >> you just never think it's

going to happen to you. so you work 20 years to put things together, and even if the house is there, the landscape is going to be just terrible. >> today's meeting regarding the carr fire starts at 4:00 this afternoon at the trinity alps performing art center in weaverville. >> guy fieri spent sunday in redding providing much needed hot meals for firefighters and victims of the carr fire. fieri, who is a santa rosa native, did similar work after he was evacuated from his home in the north bay fires last year. >> a toddler showing her appreciation for firefighters batting the carr fire. 2-year-old gracy lutz handed out burritos to crews. a personal fight for her. one of her uncles is a cal fire engineer, another works as a waiter tender and her grandfather is a dozer operator. we'll have more on the carr fire on our website and also on our news app.

you'll find a photo gallery showing some of the devastation in shasta county. >> new this morning, seven inmates at the san francisco hall of justice claim the main jail has dangerous and unhealthy conditions. >> and a lawsuit filed against the city, it seeks $150,000 or more in damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, and loss of prnl property. they claim sewage backups caused feces and urine to come from the toilets. their lawyers say they have depped skin rashes and breathing problems. >> a sheriff's deputy has been reassigned in fairfield last thursday. the vehicle was parked outside the deputy's home. a county spokesperson said they're treating the matter very ou ty.hirdsl weapon stolen from a san francisco deputy's vehicle in the last year. happening today, san francisco supervisors will give their final approval to ban plastic straws and other

disposable service ware in the city. the board of supervisors passed the ban last week, but the final vote is today. the law will take effect in july of next year. >> jury selection set to begin in paul manafort's trial today. president trump's former campaign chairman is accused of money laundering and tax fraud. witnesses in the upcoming trial to avoid mentioning the president by name. abc news contributor and former governor chris christie explains why on gma. >> inthn virginia, with this jury pool, they don't know how it's going to play. they're going to about the fact they want it to be about the facts they developed about paul manafort. >> robert mueller brought on the charges while investigating russian meddling in the 2016 election. >> all right, did you feel it? a 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook the north bay yesterday. >> the epicenter was located 7 1/2 miles below san pablo bay.

the usgs said if was the largest of the smallest quakes they have seen in 20 years. residents of black point said they felt it. >> it was louder than moving furniture. >> i sat down it was like i loo outside to see if my car had hit the house. >> no damage reported here. there was an aftershock about an hour and a half later, but it registers only as a magnitude one, which is too small for people to notice. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my forecast. temperatures in the south bay, mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods. downtown san jose, 62. los gatos about 74. most of the bay shoreline in the mid to upper 50s. 60 in danville. brentwood, 62. look at novato, 50. napa at 56 right now. gorgeous sunrise once again. this morning if you're driving out there, light drizzle as you get closer to the coast. ferry ride is going to be a little brisk north of the bay

bridge this afternoon and cool e to taking mass transit from placing like san francisco where it's in the 60s this afternoon with more sunshine than yesterday, st 8:00. 77 at noon. low 80s throughout the afternoon hours and about 72 this evening, and for our east bay neighbors, we're waking up to a little drizzle, a little mist and 59. sunny by noon, hanging out in the low 70s, one of our most comfortable neighborhoods this afternoon. putting the finishing touches on a very quiet accuweather seven-day forecast. we have temperature swings we'll talk about and you have issues to let us know about if we're >>ot we too terrible. of a morning, but a few trouble spots that we're working on here today. in fact, good news here for the south bay. northbound 101 around the 880 interchange, we had a crash reported just north of here around first street. that's cleared from the boards already. it did sound like we briefly the

one lane blocked. if there was anything blocked, it's not anymore, and things are looking good as you head up the downtown san jose area. not terrible from the 280/680 merge. we do still have our sig alert in effect in south san francisco. a crash that happened around 7:30 last night. the oyster point on-ramp to southbound 101 is still closed. they were hoping to get that cleared by 7:00 this morning. that was a tanker truck that flipped over. and drive times looking pretty average. westbound 580 tracy to dublin in the d,reyou. southbound 680, dublin to mission boulevard, 19 minutes. >> thank you. warriors star steph curry will play for the second year in a row in a professional golf tournament in the east bay. the ellie may classic at tpc stonebray in hayward starts next week. tournament officials say his debut last year was a huge success for the event and it drew countless new golf fans. the warriors community

foundation will be one of the charities benefitting from this year's tournament. >> remember when your parents would force you to eat your veggies? new research shows if it actually works. >> you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up this morning. we'll check in with the parkts up next. >> and a shark stolen from a texas aquarium is safe this morning. wait until you see the truly bizarre plot to take it. >> congratulations out to our colleague, abc 7 senior sports producer casey pratt. he was selected at the mvp of our team, the disney abc tv group. that's an award given just once a month, out of 12 employees so it's quite an honor. he does a lot of great work here and in the community and he's the first kgo tv employee ever to win it. jessica, i'm sure you're next. >> okay.

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let's take a look at the air quality around the state. it's devastating in place like fresno whereitial it's unhealt all, and very unhealthy in shasta, and about a third of the state you see in orange. back here at home, everything is great, even though it's a little hazy. air quality warning for the san joaquin valley through thursday, 8:30 in the morning, and thunderstorms in the sierra today with a temperature of about 91 in yosemite, 100 in

chico, 106 in fresno. >> thank you. and new overnight, contra costa county fire officials investigating a case of arson in el sobrante. happened before 2:30 this morning. fire officials confirm someone set a car on fire in the home. you see here the fire damaged a second car and the garage. >> developing news out of southern california. crews remain on the scene of a brush fire that broke out near homes in santa clarita. look how scary this is, the so-called railroad fire started around 4:20 yesterday afternoon in the community of newhall. the ten-acre fire damaged 13 apartment units in two different complexes. the fire is now 85% contained. three firefighters including a captain suffered some minor injuries. no residents were hurt. this next story is truly bizarre. tips help lead police to the suspects behind this shark snatching in texas. video caught people wheeling the animal out of an aquarium in a

baby stroller. police got a report someone took the gray horn shark from the san antonio aquarium on saturday, and video shows three people reaching into the tank, grabbing the animal, wrapping it in a wet blanket, and hiding it in a stroller. police were able to track down the suspected thieves and they confessed and returned the shark. >> really proud of her. and i'm so overjoyed to have her back. i was so sad when she was gone. >> by the way, the shark's name is ms. helen. police believe the main suspect may have wanted to keep ms. helen as a pet. officers apparently found other sea creatures in his garage. >> we expect an update later this morning on the search for this missing university of iowa student, molly tibbetts, who spent part of her childhood in oakland, hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks. the 20-year-old was reported missing in brooklyn, iowa. she was last seen going for a skraug. her family says she may have also been at her boyfriend dalton jack's home that night.

he says she was watching his dog while he worked 100 miles per hour. investigators have said that jack is not a suspect. molly's dad, rob tibbetts, spoke exclusively with abc news. >> it doesn't matter what we're going through. we just need people to think. there's somebody who knows something and they don't even know it's important. we can get molly back. we just have to have somebody call. >> investigators are also looking at molly's digital footprint, including social media and data from her fitbit. officials in iowa plan to hold a news conference at 11:30 this morning. >> happening today, a vote in cupertino on what is being called a head tax. it means large companies like apple would have to pay hundreds of dollars for each employee. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in cupertino with more on today's vote and the opposition it's facing. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. cupertino wants to improve transportation, but how will they pay for it?

some of that money could come from the city's businesses. apple is the biggest employer here in the city. it employs about 24,000 people, according to the city. on the council agenda, options for potentially changing up the business license tax. currently, the city charges employers based on square footening. a new proposal would tax based on the number of employees they have. those with less than 100 would pay a base rate. one proposal would mean apple pays close to $9.5 million. the city staff says the chamber of commerce and apple have expressed concern about the timeline and want the proposed measure delayed untim 2020. the measure would go to the ballot in november. >> thank you. >> a warning from alameda police. be careful using your atm card. a card reader and pin hole camera were found in the atm at comerica bank at central avenue. police tweeted out the photo showing where the camera is.

the camera can see you type your pin into the machine. to protect yourself, officers say use the atm inside a business or bank and look for anything out of the ordinary before you insert your card. >> now your morning money report. moviepass is on life support this morning. >> the stock price for its parent company has dropped below $1 per share. according to business insider, the plummet comes after an all hands on deck meeting at moviepass headquarters yesterday. the company announced it would bar subscribers from seeing some major upcoming releases like disney's "christopher robin." the change comes after a very bad few days for moviepass that included running out of money and angering subscribers by surge pricing every movie, even those that have been out for weeks. >> taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. you can see we're up 103 points. that's .40% right now. morgan stanley warning investors of an impending sell-off or wall

street so we may not stay in the green. they say good economic reports last week have left nothing for investors to look forward to. >> get your consumer questions ready. michael finney and the seven on your side team will be at the santa clara county fair in san jose this friday. bring your questions and meet michael. it happens from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> parents can try to get their toddlers to stop being picky eaters but it's not going to change a thing. >> that's according to a new study published in the journal appetite. researchers at the university of michigan followed a group of 244 toddlers over a year and looked arental pressurehe t tactics had on picky eaters. the study found toddlers who are pressured to eat certain foods don't grow at healthier rates and they don't stop their picky habits. a killer whale was spotted doing somethng pretty unusual in british columbia. >> new video shows the orca taking an anchored sailboat for a joy ride. here it is. locals say they have been watching the killer whale swimming around the area for

several days now. but over the weekend, the orca grabbed the boat's anchor line and started dragging it around the harbor like it was a toy. >> wow. >> at one point, a sailboat almost crashed with another boat before the orca finally let it go and then swims away. >> just thought it was a pool toy. >> it really illustrates just how strong those orcas are, to lift the anchor up, which is really heavy, and then to be able to drag the boat around the marina. >> reminding you you're in his territory. and of course, i think you need a bigger boat. >> orcas are mad at us and trying to get back at us. >> that movie didn't do well with jaws. they're probably jealous. you don't even remember that movie. >> free willy? >> no, a movie like orca that was based on jaws but a killer whale. oh, my goodness. >> no. never heard of it. >> a bad movie. it didn't do well, how about that. 6:51 this morning, here's a look

at half dome, if you can see it, and you won't for most of the day because of the smoke. that's why we have the air quality warning for that area. back here at home, above the fray at sutro tower, you can see sunshine. we'll see more, still going to be hazy. temperatures close to average. more clouds, patchy drizzle, and minor temperature swings through the extended forecast. a look at the cloud cover and it pulls back quicker today. that's why our inland neighborhoods will be warmer than average while the rest of us will be close to average. in the south bay, wide range. low 90s around morgan hill to 93 in gilroy. 73 with afternoon sunshine in santa cruz. most of the santa clara valley around 80 to 84 degrees. 67 in millbrae, and your immediate neighbors, mid 70s to upper 70s for most of the peninsula. upper 50s to near 60 along the coast. 64 today in downtown san francisco with low to mid 60s along the north bay coast into sausalito. low to mid 80s throw most of the north bay valleys. the sea breeze keeps richmond and berkeley in the 60s, while

the rest of us in the 70s. very comfortable along the east bay shore. and the hottest temperatures inland. mid to upper 90s. have you received your electric bill yet? sticker shock for sure. a little cooler wednesday and thursday. a little warmer friday and saturday. a little cooler sunday and monday. no wild swings. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. rinse and repeat. alexis. >> sounds good, mike. we're looking at our traffic maps this morning. i do have an update for you here. better news in oakland. we had a crash on westbound 580 at the 980/24 merge. all lanes are back open and as you can see, the backup is starting to improve. 13 looking good, 80 looking good as well. summertime light volumes once again. bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty typical. metering lights on about 5:29 this morning and mass transit looking good this morning. this weekend, there will be a bus bridge in place for several b.a.r.t. oakland area stations. all day saturday and sunday. this is for important track

work. this will happen several weekends throughout august and september. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, nissan making it easier for drivers to remember to take out any important things in their back seat. the automaker will make its rear door alert feature standard in its cars. when the car is turned off, drivers will be alerted by a series of honks to remind them to check the back. nissan says the system will be in all of its cars by 20 twenltd. they hope it helps keep children safe. the national safety council reports 43 children died last year alone after being forgotten in hot cars. >> the oakland a's are getting rid of traditional seasonal tickets and replacing it with something called the membership program. starting next year, members get general admission access to all home games, a reserved seat plan, and my favorite, concession discounts. that includes some 20-ounce beers for more. you also get a discount on merchandise, like a 20% d.>>ount.

plus not a lot of places you can get a $4 beer.kn . >> first, our instagram picture of the day. if you haven't yet, follow us. you can see a lot more great content like this. share yousing v the #abc7now. >> first, the bay bridge toll plaza. we have weather and traffic up with

6:58. if you're joining us, here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, new numbers show the mendocino complex fires continue to grow, now standing at more than 74,000 acres in mind aseeno and lake counties. an emergency meeting is set for this morning to update the public. >> the carr fire in shasta county is now the seventh most destructive fire in state history. new numbers show more than 110,000 acres have burned and more than 1200 structures have been destroyed. >> number three, some good news. our highest fire danger weather wise is behind us. we still have poor air quality in the central valley, but clean air here thanks to the sea breeze helps keep our temperatures close to average this afternoon.

>> number four, a proposed tax in cupertino would affect companies like apple. today, the city council would vote whether to put a head tax on the ballot. it would require large companies to pay $425 per employee. >> paul manafort is in court. today, jury selection will begin in his trial. he's accused of money laundering and tax fraud. >> number six, actor alan alda says he has parkinson's disease. the former m.a.s.h. star says in a tv interview, he was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago and is coming forward because a tabloid may soon publish a story about his diagnosis. >> traffic wise, we're still tracking this sig alert, the oyster point on-ramp to southbound 101 still closed due to a crash involving a tanker truck at 7:30 last night. >> before we leave, it's national avocado day. >> i celebrate every day, but i especially will today. >> most days, i say i'm like a

guac, i'm extra, but today, that's not the case because its free if you go to >> stick around fo good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. deadly inferno. the massive carr wildfire now scorching more than 100,000 acres, swarming neighborhoods, houses turned into fireballs, as thousands of firefighters battle more than 60 fireserts this mor. breaking news, paul manafort heads to trial. president trump's former campaign chair, the first in special counsel robert mueller's investigation to face a jury. charged with financial crimes. why prosecutors are telling witnesses not to say the president's name. we're live outside the courtroom with the latest. still on the job, embattled cbs chairman les moonves keeping his role for now as he faces sexual misconduct allegations.

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