a growing emphasis on the trinity side of the carr fire now that flames have reached over the county line. >> the wildfire in redding is forcing hundreds to leave their homes. a man in the back of a pick-up truck recorded his harrowing escape. >> oh, my gosh. oh, my god. >> just tin recorded the scene as his family evate waited. flames burning homes and a fire looming in the background. he and his family are safe. unfortunately his home was destroyed. >> i feel like that is the best view we have seen yet of what people are experiencing there having to get out so fast. >> it gives me chill. >> just waking up, good morning. let's get a look at your weather and traffic, what the firefighters will be facing today. >> the pain, the anguish, wow, all that they're going through. that's terrible. see what the firefighters have to deal with. first head up to the lakeport fire and focus on the

temperatures and the winds. we've got mid 90s today, tomorrow and friday and get a break as we drop down to around 90s, saturday, sunday, monday. the mid 90s next week. a little bit of a three-day window where conditions will be better. winds will be faster today than they were yesterday up around 10 to 20 miles per hour blowing from northwest to southeast. now as far as up around redding, we're still in the 100s today, tomorrow, friday, mid to upper 90s the break the firefighters get because the 100s are coming back tuesday and wednesday and i think the spike in the winds, yeah, look at that, late this evening, through the overnight hours, that's when it's going to be dangerous. back to alexis. >> good morning, mike. yeah. taking a live look outside at san mateo bridge and the winds, chp did issue a high wind advisory around midnight last night. could be gusty as cross the mid span. slowly starting to fill in. a check of driving times, stop and go out of tracy to dublin, 44 minutes for you, westbound 4

antioch to concord still in the green at 13 and southbound 101 san rafael to san francisco looking great. wide open at 15 minutes. y. >he headquarters w be getting a per person tax, at least not yet. >> cupertino city council delaying the issue after a number of businesses gave a thumb's down to the new way of taxing employers. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live for us in cupertino. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. everybody will have time before they get a chance to vote on this measure. it's not going to be on this november's ballot. everyone will have to wait until 2020 before they decide on the issue. a lot of people spoke out last night at the city council meeting. the proposal would change the business license tax for being based on square footage, paying per employee. the bigger the company the more you play. apple will contribute 7 to $9 million depending on the proposal. businesses less than 100 employees would pay a base rate.

all were against the measure including the chamber of commerce. >> if we make our city less competitive people can go across the border to other cities that don't have the head tax and they will be more than happy to have a large company join their ranks. >> reporter: the city says it would use general revenue to cut congestion, but the major concern the lack of a specific spending plan. the city will spend two years focussing on that. live in cupertino, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. san francisco has reached a first of its kind deal in california to take uber and lyft rides. the supervisor says the ride share companies agreed to let the city tax a percentage of their revenue. that money will be used for transportation infrastructure projects. here's the breakdown. a 3.25% tax will be applied to single use ride, 1.5% tax will be applied to shared carpool rides.

in exchange the superviseser has agreed to withdraw his measure to place the decision to tax uber and lyft with voters in november. to president trump and his comment on grocery shopping that has the internet buzzing this morning. mr. trump falsely claimed that a photo i.d. is needed to buy groceries. the president returned to the white house after speaking at a campaign rally in tampa, florida. his remarks occurred as he was making an argument for stricter voter i.d. laws and claimed i.d.s are required for everything including grocery shopping. >> if you go out and you want to buy groceries you need a picture on a card, you need an i.d. you want to buy anything you need i.d. and your picture. >> president trump also accused democrats of obstructing his agenda and supreme court nominee judge brent kafanov. today the trial for president trump's former chairman paul manafort enters day two. attorneys in the case offered

opening arguments yesterday in the first trial brought byeciac. both sides told jurors there was a liar in the case. prosecutors say manafort believed the law did not apply to him and lied to the irs. manafort's defense team countered and blamed richard gate, manafort's former deputy. the defense says gates is willing to save anything to save himself. manafort faces bank fraud and tax evasion charges jo facebook has band 32 pages and accounts that the company said were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior designed to influence the midterm elections in november. the pages followed by more than 290,000 accounts and ran 150 ads. facebook does not know who is behind the campaign. coo sheryl sandberg says the actors went to even, quote, greater lengths to obscure their true identities than the russian-based internet research agency did in the run up to the

2016 presidential election. the san francisco police officer's association responding to one supervisor's call for more foot patrols that comes following an armed robbery at the palace of fine arts. melanie woodro has more. >> reporter: an armed robbery. san francisco police say it happened sunday around 7:45 in the morning, someone robbed women and children visiting the palace of fine arts at gunpoint. >> i'm surprised something like that would happen here because it's a pretty upscale residential area. >> it's alarming and i don't think it should happen anywhere. >> reporter: the supervisor says the northern station has made great strides in enforcement around car break-ins here. >> we know police presence works. >> reporter: we saw san francisco police patrolling but by phone northern station's captain said there wasn't a patrol units assigned that early. the president for the police officers association says more officers are needed in general. >> i think every district is

faced with wanting more foot patrols. >> i'm with the poa on that. we need more officers. >> reporter: the board of supervisors passed its budget. >> which includes $32 million for additional resources for the police department that will bring on 250 more officers over the next four years. >> even if we are able to attain that goal it's not going to be able to keep up with the amount of people we're losing. >> reporter: more officers are retiring earlier, selling back a percentage of their unused sick hours before the benefit goes away and a 35% attrition rate from the academy to the completion of field training and officers with less than five years at sfpd are going over to other agencies. meantime tourists say they will be more vigilant. >> i think you're not too safe anywhere. >> reporter: no matter how well known the destination. abc 7 news. california state bureau of cannabis control will be in oakland today. it's to finalize the rules on growing and selling recreational cannabis. last month the bureau tightened

its reigns on the industry. a new law in effect requires all pot to be tested for safety before hitting store shelves. that's one of many hurdles ahead. the department issued nearly 4,000 temporary licenses to growers when recreational pot became legal and now those per mitsz are expiring and growers must apply for permanent permits. marijuana businesses won't be allowed to set up shop in san francisco's chinatown. the board of supervisors voted to amend the planning code yesterday to prohibit dispensary in the neighborhood. there will be concern pot shops would drive up rental prices displace long-time chinese residents and businesses. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecat. want to start off with the 24-hour temperature change because this doesn't happen often. the majority of our neighborhoods within a degree or where we were yesterday. that puts us in the low 50s

through most of san francisco. we've got 53 in the ferry building, marina, and 54 in the financial. the rest of us 51 to 52. the sunset is at 53 with downtown. 51 in heelsburg, 54 san 56 palo alto and santa clara dress for 55, low to mid 60s around antioch and towards tracy. you can see the mist hanging in the air this morning. you're going to have to deal with it once again during the morning commute. ferry ride will be breezy for all of us this afternoon. cool to warm, not quite as hot as yesterday. as far as mass transit. here we are in the south bay, 62 this morning, 76 at noon. high clouds and sunshine and barely 80 this afternoon. low 70s this evening. for the east bay we'll start off with fog and mist 58 in the morning, sunshine and barely 70 in the afternoon. high clouds and dropping down to 62 by 8:00. in the north bay a little warmer this afternoon, 76 at noon, mid to upper 80s throughout the

afternoon hours. comfortable 70 at 8:00. bring alexis in for another check of the morning commute. >> we're starting off with a crash in the south bay. northbound 680, right out of hosetetter. an update saying all of the main lanes are blocked right now but they won't be for long. they should have this cleared in 10, 15 minutes. three-vehicle crash started off with two vehicles, one turned sideways, sitting in the middle of the roadway, and that was hit again unfortunately. we have injuries here. everyone being forced off on to the exit lane at hosetetter road. we have about a mile of a backup approaching the scene. this should not last long. keeping an eye on that. wanted to show you our emeryville camera looking okay westbound traffic toward the bridge. eastbound traffic, two-car crash involving a semi on the shoulder around university. should not cause delays. next traffic update around 4:50. a new resource lets with

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fine. right now as you head towards the mendocino complex, the air is unhealthy for all of us. same thing as you head over towards fresno. look at that it's very unhealthy and say around the carr fire, very unhealthy. not only are the firefighters battling the elements, they're battling the poor air quality and so are the people still around. still the air quality warning for the san joaquin valley through 8:30. slight chance of thunderstorms in the sierra today, otherwise it's going to be another day of 90, 106 in fresno, 98 chico, reggie? >> anyone who has been evacuated because of a wildfire knows how nerve-racking it can be not knowing if your home is standing. cal fire has released an interactive map designed to help evacuated residents. kristen ze shows us how it works. >> reporter: many haven't been able to return to their neighborhood to check on the home and may find this cal fire tool useful. an interactive map. enter an address or location there. we put in lake redding estate, a

community on the sacramento river scorched by the carr fire. we're just going to go a little closer in so you can get a good look at this circle formed by bed rock lane and hard rock drive. if you see green the house has very minor damage, yellow means a little bit more, but still not a whole lot. now if you see orange, like that home, that means major damage. and red, means the home is just completely destroyed. if there is no color such as that, it means the house is either undamaged or they simply have no information. we want to take you back out just a little wider so you can see in this neighborhood, most homes, sadly v been de destroyed. cal fire cautions this map is not conclusive and still assessing property and the data could change. we have a link at. kristen sze, abc 7 many people haven't been able to return to their

neighborhood to check on their home. they have to find that map and they have to go ahead and like look at that, find their home and we have that resource as kristen mentioned on our website abc7news.com. moving on, happening today, the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose will be meeting for a mayor's summit in san francisco. the forum will fear mayor london breed, mayor libby schaaf and mayor ricardo. it will be from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. the mayors will discuss how their cities are addressing key urban challenges, inknow vagts to solve problems and strengthening neighborhoods. the event live streamed on next door's twitter account. to the showdown over 3d plastic guns. a judge put a temporary stop to the release of downloadable blueprints showing how to build an untraceable plastic firearm a judge in seattle issued the restraining order. a texas group called defense distributed is behind the blue

printsz. the firm reached a settlement with the trump administration to legally publi t onas early as today. eight states and the district of columbia pushed a judge to block the blueprints and the judge agreed. walking away from a plane wreck that's exactly what some passengers in mexico did after their aeromexico jetliner smashed down into a field and skidded to a stop. the crash happened yesterday afternoon in durango during a blustery storm. 103 people were on board a surv. 49 people were taken to the hospital. most with minor injuries. some people even walked away from the plane wreckage before first responders arrived. mexican officials spent the afternoon tracking down survivors to make sure everyone was accounted for. a gust of wind may have hit the plane as it left the runway. a florida man said good-bye to the classroom and hello to doubling his income and now he delivers groceries. ed spent 20 years teaching

students, never making more than $50,000 a year. tired of working two jobs to make ends meet, ed became an employee of the internet grocery delivery service called shift. >> i make over 100,000 a year. >> delivering groceries. >> delivering groceries. >> how did you become the talk of lake mary? >> i guess my approach and making sure that -- i have to grab some cereal, making sure i know my customers and know exactly what they want. >> ed works up to 60 hours a week and, of course, he doesn't get summers off anymore but says the raise in pay is more than worth it. >> wow. that is interesting. >> both of our moms were teachers. i mean, obviously, i'm a little biased but yeah, it's an underappreciated and under paid job. >> absolutely. >> i think it's less about how much people who buy groceries for other people make and how

little teachers make. >> yes. that part is stunning too, he can make that much delivering groceries. >> considerably less stress delivering groceries than dealing with 25 to 30 kids in the classroom. >> probably. >> absolutely. good luck to him. yeah. let's talk about what's going on, sorry, mom, that wasn't around. she's retired anyway. here's a look at what's going on in san jose and you can see a little cloudy out there once again. it's going to be sunny and hazy away from the coast. the afternoon that is. seasonal temperatures once again. mainly cloudy, look for patchy drizzle tonight as we unfold a new month, our pattern is really locked in and what is that pattern? we have a low to our north with the counterclockwise flow high to the south with a clockwise flow and keeping the same wind pattern day after day. like groundhog's day the movie. low to mid 90s around hill and grilroy. 78 towards sunnyvale. mid to upper 70s on the

peninsula. upper 50s to near '60s with cloudy and breezy coast. mid 60s around downtown. about 60 along the north bay coast. the cloud cover there. we have to low to mid 80s through the north bay valleys. you go around cloverdale, ukiah and lakeport mid to upper 90s. the breeze in the 60s around richmond, berkeley and oakland. low to mid 70s elsewhere. our last stop our east bay where we have a little bit of a sea breeze will touch the san ramon valley. my accuweather seven-day forecast here you go, notice temperatures drop a couple degrees tomorrow and rebound friday and drop a couple more degrees saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. can we stop the broken record? >> i'mot complaining. i think it's okay, mike. taking a look at the roads this morning our issue in the south bay the main trouble spot right now, three-car crash, northbound 680. all the main lanes are blocked. everyone forced off to hostetter

before you can re-enter. a crash involving the three vehicles and injuries. they're saying they should have lanes back open any minute now. initially said about 10, 15 minutes. no sig alert needed. keeping an eye on that. hopefully that will reopen by the time i have another update for you. check of the san mateo bridge, a disabled vehicle reported westbound 92 around the mid span. not much of a backup yet. this morning apple is in striking distance of becoming the first trillion dollar company. >> that story and more in today's tech bites. in today's tech bites apple's gains. >> the company reported profits from iphone sales jumped significantly and that news sent shares soaring giving the company a value of $960 billion. analysts say if the trend continues apple will be the first trillion dollar company. schools across france are ha tg b candedny all internet connected devices for studentsnder 16. the french president said during

his campaign smartphones in school are a distraction and used in bullying. an app called too hot too cold part of an effort by flight attendants to find a temperature on airplanes just right. >> allows users to file reports about cabin temperatures and the data will be used to pressure the government into establishing set guidelines for temperatures on board. >> those are your tech bites. too cold. >> always too hot. >> always t >> i'm with diane. always too cold. >> put a blanket onp. >> i do. i usually have three layers. still cold. electric scooters taking over the world.

you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. bring the brooms and the sun screen. going for a sweep of the blue jays. 12:35 first pi mbery sunny sktcies,r than tt in the sun. here's jessica with more news. >> thank you. shared bike and scooter provider lime has moved its global operations to san francisco. lime was based in san mateo but as of tay sansome street home and brings 100 jobs to the financial district. ironically all electric scooters are banned in san francisco right now as the city sorts out regulations. san francisco hopes toerts to o month. another electric scooter

company bird launching a pilot program in paris as it tests the international market. bird currently on operate in oakland and san jose. lime brought its scooters to the city of lights in june. bird bikes will cost the same to operate as lime, the other company we mentioned. bird launched in november of last year and worth $2 billion. sometimes it's confusing, a lot of scooter companies there. maybe a o nice day to scoot around, mike. >> really think so. especially around the city. hi, everybody. let's talk about fire conditions. unhealthy air in lake andcounti. temperatures 95. no breeze right now. that's good news. up around redding for the carr fire no breeze. warmer 72 in the relatively humidity at 70%. heading to tahoe still going to be kind of smoky today and aifor frid,nd and c bleanerut dandat say. good morning. i have an update for our crash in theth bay on n

680, right at hostetter road. a crash with injuries involving three vehicles. all lanes were blocked. they were open up the three left lanes. just the far lane blocked. a delay r approaching the scene. hopefully that will start to thin out since the three lanes are opened. a pretty long stackup in the cash lanes as well for the bay bridge toll plaza. hopefully they will open the boothsz soon. no metering lights yet. >> thank you. next at 5:00 a.m., a major democratic leader calling for new action surrounding the hunters point scandal. >> a bus on the wrong side of the road nearly hitting someone on the a bike on mount diablo. what's being done to keep cyclists safe. cyclists safe. the next time you

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good morning east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> a bay area strike team takes i bntlingmo the carr fire shasta county. >> at 5:00,s inn adfirernin ng b at 5:00.m. it august 1st. >> let's start with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. remember the sea breeze we talked about how it was going to crank up today. we're starting to see that as i have the winds overlaid oivn do 28 in fairfield. another headwind toward the close there. drizzle and mist hanging in the air as the gray continues to overspray our neighborhoods this morning. temperatures almost the same, low to upper 50s, stay in the 50s at the coast today for the most part. 68 to 79, a few degrees cooler

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