student with bay area ties the day before she disappeared. the warning about a popular brand of crayon that could contain a dangerous chemical. >> the frantic effort to contain the mendocino complex fires. crews struggling to gain ground and the fires are exploding in size. the smoke is spreading across the bay area. air quality is getting worse. what you should know before you go outside. >> good morning. it's wednesday, august 8th. >> jessica in for natasha who is off today. we're glad you're here. you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. mike nicco, we're talking about these winds blowing this smoke right into our area? >> yeah. absolutely. see the haze in walnut creek. one of the areas that has the potential for poor air quality this afternoon. also the santa clara valley our fifth summer spare the air alert. the accuweather 12-hour planner and then talk about a heightened fire danger when we come back for the mendocino complex fires. yeah, things are going to get

worse. for us we're waking up mid to upper 50s, up to the north bay, hazy sunshine and just slightly warmer inland today than it was yesterday. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. do want to head back to the south bay. i have a little more clarity on the backup for northbound 101. we have two crashes close to each other. the first one northbound 101 at story road. that has been there for about 45 minutes. two vehicles involved. sounds minor but that's blocking the left lane. beyond that at mckey road another crash and another lane blocked there. you are stop and go for about four or five miles. surface streets may be a better bet until they can get those cleared. we have a lot of haze already in walnut creek and southbound 680 starting to fill in around treat boulevard. looks like a first responder there. i will keep an eye on that. next traffic update at 6:10. >> thank you. firefighters are struggling to make headway on the mendocino complex. the ranch and river fires combined have burned morthan

292,000 acres as of this morning. >> containment the same as yesterday, 20% for the ranch fire, 78% for the river fire. cal fire says the complex fires won't be fully contained until september. 75 homes have been destroyed. one belonged to a youth football coach. andy hamill says his parents' home sat in between the two fires. he and his parents evacuated safely, but now they will have to start from scratch. >> go look at manufactured homes, do you rebuild your house? where is the money going to come from? it's stressful for them. >> hamill says this isn't the first time the family has dealt with this. the same house burned down 25 years ago. back then he helped the contractor build it again. extended family members set up a gofundme to help the hamills. the mendocino complex fires are creating bad air quality around the area. >> there is a spare the y.

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with tips on how to stay safe. >> reporter: hi, jessica. i am here to give everyone permission to hit the snooze button and skip the outdoor workout this morning. take a look at the smoke that has moved into the bay area and lingering here, giving us bad air quality, really impacting the east and north bay areas the most. the advice is to stay inside. put your air conditioning on recycle. if you have to be outside, do it right now early in the morning. today you have permission to take it easy. >> the idea is you want to cover your nose and mouth completely with this mask as you're breathing. it's not the same as staying indoors and avoiding exposure, but you will see these masks especially in eire areas. an effect on e also says he's

people and it could get worse this week. even if you feel good today it could back up and hit you later this week. if you have one of these you may want to put it on if you're going to be outside. today is the day to put this on for the elderly, the very young, those with lung conditions have been the ones most vulnerable. live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. an update on the three other major fires burning across california. there's the carr fire in shasta and trinity counties. it's destroyed 172,000 acres. it is 47% contained. >> the ferguson fire that has entered yosemite is at 91,000 acres and 38% containment. >> and the holy fire that broke out in orange county is at 5% contained. >> president trump spoke for the it's been a tough fornia situation taking place in california for a number of years

and we're going to have some meetings about it because there are reasons and there are things you can do to mitigate what's happening. >> on sunday the president tweeted that the wildfires are, quote, made much worse by bad environmental laws and water is foolishly being diverted into the pacific ocean. cal fire responded saying there is no water shortage and that climate change is what is making these fires worse. we are sending out push alerts on major fire updates including a look at why some say these wildfires are becoming so devastating. you can get customized alerts to your phone downloading our abc 7 news app. new at 6:00, just released video giving us a new look at mollie tibbetts the day before her disappearanc he of her childhood in oakland. one video shows her laughing. the other shows her dancing in the gym. tibbetts has been missing for almost three weeks now. her father says he believes she

was abducted by someone she knows. a reward fund set up for her safe return has raised more than $300,000. this morning, hundreds of children remain separated from their families at the border. only on abc 7 news, bay area volunteers who recently traveled to mcallen, texas, are sharing their experiences. some of these volunteers joined congresswoman jackie speier on a trip in june and then made a second trip on their own in july. last night they gathered at the congresswoman's home to talk about their experiences. usf professor hernandez helped families transition from i.c.e. detention to life with the sponsor family. >> children themselves describe it as this cage for the most vicious of animals in their country, and the children are being housed there. they are separated from their parents. >> the fact that they have made two trips, while it's remarkable, is not enough. >> volunteers hope to travel back to the border in november.

one woman in a legal battle to save her dog from being repossessed. she claims she didn't know that she was actually leasing the dog instead of buying it. we have the very bizarre story coming up next. san francisco could soon be helping out the legal marijuana industry. new at 6:00, the plan to train workers to grow. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. the other big concern starts tomorrow, thursday, at 2:00 in the afternoon, all the way through saturday at 11:00. the areas shaded, the mendocino complex fires, the carr fire, all going to have

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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." let's talk temperatures and see how heavy a coat you need this morning if at all. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s from richmond at 54, san leandro to hayward at about 58 degrees. head into the valleys, 64. mid to upper 50s along the bay shore. albany 51. novato 46. pacifica, cloudy, foggy, 51. a look at the golden gate bridge. you can see the fog and mist hanging in the air. want to exercise, the air i checked it it's okay right now, but it could get worse.

lighter breezes on our beaches. playing on the bay no small craft advisory today. we'll take a look at the heat wave coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. good morning. i want to head out to where we did have a sig alert about an hour ago. point ray station area, some trees took out some power lines this morning. we had a fire there. they're working on cleaning it up. it is no longer a sig alert because they have one direction back open and alternating lanes are getting by. near sir francis drake boulevard, one-way traffic control in effect. a lot of fog this morning as mike mentioned, although we are looking okay in san rafael. we have the dense fog advisory once you make it down to golden gate bridge. a crash in concord on highway 4 slowing you down. thank you. new at 6:00 a.m., businesses selling weed in san francisco may soon be required to hire disadvantaged workers. it's through a program called city grow. city grow would train the workers for jobs in the cannabis industry.

it's similar to city build with disadvantaged residents trained for jobs in the construction industry. accordin businesses could benefit getting employees who are already trained but there are concerns over having to deal with an additional mandate at a time when the industry is just six months old. could your child's crayons be dangerous? there's an effort to pull a popular brand from school shelves. beware if you going allergies with sinus congestion and pressure? you won't find relief here. go to the pharmacy counter for powerful claritin-d. while the leading allergy spray relieves 6 symptoms... claritin-d relieves 8, including sinus congestion and pressure. claritin-d relieves more. no matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy? that's because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher. febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy up

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"abc 7 mornings." >> all news. >> the manhunt continues for the person who shot and killed a man on the bay bridge monday morning. we know the victim is 31-year-old daryl stinetter, jr., of texas. he leaves behind two boys, one is a newborn. his father tells "abc 7 mornings" that his son was in san francisco working the music scene as a manager and promoter. the two other people hurt were stinetter's colleague and a cameraman. daryl's father learned about the shooting through social media and called the medical examiner's office to see if it was true. >> he said yeah, i can tell you his height. gave me markings on his body. i knew that was my son. >> investigators say the shots came from a silver or gray sedan or small suv. an advocacy group warning parents your child's crayons may

have dangerous chemicals. >> a report cites a public research interest group and says playschool brand crayons tested positive for asbestos. the group wants retailers to pull the crayons from schools and on-line shops. if kids inhale or eat them that could lead to problems like lung cancer. hasbro is playschool's parent company and it says an investigation is under way. never heard of this until this morning but a new york family is finding out the hard way they don't actually own their dog. they're leasing it. with pure bred and designer dogs fetching thousands of dollars, some pet stores and breeders are offering a lease option like what you might do with a car. instead of paying $1200 up front for her dog, a new york woman financing the dog. she paid $145 a month for two years, but now she's balking at paying the lender the final payment of $338. if she doesn't pay, her dog

would have to be returned at the end of the lease, just like a car. >> they have their money, so there's no reason to take my dog. max is our family. i don't want him going anywhere. >> the pet store called shake a paw tells abc news they plan to make the final payment to the leasing company so the woman can keep her dog. the federal trade commission issued a warning spelling out what is required of sellers using pet leases. several states have banned them including california. might be a good time to say the spca and other rescues would love to see you adopt one of their dogs and you don't need to lease it. >> absolutely. fun fact, bears like to eat food. another fun fact, they will find food even if you think it's safe in your car. check out this surveillance video. a bear smells food from the car, stands up, opens the door. the bear digs around a little bit before climbing out with a bag of food in its mouth. there it goes.

it rudely doesn't even shut the car door. this can't be said enough, don't leave food in your car or garage in the tahoe area because they will come and find it. >> those look like nice vehicles. >> one is a bmw. i swear behind the bmw is a bear box. >> oh, right. >> it does look like that. >> yes. >> the food is nicely packed for the bear in a little bag. it was a to go bear. >> the tahoe bears have good tastes. >> sure do. rookie mistake i'm sure. >> i would go for the bmw too. there's good snacks. pirates booty or pop chips. >> both good options. >> yes. >> i like that. all right. not good options when i'm looking down the forecast. things are going to get worse as far as the fire conditions and also the air quality. right now we've got a little bit of fog. visibility pretty low, mile or less around places like petaluma and pengrove to healdsburg.

visibility has improved a little bit. three miles at half moon bay. that's about it. you may drive into the clouds as you hit our higher elevations. watch out there. may be mist in there enough that it coats the windshield. other than that, the commute this morning, most of us look like this. in san rafael where it's not foggy, lighter breeze today. thankfully during this potential record-setting fire season, we've had the sea breeze. it's kept the smoke above us or away from us. that's not going to be the case today as the lighter breeze will allow some of the smoke to work down to the ground. low clouds, fog and mist tonight and cooler as we head through the weekend. mid 90s in morgan hill and gilroy. a little warmer at the coast today even though the clouds hang around, low to mid 60s. san francisco upper 60s. north bay mid to upper 80s. near the fires 100 again. calm weather along the shoreline, mid to upper 70s.

still running the air conditioner. hottest tomorrow, the heat will hold on away from the coast friday and saturday and all of us back to average sunday, monday, tuesday. have a good one. good morning, mike. we have had several crashes this morning. i want to take you to highway 4 now if you're trying to get into the concord area. we have delays but things are improving. westbound 4 near port chicago highway. three vehicle collision. two sedans and a semi were involved in a crash blocking the right lane, but chp arrived and they were able to push that off to the shoulder. heavy back into the pittsburgh area, seven miles an hour and 16 miles an hour approaching the scene. hopefully that will start to loosen in a little bit. bay bridge camera, traffic coming into san francisco, mike mentioned this, i personally had to flip my wipers on when i came in this morning. we have mist and drizzle out there along with lower visibility. quick check of drive times, westbound tracy to be castro valley, 1 hour and 5 minutes.

85 to the san jose airport, you're in the yellow. highway 1 to san francisco, nine minutes. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> ginger zee live for us in new york city with a look at what's ahead on the show. hi, ginger. >> good morning, reggie and jessica. coming up on "gma," the results from the high-stakes primary races just in. a special election shocker that's too close to call. republicans are declaring victory. what this all means for president trump. and the latest on the search for the missing college student. the newly released video shows mollie tibbetts the day before she disappeared. an exclusive with singer rachel platen on the pressures of pregnancy and the comment that went too far. what she's asking for this morning. hard to believe this, back-to-school time and we are showing you how to save on supplies. where did we find the best bargains? we'll let you in on the secret

coming up on america." >> were you petting a pet cheetah this morning? >> a cheetah, yeah. no cheetah is a real pet, but a 3-month-old cheetah, bob is his name, and his two sisters debbie and francis on the program today. you don't want to miss it. >> thanks so much. we'll see you soon. a health alert for parents this morning, the new recommendations about your kids' heart health and how much screen time that they're getting. >> also, glitz and glamour on the jade carpet. the message from the stars of "crazy rich asians" at the hollywood premier. >> looking outside

here's a look at san jose one of the area that could have poor air quality today. looks hazy but open the weather window on walnut creek and starts to look yucky here. i checked the air quality, it is moderate, but could be poor later on. all of us be aware that the smoke is going to be an issue today. here's reggie. >> thanks, mike. new at 6:00, want to protect your child's heart you need to limit their screen time. the recommendation from the american heart association. doctors say too much screen time can lead to being overweight or obese, which leads to h bod pressure and cholesterol. what do you do? well the american heart association has three tips. schedule activities that get the whole family active.

keep screens out of your child's bedroom. plan your tv viewing ahead of time so you don't end up binge watching. well now let's talk about a screen because history was made last night at a hollywood premier. it was the debut of a movie where all the lead roles are played by asian actors. the romantic comedy "crazy rich asians" is the first major studio movie since "the joy luck club" 25 years ago to feature a predominantly asian >> it's all the feels in the world except for sadness. it's every emotion. >> i know there are so many other asian and asian-american artists out there who are so talented and want to be seen and heard and the fact that i get to be a part of this cast is such tremendous talent. i feel lucky. i feel lucky. >> the director grew up in

sp altoss. congratulations him. they had a big party for him earlier this month. >> yeah. >> congratulations. >> interesting to see if the audiences show up for it. hope they do. coming up next at 6:30 the effort to make sure no san francisco unified students go hungry this school year. incredble new video, a firenado ripping across southern california. twitter ceo jack dorsey responds to criticism for not

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sleep number 360 smart beds. ends wednesday. good morning, south bay. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." right now, a firenado caught on camera as flames tear across southern california. the dangerous situation as fires rage on in the north bay as well. >> ending the long lines at the dmv. state lawmakers stepping in and they are making a demand dmv officials aren't happy about. i hope you have sweet dreams. >> did you recognize that voice? how popular disney characters could help you get your kids to get to bed or if you're having trouble. >> what about this morning. we'll talk about it later on. good morning, wednesday, august

8th. >> here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, guys. little cloudy this morning. the gray covering all of our neighborhoods on live doppler 7. watch out for fog around petaluma and santa rosa. i have picked out the roof camera because look at the flags on the ferry building. they're not moving. that is not good because the sea breeze has been keeping us in clean air while most of the state has been suffering from the smoke. without that sea breeze, spare the air today. we're going to have poor air quality. heading out right now, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, stay in the 50s at the coast except for around 2:00, low to mid 60s. mid 70s around the bay. 90s inland. fire dangers are increasing across the straigh across the state. >> i want to head to the south bay where we had a couple trouble spots. two separate crashes close to each other. northbound 101 the first one at story road, and the other one at mckey road. did get confirmation from chp both are off on the shoulder. that backup is really starting

to unwind. a check of the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights for almost an 5:29 the official time today. as mike mentioned it is a spare the air day. if you can carpool or use mass transit that is highly recommended. next traffic update coming up at 6:40. cal fire says it will be another three and a half weeks before firefighters have the mendocino complex wildfires under control. >> full containment of the ranch and river fires won't happen until september 1st at the earliest. the larger ranch fire is 20% contained. that is down from 30% on monday. and the smaller river fire is 78% contained. evacuated neighbors say firefighters are doing an incredible job. >> at points 100 feet high. >> the combined fires have grown to 292,000 acres. to give you perspective on their

size take a look here at this map. the mendocino complex fires would cover a large portion of the bay area. >> new video of a firenado of the holy fire in southern california. this is similar to what we saw in redding. crews are making slow progress against this fire. >> it's burned 3300 acres of land in the cleveland national forest and 5% contained this morning. this is a live picture of what it looks like. lake elsinore, the closest city to where this fire is burning, it's burning on the edge of the orange county and riverside county line and exploded out of control. as you know i have some folks that live there in the area. it's very -- there are homes there in that area, but where it's burning right now it's further from the populated areas of orange county so that's a little bit of good news and relief. very popular hiking trails in that area. really kind of sad to see all this wildlife there going up in flames.

it is really stretching fire fighting resources to the brink, to the limit. >> we have an order for 600 total personnel firefighters. we're at 300 right now. we are so drawn down in the state our resources will be coming from further and further. >> as we saw the man talking you can see the campground behind him. there has been one cabin gone up in flames already. there are several hiking trails in the area. several campgrounds have been evacuated. no homes are threatened in lake elsinore. that is the closest city to the fire. several campgrounds have been evacuated and no homes threatened in the nearby orange county area or riverside so that is a bit of relief for some of the residents in that area. >> we will watch it and the other fires burning across the state. stay with abc 7 news for the most up to date wildfire maps, go to our website abc7news.com. now on to developing news on

the persistent long lines at the dmv. this morning state lawmakers are continuing to push for an audit of the agency. >> abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live for us in san jose. amanda? >> reporter: reggie, jessica, if you haven't had had to deal with wait times chances are you've heard about them. some people have waited up to eight hours for service at the dmv. we know that agency blames the new need for real i.d. cards, which require an in person visit. however lawmakers want to know why arrangements weren't made to deal with the expected visitor traffic prior to that federal mandate. assemblyman patterson is presenting an audit request at 9:00 a.m., demanding accountability for what he says is a deeply mismanaged agency. we visited the san jose driver licensing processing center where the agency introduced another option to reduce wait times. it's an automated kiosk to help customers check in. >> i don't see many people using them. i think because many people don't know how to use computers

or something, but it didn't seem to help. >> reporter: the agency's director hopes the kiosks, more employees and longer hours and text notifications will bring down wait times. the dmv expects better service times in mid september, but for now we wait. live in san jose, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> thank you. happening today, jury deliberations are set to begin in the case against weed killer manufacturer monsanto. closing arguments wrapped up in the san francisco superior courtroom yesterday. that's the video you're seeing here. 37-year-old dwyane lee johnson filed the civil suit against the pesticide manufacturer. he worked for a school district as the integrative pest manager. a large part of his job spraying roundup weed killer. his attorneys say after two and a half years of spraying the pesticide 30 times a year, he was diagnosed with nonhodgkins

lymphoma. >> i want monsanto to be punished. if it requires one big case to change their comment, to put a warning on the label, then absolutely. >> the message >> the message from that evidence is clear and it's that this cancer was not caused by ranger pro. >> the trial has been precedent setting as it is the first of thousands of similar lawsuits. plaintiffs seeking more than $39 million in compensatory damages and $373 million in punitive damages. family and friends say night releases from santa rita jail led to the death of a young woman. state senator skinner is considering introducing stopping that practice. jessica st. louis walked out the doors on saturday, at 1:28. her body found around 5:30 at the dublin bart station. she died from what officials say appears to be a drug overdose. >> we are demanding that this practice of releasing people

the middle of the night with no support, no resources, with no transportation, is a harmful practice. >> if we shut down release operations for continuous periods of time, the -- we would be holding people over incarceration times and we would get sued. >> the sheriff's office says st. louis's death was an isolated case. the man wanted for a double stabbing at the macarthur bart station is in jail. u.s. marshals took solomon espinosa into custody yesterday. he was wanted in connection with an attack on a richmond bart train on friday. one of the victims cut on the arm and the other on the face. voters around the country wept to the polls tuesday for races that could offer us a glimpse of what to expect in november's midterm elections. in ohio's 12th congressional district, republican troy balderson is ahead of democrat danny o'connor by 1,754 votes with 100% of precincts reporting. but with provisional ballots yet

to be counted the race is still too close to call. no democrat has won the ohio 12th in more than 30 years. president trump won the district by 11 points in 2016. in kansas, checks this out, the republican gubernatorial primary with 100% of precincts reporting there, secretary of state chris kobach ahead of incumbent jeff color by 191 votes. president trump endorsing despite fears from many in the gop that he is vulnerable to a democrat in november. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. show you how murky and yucky in walnut creek already. i checked the air quality. it is moderate. it could get poor with the santa clara valley throughout the fifth summer spare the air alert. let's go up to the fire and you can see i put the latest boundaries out there and i just did a little measurement, there are only two and a half miles

apart from merging. i think that's a little closer than it has been, but that is wow, didn't notice that before. let's talk about conditions. it's very calm over the ranch fire and temperature about 58. 82% relative humidity. winds are picking up a lit bill, coming out of the northwest at 10 miles per hour. notice 73 degrees in the rh, 32%. at about 2800 feet. here's the sad story and it's going to put people on edge once again, as fire conditions are going to increase not only across that area, but also near the carr fire and pretty much the entire northern part of the central valley. a fire weather watch that means conditions could be favorable for fast-spreading fires starting at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon through 11:00 saturday evening. no break there. find out about what's going on on the roads. mike, a spare thr day too. poor air quality, if you can carpool or use mass transit that is definitely recommended.

want to head up to the point ray station area where we had a sig alert earlier this morning. state route 1 was fully closed just south of sir francis drake boulevard, due to downed trees and took out power lines as well. they have the roadway partially reopened. the sig alert has been canceled. they're doing one withway traffic control and still waiting for a tree crew to do the removal there. not fully clear but at least able to get through likely with a bit of a delay that situation. drive times improve here. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 51 minutes. we were in the red under an hour and that has slipped into the yellow. not good news for westbound 4. antioch to concord, earlier crash before port chicago highway is gone. just hearing about a now crash near railroad. in the red at 54 minutes. more on that shortly. southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco fog along the route but still in the green at 16 minutes. you have the mission, sonoma, and now the east cut. how san francisco's new transbay

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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> give you per pecktive on the

fire weather watch. the mendocino complex fire. you can see all around that the heightened fire conditions that start tomorrow through saturday. our biggest concern is the mountains north of l.a. thankfully sparsely populated by high fire danger through about the evening hours, about 10:00. here we have poor air quality knocking on our door. discovery bay in tracy, and then spreads all the way through the san joaquin valley. that's going to continue for another couple weeks. here's a warning avoid spending too much time outdoors. the mendocino complex fires are creating bad air all over the bay area. >> spare the air today and abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with tips on how to stay safe. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. if you have one of these today is the day you want to put it on and cover both the nose and mouth or better yet, stay inside today if you can. here is a look at why. we just got some bad air quality right now.

that smoke has moved into the area. experts are blaming the smoke from the fires but smog from all of our cars. it is a spare the air day. carpooling or public transportation is encouraged as we all try to improve our air. you also need to take steps to protect yourself, especially the elderly, the very young and those with lung conditions. >> try to stay indoors as much as possible. people with air conditioning should put the air conditioning on to recycle. keep the windows and doors closed. if you have to be out and be active, you want to do activities early in the morning. >> reporter: the particulates in the air can have an effect on people and could get worse this week. it's supposed to be hot this week. even if you feel good today it could hit you later this week. go ahead and take it easy. i'm here to give you permission to hit the snooze button and skip the outdoor workout today. reporting live in walnut creek,

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> i guess that's the only upside, amy. thank you. we know north beach, soma and the mission in san francisco, but where and what is east cut? well, that is the new name for an area covering rincon hill, part of south beach and 30 blocks surrounding the transbay terminal. they've been announcing this about a year now, but it's kind of now getting settled into the language. banners proclaim the east cut pays homage to history mentioning the gold rush and old coffee manufacturers in the neighborhood. a community benefit district made up of 4500 property owners, businesses and residents came up with the name. >> a historic reference to the second street cut, which was a leveling of the highest point to allow goods and services to move easier to and from the water. >> on its website the east cut is described as one of san francisco's most forward thinking and hospitable neighborhoods. if you live or work in san francisco, you have a new

on-line tool to help find out if construction and other projects will affect your commute. san francisco's mta unveiled this website. it lets you focus on a single neighborhood to find out about changes to muni service, bike lanes or parking. the mta says suggestions and complaints from commuters inspired the interactive map. find it going to our web page, abc7news.com. the san francisco unified school district doesn't want kids going to class hungry this school year. that's why students will continue to have access to free and reduced price meals. according to the examiner, free breakfast and lunch to students in households that receive cal fresh benefits. families that don't receive nutrition benefits can apply for free or reduced priced meals. the program will begin in july and will continue through june of next year. now to your morning money report. back to school for a lot of kids as we just mentioned and "gma" is looking at where you can get

school supplies for the least amount of money. >> a family went to a big box t compare their shopping. becky of "gma" shopped for the same items on-line. >> we got all 20 things, about $162. >> we got 19 of the 20 i tims, we spent $105. >> we got 16 of the 20 items and we spent a total of $33.38. >> that's a difference of $72. even if they had to spend $20 to buy the missing items on-line they would have saved $50 over the big box store and $109 off the on-line shopping spree. interesting. and let's take a live look now at tesla's stock this morning. it's down 2.5 points right now. that's about 0.6%. it comes after a wild tuesday for palo alto based tesla. ceo's elon musk announced he's thinking of taking the company private. it sent investors reeling and stocks soaring.

nasdaq had to stop trading for a short time and musk says no final decision has been reached. >> let's see how we're doing on the big board. the new york stock exchange down about 35 points. trading gets underway this morning and president trump's new tariffs on chinese goods will be on investors' minds today. he's planning to impose 16 there be in tariffs on august 23rd. a controversial radio show host and conspiracy theorist will not be suspended from twitter. now twitter's ceo jack dorsey is explaining why. he says that alex jones, who believes the sandy hook massacre was a hoax, wasn't suspended because he has not violated twitter's policies. dorsey says with twitter will hold jones to the same standard it holds to every accnt parentki lovediey, can tur disney for a

little bit of help. >> they're just one phone call away. >> it's time for pluto's nighttime watch. i better go. good night, pal. i hope you have sweet dreams. >> that is the voice of mickey, part of a hotline set up to help out with bedtime. there's also minnie, donald, pluto, goofy, and the often ignored daisy duck. it runs through august 31st. all you need to do is call 877-7-mickey. of course disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> did you put it in your favorite list already. >> it's programmed. i listened to two of the messages so far. >> you listened to daisy. >> and mickey. >> yeah. >> kind of lf terro changed, six options now, six options to go to sleep too. >> the guardians of the galaxy mission breakout. >> disney nerds right here. >> that's a funde t

>> ouy,ever l a d jeopardy, you would win easily. >> we could talk about disney all day, but talk about the weather. >> it's a little more exciting and nicer, than what i have to talk about. bearer of bad news. yesterday we could see a difference from the east bay hills between the marine layer clouds and the smoke. today, you cannot. we will have poor air quality. low clouds, fog and mist roll back tonight. a building heat wave in our inland neighborhoods the next few days, but it will cool down in time for the weekend. let's look at our high, mid to upper 60s along the coast into san francisco, mid to upper 70s for most of the bay shore. mid 80s in the south bay. 85 san jose. mid to upper 80s through the north bay from san rafael 85, napa, santa rosa. near the fire is where the heat will be 100 in lakeport.

school starting, wide range of emotions this morning in antioch, unified school district, 67 this morning, 96 this afternoon with the poor air quality. may have to stay inside. no outdoor activities. sunol glen, not as warm, 63 and about 90 during the afternoon hours. dodgers and a's again tonight. 7:05 first pitch, 65, cooling to 59 degrees. jewish heritage night. you have to have a special ticket for the activity. temperatures back into the low 50s to low 60s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, hottest thursday, friday and saturday, at least inland and temperatures back to average sunday, monday, and tuesday. want to head back up to highway 4. we've had a tough time there this morning and an earlier crash in concord just before port chicago highway has been off on the shoulder. lengthy delays and behind that, we've got a new crash involving a motorcycle in the pittsburgh area just before railroad

avenue. it sounds like just the left lane is blocked, but we possibly have what could be serious injuries. we'll see if they have to take away more lanes once emergency crews arrive. all that stacked up together has you at about a nine mile backup. that really is tough between antioch and concord this morning. once you get to 242 things are wide open. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on at 5:29 officially this morning. it is a spare the air as we've been telling you. if you can carpool or use mass transit that is recommended. all right. thank you. right now a live look here at the holy fire. this is burning near lake elsinore on the border of orange asnow wilean in side county. the entire state has been really a difficult one for firefighters and they are battling this massive fire in the southern california area. there are homes in orange county and riverside but this is in a remote area. there are a lot of popular trails in that area.

the cleveland national forest. a lot of people familiar who live in that area with those trails, but right now burning in rural areas. there evacuations for lake elsinore. a luxury hotel in san francisco holding one very sweet benefit that we want to tell you about. the palace hotel serving root beer floats with proceeds going to children's miracle network. a palace root beer float truck will be making root beer floats from noon to 3:00 p.m. and enjoy the dessert at the garden court or the gc lounge. a regular float costs $5, a 24-ounce royal float will be

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if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know before you go. number one, new numbers from cal fire. the mendocino complex fires have now burned more than 300,000 acres. cal fire does not expect full containment until at least september. >> unfortunately fire conditions will deteriorate in that area starting tomorrow through saturday as a fire weather watch is issued. our other story weather wise, number two on your seven things,

we got a spare the air today. you can see already in walnut creek it looks messy out there. mid to upper 50s right now. get ready for 70s, 80s, 90s this afternoon. >> number three, the holy fire still burning in southern california. the fire near the riverside/orange county border scorched 3300 acres and 5% contained. number four, state lawmakers will demand more answers from dmv on why it wasn't ready for long lines caused by the real i.d. cards. some people have waited up to eight hours. >> number five, good news for our newer crash in pittsburgh, westbound highway 4 at railroad. all lanes are back open. you have about a 47 minute drive antioch to concord. >> number six, investors watching tesla after elon musk said he is considering taking the company private and secured funding to buy all of tesla's stock at $420 per share. >> number seven, hgtv has a new fixer upper, "the brady bunch" house and they bought the home to restore it to its 1970 glory.

>> didn't they beat out lance good morning, america.nce wicked weather coast to coast. overnight the holy fire in california sparking this firenado. the flames forcing 10,000 people to evacuate. now thousands of firefighters from around the globe flooding the state too to battle the blaze. the beginning of the school year postponed. flights canceled. in the east, dangerous lightning strikes right in the heart of new york city injuring at least three people. specl electi surprise. overthe high-ss . call, but republicans declare victory. president trump takes credit. what it means for the midterms. missing girl mystery. the new video showing missing iowa college student mollie tibbetts just a day before she