surveillance, more measures to keep you safe on bart. the agency taking up the multimillion-dollar proposal to improve security during your commute. first this morning, a live look from our walnut creek camera. it is going to be kind of nasty out there today. we've got another spare the air w effect. >> we wish you a good morning on this thursday, august 9th. 6:00 a.m. natasha has the day off and you will see jessica in a few minutes. >> yeah. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. let's check in with mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. san jose, the south bay along with our inland east bay neighborhoods that could have poor air quality like we did yesterday. all of us in the moderate category so far on this sixth summer spare the air day. here's the way it breaks down, waking up temperatures pretty much the same, mid 50s to 60 degrees under cloudy conditions. it's mainly confined to the coast if you can find it there.

as we head into the afternoon hours, temperatures surging into the upper 90s, 80 around the bay, 60 at the coast. >> taking a look at the roads this morning, a new traffic alert to talk about. northbound 880 before fremont boulevard reports of a crash and a vehicle went offer the roadway and flipped over, possibly starting to catch fire as well. the two right lanes are blocked right now and a little bit of confusion on whether that was on the southbound or northbound side. i believe it is northbound, but we definitely have onlookers southbound. we'll have an update in a few minutes. everyone else still fairly quiet. no problems traveling through that stretch. more patrols and surveillance and maybe one day facial recognition technology. bart looks at a plan to beef up security after a series o deadly attacks. jessica castro live in millbrae this morning. good morning. >> good morning, reggie.

bart looking at a $28 million proposal after three recent deaths at its station, including the death of 18-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station in oakland. her death sparked national outrage so a lot of folks from all over the country will be looking at what bart does today. they plan on meeting at 9:00 a.m. ideas include upgrading cameras, monitoring live streams and raising entrance another controversial idea is facial recognition. bart riders say it goes too far and violates privacy. abc 7 news spoke to one behind facial recognition technology saying he will push for the idea today and explained how the technology would be used. >> we need to be using those cameras to the best of their ability to make our riders safer. >> reporter: saying it wouldn't be for everyone, that they would look at andart paying all

of their officers to work a sixth day to increase their visibility right now. another idea that's been thrown out there is to declare mutual aid, ask for police department and communities the train systems serve to help out. mutual aid, typically something we see in emergency situations. a lot of people saying the shortage of bart officers would constitute an emergency, but the big question is, where would they get those extra patrol officer snz officers? a lot of police departments are running short. jessica castro, abc 7 news, back to you. new information this morning on the desperate search for the missing iowa college student with bay area ties. a man who may have been the last person to see mollie tibbetts is speaking to abc news. devon reilly saw tibbetts jogging past his home around 9:00 p.m. on july 18th, the night before she was reported missing. and he says it wasn't the first time. he saw her running several times

a week. >> jogged down the street, up the hill and, you know, just nothing of it until i heard somebody was missing and then like really hit me. it's like i haven't seen that runner since then. >> law enforcement will not comment about reilly or any other potential witnesses. investigators are received nearly 800 tips about the case and the reward for information is now $313,000. this morning police in manteca are investigating whether the brow tall beating of a sikh -- brutal beating of a sikh man is a hate crime. >> video shows two men walking towards sahib singh natt who tries to walk around them and the man in black kicks him to the ground. family members say nat came on on monday injured. >> scared. everybody is scared. me, everybody. >> a 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old tyrone mcallister for attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault.

union police chief daryl mcallister says tyrone is his estranged son and posted a statement that says in part words can barely describe how embarrassed, dejected and hurt my wife, daughters and i feel right now. violence and hatred is not what we have taught our children. developing news out of san francisco where police are investigating a double murder in the tenderloin district. overnight officers responded to requests for a welfare check in the 200 block of turk street. inside a residence they found the bodies of two people. authorities have not said how the victims were killed. firefighters are gaining on the mendocino complex fire and here's the latest update from cal fire last night. >> although the fires have burned more than 302,000 acres, crews kept the river fire from growing. it is 81% contained. firefighters attending to the ranch fire are focused on the southeast corner near indian valley. that fire 46% contained. >> some evacuees were allowed to go home but many remain at evacuation centers and a norovirus outbreak at lower lake hig school sickened about 30

evacuees. 175 people were staying there earlier this week. a winery near yosemite is helping preserve the national park's future as the ferguson fire rages inside the park. the estate winery off highway 41 in modero county has teamed up with the conservancy to come up with a sierra gold white wine blend that costs $25 and proceeds go back to restore the park. >> it's hard to see yosemite is such a beautiful park and we want to make sure that it's here for generations to come. >> it remains open but is getting smoke coming down from the ferguson fire. flames have scorched nearly 95,000 acres. mostly outside of the park. it is 68% contained. this man, forrest clark will be in court today. he's accused of starting the holy fire in southern california's cleveland national forest. police arrested him yesterday. clark was seen at the fire on monday and reportedly accusing

the fire department of trying to steal from him. the fire started monday and has burned about 6400 acres and 12 cabins. our fire coverage always continues on-line at abc7news.com and on our abc 7 news app. air travel nightmare. two children flying alone taken to a hotel with strangers and the parents say they were never notified. how the airline is responding. plus the reason the tsa has suddenly dropped a proposal that would have removed security lines at 150 american airports. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here's a look unfortunately at the high fire danger developing in tahoe. it starts tomorrow, but eve it starts tomorrow, but eve everywhere

complex fire. you can see it's 61 over the ranch fire and notice the humidity 73%. great and calm conditions. couldn't get much better there unless mist was hanging in the air. over the river fire, temperature in the low 70s. eyeah, they've been

faster up to ten miles per hour. unfortunately the winds are going to ramp up and the temperatures are going to drop. you would rather not have the winds because that's what's going to help spread new fires that develop or the ones out there. low to mid 50s on our peninsula neighborhoods. take a look elsewhere, mid to upper 50s. we'll take a look at the heat that's building, triple digits, coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> i do want to head back to the fremont area where we have another sig alert, our second one of the morning, but again it's on the lighter side of traffic, northbound 880 before fremont boulevard, north of mission, two right lanes blocked due to a crash. a vehicle left the roadway, down an embankment and flipped over. sounded like it was on fire for a short time. they're working on getting someone out of the vehicle. last time we checked we had onlooker delay that has thinned

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. "abc 7 mornings." >> all news, all morning. >> survivors of last october's north bay fires are calling for new protections as state lawmakers deliberate over liabilities by utilities. yesterday dozens of people took to the capital steps in sacramento asking lawmakers to reject governor brown's proposal that would reduce wildfire liabilities for utilities such as pg&e. >> we need more accountability and here to make sure our constitutional rights are protected so if a utility creates damage, is the cause and negligence of the fire that we are reimbursed for those standards. the governor and pg&e and utilities are trying to take those constitutional rights away. >> the press democrat reports some survivors were surprised assemblyman quirk decided to attend a legislative meeting yesterday instead of keeping an appointment with them. he authored a bill that would allow pg&e to issue state authorized bonds to pay settlements stemming from last october's wildfires.

state investigators blamed pg&e for starting 16 of the fires. pg&e's customers would repay the bonds over time. a young bear rescued in the carr fire is undergoing unique therapy. vets are using sterilized tilapia skips to heal this bear's burns. a crew working to fix poles spotted a cub licking her paws and called wildlife experts and the therapy has been used on two bears burned in last december's thomas fire in southern california. they healed and were released back into the wild. the parents of two children are furious after they say a frontier airlines made their young son and daughter spend the night in a hotel. the father says the airline never called to tell him his 9 and 7-year-old stayed in a hotel with four other unaccompanied minors and one female airline employee. that happened after the kids' flight to orlando was diverted to atlanta. the father says the airline never asked for per miss missio

put the children in a hotel. >> very infuriating and outraged. jennifer and i would have drove to atlanta. >> the airline disputes the claims saying the kids spoke to the mom before leaving for the hotel and a supervisor was able to reach the father the next morning. coming up at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america," what you should tell your kids before they travel alone. unusual site has some drivers putting it in reverse in alaska. they wanted to get a better lock at huge moose. walking down a grassy median. that is giant. drivers say it is not unusual to see animals in alaska, but it is surprising when you see them casually walking down the middle of a road in anchorage and especially an animal like three times the size of your vehicle. that's like a dinosaur. >> i was going to say, is the scale just weird or is that -- is that an actual one? i'm so confused.

>> that was a big moose. >> ever been to the park in colorado? >> no. >> a nice beautiful town tucked in the rocky mountain national park and every evening the elk come out and walk through town and they create a traffic jam. that's the only rush hour they hve is the elk coming through up to. they have an elk fest. it's neat if you get a chance to do it. let's talk about what's going on for us. no sightings like that. i would love to see that instead of this. the fog, a blend of smoke and fog and low clouds. we've got a little smog from the east bay hills camera and salesforce tourre using all 1070 feet of its height to barely push above the marine layer this morning from sutro tower. building heat, stagnant air, low clouds and fog, milder temperatures. the heat will taper by sunday. heat, i'm talking about upper 90s in morgan hill and gilroy,

we'll have about a 13 degree spread on the peninsula from 72 in millbrae to redwood city about 85. menlo park 84. mid 60s along the coast but notice the white, cloud cover again today and not as breezy as normal. low 70s around downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. mid 80s to low 90s through most of the north bay valleys. the 100s stick out don't they around lakeport and ukiah. just terrible conditions for the firefighters there. upper 70s in berkeley and oakland, everybody else around 80 to 82 along the east bay shore and mid 90s to 101 degrees in our east bay inland neighborhoods. here's a look at what's going on as far as temperatures tonight. see a lot of 60s away from the bay and the coast where we will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. accuweather seven-day forecast temperatures will taper a little bit but not getting quite back to average until sunday and then we'll hold pretty closes to average monday, tuesday, wednesday with cleaner air. >> definitely looking forward to that, mike. i have some good news, a sig alert that i told you about in fremont area, looks like all

lanes just opened back up and this is on the northbound side of 880 before fremont boulevard. a vehicle that went off the roadway, flipped over down an embankment, two right lanes blocked due to rescue crews trying to give them a little more room, but seeing a little bit of a delay from mission boulevard, that should be thinning out quickly since that is the countercommute direction and the sig alert was canceled. bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty typical here. metering lights on at 5:32 this morning. we briefly had a crash in the far right lanes that did clear a long time ago and looking great into san francisco. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7. let's bring in ginger zee live from new york city with a look at what's ahead on the show. hi, ginger. >> good morning, reggie. you're all alone this morning. it is great to be with you. coming up on "gma," that dangerous heat. we're talking about it not just here on the east coast but all of you dealing with the extreme heat and the fire warnings that really stretch all the way up to the canadian border.

now those temperatures are going to keep going. i know you've got that covered. now there's a suspect in custody accused of starting the holy fire in california. we've got new video showing him confronting firefighters. also ahead, an exclusive in the desperate search for college student mollie tibbetts. the eyewitness who says he saw her jogging just before she disappeared now telling his story on "gma." and that travel nightmare you all were just reporting about, the parents who say their young children were diverted on a flight, taken to a hotel overnight, the airline not calling the parents to give them a head's up. we will hit on that and the airline's response this morning coming up only on "good morning america." reggie, i wish you well on your solo trip. >> i do have alexis sitting next to me but she isn't in the -- >> oh. >> graphic box we have. >> hi, ginger. >> good. you're not alone. i was concerned about it. when you see someone eating alone that's what i felt like this morning. oh, no. >> ginger is always looking out. we'll see you soon.

thank you. reggie, i'm here. >> hi. >> i promise. >> one bay area county is considering new technology to locate people calling 911 from their cell phones. >> another

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issue of long wait times got shot down. some lawmakers were outraged when democratic senators jim beil of san jose, ben allen of santa monica and ricardo lara from los angeles abstained from voting to kill the audit. republican lawmakers said democrats are caving to influence from governor brown who expressed reservations about the review. >> we need to lift the curtain and look behind and what's behind is the manipulation of a termed out governor who is sentencing millions of californians to long waits. he and these three senators don't care. >> the dmv blames a surge of applicants for the federally compliant real i.d. for those long wait times. sales of twinkies, ding dongs and ho-hos are down. they're blaming walmart. hostess officials said changes at walmart cut the shelf space and reduced sales 4%.

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live where you live abc 7 news. sentencing begins for the men charged in the ghost ship warehouse fire. before they know their fate they will have to hear from the family and friends of the 36 victims. the areas hardest hit by the carr fire. tourists taking a ski lift as a volcano spews dust and ash into the air. >> reggie saying that's why he stays away from skiing. >> mike saying that would draw him to it. >> differences. >> sounds right. >> i run towards natural disasters. >> i guess so. >> oh, boy. good morning, thursday, august 9th. you will see jessica on assignment and alexis in the anchor chair. >> yeah. good to see you too. doing double duty. traffic in a second. the forecast. >> i keep turning right. >> there you go. >> like nascar.

i don't have to turn left. take a look at what's going on outside. i have to talk about serious stuff. see the poor air quality covering about half the state right now. anything orange or red or magenta. as we head closer to our neighborhoods which are starting to see some of that creep into places like tracy and livermore but it is starting to clear up just a little bit. thankfully this morning as the sea breeze has kicked in just a little bit. our other big story is going to be a red flag warning. we'll talk about that coming up. i want to give you a look at what's going on with your accuweather seven-day forecast because today is going to be a hot one inland. look at those temperatures, almost near 100. alexis? >> taking a look at the roads. we are doing much better. we have had two sig alerts, and those are both gone. drive times looking okay. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 48 minutes. slight delays on westbound 4 between antioch and concord in the yellow at 28 and southbound

san rafael to san francisco, still looking good in the green at 16 minutes. starting to fill in on the richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. nothing blocking, just stop-and-go traffic approaching the toll plaza. the families and friends of the ghost ship warehouse fire victims will face the men responsible for the tragedy. >> sentencing begins for derick almena and max harris. reporter amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom. >> we are expecting an emotional couple days in court. relatives of the 36 victims will have the chance to make victim impact statements. some family members are upset with the sentences in this case, calling them too lenient. the 36 people died in the ghost ship fire about a year and half ago in east oakland attending a concert. meou collective.ribed as an artist prosecutors called it a death trap that victims could not escape. derick almena and max harris agreed to a plea deal, no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. almena is expected to get out of

jail in about three and a half years. harris helped collect rent and manage events and could get out in 23 months because of good behavior and time served. the two men are also planning to speak in court. the hearing is scheduled to last for the next two days. that's so everyone has a chance to make a statement. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. a state appeals court has rejected a move by former stanford swimmer brock turner to overturn his sexual assault conviction. his lawyer argued turner wanted to have outercourse with the victim and never intended to rape her. the judge said the argument lacked merit. the case got national attention when the trial judge gave hi six-montfoseenrd professor whoes applauds the decision. >> brock turner is a lying, unrepentant sex predator who never showed real remorse for his crimes and this decision by the appellate court shows why he

never deserved the light sentence that judge persky gave him. >> he can appeal to the state supreme court but the high court is considered unlikely to take up the case. some of the people evacuated because of the mendocino complex fires have something else to worry about this morning. there's a norovirus outbrea. about 30 people at lower lake high school became sick monday and tuesday. a cleaning crew has gone through and disinfected the shelter. evacuation orders have been lifted in lake county. more than 10,000 homes are threatened. the fires combined cover more than 470 square miles. firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand. people who had to evacuate during the carr fire are now getting back to the lake redding neighborhood. what they're finding is stunning. on one side of the street houses are burned to the ground, ashes still smoldering and look at

other side of the street. the homes are fine. it's similar to what we saw in santa rosa after last year's north bay fires. the carr fire has burned 176,000 acres and 47% contained. the trump administration announced it's overriding protections for endangered species in california to give firefighters more access to water while battling the state's wildfires. firefighters are fighting 17 fires right now, and yesterday the secretary of commerce issued a directive to federal agencies to prioritize protection of life and property over endangered species, despite the fact that director of cal fire says water is not an issue. critics say mr. trump is exploiting the state's wildfires for political gain, stirring up a water dispute between farms and environmental groups. >> it's fair to say that californians agree it's unfortunate when people in d.c. who don't know the facts on the ground try to weigh in and dictate how things should go out here. >> the directive would allow

federal agencies to expedite decisions about water under an emergency provision of the endangered species act. cal fire has burned all outdoor burning in the areas it patrols in alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. no camp fires, no outdoor stoves or charcoal barbecues in state parks. happening today, solano 911 officials will discuss new technology that will be used to more accurately locate callers using mobile phones. apple announced it will provide location data from its devices starting this fall. the county has been working with rapid s.o.s. to use the new technology to capture data once apple's upgrade takes effect. officials say it will help 911 dispatchers lower the time it takes to locate a caller seeking assistance. new developments involving a school district in san jose. state auditors will investigate alum rock elementary school district board of trustees. our partner, "the mercury news" reports state lawmakers authorized the audit yesterday.

for years, parents have accused the board of fraud for choosing to work with a no-bid contractor. the contractor was hired to do millions of dollars of construction work but failed to finish projects on time. in june a civil grand jury urged three trustees to resign. new mexico authorities are trying to identify the remains of a young boy found on a desert compound where 11 other children were rescued. police are now looking into claims that the starving children were being trained for school shootings. five adults face child abuse charges in court yesterday. prosecutors allege one man siraj wahhaj taught a child how to use an assault rifle. he's the father of a boy who disappeared eight months ago in georgia. investigators believe the human remains may be his son's. the surviving children are in state custody. you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. it's red, yep. our fire weather watch has become a red flag warning upgraded to our highest level. what you're going to see is that

does include parts of lake county and it starts this morning and that's -- what's the biggest issue, actually a little later during the afternoon hours. we're looking at 2:00 this afternoon through about 11:00 saturday. that's when our best chances of those critical fire weather conditions developing. now as far as what's going on outside of this, let's take a look at temperatures and what you're going to see are very comfortable temperatures. upper 50s to low 60s in the south bay, mid 50s around milpitas. north bay temperatures in the upper 40s there. grab a little heavier jacket this morning. san mateo bridge see the clouds hanging around but not as much in the way of fog and mist. better driving conditions. ferry ride is going to be calm and mass transit another spare the air day and the east bay valleys that will be our hottest neighborhoods as we go from 62 in the morning to 82 at noon to nearly the upper 90s around 4:00 and 5:00. when heading home that's when

some of the hottest temperatures will be bake your house in our east bay valleys. how about the commute this morning? >> we're doing okay there as you mentioned, it is a spare the air day for the second consecutive day. mass transit highly recommended. 55 bart trains in service and no delays. we have not had issues with bart this morning. that's a great option. ace three and five currently on time and normal service, no delays for san francisco bay ferry. calm day on the water. that is what is partially making our air quality deteriorate. we are looking at a little bit of that haze for the bay bridge commute but other than the metering lights being on, we're doing okay for that drive from the east bay into san francisco. overall we're looking great for the commute. >> thanks. theea of the tsa says it will not get rid of security checkpoints at 150 smaller airports. the head of the administration explained the tsa studied the idea as a budget exercise and it is no longer being considered. the proposal sought to drop

federal security staffing at airports only served by small planes. those with 60 seats or fewer. it who have saved the tsa $115 million a year. it's a projects that decade in the making. we're getting a sneak peek inside the salesforce transit center days before it opens to the public. let's take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing including what is driving yelp stock up nearly 20% this morning. plus, apple

you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. no this is "abc 7 mornings." just can't get away from that poor air quality in the southern half of the central valley. it extended into the sierra including yosemite where it's going to be 94 today. upper 90s and low 100s through the central valley, 107 palm springs. low to mid 90s with scattered thunderstorms in the mountains. 72 monterey with partly sunny sky. look at the haze from the smoke from the fires. it's going to linger in tahoe at least through early next week. at least temperatures will drop from near 90 today to 82 then. more patrols, surveillance maybe facial recognition technology. >> bart looks at a plan to beef up security after a series of deadly attacks. jessica castro is live in millbrae. hi, jessica.

>> hi, alexis, hi, reggie. the plan comes with a big price tag. bart looking at a proposal of $28 million to beef up their security. all eyes will be on the bart directors today as they decide how to move forward after three recent deaths at bart stations. the plan has some ideas for upgraded cameras, monitoring live streams and higher barriers to prevent fare evaders. today they will potentially discuss controversial ideas that have been thrown out like facreo aid, asking for helptua departments in communities the train system serves. >> mutual aid model is something done for emergencies, police use these things, firefighters, it conversation. >> reporter: in the meantime bart paying their officers to work a sixth day to increase their visibility and the three

recent deaths on bart include the death of 18-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station in oakland. it sparked national public outrage so a lot of eyes will be watching that meeting today, not just in the bay area, but around the country. the meeting is at 9:00 this morning in oakland. reporting from the millbrae bart station jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> thank you. russia is calling fresh u.s. imposed sanctions categorically unacceptable and illegal. they're not for meddling but the poisoning of a russian spy and his daughter in march. police say the two were poisoned with a nerve agent. the trump administration says the sanctions will cover sensitive national security goodsbut did not elaborate. those sanctions should take effect august 22nd. san francisco is putting an infusion of cash behind a program that helps renters fight an eviction. mayor breed says it's increasing

its legal defense fund by nearly $6 million over the next two years. the money will fund proposition f which voters passed in june. the measure provides renters facing eviction with legal representation. the city's new budget injected nearly $2 million into the program right away. >> we know sadly that most tenants can't afford a lawyer and don't know where to go in the first place. as a result, too many san franciscans face eviction without knowing what their full rights are. >> evictions in san francisco have jumped by 26% over the past eight years. the 49ers will spend the season celebrating the legacy of dwight clark players will wear clark's number 87 on the helmets this season. levi stadiums will have banners to pay tribute to clark. during all games. october 21st the team will unveil statutes depicting his

greatest play the catch outside the stadium. it will be 23 yards from a statute of joe montana, the same distance they were during the famous play. there will also be a number of tributes to clark's legacy during the game that day. from the 7 on your side team if your favorite celebrity reached out to you on social media you could have been targeted in a scam. the federal trade commission is warning about imposter scams. that's where someone on-line pretends to be a celebrity or someone you trust to get you to give them money. some of the schemes involved fake donations to charity or claiming a prize. the ftc says don't send money, gift cards or prepaid debit cards to someone you don't know or haven't met. reggie, sorry that wasn't beyonce sending you a direct message. >> i know. >> i thought she cared about me. your morning money report, and a big boost for a san francisco-based yelp. >> the company's stock surging after a better than expected

earnings report. yelp reporting a net income of $10.7 million or 12 cents per share. that is up 9 cents per share from a year ago. the increase is being credited to a boost in advertising revenue and sent stock soaring up nearly 17% in premarket trading overnight. as a result, we are seeing their numbers go up this morning. can we take a look at the big board? there we are. we're a little bit down. not following yelp's lead quite yet. global markets were mixed overnight because of concerns over trade wars, sanctions and changes in the currency markets. the price of a hotel room could go up in palo alto. the city is putting a measure on the ballot to raise the tax from 14% to 15.5%. palo alto on-line reports white bring in about $2.5 million and that money would be used for infrastructure projects. this weekend marks the opening of san francisco's salesforce transit center. a $2 billion projects that's

been under construction almost a decade. >> it's hard to say. and project managers promise it will be safe for commuters. the transit center will be the hub for bus service serving five agencies, ac transit, amtrak, greyhound, muni and west cat and no trains. that's at least a decade away. has a 5.5 acre rooftop garden. security is being provided by unarmed allied guards who will work in conjunction with san francisco police officers. >> if it becomes a place where people don't feel like they want to come because it's just not a safe place for their kids and family we've missed the mark. i don't think we have. glass elevators which to me is not a big deal. the big deal is the fountains on the top floor there that follow the pattern of the busses underneath through sensors on the rooftop. >> very cool. >> what! >> the new salesforce transit center not only big, there are big numbers associated with it

as well. the projects cost $2.3 billion. it's more than a million square feet. it includes 100,000 square feet of shopping and dining space. more than 35,000 transit riders a day will pass through that new terminal. a skier had a front row seat view of a volcanic eruption in chile. take a look at the cell phone video on a chair lift yesterday. the volcano erupted spewing a 5,000 foot column of dust and ash into the air. >> that is cool. i mean -- yeah. i guess you have a cool video to remind you of your ski trip. when else is that going to happen. mike nicco is jealous. >> i would have taken a selfie with it. >> only thing they did wrong? >> that's what i would have done. >> i see that and think run! >> can we speed up this chair lift a little bit. come on. >> that's my survival instinct. >> okay. >> let's talk about what's going on outside. we have a lot of ash in the air here too causing some issues.

we've got a little low cloudiness causing delays at sfo. smoky sunshine and that means we've got spare the air, unhealthy air will creep into our neighborhoods this afternoon. highs will roll down. one of our warmest days moving forward and a little breezy start tomorrow that's going to help clean the air and bring in some relief from the heat. the east bay valleys upper 90s around lakeport, ukiah 100s today, 92 santa rosa, a lot of mid to upper 80s through the north bay and south bay until morgan hill at 97. 70 san francisco and 66 at half moon bay. jefferson union high school district, the closer you are to the coast, you don't see much of a change in temperature. 52 and fog this morning. partly sunny and about 60 this afternoon. you head inland and look at dixon under unfortunately poor air quality. 64 this morning and end up around 100 this afternoon. the heat and the poor air

quality probably going to keep people inside and cancel some of the outdoor activities. giants game 7:15 first pitch, 62 dropping down to 58. pirates in town on jerry garcia night. my accuweather seven-day forecast mid 50s to upper 60s, warmer tomorrow, one of our warmest mornings. in the afternoon hours we start to see the heat ease. by sunday back to average with cleaner air and that's going to continue into the early parts of next week. couple days away. >> checking out the roads this morning, mike. overall doing okay. still seeing a lot of green on our traffic maps. one issue on the nimitz, the southbound side of 880 before eighth street. we have reports of a crash. sounds like the left lane is blocked right now and you are heavy from state route 238, an area that doesn't take much to slow down. jammed south of there towards state route 92 as well. south bay you've been quiet this morning. a live look outside at 280 around highway 17. everything is looking good. fairly light traffic there. >> thanks. a hiker in san ramon is safe

after suffering a heat-related emergency on finley road trail. the chp released these photos of yesterday's rescue operation. firefighters with the san ramon valley fire district couldn't get to the hiker because a road got washed out and called for chp to help. rescuers flew a helicopter to transport the hiker to a nearby landing zone where an ambulance was waiting. it is the final get-together on alcatraz. the examiner reports the alcatraz alumni association will host the last reunion at the prison on sunday. the association made up of former prisoners and guards and families and children who lived on the island. members will share their experiences and give tours. organizers say future reunions are uncertain as many people who once lived in alcatraz have moved away. apple insists iphones do not eavesdrop on conversations of tech users and third-party app developers do not have access to audio data. it said in a letter the only thing the iphone listens for is

hey, siri, the trigger for the voice assistant. apple sent at letter in response. >> sadly not listed oncrati craigslist but you can own the house it was launched. the home is on cole street in control valley built in the 1900s. craig newmar started the business and moved it to nearby offices. it's listed for just under $1.4 million. the harlem globetrotters well known for their on-court trickery but this basket takes the skills to new heights. watch as bull bullard, not sure if that's his real name, hangs out of a plane and sinks a trick shot from above. it happened yesterday in new jersey. the plane was going 70 miles an hour. >> wow. >> yeah. i mean the harlem globetrotters are good but this is the first time that a globetrotter has made a basket from a moving airplane. >> i can't explain how he was

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. it's 6:58. about to go out the door the seven things to know. number one, bart's board of directors will take up a new security plan during their meeting. the $28 million proposal includes increased transit police patrols, more fare inspectors and facial recognition cameras. >> number two, it could be an emotional scene in an oakland courtroom today. family and friends of 36 victims of the ghost ship fire will speak before sentence is handed down to derick almena and max harris. >> number three the mendocino complex fires have burned more than 302,000 acres. 30 people at an evacuation center at lower lake high school have caught norovirus.

number four, police arrested a man accused of starting the holy fire in southern california. the fire has burned 6400 acres, ten communities are under mandatory evacuation. >> number five, fire conditions dangerous, critical fire conditions return to lake county at 2:00 this afternoon through 11:00 during the saturday evening. we've also got a spare the air today and look at the heat inland near 100 while we're 80 around the bay and 60 at the coast. number six, talking about the air quality. we can see the fog hanging around here for golden gate bridge. it's denser and the fa is in effect. >> number seven, samsung set to unveil the galaxy note nine today. the phone will feature a longer screen, stronger battery and price tag more than $900. >> hello. >> don't think i can do it. >> the phones are pricey. >> that's a little too steep for me. >> yeah. >> probably drop it in the first week. >> i know. does do it the dishes? hope it does the dishes soon. we will >> what ill

good morning, america. the holy fire exploding overnight, smoke and flames plowing toward homes. firenados whipping across the sky. >> this should be called the holy hell fire. >> now a suspect arrested, accused of starting the 6,000-acre blaze. the new video showing him confronting firefighters. special counsel showdown. president trump's team rejects robert mueller's request for an in-person interview. calls for the russia investigation to end by september 1st. this as one of the president's earliest supporters comes into the crosshairs. the congressman facing charges for insider trading. vowing to still run in november. flight nightmare. the parents lashing out at an airline after their young children flying