amazinge cro sp to check ou the spectacular new sales force transit center before it officially opens tomorrow. i'm dion lim. thanks for joining us. >> i'm eric thomas. the bay area getting its first look at a new transit hub that could change the way we commute. >> the public got a chance to see san francisco's sales force transit center up close. cornell bernard is live in the city looking at some of the pictures it looks like everyone showed up to see it. >> reporter: yeah, guys. an amazing showing today. in fact, the crowds were so huge

here at the new sales force transit center, police had to limit access to the lobby areas and the roof deck due to overcrowding. safe to say those who did get a look were pretty impressed. the wait is over. the long lines of people who wanted to be the first to get a glimpse inside the new sales force transit center. a few first impressions. >> it's really beautiful. >> i'm really excited. i think it's going to make getting back and forth from the city a lot easier. >> it's been a long time coming. but i think it's well worth it. >> reporter: hours after the public open house began, check out the huge crowds which showed up. the $2.26 billion transit center is impressive. 1 million square feet four levels above ground, connecting commuters with the bay area. a commute game changer for lisa. >> i don't live super close to bart in oakland, so there's a lot of buss that go closer to my house. i'll probably use that now. >> this is going to work for you? >> yeah.

>> reporter: folks were grabbing pictures on the center's cable stay bridge which will allow transit buses to fly over downtown's notorious traffic snarls. >> people are going to cross over six busy streets of traffic during congested hours and never come a street if they come from the east bay, ac transit, or one of the other bus operators. ♪ >> reporter: the crown jewel might be the five-acre rooftop park, a place to hang out and take in the skyline views of the >> it's amazing. it's more than a transportation hub, on it a place where people can gather and it's been a great day so far. >> reporter: talk about letting the sun shine in, one of the coolest features is the steel oculus, a giant skylight which br sunshine and light four stories down. the transit center took eight years to build and commuters endured a lot of traffic headaches. >> it's nice after so many years, construction's finally over. >> reporter: here's a fact, the

sales force transit center is 1,400 feet long. we're told if it stood upright it would be the largest building in san francisco. the first transit buses start rolling through the transit center on a limited sunday schedule tomorrow morning. full service for the monday morning commute. a quick look at the agencies that will offer bus service at the sales force transit center. ac transit, amtrak, greyhound, muni, and west cab will all have hubs. para transit as well. cal train and high speed rail may eventually add service there. a construction worker died after getting hit by a steel beam in san francisco. abc 7 news was at the west portal muni tunnel site where the accident happened. the mayor's office says construction on the project has been halted and cal osha, along with the san francisco police department, are investigating. update on the wildfire in the fairfield area. >> one home did burn in the

blaze in the paradise valley area. the forehas scorched 1,000 acres and it's 65% contained. extra crews are out there to make sure the fire doesn't flare back up. all evacuation orders are lifted, no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. fire crews keep making headway on the largest wildfire incident in state history. the mendocino complexion. the ranch fire, the larger of the two fires, is 58% contained. it's charred over 276,000 acres and destroyed more than 100 homes. containment is up to 92% on the river fire. cal fire expects to have the mendocino complex fully cop takened by september 1st. a drone giving us a new view of the defer station in redding from the carr fire. it has become one of the most destructive fires in california history wiping out more than 1,000 homes. containment is 55%. firefighters are worried because there's a red flag warning until 11:00 p.m. that means it could be hot and windy which are prime conditions

to feed the flames. the holy fire in orange and riverside counties, containment has jumped from 5% to 29%. the fire has burned more than 21,000 acres and is threatening scores of homes in riverside county. a man has been arrested and accused of deliberately setting that fire. several vacaville streets were shut down this morning while law enforcement agencies escorted the body of chp motorcycle officer kirk grist to vaca hills travel funeral home. the 46-year-old 19-year chp veteran was killed in fairfield when a pickup truck veered off the road, hitting grist and the car he'd pulled over on i-80. the vacaville reporter posted this video of the procession on its facebook page. you can see the dozens of grist fellow officers driving by law enforcement and civilians standing at attention, some wiping away tears. there is a memorial fund set up for officers grist through the chp's credit union.

you can mail in donations or contribute online. we have posted the link at our website abc7news.com. show your support for officer kirk grist through this facebook badge you see here. just head to the abc 7 news facebook page and share it. new developments now with the airline employee who stole a plane at seattle's tacoma airport, went on an hour-long joyride, before being killed when the plane crashed on an island. abc news reporter clayton sandell walks us through the wild chain of events and what we've learned about the man at the controls. >> reporter: the flames still burning saturday after a stolen plane crashed into the woods of kitron island 25 miles from seattle tacoma airport. the drama unfolding friday night at the airport. >> we are diligently investigating this matter. we will get to the bottom of it. we're doing so with a long list of partners. >> reporter: sources tell abc news the rogue pilot was 29-year-old richard russell, a baggage handler with horizon airlines. he is not a pilot but managed to

steal the plane around 7:30 p.m. >> i just want to do a couple maneuvers, see what it can do. >> last night's event is going to push us to learn what we can from this tragedy so that we can assure this does not happen again. >> reporter: fighter jets scrambling from portland to intercept the plane while people on the ground recorded the alarming aerobatics. >> he was able to take the aircraft and get it airborne. we do know he was in communication with air traffic control. >> reporter: air traffic controllers guiding him away from populated areas, hoping to help him land. >> i wouldn't know how to land it, i wasn't really planning on blanding it. >> no prior training. he was not a pilot. he wanted one last hurrah before ending his life. >> reporter: the plane crashes on a small island. >> i've got a lot of people that care about me. it's going to disappoint them to hear that i did this. i would like to apologize to each and every one of them. >> reporter: russell did not survive the fiery crash.

>> so sad and bizarre. two rest of theed in charlottesville, virginia, as the city remembers the events of last year. a group marched through the downtown area earlier today to remember heather heyer, killed during a violent clash between protesters in what was billed as the unite the right rally. heyer was with counter protesters when she was hit by a car. an ohio man has been charged in her death. there are security checkpoints and a heavy police presence in charlottesville this weekend. he's one of the bay area's most famous athletes. barry bonds smashed all kinds of records during his time with the giants. the tribute going on tonight for the slugger. and we are hitting the water. the big competition today for hundreds of bay area swimmers. i'm meteorologist drew tuma. soaked in sunshine with a live look outside at san jose in the south bay. we'll take a look at our sunday in the accuweather forecast ahead.

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swim league championship. over 400 children take part in the seasonal program. there are four teams, each representing a pool in the program. top swimmers from today's heat will advance to the finals tomorrow. outside lands is in its second day at golden gate park. the music festival draws tens of thousands of people and features a wide variety of music acts. there are always plenty of local food options and this year grasslands, a nod to legalized cannabis. it's just about that time already. >> the special give-away today in the south bay to make sure kids are ready to head back to school. a little something for everybody today. a cool coast, but we are really warm inland. a live look at santa cruz, packed on the beach. here's a look at what's ahead on abc's world news at 5:30. >> eric and dion, good evening. the hijack horror in seattle. the airline employee stealing an

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happening now, the san francisco giants with the salvation army golden state division helping more than 1,200 low-income students get ready for the school year. abc news was in san francisco at the salvation army community center where kids and families picked up backpacks, school supplies and books for free. each year the salvation army partners with the city's library, fire department, and school district to proprovide underserved students the essentials. >> these families come from a place where it's tough to stretch money for school supplies. so it really is a blessing for

the whole family. kids leave in wonder and excitement with a lot of joy. >> kids and their families were also treated to free snacks and tickets to local museums and attractions. now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> it is a bright start to the weekend, but that breeze has certainly picked up in the last couple of hours. live doppler 7 showing a quiet sweep across the region. the picture outside, a live look, that fog nowhere to be seen in san francisco. it got sunshine from the coast to the bay and inland. and you can see from that van tanl point we do have decent air quality. the air quality forecast tomorrow, good across the board. from the north bay to the coast, even the inland east bay and the south bay. part of the reason why, two things. we have higher containment on a lot of our fires thankfully to the firefighters fighting those blazes. and an onshore breeze that will kick up tomorrow afternoon that will bring fresh air in.

so you can breathe easy the next 24 hours. the winds right now, take a look, it is breezy along the coast. 28. the current gust in san francisco. 24 in fair field. half moon bay gusting to 20 miles an hour. the sea breeze, the coast is cool. 60s for half moon bay and san francisco. to the north and inland especially, we are sizzling at this hour. well into the 90s. in fact, close to 100 right now in brentwood. a hot 90 in santa rosa. warm in the south bay at this hour, 83. 87 fremont. along the shoreline mid to low 70s. the call from accuweather the next 12 hours mark reason layer going to be very compressed. what that means, limited is any fog across the coast and through san francisco. a lot of us will have plenty of stars out there and clear skies which is great news. because we have one of the best meteor showers all year happening in our sky overnight

tonight. the persian meteor shower, the best viewing hours when the sun goes down between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. you'll see your best viewing, and get away from city lights. you want a dark sky. enjoy the sight in the night sky. on sunday limited fog early on, a lot of sunshine by noon. and by 4:00, that breeze is going to pick up 10 to 25 miles an hour. highs tomorrow 86 in san jose with mostly sunny skies. 84 cupertino. 83 sunnyvale. along the peninsula 78 palo alto. san francisco 67 degrees. you are headed to outside lands tomorrow, very similar day to today, 60s but chilly by 10:00, mid 50s. 80s on the board for the north bay. 84 san rafael. east bay 70s to mid 80s with afternoon sunshine. inland not as hot tomorrow as today but 90s are rather warm for this time of the year. accuweather seven-day forecast.

we'll show you, pan out seven days, a breezy afternoon tomorrow. much of monday, tuesday, wednesday, it's going to feel nice inland. cool for august in the 80s. unfortunately into next weekend warming up near 100 by this time saturday inland. >> yeah, that explains it all right there. >> i was going to say, who's this man sitting next to us? >> drew. >> back with my family. >> that's why he's so relaxed. >> the best vacation ever. happening now, the san francisco giants are retiring the number of baseball's home ry his number 25 will no longer be worn by another giant. current giants manager bruce bochy spoke about managing bonds when he first arrived in san francisco in 2007. >> enjoyed my year with him. i really did. and, you know, learned a lot about him. what makes him so good. and he just, you know -- he just saw the game in a different way. i think that's what made him so great.

>> bonds hit 762 home runs in a career that spanned from 1986 until 2007. bonds passed baseball's previous home run record holder, hank aaron, during his final season at at&t park. there have been all kinds of tributes to barry bonds throughout the day. hunter pence among the first to salute the giants slugger. the team's twitter account has been posting video messages as well. and check out mccovey cove. there are inflatable baseballs for the special occasion. big ones. >> that's right. he could plant those out at mccovey cove like nobody's business. >> we'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. for now, talking football. what jon gruden says the raiders have to improve upon after their win in the preseason opener. tiger woods roars at the pga championship. how many strokes off the lead he is heading into sunday's final round.

coyote peterson comes to the rescue. >> ooh, it's all in there. >> tiger woods on the hunt at a major has the golf world buzzing. third round of the pga championship. shot of the day came on the 16th hole from matt wallace, 232 yard par 3, puts it in the jar for a hole in one. he's tied for 21st at 5 under. brooks koepka was 5 under on the front nine, looked like he was going to run away with it. 8th hole, sets up an easy birdie. tiger was 4 under on the front nine.

this is one he'll remember. three-putting for par on 17. he is 8 under, 4 off the lead. yesterday's leader gary woodland was 1 over, but he still tied for third thanks to a birdie on 14. adam scott shot the low round 5 under, he's alone in second at 10 under par as he birdies 17. koepka with bogeys on 14 and 15, but saves himself with his par putt on 16. he then birdies 17. he is your leader at 12 under par. he finishes the day 4 under. scott in second, jon rahm, rickie fowler, and woodland in third. tiger woods in the hunt tied for sixth place. just win, baby. that's what the raiders did in their opener against the lions. head coach jon gruden is not exactly celebrating. the raiders beat the lions 16-10 last night. it was gruden's first gate back in 10 years as head coach. the raiders made big plays but mistakes. right here, marshawn lynch peed

free for an apparent 60-yard touchdown. but it was called back because of a penalty. holding. >> you know, you can't win in this league in the regular season and make mistakes like that. but there were some good moments. guys played well tonight. >> goals out there, breaks a play for 65, 70 yards. i think that definitely makes everybody else get their adrenaline pumped up and they're ready to go play. he was excited about it. he came off, he was talking about how we need to go out there and do better than that. >> the 49ers also won their preseason opener, but it came with a price. the niners beat the cowboys on a seven-yard touchdown pass from nick mullens to ritchie james with under 20 seconds to play thursday night. a number of 49ers were banged up game. middle linebacker malcolm smith hurt his hamstring. tight end george kittle hurd his shoulder. defensive lineman solomon thomas left after hitting his head on

the ground. unfortunately injuries are a big part of the preseason. >> it is what it is. that's what scares you about training camp. that's what scares you about the preseason. you kind of just want the game to end when those things start happening. you want those guys when the season starts, but we also need to practice and get better. so it's just something that you've got to deal with, it's part of this business. >> there won't be any injury updates until the 49ers practice again on monday. so when you hear that question, how come the starters don't play more during preseason? that's why, there's always the chance of getting injured. the preseason is not about the starters, it's about the other players, trying to get on the 53-man roster. >> keep those ankles and hamstrings and everything healthy. next on abc 7 news at 5:00, some sweet and smooth sounds are

the latest discovery of nile virus in the bay water and why this may be a hint of what's to come. what makes a tractor so valuable to an urbannon-profit? perfect weather to sit back and relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the sears san jose jazz summer fest. ♪ news downtown san jose for main stage performances at plaza de caesar chavez.

kool & the gang is scheduled to play tomorrow. >> can we go? field trip? >> i wish. tonight -- the breaking news. the man behind that hijack horror in seattle. what we're learning about the airline employee accused of stealing an empty plane. caught on camera, doing high-flying stunts before crashing it into the ground. the fbi now leading that investigation, how he got that plane into the air. president trump condemns all racism as the country approaches the anniversary of the deadly clashes in charlottesville. this as his battle with once-trusted white house aide omarosa heats up. her latest accusation. new fire danger. those ferocious wildfires in the west, the race to protect neighborhoods intensifying. some families returning to homes miraculously spared. others coming home to cinders. child handcuffed. the uproar over the treatmen