few minutes. >> there are close moments. i thought the bus would hit the letters that were spelled out across the way. >> dramatic and intense and we got through it. >> together. >> we did, reggie. all right. it is monday, august 13th. mike and natasha have the day off. jessica is live for us at the transbay terminal. we've got francis in the weather center. how are we looking. >> looking cloudier and foggier at the coast. we could see a little bit of drizzle. here's live doppler 7 and the satellite image, stronger onshore flow that pushed the clouds inland and here's what you can expect. have this available searching the accuweather app. temperatures in the 50s with lots of low clouds and fog. clearing by noon except at the coast and then this afternoon that sea breeze will pick up 10 to 20 miles per hour that will cool things down for everyone. inland areas in the upper 80s, mid 70s around the bay and at the beaches and coast, we're

only upper 50s to low 60s. the cooling trend continues. more details coming up. an taking a look at the roads, our emeryville camera westbound 80 traffic toward us heading to the maze, no major delays for you, although the bay bridge metering lights are on that happened about 5:23. pretty early start this morning. first drive time in the red, westbound 580 tracy to dublin an hour you are solid there but no blocking issues. a rollover crash on the eastbound side of the roadway. antioch to concord looking okay at 21 minutes, southbound san rafael to san francisco no issues for you in the green at 16 minutes. residents in bay point are warned a brush fire near north broadway and there could be a hazard to your health there. the advisory from contra costa health services says smoke could irritate the eyes, skin, nose, throat. contra costa fire is monitoring the situation. >> the first monday morning

commuter bus arrived at the salesforce transit center. >> the multibillion dollar projects opened in soma between mission and howard and jessica castro is on the first bus that dramatically drove through the ribbon. she joins us live from the transbay terminal. hi, jessica. >> hi, good morning, alexis and reggie. what a difference a few minutes makes because my bus was just here and already took off and left. the weekday commute is in full swing this morning on a monday. we had folks very excited to be on that first bus on board getting to the salesforce transit center and i want to show you the video from a few minutes ago. we went through the balloon arches. there was confetti and i can tell you when on board theg made our way into the transit center. a lot of anticipation. people kind of getting up, trying to look and see what the new commute would be like as they rolled into the transit center. i actually made ariend on board. his name is charles.

by the way, he says he watches us every morning so i was grateful for that. he told me he wanted to be a part of this commute that he works right nearby and this is going to be very life changing for him because it's closer to his job to get here to the transit center. they thinks a lot more people will ride the busses to san francisco and take a listen to what he said. >> how does it feel to know you were one of the first commuters? you were the first commuter to come in on this bus into the transit center? >> it was great. i mean, you know, i'm sure everybody was kind of excited about coming in today. definitely excited. closer to my job too. >> reporter: and, of course, it was a transit center. pretty hefty price tag. one million square feet. four stories. waed to showfinn op part

it is still intact here celebrating for the entire day as this weekday c exciting. a lot of people here this morning and it smells and looks brand new. reporting live from the transit center, jessica castro, abc 7 news. back to you guys. >> thank you. and developing news on the mendocino complex fires. firefighters on the front lines will be getting more help when a crew from new hampshire arriving today. yesterday flames pushed through the forest. the two fires that make up this complex have burned in total more than 336,000 acres. the ranch fire now at 62% contained, and the river fire 93% contained. three, two, one. >> this is new video from the california national guard gives you a view of the fire fight from above. cal fire dousing the flames with hundreds of gallons of water. the complex fires have destroyed 146 homes.

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clark. he was shot and killed by sacramento police in march of this year a e edutlark was unarmed and only had a cell phone. his shooting sparked numerous protests, the use of force bill would increase california's standard from reasonable to necessary. a group from the south bay headed to the capital today in what's billed as a day of action made up of community members going to push for the passage of another senate measure that calls for more transparency with police. the legislation would make available information on how police departments handle use of force and misconduct cases. an east bay freeway turns into a runway as this plane makes an emergency landing. hear from the pilot as he takes the plane down. >> that is incredible. look at how close this van is to falling into a sinkhole. the effort by dozens of strangers to pull it to safety is all on camera.

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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning. i'm francis lawson. good air quality over the weekend but today inland east bay drops to moderate. due to higher containment on the fires. the onshore breeze wit drive temperatures down. less than a mile in petaluma. half moon bay two miles. we're dropping in concord and in livermore. right now temperatures are mostly in the 50s with san francisco at 55. san jose at 60 degrees. here are the highs you can expect today. 60s at the coast, 60s and 70s around the bay and upper 80s to near 90s for inland areas. richmond 68, oakland , san jose 83, and overnight lows will drop into the 50s once again with more extensive cloud cover. alexis has another serious accident she's keeping an eye on. >> sounding that way. a new two-car crash in a tough

spot. this is southbound 880 before you get to state route 92 in the hayward area, two left lanes blocked. that's an area that does not take much. that is slow anyway. with some injuries sounds like it could be there for a while. heavy traffic approaching that area. we don't have lanes blocked or delays but crews are responding to a rollover crash eastbound 580 before the 205 split. we have our typical delays westbound 205 to 580 for folks from the tracy stretch. the mayor of suisun city sickened by a cruel hoax to hit his community in 35 years. someone distributing this ku klux klan leaflets to residents that includes a phone number to a group in north carolina. the leaflets in a bag with raw white rice in it. mayor sanchez says local police are investigating ap calnd callm repulsive and sad. if you change your privacy

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a nd the van teetering on the edge. dozens helped pull the vehicle out of the sinkhole on saturday. that is too close of a call. >> yeah. and we are getting a closer look at the moment a private plane made an emergency landing on an east bay freeway. >> oh, my gosh. >> i told you that guy was low. >> the video is amazing. showing the plane landing on 580 in ashland in unincorporated san leandro. the plane was headed from lake tahoe to the hayward executive airport when this happened. the pilot told the chp the fuel line snapped so the plane lost pressure. now listen at how calm the pilot was. >> i have an engine issue here. we're probably going to try to get on the road nearby. i'm not familiar with the roads here but i'm going to choose one and let you know. >> this person will never have to be on blood pressure

medicine. was hur rr. o o t plarreay i want to find out sur somethind has nerves of steel. amazing. developing news regarding the missing college student who grew up in the bay area. >> police in iowa plan to give an update on the search for mollie tibbetts. the 20-year-old last seen nearly a month ago going for a run. last night the church the family attended living in piedmont held a vigil for her. abc 7 got in touch with her mother who is thankful for the support. >> she was inclusive with everyone. one of the most kind people in the class. >> no matter how little faith you have, you can work miracles and just know there's a whole world out there praying for mollie. >> the reward for mollie's return has grown to more than $300,000. investigators hope that data from her fitbit may provide clues to her whereabouts.

growing concern about a 19-year-old woman in phoenix who hasn't been seen in more than a week. cara bergman. last seen august 4th and she recently moved to phoenix from san diego to live with her then boyfriend. the two broke up and bergman moved in with a friend. that friend said bergman was noticeably upset the day she was seen the last time she was seen and left for work early. google always knows where you are. even if you tell the company not to track you. an investigation by the associated press discovered whether you use an android device or iphone, the company services record your movements. google stores location information when the map app is opened. daily weather updates will hone in on your location. google responded saying, quote, we provide clear descriptions of these tools and robust controls so people can turn them on or off and delete histories at any time. i'm about to tweet a link to show you how you can perhaps get some of that tracking to get turned off. this video is getting a lot of attention on social media.

four women inside a unicorn float on a lake in minnesota saturday when they got stuck in a patch of weeds. luckily sheriff deputies were nearby and posted this video with a handful of laughs and some mad rescue roping skills, they pulled them back to the dock. >> it is the most ridiculous rescue i've seen. glad they're fine. >> i've been on one of those big unicorn floats. >> what? >> last summer, camp mather, someone brought one, me with a bunch of kids. it took about 30 to 45 minutes to fill it with an electric air pump. >> so they're hard to maneuver. >> impossible to maneuver. >> oh. >> little bit sturdier than what you would expect. >> you lead quite the life. >> i know. her crazy flavodlls, unicorn fl >> that's what happens when you kids. outside lands. i don't slee doppler 7 and

the satellite images in the north bay. here's a look that is socked in san francisco because of that onshore flow. it's 55 in san francisco, oakland 58 and san jose 60 degrees, even mountain view milder at 61 degrees. check out the beautiful shot from the east bay hills, towards the east, sunrise happening in a few minutes, more temperatures for you. low 50s in santa rosa and we have upper 50s through fairfield, livermore, concord at 61 degrees. i want to take you to all the micro climates around the bay area for today. look for low 90s through morgan hill and gilroy, san jose 83 with plenty of sunshine and also on the lower part of the peninsula, mid to upper 70s, redwood city 77, notice at the coast, still cloudy and cool and breezy. that's why it's only going to hit 59 degrees in daly city and san francisco only 64. some mid 80s and upper 80s

through the north bay with hazy skies from the wildfires as well. santa rosa 86 as well as napa, vallejo 78, 69 berkeley and in oakland. more sunshine later on this morning, near 80 in fremont and in the interior valleys we'll see some upper 80s to near 90s, fairfield at 90s, brentwood 90s but san ramon and pleasanton mid 80s there. the accuweather seven-day forecast slightly cooler temperatures today. dealing with the morning following right now. tomorrow drizzle possible during the morning especially near the coast. little below average wednesday. that will be the coolest day of the week and then we warm things back up especially inland. get ready for the heat near 100. hi, alexis. >> good morning, francis. i do want to head back to hayward that's where we've got a two-car crash. sounds like it turned into a three-car crash in the last few minutes. southbound 880 before 92. two left lanes blocked, possibly

injuries involved. emergency crews on the scene, past 92. not a huge delay at the moment but looks like you are stacked up for about a mile and a half. also want to pass along a note from smart trains. sounds like we got trains delayed. a pedestrian was struck in the novato area and as far as i know smart trains holding all trains while they take care of the situation. we don't have a lot of other info aside from that. not sure about the condition of the person or how long the trains will be delayed. we will stay on top of that for you. >> thanks. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 here on abc 7 news. ginger zee joining us live from new york city with a look at what's ahead on the show. hi, ginger. >> good morning, reggie. so nice to be with you. a monday morning. yes, coming up on "gma," we have that plane crash mystery. how did a member of the ground crew steal a passenger jet from one of the busiest airports in the nation? then he took it on a wild ride before crashing. new details and answer the question, did he learn how to fly by playing video games?

also ahead, the political candidate under fire accused of faking her college degree, see the clues in the photo of her diploma and what university is saying. could you use a data app not just to meet the person of your dreams but land your dream job. the new way dating apps are used to connect for your career and make sure your profile is --s put you in the best position for both things. date, then a up on "gma." >> you sure are. swipe left or right or whatever it is. we don't know. we're married. >> swipe right to hire or something. >> all right. ginger, thank you. we're getting another study that show house damaging cell phone and tablets can be to your eyes. >> a warning before the next video you might find it disturbing. an officer seen punching a man over and over on

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welcome back. if you're headed to the salesforce transit center today a high of 64 this afternoon. below average the next few days. by this weekend we will be in the 70s in san francisco, saturday even 75 in san francisco, so that means very warm temperatures to hot. inland i'll have those details coming up. >> thank you. we need to warn you, some of the video in this next story you may find disturbing. a baltimore police officer is seen in a viral video repeatedly punching a man has resigned.

the violent confrontation first surfaced over the weekend. it started with the officer asking the man for some id then slapped the officer's hand away. that's when things escalated. police have not named the officer but said to have been with the force a little over a year. it's not clear what led up to the encounter but police say that one of the officers knew the man. >> it happened so fast, but, you know, it was clear, stevie wonder could see this police was over aggressive. >> the man seen being punched in that video was not charged and he was released from custody. a second officer involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties. baltimore's interim police commissioner says he is deeply disturbed by what happened. secret recordings and a possible legal fight, we have the latest on alleged threats as former "apprentice" winner omarosa takes on the white house. dramatic evacuation as flames close in on an animal

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good morning bay area. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> caught on camera, first responders rush to free six people trapped after a crash in the south bay overnight. >> jessica castro on the first

bus to enter the salesforce transit center. we are highlighting her like she has done something wrong. it was dramatic. i mean, there was confetti, a balloon arch. >> boy, i still haven't recovered from that. >> take a breath. >> rain on your wedding day is nothing compared to this. the dedication from one couple to say "i do" in the middle of a flood. >> good morning. monday, august 13th. we'rot offheus an we' talk to me toda spotligs wearing a jacket in san francisco where it is cool and cloudy. you can see that with live doppler 7. it is starting to thin out in the interior areas and we'll see the sunshine there first. today's sunrise happened a few minutes ago. most temperatures in the 50s. few 60s out there. gradual clearing by noon. but the clouds will linger at

the coast and will be breezy, 10 to 20 miles per hour. the sea breeze is going to cool everyone down so inland areas in the upper 80s, at the bay mid 70s and along the coast upper 50s for some locations. i'll talk more about the cooling trend coming up. >> thank you. i have a little good news in the hayward area. let's take you back to roe92. two-car crash thatcleare the two left lanes were blocked. all lanes back open. you are stop and go from 238 but that should start to improve a bit. the bay bridge toll plaza we have the metering lights on for a little over an hour as of about 5:23 this morning that is looking pretty typical for folks heading into san francisco. quickly want to mention we have an issue with smart train. a pedestrian was hit. i'll have an update coming up next. residents in bay point being warned that there's a brush fire burning near north broadway and suisun avenue that could be dangerous to their health.

the advisory from contra costa health services says the smoke could irritate the eyes, nose or throat. >> crewsinanefe:0. the chp says the landon i side. the fire department says it took 45 minutes to rescue six people inside the van. all of them have minor injuries. a total of three vehicles were involved and two other people had to go to the hospital. they are expected to survive. chp says one driver was taken into custody and the cause of the wreck is under investigation. two teenagers were killed in a crash in walnut creek over the weekend and the chp says the driver was under the influence. >> the driver's family is disputing that. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is in the newsroom with more. >> the driver 18-year-old ramya ram my was placed under arrest

for felony manslaughter and dui. two other 18-year-old female passengers were taken to john muir medical center. chp says ramey was driving to 5 the connecter ramp to 680. the crash killed two men riding in the car. ramey's family keeping vigil at walnut creek and says drinking and driving would be out of character terp >> no toxicology reports have come back at this point, so we don't know what actually occurred. everyone right now just needs to be held in prayer. we're asking everyone to send up good thoughts. i can't begin to imagine the pain that those families are experiencing right now. >> reporter: ramey from antioch and just graduated from deer valley high school set to attend the university of pacific in stockton. the names of the others have not been released. matt keller, abc 7 news. a suspected dui driver from

berkeley faces murder charges for a crash that killed a pedestrian. the chp says the victim's car broke down in the middle of 880 in oakland yesterday morning. investigators say 56-year-old murray butler did not see the car and hit the victim. officers say they smelled alcohol on his breath and when arrested butler has three previous dui convictions. happening today, federal investigators will send the black boxes from a stolen passenger plane to washington, d.c. >> this story is wild. they found the flight data recorder and part of the cockpit recorder in the plane's wreckage south of seattle yesterday. the devices should provide clues about what was going on inside the cockpit of the horizon air turboprop. you see it there. 29-year-old richard russell stole the plane and flew it more than an hour including doing wild loops. the plane crashed into an island. people who knew russell are stunned. >> you could tell he was in pain

kind of seemed a little delusional and i was just shocked to see that someone who was so nice, so helpful, and caring actually, he cared about his job, to do such a thing. >> authorities are trying to confirm if recovered human remains are russell. he was a grounds service worker for horizon air and didn't have a pilot's license. developing news involving an alaska airlines that had to divert from san francisco to new orleans yesterday afternoon. the airline is still searching for what caused a strong and mysterious odor in the cabin. the plane had 136 people on board and landed safely in los angeles. passengers were rebooked on other flights. developing business news this morning, bayer is taking a huge financial hit following a san francisco jury's $289 million verdict against monsanto which is owned by the drug giant. on friday the jury ruled in favor of a former groundskeeper who said exposure to monsanto's roundup weed killer caused the

cancer. this morning shares of bayer plunged 11% in trading in europe. bayer bought monsanto in june tore $66 billion. the san francisco verdict opens the door for thousands of other claims involving roundup. the grass fire that broke out in solano on friday is 100% contained and burned more than 2,000 acres and destroyed one structure. look at this video. 60 shelter animals are alive thanks to the quick thinking and the hustle of vacaville police officers. the department posted this on their facebook page. it shows the officers rushing in to the spc of solano county. the flames were on top of the building at the time. all the animals were evacuated and this morning they are safe in foster homes. a round of applause to the men and women. that's incredible. >> that was such a quick thinking there. glad they were able to do that. if you ride bart soon you will see fleet of the future train cars. according to "the san francisco examiner" ten cars will be on

the tracks in the next two weeks. bart may roll out as many as five new cars per month through the end of the year. the examiner reports there will be a delay in the delivery of the final train cars not expected until april 2026. the whole projects costs more than $2.5 billion. you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. we're starting off with live doppler 7 and the satellite image. picking up drizzle off the coast but the clouds have moved inland wel start to see sunshine earlier on in the south bay as well. visibility has still dropped and it's pretty low in santa rosa and petaluma down to a mile, half moon bay three miles and you notice livermore seven miles right now. it's not horrible but it is limited. right now temperatures in the 50s, even 60s out there. san francisco 55, oakland 58, san jose 60 degrees right now. what you can expect for this afternoon, the clouds will stick around at the coast where it will be breezy and sea breeze

will help bring slightly cooler temperatures today. 64 in san francisco, oakland 69, san jose 83 and look for mid 80s through santa rosa and napa with hazy skies as well. tonight the fog pushes back in with the onshore flow. we could see drizzle the closer to the coast. the temperatures wille in the 50s. and the cooling trend continues into tomorrow, wednesday, even a little below average but get ready for heat because it is coming back inland near 100 by this weekend. >> enjoy those few cool days while we have them. take a break. >> unfortunately we have a serious situation with smart trains this morning. do want to head back there. a pedestrian was struck in novato i would say probably about 30 minutes ago or at least that's when we first started getting word about this issue. smart train is working on setting up a bus bridge from the novato civic center and san rafael stations. they don't have time for us estimating how long the trains

are delayed but they are saying they will let us know as soon as possible. right now trains are stopped due to this incident. again, as soon as we have more information, we haven't heard about the condition of the person hit by a train this morning but we will pass it along as soon as we have more information. a quick check outside, the sun starting to come up in san jose, 280 around highway 17 building on the northbound side but no major slow downs for you. the white house looking to stop omarosa from releasing more recordings from her time as an aide. on "meet the press" newman played a recording of john kelly firing her in the situation room saying she was threatened to stay quiet. today on "good morning america" chief legal analyst dan abrams said she may have violated protocol but maybe not the law. >> number one, the information that she released at least on the kelly tape isn't classified information, it's just her being fired. number two, washington, d.c., is what's called a one-party consent state meaning only one

of the two people need to consent in order to make a recording which is what she did, so i don't see, at least based on this tape, how what she did is illegal even though it was wrong and a violation of rules. >> president trump just sent out a tweet about omarosa, so let's pull that one up. and here's what he said. wacky omarosa who got fired three times in t"the apprentice got fired for the last time. she never made it, never will. begged me for a job. tears in her eyes. i said okay. people in the white house hated her, she was vicious but not smart. i would rarely see her but heard. >> okay. there may be a new job hunting app. tinder, how some are using dating apps to find work. >> another update on how the markets are doing coming up next. >> if you feel like crying on this monday morning you cannot miss this story. miss this story. up next the

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you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." all right. we still have hot weather in the interior valleys through fresno. 101 degrees with hazy skies and an air quality alert through the central valley so high pressure remains in there and palm springs 108. but tahoe, hazy skies, 84

degrees and for the next seven days you can expect hazy sunshine. tomorrow we'll see high clouds moving through the tahoe area. chance of scattered showers and even isolated thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. reggie, alexis? >> thanks, frances. the bus has pulled into the situation. this big celebration at the salesforce transit center this morning. >> our jessica castro was on the first bus that came in from alameda. hi, jessica. >> it was quite exciting. hi, alexis, reggie. i want to show you the new salesforce transit center. it looks brand new. it smells brand new. they're doing cleaning now after we had confetti that greeted us into the center this morning. al further you can see bay 34 there's a bus here at the center. we've seen them roll through. just a few seconds ago we saw our first muni bus come through the transit center. take a look here a lot of fanfare when we rolled into the

center. i got a chance to come in on the very first bus. it went right through a balloon arch, cut the red ribbon and there was even confetti all to mark the start of service into the $226 billion salesforce transit center. eight years in the making. >> i used to work next door when they started the construction. i watched it since it was a baby and now that it's full grown it's great. i think a lot more people will right ac transit, seeing they're coming into a nice station and enough security here to help people get out. it's a >> here's vweekend. the center is 1 million square feet, four levels. a five acre rooftop park. the center will a riders to use ac transit. nearly double they told us they have 300 busses in service from 13 to 24,000 riders an hour. still putting the finishing touches on the center.

look at this, adding a vending machine into the center. things not quite done. they are still doing construction and still getting things set up but it does look nice and new. riders very excited to come into the center as the weekday commute is in full swing. a lot of people tellin us they're really excited about the park on the rooftop. they want to check it out. a lot of folks heading into work right now so they're time limited but when they come back through later this afternoon when done with their workday they will see the place for what it's worth. reporting live from the salesforce transit center i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> i have a quick question, did anyone notice or talk about how they're able to go on the flyover instead of on the surface streets from the bay bridge to the transit center? >> oh, yeah. that was very exciting when we pulled in i was on the first bus and the commuters there were arching their necks, standing up, if they could see the new,

exciting ride into the center. i spoke to a gentleman not long ago that had been here at the old terminal and he really liked the way that this feels when you're coming in. he says it's almost like an amusement park ride for the first time being able to see the new center and come in because you do somewhat of a windy road into the center. he appreciated that. it was more exciting than last time. >> that's cool. >> reporting live from the center, back to you guys. >> good way to start a monday. thank you. bart is investigating how a man ended up trapped between two trains. >> he somehow fell on to the tracks at the north berkeley station before noon berkeley firefighters were able to g suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. take a look at this crazy video, dozens other in a river. heavy flooding caused the peckman river in little falls to

flood. the waters washed away vehicles from a car dealership and shooting range into the river. the search on for a missing hiker in yosemite. here is his picture. scott tankczar seen on july 25th at a ranger station. the park service says he's an experienced hiker and had planned to backpack from robinson creek to crown lake and knows the area well and was likely carrying fishing gear and tends to wear army colored items. salvage crews waiting for daybreak to free a commercial fishing boat that ran aground in santa cruz. the pacific quest got stuck early yesterday morning near natural bridges state park. the boat carrying 1200 gallons of diesel fuel. a crew determined it was too hazardous to move the vessel because it partially was filled remove the fuel and salvage the boat. the coast guard is watching for leaks. >> your morning money report. usually a good thing at the top of a list but not when it comes to gas prices. >> the latest lundberg survey

says the bay area has the highest average price for a gallon of gas in the united states. prices have been inching upward but analysts say we could see a drop because of lower demand. in the bay area, drivers can expect to pay about $3.69 a gallon. find the least expensive gas in jackson, mississippi, at $2.53 and the national average $2.93. >> a live look at the new york stock exchange this morning as you can see we are up about 66 points, gains in tech and health care companies are being credited for an early push. we're talking about tech i have bad news. the blue light from our udyy researchers from tg to unersifelin researcher hasten macnd otr deast c l bss. in hilippes weddday. et a monsoon ruin >> heavy cse fsh

flooding and the couple had to get to the church by boat because no cars would take them. the church was also flooded as you can see. the bride waded down the aisle to her barefoot groom and the couple got on a raised platform away from the water. it had to be done on that day? >> maybe postpone it a little. that's really good luck. >> must have had a lot of people from out of town. >> how is this for an unconventional approach to landing a job. using a dating app. >> bumble has a part of the app called bumble biz and the creators created ripple that's an app that lets you swipe right on a potential mentor. one photographer has gotten about ten job referrals through dating apps. >> not necessarily using dating apps as networking. >> assuming fee comfortablehe b that you might not ple o a

get in front of otherwise. >> i can see so many potential problems with this. experts warn if you are using dating apps to find jobs, be transparent. you could risk setting yourself up for an uncomfortable situation, tarnishing your reputation or getting fired. #hr. #becareful. >> yeah. none of that really sounds like a great idea. even talking about it sounds like -- >> i don't want to date you but hire you. >> yeah. something about that makes -- >> yeah. >> red flags. >> i don't know. little gray area there. >> speaking of gray area. >> yes. >> we've got quite a bit of gray. live doppler 7 and the satellite image and we had gray skies, low cloudses pushing in, starting to thin out as you can see. unfortunately in san francisco

still socked in at the golden gate bridge and it's going to stay cloudy at the coast pretty much most of the day. san francisco is currently 55, mountain view 61, san jose 60 degrees right now. east bay hills where the clouds are starting to thin so you will get sunshine earlier on. santa rosa 51, novato 54, concord 61 degrees right now. want to show you the forecast animation. by lunch time the clouds pull back to the coast but they'll start to move in this evening again and overnight we'll see some clouds passing through towards the sierra nevada bringing them a chance of isolated thunderstorms. tomorrow for us it means that onshore flow is going to bring us slightly cooler temperatures. so today look for a high of 60 in half moon bay one of the cool spots. san jose 83. hazy conditions through parts of the north bay as well and interior locations getting into the near 90s degree mark. fa0s degrees, antioch 89, san francisco breezy. the sea breeze will pick up this afternoon, 64 degrees show you

can expect the next seven-day forecast in san jose. near average, things start to drop a little bit tuesday, wednesday, not too much change but then high pressure builds. we will be ramping things up in terms of temperatures for everybody, so in on saturday in san jose, look for a high of 89 degrees and with the accuweather seven-day forecast we've got cooler temperatures through the beginning part of the week and then hot temperatures towards the weekend. alexis? >> all right. good morning, frances. i want to head back to a smart train. serious issue with that. a pedestrian was stuck in novato. working on setting up a bus bridge to the san rafael stations. don't have an estimate on how long the delays are, but the train is stopped where the incident occurred. obviously going to be investigating this and we aren't sure how serious those injuries are to the person. as soon as i have more information i will pass that along. one new incident on 880, one

lane taken away, slow from mission boulevard. >> up before 4:30 you may have caught a glimpse of the perseid meteor shower. it peaked overnight. this is video from bosnia where stargazers checked things out. more than 500 gathered at chabot space and science center hoping to catch the meteors. earlier this morning was your best chance but the perseids run until august 24th. two children whose dad has been deployed with got a huge s been deployed with got a huge s at a baseball game. sasha and jonah were at a game when they got help from their dad on the big screen. m re yoube>> theyen thrnd picd,d it had a surprise message, i'm

home. >> if everybody could welcome tim lee from his year-long deployment. >> that's the moment. le was stationed at guantanamo bay. key bank gave the family $1,000. >> i had to keep my eyes up. when i look at their faces it pulls at your heart strings, so sweet. >> i will never get over those videos. if you ever want to get trapped in a youtube hole keep searching for those videos. >> those are the

these are the seven things to know before you go. number one, a commute game changer. here is a look at the new salesforce transit center in san francisco. the first weekday ac transit bus rolled in this morning from the east bay. the $2.2on transit hub took eight years to build. six people had to be pulled out of their van overnight after getting rear ended on highway 101 in san jose. they had minor injuries one of the drivers has been taken into custody. aretha franklin the queen of soul is seriously ill. she's in detroit surrounded by friends and family. franklin is 76 and diagnosed with cancer in 2010.

number four, omarosa says she has more secret recordings from the white house. she released a tape of her firing yesterday which took place in the white house situation room. president trump responded on twitter this morning calling omarosa wacky, vicious and not smart. and number five, slightly cooler temperatures today, cloudy at the coast. san francisco 64, oakland 69, and san jose 83 with plenty of sunshine inland. number six, a smart train delay this morning, a pedestrian struck in novato. >> number seven, four women inside an inflatable unicorn on a lake in minnesota on saturday when they got stuck in a patch of weeds. there's nothing more to this other than the wackiness of seeing people stuck in a unicorn. >> they're fine. >> yes. >> all right. we will be back here in 25 minutes with an abc 7 news update. let's go back to the salesforce transit center. it's open. >> that's right.

good morning, america. flash flood alert. sending them crashing into a bridge. rain forcing this fountain to the helicopter dropping life jackets to rescue stranded people in the south. millions bracing in the east for rain. as the morning commute gets under way. also this morning omarosa versus the white house. >> she's a low-life. she's a low-life. >> president trump blasting his former aide as she goes on a tirade against him. now releasing audio she says was from the moment she was fired in the situation room, claiming it's proof she was threatened to keep quiet. now, will the white house take legal action against her? can they for that secret recording?