rememberinge t first black secretary-general of the united nations and he changed the world. hello. thanks for joining us. >> kofi annan died today at the age of 80 from a short unspecified illness. annan led the united nations from 1997 through 2006. annan spent nearly his eir u.n.

a career filled with success and regret. he was chief of the u.s. peace keeping and failed to allow u.n. troops to intervene during a civil war. that war led to the genocide that claimed 800,000 lives. annan shared the nobel peace prize in 2001 and his succeses include putting an end to post-electio violence in 2008. we look at annan's impact on a local nonprofit. >> the bay area roots of peace says he was the first to believe in their cause from moving land mines from around the world. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >> kofi annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in revamping the u.n. organization. >> i look at it positively and can only believe god has one

more angel in heaven. >> heidi says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her group roots of peace helping war-torn regions across the world safely remove land mines. >> i'm sitting here in an armored vehicle with body armor on with the founder of roots of peace who also has body armor on. >> sheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan in 2015 profiling her humanitarian work supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you kofi annan and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he was a very special man. >> the pin she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he presented it and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> just last may, annan namade e of his last public appearances in the bay area as a guest

speaker at stanford. >> never stopped fighting for the dignity of every person. >> thank you. the city of san francisco has renamed the street in honor of the first african-american to run for mayor. abc 7 news was at same jordan's bar. he opened his bar in 1959, now the oldest african-american bar in the city. he was a longshoreman, a gold glove boxing champ and a entrepreneur. and today a side street near that bar was named sam jordan's way. he ran for mayor in 1963. the late mayor designated the bar as an historical landmark ten years after jordan's death. a family dispute led to a shooting this morning in san francisco. it happened before 9:00 this

morning. the victim is a 49-year-old man. he is expected to survive. a gun buyback in the east bay will turn weapons into art. abc 7 news was in richmond at civic center plaza. police officers unloaded guns from cars driven by people who wanted to swap them for gift cards or just wanted to get rid of them. the department partnered with a foundation named after a young man who died from gun violence. >> what makes our gun buybacks unique, once the guns have been decommissioned, we distribute them amongst artists to recreate and transform into pieces of art and then we have exhibits called the art of peace exhibits that are used to raise awareness about gun violence. >> the commission of the foundation is to help reduce gun violence, promote peace and offer vocational training for young adults. 60 former cia officials are joining a chorus of national security professionals denouncing president trump's decision to yank the security clearance of former cia director

john brennan. the president himself targeted brennan today once again. >> president trump spending the weekend at his private golf club and wasting no time going after a familiar target. former cia director john brennan. the president tweeting "has anyone looked at the mistakes that john brennan made while se serving as cia director. he'll go down as the worst in history." brennan vowed to fight back saying on msnbc -- >> the fact that he's using a security clearance of a former cia director as a pawn i think he's drunk on power. >> reporter: the move means brennan who served under president trump will no longer have access to classified information. the white house says the move isn't being done to settle scores but many believe the president is sending a strong message to silence his critics. >> if this isn't personal,

didn't he revoke it on others. >> on friday, 65 former cia officers signed a letter condemning the president's decision. in addition to a dozen former security officials who called the president's actions an attempt to "stifle free speech." president trump's next potential target, bruce ohr whose wife worked for the firm producing a document on his alleged ties to russia. a brush fire forced b.a.r.t. to close its richmond station for an hour this afternoon. smoke was rising from richmond around 2:30. b.a.r.t. trains terminated early while crews battled the flames at the end of richmond. the station was reopened just before 4:00. new developments about this year's wildfire season.

the u.s. fire service reports that the estimated area burned in california this year surpassed 1 million acres. the largest wildfire in state history grew slightly overnight. it's 76% contained and scorched 595 square miles. the forest service says soil scientists, road engineers and ecologyists are among a team of people assessing the potential environmental risk. containment is up to 79% in the carr fire. that fire has grown to 350 square miles since it began on july 23rd. cal fire says the fire spread remains within vej takgetation n the burn area. a spare the air issued for today and tomorrow. lisa argen is here with the forecast. lisa, welcome back. >> thanks. temperatures went up today three

to eight degrees inland. we have smoke and haze and blanket of fog along the coastline. so with the spare the air alert today the poor quality inland east bay and santa clara valley and you can see the haze in the north bay as well. the marine layer not helping us out too much to disperse the smoke because we have another spare the air alert tomorrow. 83 in san jose. it is 99 in morgan hill. so with the lighter winds, we are looking at the fog at the coast. here in santa cruz and the poor air quality again in south bay tomorrow. 96 by delta. 95 in livermore. temperatures up today and we begin a cooling trend tomorrow. i'll let you know how long it will last in a couple minutes. >> sounds good. thanks. it's been said while the rest of us run away from danger, police run toward it and dramatic video shows just that. >> come with me. come on. come on. come on. >> coming up, see the story unfold as a police officer saves a woman from her burning home. also, lucky in love.

a lot of couples are counting on this day to bring them a ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way.

chase. make more of what's yours.

more animals have tested positive to the west nile virus. the first cases of the year have been reported in antioch where a dead bird tested positive and in concord earlier cases were confirmed in birds or mosquitoes. the area is entering peak west nile virus season and people in contra costa county should protect themselves from mosquito bites. two police officers in alabama are recognized as heroes after pulling a woman from a burning house. one of the officer's body cams recorded the dramatic moments.

>> anybody in the building? anybody in the building? >> yes! >> stand back. >> almost as if you can't breathe. >> smashing that window, the officer pulled a terrified woman out of the house and carried her to safety. >> come on. come on. come on. come on. come on. are you okay? >> yes. >> can you breathe? >> yes. >> okay. stay with me. >> the incident happened last month but was released just this week. both officers were recognized for their heroic actions. animal rescuers in southern california say they saved 15 wolves from a fur farm. the animals are now living at a wildlife sanctuary. they were taken from a facility in minnesota that's accused of killing animals for their pelts.

most wolves are protected by the federal endangered species act. today is the big day for a lot of couples in love. that story is ahead. also, a familiar reunion. a father and daughter meet in california after 32 years. the woman's search finally comes to an end. >> we have a 39-degree spread from coast to inland valleys. you can see the fog behind me, sun setting in a little bit more than an hour. if you thought it was too warm inland, we'll help you out and a

north bay commuters celebrated the first anniversary of trains running between santa rosa and san rafael. abc 7 news was at smart trains station where people enjoyed free rides to celebrate the transit system's milestone. smart is offering free rides tomorrow. they carried more than 600,000 passengers so far. a lot of people are saying i

do on this date, 8/18/18, the most popular date of the year because for some people the number 8 is considered lucky. we were at the recorder's office that opened today for weddings due to popular demand. they even extended office hours staying open tonight until 6:00 p.m. due to all of the wedding requests the county offered to marry a couple every half hour. we'll have a live report on the nuptial rush on abc 7 news at 6:00. a man who never even knew he had a daughter met her in sacramento this week. james long was understandably nervous as he waited at sacramento international airport. he said he first heard about his unknown daughter when his brother called out of the blue. >> all these 32 years passed and my brother calls and says, hey, your daughter wants you to call her. she's been looking for you for years and years. >> he's, like, is this samantha? yeah.

this is your dad. oh, my god. >> samantha's mom used to be long's girlfriend but they broke up and lost contact. long never even knew she was pregnant. samantha used an anne escestry website to track down her long, lost dad. >> hi there, folks. today the warmest day we'll see out of the next seven. if you spend any time by the shoreline or near it, you notice it was cooler today. cooler at the coast. warmer inland. live doppler 7 sets it up for you as we have fog all of the way down the coast even into southern california and we're looking at this weak little system that will aid in our cooldown not only to begin the week but for much of the week. we'll keep the temperatures in check. hot numbers inland. 97 in concord. 98 in danville. temperatures in the mid 90s out toward brentwood and livermore. up the road, 90 in novato. variable depending on low clouds

and fog. winds up to 23 miles an hour in san francisco. elsewhere, light, 10 to 15 miles an hour. pretty picture from our camera and highlights look like this. cooler inland tomorrow. the cooling continues for the beginning of the week. maybe even some mist and drizzle along the shoreline. seasonal pattern sets up the rest of the week. so if you don't like the heat, we are looking at a good dose of this. the low clouds, the fog to greet you pretty much each and every morning. in fact, moving across the bay by tomorrow morning and then it retreats. unfortunately it's not good enough to clear out the air. another spare the air alert in effect for tomorrow. the orange indicates for sensitive groups where the air will be unhealthy once again in our east bay valleys and particularly in the santa clara valley. keep that in mind if you're going to exercise. maybe good idea to do that earlier or perhaps closer to the bay. so we're looking at overnight lows in the 50s with the low clouds, the fog, and really we're going to see temperatures not stray too much from where we're going to be tomorrow.

but as for hurricane lane, it is continuing to be a force to reckon with. 140 miles an hour west-northwest at 15 miles an hour. this will keep it weakening to a category 3 tomorrow and into tuesday, 115 miles an hour. so if you have plans to visit hawaii, you want to keep that in mind. the wave heights will be up. in san jose tomorrow, the warmest day, 84 and then look at that. the temperatures will begin to settle off just into the low 80s. 80 in milpitas tomorrow. 7 70 in millbrae. by 3:00 nice day. fog in the morning. over to the bay in san leandro and 80 degrees inland. another warm one. hazy. accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow inland but around the bay and at the coast more comfortable. you notice temperatures go down through the middle of the week.

a bump up by the end of the week. i would call that mellow as i said. it should be pretty nice out there. hopefully the firefighters will get a break with the low clouds and fog. >> we hope that. lisa, thanks. and sports now from the newest full-time member of the abc 7 weekend news team. >> thank you. i'm not sitting in for anyone. i'm sitting in for myself today. >> thank you for having me. i'm looking forward to working with all of you in these coming years. always been fun. you don't want to hear about me. you want to hear about the most exciting team in major league baseball right now. if you haven't been watching the as, you're missing some of the best baseball. highlights of your first place a's coming up.

at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more.

on june 19th, the a's trailed the astros by 12 games. 12 games. today oakland is tied atop the division with the defending world series champs. the a's on an incredible run that has caught the big league's attention. especially today. this a's fan is going to get to see a lot of doubles. it started in the bottom of the first. chris davis. yep. that's the first double of the day. picks up two rbi as well. solid defense by the pitcher.

back to the a's doubles. unbelievable offense. seven shut out innings. the a's win 7-1 and are now co-division leaders with houston. >> playing divisinal rival you're one game back there's that. i did the best i could to not think about it and it's still august. just trying to go out there and let the offense do their thing. >> we wanted to basically secure the series today and that's what we did. so i think just we took that early momentum and ran with it and neverup. >> fitting the excitement of today came am front of the 2002 a's team. the team that won an american league record 20 straight games. the 2002 team was honored at the coliseum as part of the team's

season long celebration of 50 years in oakland. >> i remember it like it was yesterday. very vivid. it seems like a blur but when we talk about it, every play, every moment comes back. incredible moment for all of us here. >> it's nice to see them. nice to see we've all gotten a little grayer, a little bigger in certain areas. it's always fun. >> giants are looking to even the series against the reds after last night's extra-inning loss. a pitcher's duel early. baumgardner got in trouble. a solo shot in the fourth. he would then load the bases in the fifth and reds took advantage. they lead 3-0 right now. the raiders also at the coliseum but at their former home in los angeles. a little awkward. derek carr one of the starters

not in uniform for a doesn't count contest. oakland had one first down through two and a half quarters. the rams led by 13-0 at the half. chris warren, 18 carries. 110 yards and touchdown for the undrafted free agent. he's making his case for a roster spot. oakland on the board. fourth quarter, brandon allen has all of the time. a pick and 15-yard return. takes it to the rams 21. a ten-yard touchdown pass. manual 10 for 16, 89 yards and score but raiders fall 19-15 jim 49ers up early against houston

♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours.

new on abc 7 news at 6:00, a horse falls off a north bay hiking trail. what rescuers used to get the animal back on its nefeet. >> a museum that will become history. how much time you'll have to enjoy playland not at the beach. a chirping sound got the attention of a woman. >> what she discovered was no bird. >> that's a baby bobcat. jennifer said she found a baby bobcat this morning in a tree near her driveway. her neighbors found one in their backyard last week.

the baby bobcat is now now now w rafael. >> we'll see you back here at >> we'll see you back here at 6:00. tonight -- breaking news. inside the russia investigation. abc news confirming white house counsel don mcgahn extensively cooperating with robert mueller. questioned for more hours than any member of the white house staff. mcgahn reportedly calling donald trump "king kong" because of his temper. city on edge. the urgent manhunt at this hour for two murder suspects considered armed and dangerous. police say they may be linked to several deadly shootings. also tonight, the reigning miss america accusing new pageant boss gretchen carlson of bullying. the father detained by i.c.e. agents while rushing his pregnant wife to the hospital, missing the birth of his son. epic flood disaster. hundreds died. the death toll climbing from historic flooding overseas. families rescued from rooftops.

and into