>> smoke from the california wildfires is making the air in some parts of the bay area unhealthy. >> lisa ar jenn has a c has a cc conditions. >> yes, the smoke is all the way in the atmosphere up to 7,000 feet. we have high pressure, a big dome of it bearing down over the bay area. that's allowed for temperatures to rise in our inland valleys as much as 7 degrees. with the extra heat, poor air quality in the east and south bay. we have a 43 degree temperature spread from half moon bay to gilroy. 65 in san francisco. the marine layer continues to deepen but it will take another day or so for the air quality to improve. we have another spare the air alert in effect for your sunday. and we do have better news for the week ahead. details in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you very much. there's staggering new figures about california's wildfire season. the u.s. forest service reporting overnight the estimated total area burned in

california this year has surpassed 1 million acres. >> the largest wildfire in state history, the mendocino complex fires grew slightly overnight. it is 76% contained and has scorched 595 square miles. the smaller of the two fires is fully contained. the forest service says soil scientists and ecoses are among the team of people addressing potential environmental ricks. >> containment is up to 79% at the carr fire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes in the redding area. it's grown to 350 square miles since july 23rd. fire spreads remains within vegetation inside the burn areas. >> flags lowered to half-staff around the world to honor a pioneering humanitarian. kofi annan, the first black african to lead the united nations died today at age 80 after a short unspecified illness. >> and led the u.p. u.n.

1997 through 2006. his influence helped a local non-profit. >> cornell bernard is in the newsroom with their story. cornell? >> reporter: the north bay non-profit roots of peace mourning the death of the former u.n. secretary-general and say he was the first to believe in their vision of ridding the world of landmines. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >> reporter: 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.p. organization. >> because of his belief and my dream, it gave me the confidence to take the foot step. >> reporter: heidi said he was the first supporter of her mariner based non-profit root afc peace helping war torn regions around the world safely remove landmines replacing the earth with vineyards and orchards. >> i'm sitting in an armored vehicle with the founder of

roots of peace. >> reporter: abc7's cheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan with heidi profiling her humanitarian work inspired by the u.n. >> so today, i thank you kofi annan and the millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the pin she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he prenned and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> reporter: last may, and made one of his last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> you know, i look at it possibly and can only believe god has one more angel in heaven. >> reporter: tributes are pouring in to kofi annan. u.n. secretary-general antonio due tear res tweeted he was a shining for the world. >> thank you. new at 6:00, national park

rangers and firefighters combined forces today to rescue a horse that had fallen and couldn't get up. that horse fell on a narrow section of trail in the point reyes national seashore. it was unable to stand back up because of the terrain and the slope of the trail. firefighters and park rangers managed to put a sled under the horse and move the animal to wider flat ground. the horse immediately stood up and began eating and drinking. a family dispute led to a shooting this morning in san francisco. police say the suspect is the 85-year-old uncle of the victim. it happened just before 9:00 this morning on fell street. the victim's a 49-year-old man who is expected to survive. abc7 news was in richmond for a gun buyback event. no questions asked of anyone who dropped off a weapon. guns were exchanged for gift cards. police wanted to see assault weapons and while a few were turned in, there was one big surprise. >> in fact, we just received a bazooka that's in our mobile

command center. and this event's been very successful so far. it's even better this year. >> the buyback was cosponsored by a foundation that receives the dee missed weapons from police and mes them down for artist who's turn the metal into art of peace. >> police in berkeley making a plea to residents to register home security cameras to be used to help find suspects involved in crimes. residents will be asked whether they're willing to share video footage with investigators in the event of a crime. registering is free and personal information submitted to police will be kept confidential. the city launched a reg industrial this week following the lead of many other communities. >> today san francisco recognized the founder of the oldest african-american bar in the city by renaming a street after him. sam jordan's bar has been in business since 1956, but jordan was more than a bar owner. he was a longshoreman, a golden gloves boxing champ and prune

and the first african-american to run for mayor of san francisco in 1963. the supervisor who led the fight to designate sam jordan's as a landmark spoke at today's event. >> sam jordan's was not just the local neighborhood watering hole but it was also a place where communities came together. that's what makes this location so significant and so historic. >> galvez street off third is now known assam jordan's way. the rio vis tas bridge connecting solano and sacramento counties is open again after an overknew the closure for now anyway. cal trans workers had to do emergency work on the drawbridge when a gearbox that raises and lowers the bridge broke. crews had to use winches and pullies to manually raise the span. contractors blame the old age for the broken gearbox. cal trans says the bridge will close again tonight at 10:00 p.m. and reopen monday at 3:00 a.m. after repairs.

>> number 8 in many cultures is associated with good luck. today is 8/1/18. and seen as the luckiest day of the year to get married. >> abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live in redwood city where some lucky couples tied the knot today. >> reporter: yeah, eric, today's day is sequential and special for different reasons. it's the most popular wedding day of 2018. so popular that the san mateo county clerk's office opened its doors on weekend. county employees are calling it a labor of love on any given day, and the clerk's office ma couples. today they married 20. some say it's the luck of the double 18s. people pointed out if you knock an 8 on its side, it resembles aninfinity side. >> tradition has it that 8s are a lucky number and provide happiness, prosperity and health

to those couples who get married on such a day. and in that tradition, we have a full house here today. >> this came spur of the moment in a lot of ways. we're planning a big celebration with friends and family later. we needed to come to the courthouse. we were just blown away there was an opening today. >> and the wedding website the knot reports nearly 30,000 couples across the country registered to get married today, more than any other day this year. funny enough, the groom you heard from just seconds ago says that 8/18/18 did not hold any significance initially. now it's the most special. live in redwood city, abc7 news. >> amanda, thanks. sure is a lot of eights. >> if you're into the 24-hour clock, it's 18:08 right now. in ten minutes, it would be 18:18. >> leave it up to eric to come up with this. >> it was my pleasure. >> much more ahead.

hackers strike again, this time targeting two democratic congressional candidates. >> how the campaigns were infiltrated months before the critical midterm election. >> and tweets and politics. the ceo of twitter defends his company after claims of political discrimination. >> an expectant mother is heart broken after her husband is

the fbi is investigating cyber attacks on the congressional campaign of two democratic

candidates in orange county. according to reuters the hackers infiltrated the campaign computers can of david min and hans keer stead, both democrats, both competing for seats in the republican leaning orange county. the hackers managed to install software in campaign computers that recorded keystrokes. investigators don't know what information was obtained. both districts are seen as competitive battlegrounds in the upcoming midterm elections. >> twitter's ceo jack dorsey denied accusations paid by president trump that the media giant bans is users plaus because of their political leanings. he explained their decisions are not driven by any political ideologies. it says twitter provides a forum for people to express opinions within the rules it's established. >> are we doing something according to political ideology or viewpoints. we are not. we do not look at content with regards to political viewpoint or ideology.

we look at behavior. >> dorsey also emphasized that social media and tech companies need to be transparent and they should explain their decisions and articulate goals. >> a mother says she's living a nightmare in southern california after i.c.e. agents arrested her husband while he was drubing her to the hospital before their son's birth. maria delcarmen and her husband had left their home so she could give birth to her son by c-section. before they got to the hospital, they pulled into a convenience store parking lot. surveillance footage shows two vehicles surrounding them and agents taking her husband into custody. a tv reporter translated for her. >> she says her husband has no criminal hust and that police have never stopped him. he's never had a ticket. >> you can see her crying on the phone after her husband was taken away. she drove to the hospital before giving birth to her fifth child. her husband is still in custody. >> in east bay landmark that

paid tribute to a long gone amusement park is about to close its doors. >> how long you have to enjoy this quirky institution before it's closed for good. >> a live look outside from our emeryville camera, that spare the air alert is in effect. lisa ar jenn is up next with the accuweather forecast. >> and everything is going right for the a's. trevor cahill picked the perfect time to have one of his best outings of the season. the offense also helped launch oakland to a tie atop the a.l. west, a re reon friday, sept 7th, tonijoin stand up to cancer for all the inspiration all the laughter kevin heart if you change one letter in 'cancer'

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time is running out to enjoy a place that rekindles childhood memories for many bay area residents. we were inside playland, not at the beach in el sore rit toe where you'll find something part penny arcade, and part tribute to amusement parks that no longer exist. some of the items inside playland not at the beach came from the famed playland. that park closed in 1972. >> now your accuweather forecast with lisa ar jenn. >> good evening to you.

we are looking at low clouds, fog at the coast. boy, is it hot inland. we are looking at temperatures today. it was 101 in gilroy. we saw the 50s at the coast. so we will be looking at a minor cooldown helping to mix out the smoke that is preb len throughout much of the bay area today due to the light winds and a strong dome of high pressure. 94 in danville. 85 in fremont with 63 in san francisco. 80s in the south bay and spare the air alert today because of light winds and big dome of high pressure. the winds kick up allowing the marine layer to spread across the bay. the cooling continues monday and tuesday. even some mist and drizzle and looking at a seasonal pattern for the rest of the week. overnight tonight, that fog makes an impact as it pushes across the bay and waking up to the gray sky tomorrow morning. we will notice that cool down but as we look at air quality

forecast tomorrow, notice the sacramento valley looking at oranges for the worst air quality. closer to home, you notice it's in the inland east bay. livermore and san jose has poor air quality. everyone else mod reality quality. it will be improving later on tomorrow. 50s tonight with the low clouds and fog set up along the coast. a quick look at the tropics. a major hurricane lane in the pacific with winds 140 miles hour. a category 4. weakens to a 3 on monday. and tuesday. but still going to create very big waves and perhaps some rain around some of the islands. so check that out if you're headed that way. 94 in morgan hill. 82 in sunny veil. peninsula fog at the coast. upper 70s san mateo. san francisco mild in the 60s and in the north bay, better air quality. certainly hazy today. 88 in santa rosa. still a spare the air alert.

but sunshine and it will feel better tomorrow in san leandro 81. the accuweather seven-day forecast, another warm one inland. by monday, we're looking at more cooling, maybe drizzle on tuesday. below average midweek we'll warm it up a tiny butt on thursday. look at the numbers staying comfortable into next weekend. >> now, sports from abc7 news. june 19th, the a's trailed the division leading astros by 12 games. 12 games. today, oakland is tied atop the division with the defending world series champions. the small market a's have been on an incredible run that caught the big league's attention, especially today. this little guy is excited. he's seen a lot of downs starting in the first with khris davis off dallas keuchel. he picked up two rbi in the process, as well. solid defense behind trevor cahill. he did not need much help. evan gattis, the fly ball to

right. look at stephen piscotty. the hustle and beautiful sliding catch. backing to that a's offense. they hit a team record-tying eight doubles. four came in the sixth. mat olson, piscotty, phegley, along with daufs each had two. unbelievable offense. look at josh. he's very happy. cahill came up big, he allowed one hit, walked one and struck out seven. the a's win 7-1 and now codivision leaders with houston. >> obviously playing a divisional rival you're one game back, i did the best i could. it's still august. just trying to go out there and let the offense do their thing. >> we wanted to secure the series today and that's what we did. so i think just we took that early momentum and ran with it and never let up. >> certainly fitting the excitement of today came in front of the 2002 a's team.

the team that won a then american league record 20 straight games. the actual 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, very vid. you know, it's -- it seems like a blur. once we start talking about it, every moment comes back. an incredible moment for all of us. >> it's nice to see we've all gotten a little grayer, a little bigger in certain areas. it's always fun. >> the giants looking to even their series against the reds after last night's extra inning loss. this is a rough one for bumgarner. a solo shot. things got worse in the fifth. look at this bases loaded. brandon dixon will break his bat. the ball goes into no-man's land leading to a two-run double. matt harvey had a no-hitter going till the sixth.

right now the reds are winning 7-0. bumgarner gave up a season high five earned. >> the raiders at the coliseum but this time at their former home in los angeles. derek carr one of the many starters not in uniform for today's contest against the rams. the offense struggled without him. manual look at that, fumbled it late in the second quarter. riwarren 110 yards and a half. touchdown for the free agent. he's making a case for a roster spot. fourth quarter, brandon allen all the time in the world. james comes down with it. the pick and the 15-yard return to the rams 21. manual and the offense get on the same page good for a ten-yard score. manual 10 for 16. 89 yards and the td. raiders fall but gruden sees promise especially in warren. >> he's a good back. isn't he?

he's run for almost 200 yards in two weeks. i know he's not playing against the regulars but not playing with the regulars either. he's a big powerful back. he's got to get better without the football. that's what it's all about with him. we know he can run and he's power fal and fast. he's got to get better without the football to be an nfl back. >> 49er and houston tied at seven heading into the half. >> coach not intense at all. >> preseason. >> thank you. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪

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tonight on ab"abc7 news at," a surprise guest helps san ma that iio county open up a brand-new library. it's got some cutting edge technology. >> at 11:00, video of au rescue on the frontlines of one of california's wildfires as you'll find out, this is not your typical firefighter. >> many people spent their saturday celebrating how much easier their commute became during the past year. >> abc7 news was at the hamilton smart train station earlier today where the commuter railroad line celebrated one year of service with smart fest. the celebration featured music and food trucks.

more than 600,000 people rode smart during its first year. the fun continues tomorrow. ride smart for free between and that rosa and san rafael. >> welcome back to lisa. >> i don't have a cast or sling anymore. so. >> much better look. >> she walks well. >> unstable for heels. that will come later. >> nobody sees your feet. doesn't matter. >> this is my time to challenge her to a foot race. the only time i'll beat her. great to have you back. that's

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