toll. >> a country that once bought our recyclable items put the brakes on the purchases. >> cornell has the fall-out.fal. >> reporter: marin recycling company calling this a crisis. they never planned to get in the storage business but that's what's happening. check out this tower of plastic because they can't get rid of it and their main buyer isn't buying. this is only the beginning. recycling trucks are unloading paper and plastic by the minute at marin recycling center. finding space for those items has become a giant problem. they're running out of room. >> there's a lot of it and doubles since last week. >> reporter: kimberly isn't joking, 10 feet high stretching as long as a football field. >> no, we can't go one more bale

higher. three bales is our limit. >> reporter: in the past, china purchased 60% of recyclables here. but the ongoing trade war and what they will buy set new clean standards almost impossible to meet. >> china said no mixed paper, no mixed plastic, temporarily, no cardboard. >> reporter: there's so much recycled plastic piling up outside we needed sky 7 to show it all to you. >> we're not expecting this crisis to end any time soon. this is the new normal. >> we're seeing california struggling to find a place to put their material. >> reporter: it is statewide. consumers can help to make sure your stuff is clean. make sure your throw aways are more marketable. >> you put a soiled pizza box or

half filled peanut jar in your recycle bin you're contaminating everything you recycle. >> they're looking to other markets in asia to buy their recycled products but not much luck there. how this could affect consumers going forward remains to be seen. >> thank you. wildfires burning for weeks in northern california have created poor air quality forrch of the bay area from sky 7. they're not the only reason we have an air alert. live in wall net creek to explain. >> reporter: hi. thanks to the winds we have seen today, things have actually improved in central contra costa county compared to yesterday when you could not see mt. diablo at all. it's a bit hard to see but

that's a nearly 4,000 foot mountain, the kind that usually looms over central contra costa county. usually more like a hazy shadow if you can see it at all. >> you can see it and smell it, it's not good for you. >> reporter: director for the bay area air quality management district. the ongoing mendocino complex fire is only part of the problem. much of this smoke is coming from other fires as far away as oregon and british columbia. >> it shows you how far fog and smoke can travel. down to the bay area from british columbia and we get stuff from china once in a while. >> reporter: at walnut creek parents made the best of smog clearing wind to get their children outside for a while. >> we saw it looked like a pretty good day and thought it would be a good day to come out and let them enjoy the sun a little bit.

>> looked nice and clear today and wanted to come down and get fresh air and enjoy the park. >> it's nice right now. i don't smell smoke. if it was this time last week we probably wouldn't be out here. >> reporter: not to say the parents aren't poised to bring the fun back inside. >> when you go outside and your eyes burn a little bit, not too safe to be running >> reporter: despite how smokey it seemed we only had four smoke advisories compared to 11 last year. schools and hospitals are keeping a close eye on the situation knowing fire season is far from over. abc7 news. >> thank you. >> a live look at our camera in walnut creek. you can still see that linkering haze. >> it's -- lingering haze.

>> it's been so bad, let's check in with sandy. >> it will improve the latter part of the work week but not all areas. look at part of the problem. the wind is not terribly strong and transporting some smoke into our area. you see a little smoke and haze from the mt. tam cam. the air quality will be moderate across the entire bay area and extended through thursday due to the smoke from the wildfires out west. still moderate air quality in the bay area through thursday but improvement as the winds begin to pick up? sandy, thanks so much. falling tree branches from a fire retardant drop likely killed a firefighter, a preliminary report. battalion chief matthew burchett

was one of 37 firefighters from utah called to help retain our firefighters here. taking immediate action saying firefighters need to stay clear of hazards when there is an air drop. funeral services were held for 42-year-old burchett. thousands said good-bye to this father and husband. the search for a man has come to an end. the body of scott tenczars with found in the northeast region of the park according to park officials. he was considered an experienced hiker last seen july 25th. the cause of the death is under investigation. a uc berkeley professor has been suspended for three years without pay for sexually harassing a graduate student. nezar alsayyad engaged in a

pattern of harassment that created a host file environment. the chancellor would not address it specifically saying doing so would violate the confidentiality of the procedures but she talked about the university's position regarding harassment. >> the campus has no tolerance for sexual harassment. we aspire to be a harassment-free environment and i think we're seeing real progress there. >> the complaint was filed in 2016 by a uc doctoral candidate and he has denied misconduct. a man was run over and dragged three-quarters of a mile before the driver realized he was under her car. it happened on borgess lane near agnes court. live in vallejo with the story. >> reporter: police say it is possible someone other than this driver had already hit this man or that he was already in the

roadway. tonight, that driver is cooperating with police. so far she has not been charged or cited. vallejo police say just before 2:00 a.m., a driver called them to report a man underneath her car. markings in the roadway show where the man's shirt, shoes and bracelet came off. police say the woman didn't realize the man was underneath her car until she drove three-quarter of a mile home. >> i've been doing this job 23 years. this is probably the second or third where i had someone drug at some point. where they didn't necessarily know immediately there was a body. >> reporter: the coroner's office identified the body as 47-year-old of vallejo. neighbors were stunned. >> it's pretty tragic. i don't understand how anybody can hit them and not be cognizant of that. >> reporter: police say the victim may have already been

down. >> there's no damage to the windshield or front hood or grill. >> reporter: the driver was driving on a suspended license and police aren't certain why and she had an related warrant for theft. >> the consented to drug and alcohol tests. >> reporter: there were no objective signs to suggest she was under the influence. police say they're now trying to get in touch with the victim's family to get a better sense where he may have been coming from or going to overnight when this happened. melanie, abc news. >> thank you. looking for more drivers involved in a sideshow on the bay bridge. watch. this was the scene just before 11:00 a.m. yesterday. at least three white cars doing donuts on the upper deck. one of the cars broke down. officers arrested one driver from stockton, impounding his

vehicle for 30 days. abc7 news crew also caught a sideshow later in the day in san francisco. much more ahead on ax 7 news at 5. a traffic problem in san francisco is going full circle. on news. after spending thousands to install this they're taking it away. >> why you should never flush these down the you know when you're at ross and you're like... hello. ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less.

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civil suit one might ever imagine novato. she is suing her former pastor for nearly tearing apart her marriage. >> at the time i was under his spell. >> reporter: they have been married almost nine years and had four children. not only did they worship at the quest church they also worked there. problems began when the couple had marital issues and trusted pastor joe evans for guidance. she said she pastor took personal information and her boss to manipulate her into an affair about her problems. >> i wanted my husband to be more romantic. if i had a really hard day with the kids i wanted him to draw me a bulb bath. every day that week on my desk at work, he would leave a different piece of a bubble bath kit. >> this is not just my client's pastor, my client's employer,

her marital counselor. >> reporter: ultimately kimberly says she and pastor every had a three month relationship that led to a pregnancy. the pastor's solution, she says, was to have an abortion, reluctantly, kimberly did, feeling powerless. >> it's not affair, abuse of power, a name for it, clergy sexual abuse. >> reporter: the pastor was not available for comment nor did anyone come to the door. our hearts go out to the people in this and we're just doing our best to take care of the people who attend the church. as for kimberly and her husband, chris, they're still together working on their relationship. novato, abc7 news. san francisco mayor sent a scathing letter to the department of transportation today placing the problems at the feet of top officials. the letter outlined dissatisfaction with a number of

issues starting with service delays related to the twin peeks tunnel project and poor vetting of construction contractors. a worker died at the construction site earlier this month. >> a traffic calming plan in san francisco has been anything but calming to neighbors and now the city is working to fix it. a recently installed traffic circle is at the center of the problem, originally designed to allow traffic to flow along mccallister without stopping, as you say. neighbors say it was so confusing driers spent most of the time honking or yelling at each other and pedestrians and her young daughter say the cars were a nightmare. >> cars were flying through and honking horns and scary. cars were coming at you and didn't know what to do. especially with a toddler it was hard to cross the street. it was scary. >> the city has since made the

intersection a four-way stop again. officials tell abc7 news they're working with neighbors on a more permanent solution. asking people to stop slushing their contact lenses. they found about 20% of contact lensers flush their used lenses down the toilet. that means as much as 23 tons of plastics end up in the ocean each year. the study says consumers should instead discard them in the trash. netflix is making a big promise to its customers. >> michael finney is here. >> no commercials. netflix says it is not planning to add commercials. some users last week spotted videos playing between episodes of shows and kicked off speculation netflix would soon add ads. it said it was testing promotions for other shows and movies.

promotions, not commercials. netflix points out there will always be a skip button. did you know the way you type on a phone screen or keyboard on your computer can be as unique as your fingerprints or facial features? it's true. called behavioral biometrics. the "new york times" reporting banks and retailers are tracking how you type, slap and track to prevent fraud. they will use your online movements to prevent suspicious transactions. in fact, how you sign on can soon be used as a password to allow entry into the sites. americans are eating out a lot. it went up 25%. the biggest on record. people are indeed eating out more, however, some of the increased spending is due to large restaurants upping their

prices. >> san jose officials and united airlines came together to celebrate five decades of service at mineta international airport. the city became the epicenter of tech. present and former employees reunited, telling stories how the airport and city have grown. >> just to watch this area transform from being the field of orchards it was like that when i was in the navy and now the tech center of the world. >> to help celebrate this occasion, the airport's namesake, south bay civic leader and commerce secretary, norman mineta, there he is, his wife retired from united after spending 35 years as a flight attendant. congratulations. your accuweather forecast. >> if you're looking for hot

weather you won't find it here, at least not in the near future. we have a healthy marine layer 2,000 feet deep crossing the bay from the coast and here's proof. 59 in san francisco, 66 in oakland, 70s, mountain view, shows, 74. morgan hill, 80. many areas came down today and the marine air had something to do with it. 70 in santa rosa, 67, napa. concord and livermore more in the low 80s, upper 50s to low 80s range, not exactly where you should be this time of year. here's a look at the low clouds and patchy drizzle. hazy sunshine tomorrow and looking at temps running below average this time of the year for most of the work week. a live picture from the camera and you can see how gray the

skies are right now. looks more like june than august. no complaints so far. hour-by-hour we go. 7:00. along the coast and bay. pretty good inland push by tomorrow morning of the marine layer meaning it will be a cool drizzly start especially around the coast and bay area and inland and clouds and fog around 5:00 a.m. you want to allow extra time if you have to get your kids to school. 5:00 p.m., we hang onto clouds on the coastline. temperatures mainly in the 50s. a cool morning and in the afternoon on the comfortable side, 81 in morgan hill, 78 in san jose, mix of sun, 76 in cupertino. peninsula, redwood city, mid-70s. 58 in pacifica, partly cloudy in the san francisco area. 58 in daly city. north bay, hazy skies and smoke from the fires that continue to

impact our area. 78 in napa. 78 in san rafael. 60s in the berkeley area. 44, fremont. temperatures not where you should be this time of year. you have to look at the upside dealing with fire danger this time of year, good to have the cooler air and marine influence. 83 in concord, 84 in antioch. download the accuweather app and check out the temperatures hour-by-hour and minute by minute. hazy sunshine the rest of the day and clouds near the coast. running below average through the work week and into the weekend. notice the warmest spots in the mid-80s along the coastline, upper 50s to low 60s. you have to go to wake and mendocino counties to see any 90s here. definite change in the weather. >> a little bit like fall.

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happening now, police have sent a tacticl vehicle opportunity to standoff in east san jose. this is happening in the area of luz avenue and north jackson street. it started 3 1/2 years ago, homes have been evacuated. somebody is barricaded in a home. our media partners at the mercury news say it's an armed suicidal man threatening officers. you see police standing with rifles drawn. roads blocked in the area. people standing about looking not able to get to their homes. we will bring you updates as this tense situation unfolds. abc's brand "localish" is sharing inspiring stories of

people coming together for relationships in more in common trying to bridge political division. >> it is a dinner series where it brings people of different local perspectives together over dinner to begin to build an understanding. >> it's a reaction in some ways to the polarization that make america great again created in this country. >> make america great again back to the basics, from the difficult concept what is great. >> now, you can watch more in common on facebook watch. an owl in the north bay is recovering following a traumatic encounter with a soccer net. here he is, the fledging gray horned owl was discovered wednesday all continuingled in the net at edna mcguire elementary school in mill valley. he is being taken care of while

they search for his nest and family. he is too young to play and the vet says he may have fallen from the nest and landed in the net. a pregnant musician rode her bicycle to the hospital to give birth. >> she is women's minister for women's affairs. the avid cyclist and her partner pedaled to the hospital because there was not enough car for the support crew. >> not only did she get exercise, she says the ride put

hi there. bart may have to spend millions of dollars coming after people who don't pay their fare. weighing the velvet. and classes start at uc berkeley tomorrow and hear the chancellor's commitment to fix

the housing crisis. all coming up. apart for nearly 70 years, families back together. >> a group of south koreans are being allowed to visit with love north koreans until wednesday. >> the emotional >> reporter: seeing her son for the first time in almost 70 years. the last time she saw him he was 4. the emotions are raw. lee is 92 and since being separated from her child in 1950 she never knew for sure if he was still alive. a tragic legacy of the korean war tore countless families apart. days before making the trip to north korea, lee told us she cried for a year when she fled

with her baby daughter after becoming separated from her husband and son in the panic. that's what she does, not let going of his hand as he talks to his sister he hasn't seen since she was 1. at every table in this resort, the scene is the same. a rush of emotions as families greet relatives they barely recognize. families meeting for just 11 hours over a three-day period before returning home knowing that is likely the last time they will see each other. for now until wednesday, lee can catch up with a son she barely knows. showing photos of a husband who is no longer alive, hearing about a life she should have been part of. paula hancock. cnn.

>> tough. >> world news with david muir is next. tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. president trump and the robert mueller investigation. tonight, what we've learned about the president's white house lawyer, don mcgahn, who has cooperated extensively with the special counsel. mueller's team conducting hours of interviews with him, the most of any white house witness. what did mcgahn witness inside the white house before james comey was fired, when the president was raging against a.g. jeff sessions for recusing himself? also tonight, late developments in the trial of paul manafort. the jury asking to extend their day. what this could mean. we'll go live to the courthouse. the severe weather threat as we come on tonight. at least five reported tornadoes already. new alerts across the heartland, tonight, headed east next, from d.c. up the coast.

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