around this area is backed up due to the hazmat situation. the northbound 880 lanes reopened a few minutes ago. we ended up taking surface streets to avoid 880 altogether because of the lane closures. the leak is near winton avenue near the interstate. the sulfuric and nitric acid spill, as you mentioned, was reported after 12:30 this afternoon. no injuries have been reported, but a shelter in place was issued for the surrounding area, which essentially tells residents to stay indoors and close their windows until the shelter in place is lifted. we've seen crews wearing hazmat suits. they've been cleaning up this after stopping the leak. and right now we're told that they're working to neutralize the substance on the ground. it's believed that about 300 gallons may have spilled. so, again, that's why it's taking -- it's taking several

hours for hazmat crews to actually be able to clean up the situation and neutralize this acid. but again, as you mentioned, northbound 880 lanes just reopened minutes ago. but as you can see, still major backup as a result. i'll send it back to you guys. >> sounds like they cannot be more careful. let's talk about the nature of these acids as they try to remove it. they are quite caustic, aren't they? carlos? we may have lost -- oh, g ahead. >> reporter: yeah, i'm sorry, repeat that. >> we were talking about the nature of the acids, how caustic, and what kind of irritation they can cause to folks, of course they need to be very careful removing them. >> reporter: as far as anyone in the area and they breathe it, it's a heavy amount and, of course, that could cause irritation, burning to the eyes, so far again we haven't seen any

reports of any injuries whatsoever, but officials, of course, taking precautionary measures, issuing the shelter in place to make sure that people avoid this area. and this is still -- it can become a bigger issue. >> carlos saucedo, thank you for your reporting. you were telling me, too, about the coliseum where the raiders will be playing, so folks are getting out there right now for the tailgating, perhaps. so let's take a look at the drive time traffic maps for you. see that purple chunk there, southbound? that is how we denote closures. that is the part of southbound 880 still closed. but red means extremely slow. and you can see leading up to that point it is red going southbound. and through the area where it's reopened, the northbound part of 880 is still kind of red/orange. so expect major delays. >> we'll continue to follow the breaking story throughout the night. download the abc 7 news app for the latest breaking news on this situation and everything else that's going on.

enable push alerts to get news sent to your phone as soon as it happens. >> attention, attention, this is an emergency management message. happening now, the hawaiian islands bracing for more of hurricane lane, with first responders telling people to stay indoors. flash flood warnings have been declared on the big island of hawaii. the rain from hurricane lane is causing rivers to overflow, putting whole communities under water. worsen for both maui and honolulu as the day turns tonight fall. it's now a category two storm though. live look in honolulu on the island of oahu. earlier, a short time ago, in fact, i was seeing sunny skies, there were people in the water, even though they were telling folks to get off the beach. palm trees bending in the wind. white caps crashing against the

shore. things will worsen on the island of oahu. >> very quickly, too. gio benitez is live on the island of maui, joining us with the latest. gio? >> reporter: we are feeling the strongest winds yet and we've also been seeing the powerful rain bands move through here as the center of the storm inches closer and closer to us. take a look at the waves behind me, we've been watching them just get bigger. people here are just bracing for hurricane lane. tonight hurricane lane bringing catastrophic flooding to hawaii's big island. more than 30 inches of rain already, and up to 20 inches more on the way. flash flooding overtaking roads. the storm's movement slowing to a crawl. >> it's really bad for us because the longer this storm lingers near the island, that means the longer we will see impacts. >> reporter: crews working into the night to clear debris amidst fear of more landslides. conditions deteriorating across the islands in the hours ahead. we're just getting the first of

those powerful bands over maui. it is windy, it is rainy, and forecasters say it's about to get a lot worse. fierce winds here blowing out hotel windows. another concern, strong winds are definitely helping to fuel the fire. this fast-moving brush fire erupting in the middle of the night. multiple fires now burning, dozens of homes evacuating as the storm closes in. and we are feeling that wind right now. but we're also looking at the potential for days and days of rain. if that system stays in the area. and that really is just a recipe for even more extreme flooding here. larry, kristen? >> yee ogio, i know you're clos to -- crazy you didn't -- had a brush fire break out. is there any sense about exactly when they expect hurricane lane to reach maui, or at least the stronger effects with heavy rains? >> reporter: you know, it still

hasn't made that westerly turn. and so, larry, the people are looking at this and saying wait a minute this thing is moving at 2 miles per hour. that's what's worrying them. as you know, these grounds get very, very saturated. that's exactly what leads to the extreme flooding. but you mentioned that wildfire. well, it just turns out that ironically all of this rain that could cause the flooding is also the rain that could also put that fire out. it's really one of these complicated situations here on maui. >> that would be one of the benefits of the rain coming to take care of the fire. gio, thanks and be safe. >> the stalling leads to more rain being dumped. let's head to sandhya patel with the latest on the storm. this storm is extremely slow moving, as you just mentioned. it is crawling which is why they've been getting dumped on. take a look at live doppler 7 right now. maximum sustained winds of 105 miles an hour. it is moving north at five miles an hour, 150 miles south of

honolulu. as you take a look at the track by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow it's a category 1, just south o it becomes a tropical storm by sunday morning, continuing to weaken. but it's that sharp west turn that it has to make before the weakening continues. rainfall, 10 to 20 inches. isolated up to 40 inches. some parts of the big island already seeing over 30 inches of rain. gusty winds, possibility of tornadoes coming, damaging waves up to 25 feet with that storm surge between two to four feet. biggest threat will continue to remain, the flash flooding and the mudslides. larry? >> thank you, sandhya. obviously it's not exactly paradise given the weather situation. people at bay area airports are still showing up to fly to hawaii. matt keller has that part of the story. >> reporter: workers were on the clock at the san jose airport without much to do. their morning daily flight to honolulu was cancelled. the 7:30 a.m. flight to maui was

delayed until 12:15 p.m. many people have already cancelled their trip due to hurricane lane. except michael west ling. he's trying to get home. he's been checking in with his wife. >> winds are picking up, rain hasn't been too much as of late. >> reporter: we witnessed the takeoff of alaska flight 867 about 9:15 this morning. alaska cancelled their morning flight to maui. hurricane lane is causing major problems on hawaii's big island. officials say three major roads were closed friday because of flash flooding. michael westling is expecting his home to get hit hard as well. >> a lot of tourists are wondering what to do, a lot of us tied everything down, put it away. with the big island getting 20 inches of rain in 24 hours and we're looking to get close to that, there's going to be quite a bit of damage, especially from flooding. >> getting back here to the bay area from hawaii is going to be touch as well. there's a flight scheduled to be

here in san jose. it was scheduled to arrive at 6:40. from maui. but now that flight has been delayed. five hours. so those people won't get here until at least midnight. in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. and a reminder to stay with abc 7 news and abc7news.com for the latest on the hurricane as it closes in on the hawaiian islands and the next islands in the chain. this is what i was talking about earlier. this is the beach. >> people in the water. >> that's the royal hawaiian hotel, like a normal day at the beach because the storm is about -- you know, 100 to 200 miles offshore. those conditions will change dramatically once the storm, if it approaches, but sandhya was saying at some point it will take the westward turn and then head towards kauai. in the meantime, download the abc 7 news app and get push alerts sent to your phone. to the fires burning in northern california, firefighters at the carr fire burning in shasta and trinity counties are focusing on putting out hot spots and securing

containment lines. the wildfire is 93% contained, it's burned nearly 230,000 acres. cal fire says if you plan to travel to the area, watch out for fire crews along the way. the ranch and river fires which make up the mendocino complex are 67% and 100% contained respectively. the ranch fire, the larger of the two, has now burned more than 373,000 acres. busy road to yo semisee valley is reopened today. warner road, or highway 31 reopened at 8:00 a.m. it's been closed since july 25th because of the devastating ferguson fire. that fire is now contained. meanwhile, highway 140 will close between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. this weekend so pg&e crews can do power restoration work. >> state lawmakers today criticized verizon for throttling, slowing down the internet speeds of santa clara firefighters as they were fighting the fires. verizon jeopardized the safety of the public and first

responders. yesterday, verizon said it would no longer restrict data speeds of first responders during emergencies occurring on the west coast. despite that, state lawmakers say they still may step in. >> we may need to introduce legislation, i am considering that, to make sure data throttling of any first responder never happens again. >> also, house democratic leader nancy pelosi and 11 other northern california representatives called on the federal trade commission to determine whether verizon's throttling may have violated any ftc rules. >> air quality is better today, but not by much. the latest on this haze, blanketing the bay area, and what you can expect this weekend. plus, a movement to bring back kindness to the world after the tragic murder of mollie tibbetts. the bay area woman who is making a difference. this isn't your ordinary gym. i'm dion

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update on the breaking news. 880 southbound in hayward near winton avenue is still shut down. the northbound lanes are mufing left to right. the whole freeway was shut down for a while. still, the southbound lanes closed near winton because of a sulfuric and nitric acid spill off a tanker truck. crews are working to try to get things cleaned up and at some point open southbound to 880. we have no idea when that will occur. we'll keep you posted throughout this newscast. a police auditor has resigned. the police union questioned his ability to do the job.

>> community groups are now raising concerns about the position's actual independence. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has reaction. >> reporter: facing growing pressure to resign as san jose's independent police auditor, he's calling it quits after one year on the job. in a statement, zisser said "i am enormously grit grateful to the community to community leaders and advocates -- become a distraction from the important goals of reform and expanded oversight of the police sought by the public and community groups." zisser came under attack by the police union when his office's annual audit used percentages instead of raw numbers for use of force incidents and he failed to warn them aboutho allegedly shot aner theice mplaegrity keys to the car that gives more

oversight when he continues to crash that car on every turn. >> reporter: however, community groups are expressing concern over the actual independence of the ipa and civilian oversight. >> it's san jose's loss that the small mindedness of this city forced a very capable leader out of a position where he could have done great things for san jose. >> reporter: the mayor accepted zisser's resignation last night. he hopes to eventually expand the office. the office will be headed in the interim in house. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> this marks the first resignation by the independent police auditor since that position was created in san jose back in it better today than yesterday. it's still pretty poor. from san jose to walnut creek in

san francisco that haze is still thick all across the bay area. air quality today is considered moderate. all right, let's give you a live look outside right now. the bay bridge on your left, wow, visibility is just about nothing. >> yeah, bay bridge on the right. that's the metering lights. >> what is that on the left? >> sutro tower. >> i was thinking that was the view on the bay bridge. >> right, no. >> it's not that bad. >> no, but sutrow gets socked like that. >> amy hollyfield is in in in in bay. the kippers were relieved. >> we looked out and weren't sure if it was fog or smoke. it wasn't too bad. the sooner the better. >> they didn't want to wait.

julie arrived home last night from a trip and instantly noticed it. >> i flew into it. you could literally see this big layer of dark, icky looking stuff. >> i skipped a bike ride. you know, it blew in around noon and it actually reminded me of my trip to china. it was that bad. >> really? >> yeah, that's my scale of measuring the air. it was pretty rough. >> reporter: this morning's air may look better. but take another look from the vantage point of drone view 7. air experts say you're looking at fog and smoke. that smoke is something you want to avoid if you can. >> avoid any outdoor activities, especially if you suffer from a respiratory condition or are a child or an elderly person. >> reporter: we checked in with east bay schools about tonight's football games, everyone telling us they're watching and monitoring the air and deciding

closer to game time. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> sandhya's here now talking air quality. it was cold this morning. it was 62 degrees. >> 62 is cold, come on larry. >> in the morning, it is. >> but the air quality, truly is not very good still. >> no, it's not. we still have poor air quality for parts of the bay area, here is proof from our east bay hills camera, walnut creek camera, excuse me. you can see the haze, it's really bad across parts of the area, poor for most of the region. spare the air alert is up for now. north bay, moderate air quality, blame it on the wildfires that are burning to our north and as you take a look at the air quality for the weekend, there will be some improvement, air quality advisory, though, remains up through sunday. saturday you will notice moderate air quality. as we head into sunday, some parts will begin to see some improvement. live doppler 7 right now showing you low clouds, stuck to the coast.

for the rest of you, there's hazy sunshine. as we take a look at the temperatures, 65 in san francisco, 68 in oakland, 70s in mountain view to san jose. mrgan hill, 80s. the exploratorium camera, hazy skies, it will linger and we will continue to see the smoke. 69 in santa rosa, 77 in novato. 78 degrees in fairfield. pretty comfortable in livermore, 78 degrees. golden gate camera, clouds and smoke. smokey skies tonight warmer tomorrow afternoon and it remains below average next week. hour by hour we go, 7:00 tonight you have the marine layer right near the coast pushing over the bay at midnight. heading into tomorrow morning, it will break apart, start to see more sunshine. the problem is, because of the lingering haze it will still definitely be not completely clear in all parts of the bay area. tomorrow morning, starting you off with temperatures in the 50s, 60s, and definitely some low clouds and fog out there.

and then tomorrow afternoon it's a pretty nice looking day for your saturday, 84 degrees in concord, 80 in san jose, san mateo, oakland, richmond, low 70s, 80 degrees in santa rosa, 67 in san francisco, 66 in half moon bay and up to 70 degrees in santa cruz. download the accuweather app and check out the temperatures hour by hour anytime you want. call it hazy sunshine in the accuweather seven-day forecast for tomorrow, a little warmer and then sunday not expecting a whole lot of change. still below average, cooler, breezier, starting off a new workweek, we'll continue to see the break from the heat when the warmest spots are only in the low 80s tuesday, wednesday, thursday. we still haven't broken out of this pattern which is good for firefighters. the winds increase on friday. hopefully that will start to clean out our air a little bit more than we've been seeing in days past. >> if you think 62 was cold this morning, or you felt cold, send a tweet to sandhya. >> larry, toughen up, that's all i have to say. >> you're not the first person

to tell me that. >> i'm going to go with sandhya here, two against one. >> i like it toasty. you can hate me for that, all right. a group of young baseball players from hawaii is trying to win the little league worldthei emotional talking about how his team -- >> we told the kids that, you know, this is our opportunity to really give back, you know, because we know that there's a lot of people at home watching the game. i said, if anything, you know, for them to watch us, we can give them hope. they can take their mind off. and that's what we hope to do. >> he's a really cool coach. the little leaguers from honolulu beat a team from new york 10-0 to advance to tomorrow's u.s. championship ii game went 11 innings, right here on abc 7, 12:30 tomorrow afternoon. just ahead, a dream car with

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funeral services for mollie tibbetts, the yeiowa murder vicm who grew up in oakland will be on sunday. tibbetts tied of multiple sharp force injuries, the 20-year-old college student went missing while out for a jog last month. the suspeuspect in a murder led police to her body in an iowa corn field last tuesday. that man is 24-year-old cristhian rivera, an undocumented immigrant. in solano county, people who never met mollie tibbetts are experiencing acts of kindness in her name. >> we're taken to vacaville, to some of the people taking part in the mollie movement. >> mary spinetti a >> mollie could have been me,

could have been anybody. so i just felt a connection with mollie. >> she started following the case when mollie was missing. >> every day that would be the first thing i'd wake up and see if mollie was found. and the day that -- tuesday when her body was found, i woke up that morning and just cried. >> but instead of letting her grief turn to paralysis, mary joined an online group started by her friends in iowa. members put out these little strips of paper. >> i'm getting someone ice cream. for mary, that meant leaving treats like candy and bas kin robbins gift cards on windshields in vacaville parking lots. >> i went around the town in the gym. a few people reached out to me. i got this, thatis car at the gym. >> i think it's awesome, especially in her name, it's just a sad story, but turning into something where everybody's helping each other out.

>> mary's husband says he didn't quite get her interest at first, but now he couldn't be more proud. >> she went out and bought all this stuff, and this is something she wanted to do, something she was i tokp to pay it forward. erick silva says he did today when he was in line at starbucks. and bought coffee for the total stranger behind him in line. in vacaville, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> and people are using the hashtag, the mollie movement to share photos of the acts of kindness they're experiencing. so far, more than a thousand people have joined the movement on facebook since wednesday. >> the abc 7 news app has much more on mollie tibbetts including a detailed timeline. we'll send out breaking news updates on the case as they happen. some sad news today out of arizona, the family of john

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>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. northbound lanes on interstate 880 in hayward are now open. the southbound direction is still closed right now at the

winton avenue off ramp. the hayward fire department says they plugged a leaky container of acid coming out of there being hauled on a flat bed truck. the alameda cal fire department told us the shelter in place has ended. lyanne melendez tweeted bizarre video of hurricane force winds fueling a brush fire on maui. they're bracing for hurricane lane's impact. it's now a category 2 storm, expected to bring catastrophic flooding to hawaii. leslie brinkley sent a photo of mt. diablo in the distance, but it's shrouded with fire, smoke and smog, an unhealthy combo that triggered a spare the air alert today. longtime arizona senator, well wishers, he announced today he's stopping his treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer.

zachary kiesch joins us with the story. >> reporter: he had a reputation for never giving up, first as a pow, and then of course for more than 30 years in washington, d.c. where he had a reputation of working across party lines to get things done. as you just mentioned off the top, his family announcing today it's time to end treatment for this aggressive form of cancer. the family of john mccain says this senator will stop treatment for his brain cancer. it's been a year since he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of gleoblastoma. >> i am not running for president to be somebody, but to do something. >> reporter: over the years mccain has become a legendary figure in washington, he's also known for being a family man. in a statement the family sayst received. mccain, 81, attend it had naval academy and was flying missions over vietnam when he was shot down, captured and tortured. when he returned home, he served five terms in the u.s. senate and ran for president twice.

>> he had friends on both sides of the aisle, universal acclaim and respect for john mccain and what he meant to american politics over the past 30, 40 years. >> reporter: for some, his public service and drive were admirable, something that went beyond politics. president trump didn't share that sense of respect. >> he's not a war hero. >> five and a half years. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. >> reporter: mccain casting the critical thumbs down vote on the gop efforts to kill obama health care. his daughter tweeting he could not have made it this far without you. his wife tweeting i love my husband with all my heart. a lot of emotion from all across the country today about this story related to john mccain. certainly a legend in washington, d.c. i'm zachary kiesch, abc 7 news, kristen back to you. >> zachary, thank you. southern california an hunter is suggesting his wife is to blame

for misuse of campaign funds. the couple was indicted for up to $250,000 for trips, clothing and tuition. in an interview hunter says his campaign made mistakes, and his wife was his campaign manager. the campaign stopped paying his wife while the spending was investigated. sex abuse charges against dr. thomas freeden, charged with grabbing the buttocks of a woman he knew at his home last october. the woman reported it in july. he says the allegations don't reflect his behavior, and his values, or his lifetime of public service. a fiery tanker crash near lax killed two people morning. flames filled the air as a gas-fueled fire burned. the driver of the suv was weaving in and out of traffic at high speeds just before the accident. a food truck set up shop in

the area to help feed drivers stuck in the gridlock from the ck was among tse ning. waiting in the traffic so workers decided, you know what, let's pull over and serve up half price food from the side of the highway. it was a record day for the u.s. markets. the dow was strong and both the s&p 500 and nasdaq reached all-time highs. the economy was called "strong." netflix shares led the rally up near 6% after analysts upgraded the stock. the nasdaq jumped 67 points to close at 79.45. the s&p was up 17 points ending the day at 2874. the dow gained 133 points closing at 25,790. concerns about recyclable materials all piling up, there's a group that may have an answer for all this, what they want to

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team at work. firefighters have partially neutralized the acid leak. the shelter in place warning has been lifted. both the north and southbound lanes were closed, but northbound 880 reopened about 30 minutes ago. >> they're wearing protective suits, getting decontaminated there. this is to protect them from the dangerous chemicals, sulfuric acid and nitric acid, very caustic, could cause irritations and issues with your health. they're being decontaminated and being very careful. we are joined by hayward fire department spokesperson don nicholson for the latest information. thanks for joinis, don. >> you're welcome. >> can you talk about what we're seeing here? >> caller: it's a cleanup crew. the hazmat team is out there. they're mitigating the situation, stopped the leak, private cleanup company is on scene. neutralizing the material that

touched the ground. >> how long might this take? >> caller: well, it should be -- with them having the product on scene, it shouldn't take more than a half hour. that's what i was told about ten minutes ago. so another 20 minutes and we should have the freeway back up and g. >> so northbound is open, but right now southbound is still being closed as we wrap up this work. can you talk a little bit about whether there's any concern whatsoever at this point for anyone in the area? >> caller: no concerns for anyone in the area. obviously we have police on scene, chp shutting down any approaches to the scene so that, you know, if there was any -- you know, if there was any other leaks or anything like that, people would be far enough away. so we have that, you know, in place. so, you know, protect the community. >> all right. but the traffic is certainly ruined for a friday afternoon, dn. >> caller: yeah, it's pretty bad. we apologize for that.

we had to do what we had to do. >> one last question about how much acid actually leaked out. >> caller: from the reports i got it was 300 gallons. >> 300 gallons of sulfuric nitric acid. that's a lot of gallons. >> caller: that's what i was told. unfortunately i wasn't on scene initially, so i didn't get, you know, all of the information. >> okay. >> caller: but that was what was reported. >> don, we'd love to also ask you about future prevention techniques, but that is a whole other interview for another day. we thank you for your time. >> caller: okay, you're welcome. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. live doppler 7 tracking some low clouds near the coast. here's a look at your planner for your saturday. we're basically looking at sun coming up with fog and low clouds. fog begins to clear at noontime and we'll continue to see hazy sunshine heading into the afternoon hours due to smoke from the wildfires, tomorrow afternoon pretty mild day if you have any outdoor plans, mid-60s

in half moon bay all the way to the mid-80s, on tantioch. so a little bit warmer than where we are today. if you have any respiratory issues, stay outside, limit your outdoor activity, since the smoke will continue to linger tomorrow. even though it does improve, we start to see better air quality for parts of the area by sunday, change in the temperatures, cooler as we head towards the early to middle part of next week. so still a break from the heat. kristen and larry. >> sorry, larry. despite the state's single use plastic bag ban, recycling plastic remains a challenge, solid plastic bags go to landfills. that could change. >> david louie shows us how a public/private partnership is supporting a bay area startup with big plans. >> reporter: it's estimated that americans take home 1,500 plastic bags each year. here's where many end up, a green waste recovery center in

san jose. plastic bags are known to be difficult to recycle. >> as soon as it's covered in food waste, there isn't a market for those materials. so that segment of the plastic has always gone to landfill. >> however, this lab in menlo park aims to change that. bioselection is a startup that turns it into chemicals, using them to make a wide range of products, padded jackets, to auto parts, to perfume. there is more plastic entering the waste stream. >> a lot of packagers are moving away from glass and card boards and moving to plastics, much cheaper. we're seeing an increase. >> the city of san jose and green waste will partner with bio selections so these plastics don't end up in a landfill. the two scientists are both 24, started working on the concept as high school students in canada. the chief technology officer and

ceo. the process they developed not only helps us solve what to do with the blast ticks. bio selection plans to locate labs on site to allow the chemical process to be done at recycling centers at a mobile facility no larger than two parking spaces. >> with the partnership of the city of san jose and green waste, the team believes thael be in full scale production by next spring. in menlo park, david louie, abc 7 news. the city of san jose and green waste are investing $240,000 for this one-year pilot project. health in the age of tinder, we'll talk with the author of the book "sex, lies and stds, what you need to know before your next date". >> the phrases you probably use every day, and why a company

san francisco city officials celebrated the opening of an updated hospital that's been a staple of the community. mayor london breed cut the ribbon at the pacific medical center mission, it replaces st. lukes. the steven floor facility is

retro fitted and features state of the art automated systems to help with wait times and sanitation. mayor london breed said it's been a long time coming. >> there's a whole campaign around save st. lu here it is. it's here. and it's here for the community for generations to come. but the new hospital will expand maternity and orthopedic care. the cpmc mission starts taking patients tomorrow. if you have a dating app on your phone, listen up. dr. robert huizenga, worked with celebrities and athletes, tv dieters. talking about relationships, a new book called "sex, lies and stds." >> it's a big problem in this country. you have 160 million americans with an std, 25 million each year get an std. it's something we all need to know about. >> in case you're not familiar

with the acronym, we're talking about sexually transmitted diseases here. in your book you talk about the age of the swipe right culture. how have dating apps affected modern dating? >> well, there have been a lot more casual sex, some anonymous sex. it makes it difficult when an std isn't identified to track people who have it. if you don't tell the people who you've had relations with, that they have an std, you know, then stds typically have no symptoms, they go untreated and the problem intensifies. >> that's not a conversation a lot of people want to have. >> it's -- there's so much stigma and there need not be. stds are not scary. we've got great prevention, great diagnosis and great treatment. but you have to know about it and you have to get checked regularly. >> what's the most important thing you want people to know? >> well, the most important thing is that we have great prevention and great treatment, but stds don't have symptoms and you've got to get regularly checked. if you're having regular

intercourse and you have multiple partners, you must understand these issues. >> you say charlie sheen inspired you to write this book. there's a dozen punchlines that come to mind. i'm trying to play it straight. >> as you're aware, carly came out in 2015 and said he had hiv, he and i appeared on "today" show, in that interview, he said he had intercourse with several girlfriends without a condom. that initiated a fire storm. they're criticizing me as an enabler doctor. people are not aware that a treated hiv patient is noncommunable. they don't realize prep is out there, which we gave to girlfriends, that the chance he would give it to a girlfriend with condomless sex was less than a chance a woman would get it if she went into a nightclub and had intercourse with someone with a condom. it's a whole new world. we have great treatment for people with hiv and people can't have the stigma of hiv as a

killer disease. >> let me make it clear here. you're not advocating condomless sex for somebody that has hiv, right? >> if someone with hiv is fully treated and appropriately treated, and their partner is treated with a new drug called prep, they are much, much safer than having intercourse with a condom, yes. this is a new world. hiv, there is a prevention that now makes it absolutely safe to have intercourse, condomlessly. >> that's fascinating. we can do a whole show based on that. you mentioned you really feel like everybody needs the information in this book. most important thing, aside from having the conversation with your partner? >> stop the stigmas. just like if you're an athlete, you're going to get a sprain and a strain. if you're sexually active, you're going to get stds, recognize it and stop the bs of the stigmas. it's needless. >> it obviously is something that needs to be talked about, especially with the dating apps

and people hooking up. "sex, lies and stds." that's the book, dr. robert huizenga, thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. shifting gears now, if you thought teslas were expensive, dream about something else. looking at the you'll get your $6 million worth. it includes the latest in tech. driver. >> he was a fighter pilot in the first world war, became a race car driver in the 20s. he was known to be very fast in the corners. we wanted to do something special, something which is more agile and nimble. >> bugatti is only building 40. if case you're wondering, it can reach a top speed of 240 miles per hour. >> that's pretty fast. we use them all the time

while we're texting, terms like lol, laugh out loud, nbd, no big deal, and now proctor and gamble ny to attract younger shoppers. the company owns a lot of popular brands including crest and charmin and tide. the company seems to think younger buyers could be lured in with text speak. no comment from p&g. however, their patent applications are still tbd, to be decided. a workout like no other, it's really make ago difference. >> after working with this child for six months, i saw all the awesome things happening. >> the changes this gym owner saw when he began working with these kids. >> right now dan is here with what's ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00. new another 5:00, reports of a secret meeting in the tech world today, seen as kricritica for our country, explaining why.

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lives of some special kids. dion lim takes us to puzzle piece athletics. >> nice catch, nathaniel. >> parents will tell you there's magic within the walls of combat sports academy in dublin. >> see those muscles, go like this, good job, dude. >> reporter: hard work, a little encouragement. >> good job, my man, super proud proud of you, bud. >> reporter: this is a gym for kids with autism. >> press, put your hips up. >> reporter: the magician, chad hooker, a ten-year cross fit enthusiast and trainer who started this after meeting a child on the spectrum. >> after working with this child for six months i saw all of the awesome things happening. i fell in love with it. >> reporter: the bar is set high. the exercises the same as for those not on the spectrum, powered by what parents call chad's magic ability to communicate. >> nathaniel's a pretty tough kiddo to really breakthrough to.

he's very closed off and he's very, you know, anti-people sometimes. but chad just has a way with him. >> reporter: there aren't a lot of studies showing the benefits of exercise and kids like nathaniel. programs like this hopefully can change that. >> when you have social difficulties, this is a game changer. pilot studies showing benefits of exercise in children with autism. we need to build upon this. >> reporter: there are distractions -- >> yeah, you can get it, my man. >> reporter: they somehow seamlessly become part of each training session. the results are incredible. >> my son didn't have a comfort level with kind of exerting force. he has difficulty kind of determining what's the right level of force? you can see him becoming more comfortable in his own body. >> reporter: in dublin -- >> thank you guys for coming. >> reporter: dion lim, abc 7 news. >> wow. chad has gotten requests to open up gyms as far away as dubai.

everybody's welcome there, even if you're not on the autism spectrum. thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. suited up, a hazmat crew goes into a toxic cloud that trapped people in their homes and jammed traffic. the smoky air from wildfires, not just dangerous to people. the eye of a powerful hurricane closing in now on hawaii bringing wind, rain and even fire. reports of a secret meeting in the tech world today. one seen as critical for our nation. >> announcer: now from abc 7, live breaking news. toxic gas, traffic backed up from for miles, breaking news in the east bay after a chemical spill sent a plume of orange gas into the sky. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. the driver of a truck carrying sulfuric acid noticed it leaking around 12:30. >> he was on 880 near winton avenue in hayward.

the freeway was shut down for hours. >> carlos saucedo is live with a breaking update for us. carlos? >> reporter: dan and kristen, we are at a secure spot just feet away from this tanker truck. i'll take a few steps here and you can see some cars just surrounding that area. we did see some chp officials also surrounding the truck moments ago. hazmat crews, again, were trying to neutralize the substance, the leak that was on the ground there. but as you can see, traffic flowing both directions now on interstate 880. traffic, as you can imagine, a major, major backup as a lot of people were trying to get home during the commute. both directions of i-880 were closed for several hours during this massive cleanup. the sulfuric and nitric acid spill was reported just after 12:30 this afternoon. a shelter in place was issued for the surrounding area here in hayward.