firing back. thanks for ginnijoining us. the first lady fires back. we have more on the fallout from washington d.c. >> defiance from an alleged self-proclaimed member. identified by the new york times only as a senior administration

inclinations. it would cost the official their job. >> so when you tell me about some anonymous source within the administration probably who is failing and probably here for all of the wrong reasons. >> anonymous meaning gutless. >> the alleged administration official writing we believe our first duty is to this country act in a manner that is to the health of our republic. many of vow today do what we can while misguided impulses until he is out of office. the root of the problem is the president's amorality. sarah sanders saying this coward should do the right thing and resign. the unnamed official explains the reasons top aids choose to stay on the job is to save the country from president trump saying the president's behavior

is erratic. his leadership style petty and ineffective. they say the claims aren't shocking to him. >> it wasn't new news to me or anybody. >> this article comes on the heels that paints president trump as ignorant and impulsive and aids strulging to reign him in. abc news, washington. one senator is putting his whole career at risk by threatening to release an e-mail belonging to brett kavanaugh. you can see the judge there taking notes in the hot seat right now. he has denied that he once suggested the 1973 roe versus wade ruling is not settled law. they are pelting president trump's pick on ears as well.

booker released one of his e-mails about racial profiling. booker certainly runs the riskover being expelled from the senate because it is considered confidential. >> my purpose is more important than my position. i came down here to stand up for the people of new jersey and fight for the people of of new jersey. whatever the consequences i will stand up and do what is right. >> protesters rallied at the office of judiciary committee's republican chair. washington is still buzzing about california senator and former san francisco d.a. who gave him his toughest grilling yesterday no words with regard to the russia investigation. >> can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions the body? >> i'm not sure.

>> how can you not remember whether or not you had a conversation about robert mueller or anyone at that law fifr firm? >> right. i'm trying to think do i know anyone that works at that firm. >> i think you're thinking of someone you don't want to tell us. >> she was try to go find out whether they discussed mueller or anyone from the investigation. democrats believe such a conversation happened. in other news the delta fire tripled in fire overnight. the fire burning on both sides has grown to 23 square miles. still no containment and it is still closed in both directions. look at this new video from firefighters still deployed across northern california. evacuation orders are in place in and around the national forest. officials say the fire is human

caused but did not indicate whether it was arson or accident. so let's see whether weather conditions will be helpful or not. mike is here. >> yeah. we have helpful weather and some unhelpful weather. i'll show you different conditions out there. first the conditions are pretty good right now. it is only 75 degrees. relative humidity could be higher. we don't get that this time of the year. now, look at the winds over the next 24 hours. they will stay below 15 miles per hour. we are not going to feed that fire with a lot of new oxygen. this is what i was talking about. look at the temperatures, mid-to upper 90s through at least monday. you can see we start to drop back down into the upper 80s tuesday and it will make things a little less palettable.

all of that will stay north of us. air quality will be good through at least sunday. the drought is back. i'll tell you about it coming up. >> i hate to hear that in september too. thank you. a nationwide search has begun for a south bay catholic high school. she resigned after nearly a year of evacuations after handling against staff members. we are live from presentation high school in san jose with reaction from parents. >> mary miller has been in a position here for more than 25 years. it goes into effect september 14th. >> have a good day. >> administrators welcomed students back to class. this comes one day after the catholic school publicly announced their principal submitted her resignation of mishandling allegations of sexual abuse. miller said she hopes her

absence allows this staff to foc focus on the success. it comes after an article was published in the washington post last october. it accused miller of not going to police when she told her she was groped by one of her teachers. she said since it was made public they were abused by staff members too. >> there is no doubt about that. but she also threw her failure to report child abuse, she victimized dozensov of girls. >> they released a statement saying i hope the announcement today by board of directors of the change in school leadership will allow victim, survivors, families and presentation high school community to take the next step on the path to recovery and wholeness. they have started a nationwide search. parents are hopeful of the new

direction. >> i know it's for my daughter and it has been a good school far long time. >> i hope to make it. hopefully they make the right choice. >> the scrutiny is not over. miller presentation high school and former teacher all named in a lawsuit brought on behalf of a former student. abc 7 news. >> thank you. four people are dead including the gunman after a downtown cincinnati ohio bank shooting this morning. they say the gunman entered the bank and opened fire in the lobby. the police chief exchanged gunfire with the shooter. it is unclear if he was killed by that gunfire or whether he turned the gun on himself. the chp wrapped up the st testing this morning. preparing to prepare a shot spotter system where there has been a lot of highway shootings. they will pinpoint where and

when it occurred. this will be the first time they will be used on a freeway. the chp plans to install these by the end of the year. there have been 136 highway shootings in the bay area in the past three years. legendary east bay wine maker has died. he opened the his family broke the news on facebook page. they say he died in his sleep on tuesday. they produced premium wines over guidance for over it is a big day for the fight in gay rights, the reason the lgbt community and allies in india are celebrating a big win this m

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new morning india celebrating a court ruling banning sex it included ten year prison sentences engaging in homo sexual acts. >> i think all of the people have come to -- have yielded this result. >> they they have agreed with this. >> they argd and made them live in fear of being harassed by police and prosecuted because of their sexual preference. tnchts 12 young sacker players and their coach got to thank their rescuers face to face for the first time today.

you may remember the team rescue captivated the world this past july. the thai government for the sbir team in bangkok. they spoke about their ordeal. we have all watched movies in theaters before. have you ever been in the middle of the movie? it features extra projectors and screens. amy shows you more. >> look around this movie theater in dublin. there is more to look at than just the typical silver screen in front. you have screens on both sidesover you making it a 270 degree experience. >> regal is excite today bring it to the bay area. >> you have the movie right in front of you. you also have a screen on the

right, the left, if you look over here will you miss something here? what is a movie goer to do? >> it will come to life in select scenes that will enhance the picture. >> enhance, not take away. you are immersed in the moment rather than distracted. we can't show you a movie in the theater but we can show you an exampleover scenes created by screen x that the company provided. it helps you see how they wrap around you. the first will play tonight. it's the nun. it costs an extra $5 to see it on this screen. they are also opening a theater in new york city this weekend. so there are now seven theaters like this in the country. ford just announced a major recall effecting millions of its trucks, the problem that could spark a fire and how owners can get it fixed. and we are going to open the

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sadly it's back and it came back during a time when we are not to get much rain to begin with. you can see that's little bit of yellow. it's abnormally dry. it is the first stage. it is in the eastern

the entire bay area is yellow. you can also see it is moderate. it is little bit worse to the north. if we have a below average rain season the drought will to get worse. something to keep an eye on. something to keep an eye on that is a little bit nicer and a little more fun to watch look at the direction the clouds are moving. you can see some areas getting sunshine. all of us will this afternoon. it will take it slower around the bay like it has been. the only warming will be in the inland neighborhoods. mostly cloudy. we'll go from summer to kind of almost an autumn chill. it is starting to exert its dominance over us. we'll see this and for the rest of us tomorrow. for today look at this. this is the visible satellite. clouds being pretty stubborn. it is keeping areas closer to

the bay cooler. this is san jose at 80 and 93 at gilroy. a lot of mid-70s even a few upper 70s. you drop down to 69. very narrow along the coast. don't have much sunshine to warm things up. it is 59 to 77 in pet -- we have 90 az long the east bay shore. oakland at 71. inland we'll have temperatures in the mid-80s to upper 80s. that's going to be comfortable compared to tomorrow when it will be possibly 10 degrees warmer. let's break down the rest of today or the next 12 hours starting at noon. it is 59, almost 60. it is very comfortable heading out for lunch. we'll see temperatures warm up at 4:00. look how quickly they drop with

us losing nearly two and a half minutesov of sunshine every day. 52 at santa rosa and napa. high surf warning continues. the areas you see in red is just about every one of hawaiian islands. if you're heading to hawaii it is a category 3, 115 miles per hour winds. it will stay to the north. other than the surf it's not going to have much of an effect on the islands. all of that dangerous surf will be there heading into flexion week. back here at home look at that surge of warmth tomorrow. low 80s around the bay. 64 at the coast. by next wednesday temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees cooler. if you want that summer surge in september we only have one day and that is just tomorrow. >> it has been relatively cool. >> yes. >> okay. thanks. ford is recalling about 2

million f-150 pickup trucks due to a seat belt issue that could spark a fire. there have been 17 cases in the u.s. no oe was hurt. the recall includes 2015 to 2018 regular cab and super crew cab f-150s. ford dealerships will make necessary repairs. >> heads up if you plan on using the bay bridge saturday. they plan to stop traffic so a pair of foundations can be imploeded. this is what it has looked and sounded like during previous implosions. you're looking at sketches of what remains will be turned into, a space for the public ther pedestrian and bike paths are closed so crews can prepare for the work. >> do you love the environment? do you love san francisco? we have a way you can take part.

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linked in is number one. if you're logging onto abc7news.com from your phone get the news app and tune in right here. tune nin right here for abc 7 news at 4:00. it is love our city clean up campaign kicking off saturday at 9:00. you can register to work right now. that's on our web site as well. organizers want you to pick up trash and between near your home or business. go to abc7news.com to find your district meeting place. as we head out here we want to check with mike going back into drought. neiborh abrm ctions right now. it's the beginning. if we don't get rain we will be in a world of hurt. >> we have a lot of dampness and

humidity. >> it helps at the coast but nowhere else. >> all right. have a great day. bye bye.

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