of a sweltering wve an 18 monthd girl has died sadly after she was found at a car in the east bay community of moraga op a day when the high temperature was in the mid-'80s. >> abc7 news anchor eric tom s as is live. >> reporter: we do know the child was found inside a car in a neighborhood here in moraga by a family member. but the child does not live in moraga, the child is from oakland. this we are told by neighbors was a home day care on a street in moraga. police are describing this as a horribly tragic accident. >> unknown medical with a child heard screaming in the background. >> reporter: the call was coming from this moraga home. >> code 3 assist for an 18 month old baby locked in a car. >> reporter: he was trying to revive the toddler who wasn't breathing. >> the first officer on the

scene began cpr, was quickly relieved by the firefighters who arrived. they performed every lifesaving measure they could. >> reporter: but it was too late. young lili was pronounced dead at the hospital. she's the 46th person in the u.s. to die from heat related issues inside a hot car this year. san jose state meteorologist professor january knoll says it doesn't have to be that hot and it doesn't take that long. >> a day like yesterday when it was 80 degrees in moraga, inside the car would have been 130 or hotter. and if the child was in a car seat that might have been in direct sunlight, it would be even hotter than that. >> reporter: newly saull says w pace to break 49. >> the average is 37 a year. as you say we're at 46 right now, and the record is 49 with respect to 2010. >> reporter: all of them terribly tragic. moraga police say they are investigating this but they are not investigating it as a crime.

once again, they say it's a tragic accident. however, their findings will be turned over to authorities at the county level to decide if charges should be filed. and our understanding of this from folks in the neighborhood is that there was a lot of police activity, a lot of ambulances around. and today a lot of sadness here in moraga. even the police say it's a tough one to handle. live in moraga, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> eric, thank you. have you hot about how h-- thought about how hot it can get in a car? use our abc7 news app as well. >> officials say a downed pg&e power line started a fire in marin county monday night. the fire broke out in san geronimo valley. it is at this .65% contained. following the devastating north bay wildfires, sonoma county officials are working to make

sure residents are ready for a disaster. they are testing an emergency alert phone system to give people as much warning as possible. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in santa rosa tonight with what they have learned in the process so far. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. it's not just what they are learning about themselves, but what other counties are learning from santa rosa. when the fires hit last year, the emergency notification system was not what it should have been. the county has acknowledged that. now they are raising the bar. mobile phones, these days we can't live with them or without them and sonoma county is banking they may save your life. hence an exercise today. >> you know, at work a bunch of phones were going off and they were alerts, but i'm not sure what it was. >> reporter: but linda davidson got the message albeit indirectly as santa rosa and sonoma county ran a second emergency notifications test from this office. when the firestorm hit last fall, the county heard considerable criticism from residents who never knew about the danger until two r too late.

that will never happen again. according to supervisor james gore. >> if you're going to focus on crisis communications, the first rule of crisis communications, communicate. you can't overalert people if you do it in the right way. >> reporter: today they tested broadcast a lertsz and wireless messages via mobile phones in both spanish and english. then the test asked them to respond and take a survey. >> i did. >> reporter: what did you do? >> i took the survey. >> reporter: did it work for you? >> yes. >> reporter: though some bugs remain, santa rosa fire chief tony gosner is still worried about a county wide test two days ago. >> it took four hours to dial everyone in sonoma county. if we have a targeted incident where we need to notify that population immediately, we can't do the whole county because it takes way too long. >> it remains a work in progress. the first test of this kind anywhere in the western united states, sonoma county, burn once shame on you. burn twice, shame on me. around here they take that seriously. >> learn from our mistake and

don't wait for this to smack you in the face. >> reporter: that survey asked questions like where were you when you received the alert, what were you doing? how did you receive that alert? it's interesting to note here that more than 1300 people speaking english responded to that survey. only 54 respondents spoke spanish. the county will be looking hard at that. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> all right, wayne, thank you. last week a zillow study found that san jose is the least affordable area in the country. on average, homeowners spent 54% of their income. on paying off mortgages in san jose. in san francisco and oakland, it's 45%. nationally it is only 17%. with that as context, today a campaign kicked off to help teachers afford homes in the south bay. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen is live with how it works. chris? >> reporter: kristen, it's all part of a commitment from the bay area host committee to help

local educators in the lead up to the college football national championship and this comes at a time when local educators are struggling to survive in silicon valley. although the college football national championship doesn't take place at levi stadium until january of next year, the bay area host committee is already following through on its goal of helping local educators. >> many of our teachers are driving hours to get to their schools. that affect the quality of education in the classroom. it affects he future teachers. with all of this coming together it's a critical issue. >> reporter: the football playoff foundation wants to help teachers with making homeownership a reality through financial coaching ask down payment assistance. three educators will each receive a $25,000 grant to help with buying a home. dozens of other educators will receive smaller grants. all totaling $150,000 in support, landed co-founder alex lost on. >> i'm the son of a fourth grade

school teacher. my dad was a social worker. i had a lot of love and not a whole lot of money growing up. i recognize the challenges that come along with being dedicated to a profession that you really like and care about. but i'm not getting paid enough. >> reporter: according to a recent study by truly i can't, less than 100% of homes on the market are considered affordable for the local school teachers. it's a figure driving teachers away from the bay. he got helped earlier this year. >> the fact that it's yours and the fact that you are building your equity and you are building something for your family is, is very, very peaceful. >> reporter: the winners will be announced in january during championship week. to learn more about how landed is helping local teachers, you can head over to our website, abc7news.com. for now we're live in the south bay. i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> chris, thanks so much. and just a reminder the college football playoff national championship game is coming to

levi stadium on january 7. there will be fan events leading up to the game across the bay area. the game will be broadcast on our sister network espn. >> well, the world's eyes are on san francisco on the eve of the global climate action summit. the city will help reenergize the movement to reduce carbon emissions and with any luck, they hope affect global warming in a positive way. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live from grace cathedral where ceremony is being held to kickoff this big summit. lyanne? >> reporter: that's right. the event here, dan, at grace cathedral is meant to show the church's support for this summit. you know, the summit is a pretty big deal with a lot of movers and shakers. and if you don't believe me, take a look at this very long list of speakers. and the list goes on. i'm talking about governors, senators, also celebrities, all kinds of politicians. this is all happening thursday

through friday. so, yes, eyes are on san francisco. this is not your ordinary summit. security outside moscone center is already tight with metal barriers in place. the climate action summit promises to have ambitious goals that will try to secure america's and the world's low carbon future. >> what we're doing here in san francisco is recreating that impulse and momentum for the next big lift. >> reporter: protesters gathered outside an event at grace cathedral this afternoon to make sure that included in those talks was a dialogue to stop oil drilling operation ands gas production in california. something governor jerry brown has refused to do. >> he's done a lot in the past, but we need him to do even more. >> reporter: that's green peace director jennifer morgan who flew in from amsterdam to attend the summit. >> we are all it be the fires in california or the hurricanes that are coming.

so we need more ambition. >> reporter: the numbers are promising. at report put out by america's pledge on climate aid between 2005 and 2015 the country grew 15%. greenhouse gas emissions declined 11.5%. they say more needs to be done to reverse the effects of global warming. >> you can look at the numbers in all kinds of interesting ways and come to the conclusion that there is a mobilization in a certain direction of travel to combat climate change. >> reporter: and you can access that pledge online after midnight. now, tomorrow early, 9:00 in the morning, the mayoral of san francisco, london breed, will kickoff, officially kickoff this summit. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> okay, very good, lyanne. thank you. a 3r5 h5-foot tall polar bear i made from car hoods, salvaged

from junk yards. the new mexico artist behind the piece says the sculpture is meant to shine the light on the disappearing arctic threatening the bear's habitat and extinction. >> they are called the bts army and we are live as they are out in full force at oracle arena in oakland. some of these guys and mostly gals, have been in line for days. that's ahead. >> plus the fda calls it an epidemic. now the agency just put a san francisco company on notice. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it is unseasonably cool this time of year. i'll let you know how long the cooler than average conditions will last coming up. >> and who says you can't afford to get a porsche? car sharing is about to get a bi

sky 7 live in oakland where a massive crowd is gathering outside oracle arena. no, the warriors are not in

action. that's not till later next month. it's for a boy band, probably most of you have not heard of. the name of the group is bts. the history-making south korea. cornell bernard is live with the mass of humanity. you're going to lose your voice from screaming tonight? >> reporter: i think i just might, dan. all i can say is, wow, the bts army is out in full force. [ screaming ] >> reporter: oh, my gosh. they are ready for a concert and already they've got a lot to sing about. >> i really love their music and they're really positive people and really happy right now. >> i like how they utilize this their platform to spread such a positive message. >> reporter: of what? >> of loving yourself, the importance of mental health.

>> reporter: some have been camping out since monday to be the first to grab a spot on the first come first serve spot near the stage. so many fans say they're here for the music, but as you heard, they're also here for the positive message, which is love yourself. they love the message these guys are sending. tickets are still available for the concert on the secondary markets, like stub hub starting about $470 bucks. stub hub, by the way, says this is one of the top-selling concerts so far this fall, outselling the eagles, beyonce and jay z, journey and deaf leopard. the group learned they were nominated ford nominated for an american music award. a lot to celebrate. are you ready for a concert? >> yes! >> reporter: we're live in oracle, i'm cornell bernard,

abc7 news. >> you can see where the demographic is. thank you. tonight the fda is cracking down on e-cigarette companies. u.s. health officials say teen use of e-cigarettes has reached epidemic levels. they are giving manufacturers 60 days to plan to curb and reduce under age use. it is discussed as a potential tool to wean adult smokers off cigarettes. they are the most popular for people under 18 years of age. they believe bright color 68 packaging and candy flavoring can be partially to blame. and many teens agree. >> which is why i'm sure teens like it because in school they're kind of everywhere. they can easily take a hit when no one's looking. >> the most recent national youth tobacco survey finds one in five high school students use tobacco. san francisco bay's juul is one of the companies. we are commit today preventing under age use of our product and

want to be part of the solution and will continue to enbe gauge with the fda. >> a warning on possible hurricane donation fraud. >> the agency wants those giving money to storm victims to choose wisely. this comes at a time, situation with florence coming our way. >> as people take advantage of people in this situation, michael finney is here. >> the most important thing you can do is research. charity navigator and guide star are two good places to look. it's guide star.org, charity navigator.com. make sure you are not giving to a charity sound alike. con men set up charities with similar sounding names. what is on our screen here? anyway, don't put much faith in those calling and asking for donations. instead, give to the charities you know and trust. now, general motors is recalling almost a quarter million vehicles because of problems with the rear brakes. the recall includes many 2018

and 2019 gmc terrains, buick lacrosse and regal, cadillac xgs and chevrolet cruz, equinox and impala. the pistons can have hydrogen gas trapped inside. that makes the brakes feel soft and that can increase rather the risk of a crash. drivers can schedule an appointment at a dealership to remove the trapped gas. porsche wants you to test drive its vehicles by renting them. the automaker is launching two pilot programs to allow potential buyers and other drivers to rent porsches. starting in october, customers in san francisco and los angeles will be able to list their porsche vehicles for sale on peer to peer portal.

it will havlaunched hourly to w vehicle rentals. >> sounds like a car i'd like to rent. >> thank you, michael. >> now to the weather. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> take a look, the eye of the storm is not as well defined. it is heading to the carolinas. it is a category 3 storm packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. it is about 335 miles southeast of wilmington, north carolina. now, here's what's going to happen. tomorrow afternoon it's a category 3 as it approaches the carolina coast. and then by friday afternoon it is expected to make landfall somewhere near wilmington as a category 3, making this turn, which is pretty unusual. weakening to a category 1, but it will work its way back up northward as a tropical depression. the system is going to slow down as it approaches the coast and

the rainfall will be excessive and prolonged as it just lingers across that region. rainfall totals in isolated areas could reach up to 40 inches through monday and that is going to cause some major problems. so take a look at what you can expect from florence. storm surge up to 13 feet as i mentioned, rainfall isolated spots up to 40 inches. flooding is pretty much a certainty with damaging winds and possible tornadoes as hurricane florence nears. a weaker storm, tropical storm olivia has made a brief land fall over maui. it is weaker but it did dump 9 inches of rain over maui. it will move over the open waters of the pacific as we head into tomorrow night, continuing to weaken and pull away. a damaging surf and heavy rain is expected at least for the next 24 hours. our live doppler 7 tracking some of the bands of heavy rain associated with that tropical system. if you have plans to go to hawaii over the next couple of days, keep that in mind. your flights may be impacted.

live doppler 7 right now showing you quite a bit of cloud cover. it's mostly high-level clouds except near the coast where we are seeing low clouds. did you notice it is much cooler today across many parts of the bay area and gusty. right now westerly wind 25 miles in san francisco, 23 in oakland. temperatures in our warm est spots have been in the 70s today. 50s, 60s rights along the coast. that's where we are now, 50s to 70s. beautiful view from our emeryville camera as we look across the bay here. high clouds making for a nice burst of color there. cooler than average and gusty tomorrow. little changes expected through the weekend with minor warming next week. hour by hour we go, 7:00 tonight you notice the high clouds passing through. as we head into 5:00 a.m., you will see the low clouds near the coast and those high clouds continuing to filter the sun. right on through 8:00 a.m. and the clouds thin out, some lingering on the coast into the evening hours. temperatures will range from the mid 40s to the upper 3550s acro

the region. breezy and windy pattern, these temperatures nowhere where they should be this time of year. nowhere near, i should say. mid 70s inland, 76 in concord. 74 san jose. 66 in oakland. 73 santa rosa. 63 san francisco. now, temperatures will be running below average right on through the weekend. as you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, it's cool for september, below average through the weekend, with minor fluctuations and the numbers as we head towards next week tuesday into wednesday, warming closer to average. mid-'80s inland, low 60s coast. it's not going to be back up to where you should be for quite sometime. so really it feels more like late fall. as ug know it can be warm in september and october. certainly doesn't feel like september weather. >> thanks, sandhya. >> okay, is there anything steph curry can't do? if he ever wants to drop basketball for baseball, that story is next.

then at 5:30 on world news with david muir. >> coming up tonight, hurricane florence set to slam into the east coast. tonight the alarming new forecast just out. the shift in the track. this could last for days. and my interview just moments ago with the hurricane hunters up in the air tonight next. >> david, thank you. and new at 6:00. apple's big unveiling including a new iphone. we're going to explain why it was a watch that (music throughout)

michelle obama ask going on tour and she's coming to the bay area. the former first lady announced on twitter today her upcoming memoir called "becoming" is complete. and she's ready to hit the road on a ten city tour. sheila pier at t she'll appear at the s.a.p. center. the book will be released in october. >> droneview7 shows us howard is

closed between 3rd and 4th for the dream forceonth ongoing conf the new moscone center. the closure will last through september 30th. we showed you a video of a super pod of dolphins in monterey. it now appears the mammals have traveled nearly 400 miles down south. alexis smith from abc7 mornings has more. >> and here they go, they're off to the races. >> reporter: you've probably heard of a horse stampede. this is a dolphin stampede near dana point in southern can have. a woman named donna shared this video. she was on a whale watching tour when the dolphins started jumping out of the water. someone was comparing them to race horses >> they journey through the water at incredible speed. >> thanks, alexi by the way, is already one of the greatest basketball players as you know in the world.

and good enough at golf to have participate ed in two professional tournaments. but now he's flashing his ability on the baseball diamond. take a look at him. check this out. >> look at the form. >> i know, on the mound. they shared this video in tokyo at a local giants game. curry through one heck of a ceremonial first pitch. it seemed to really catch the bottom corner of the strike zone. see it again? nice. maybe one day we'll see curry throw out the first pitch in the bay area. >> that is one talented man, i have to say. well, they seem like any other group of tourists. getting sketched at pier 39. and taking a cable car. >> except these

i'm alma daetz. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> we kept giving them benefit of the doubts. and finally i said, i'm done. >> outrage victims on what state

regulators call one of the largest contractor fraud cases in recent history. also today's groundbreaking for a major project 20 years in the making, it's going to transform a section of the east bay hills. and a new poll on nike's kaepernick ad campaign is out. one part is just what the company wanted to hear. all coming up in half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. kristen, dan? >> alma, thanks, we'll see you then. >> finally the world's top race car drivers took a lap in san francisco. >> scott dixon and close purchasuers took a ride. >> they crossed the golden gate bridge crit hitting all the spots. it was sadness this was the last race at the raceway. it moves to laguna segue. >> it's a fine race track. for the moment sad to see it not on the schedule. >> dixon is looking for his 5 th indy car championship. his nearest rival alexander

rossy who could take it at sonoma this weekend. >> should be fun. >> "world news tonight" with david muir is tonight, as we come on the air, what authorities are now calling the storm of a lifetime. new warnings as we come on tonight, as hurricane florence now prepares to hit the east coast. the first major effects in just hours. tonight, the alarming new report from the national weather service. hurricane force winds now stretching 70 miles in each direction from the eye of the storm. a category 3. the hurricane track now shifting sending new communities tonight into a panic. and authorities warn this hurricane will hover along the coast for days. meteorologist ginger zee with the new track. and tonight, my interview just moments ago with the hurricane hunters up in the air this evening. what they're seeing right now. on the ground, the race to escape for millions. this is their last chance.

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