indicates this was an intentional act. >> the driver purposely sped up. purposy tried to hit the pedestrian. >> i need units out here. >> a short time ago, police confirm a driver deliberately plowed into a group of people in sunnyvale last night. police are asking the public to pray for one of the youngest victims so isaiah peoples as the driver. they say drove that car intentionally into a group of pedestrians. >> eight people were hurt. one is in critical condition. a 13-year-old girl. police say this does not appear tonight an act of terrorism. >> people is facing eight charges of attempted murder. let's begin with abc7 news reporter chris reyes who talked to people who saw what happened.

>> reporter: good afternoon. well, the crash scene has been cheered now at this busy intersection surrounded by shops, restaurants, and apartment buildings. last night the witness we spoke to was standing right on that street waiting for the light the turn green when this unfolded before his very eyes. >> i stopped waiting for the light the change. this car came through really fast. and really close to me. he went right through the crosswalk. i saw bodies flying. i saw this one bott body, i'll never forget this image. this woman was thrown into the airtion flipped upside down, her feet straight up, and she fell right in front of my car. almost hitting my car. >> reporter: he was at this intersection of sunnyvale and saratoga when it happened. >> i was enraged. i got out of my car and i ran after the driver. when i got to the car, which was smashed up, as you see in the picture, steam coming out. and the door was open and i said

to the, i yelled at the driver, what the hell are you doing? what is the matter with you? and he was sitting there and he was saying, over and over again, thank you, jesus, thank you, jesus. thank you, jesus. it was clear. it was not slurred speech and there was no accent. completely unaccented. so at that point i went and i called 911. >> draper took thissing that of the alleged driver who ended up outside of his car face down on the ground. he said the driver continued to say, thank you jesus. >> never made eye contact. he seemed to be in a strange state of some kind. >> was there any indication at all that this driver knew anybody? >> no. no indication. i saw no indication.

>> not slowing down. he didn't even try to slow down before he hit that tree. >> you can still see the damage is very visible on the tree. people have been stopping by to take pictures. we also spotted this debris 30 feet from here. we know the car with you a toyota. just to give you an idea of how scattered everything is, flowers have been left by the sidewalk where it happened. live from sunnyvale, abc7 news. >> thank you. now let's get to abc7 news reporter chris nguyen. he has the latest. >> reporter: we just got an update from the police department here in sunnyvale. terrorism has been ruled out as a factor but law enforcement officials are still trying to determine why the driver did it. >> reporter: no motive but no accident. that's the word from investigators at the sunnyvale

department of safety. after they released the identity of this man. he is accused of plowing his toyota into a group of pedestrians tuesday night. >> the driver purposely sped up. ran into the crosswalk and purposely tried to hit the pedestrians. >> eight people were hurt. >> we have eight showing serving a warn. a maintenance worker said he previously had minimal interaction with peoples but when no reason to believe anything was suspicious. >> thank you. i never saw this guy having a bad behavior on the property everybody is surprised. >> peoples works for a military audit agency. a family member told abc7 news,

he previously serve in the u.s. army. legal analysts say they will look into the health and mental history. >> people will be asking, what is the motive? that is not necessarily what the d.a. will base its decision. on certain reply intent factor will be key here. >> an arraignment date has yet to be set. we're live in sunnyvae. abc7 news. after ten years of progress, the number of people broething bad air is on the rise. and deregulation and climate change are to blame. >> nearly 10% of the affected. >> we're committed to building a er bay area and that includes improving the environment. live in owing to begin our

coverage on pollution tonight. >> hi. we're up here high in the oakland hills. according to this report, these warm, sunny days are really part of the problem. they are making our air quality worse. in fact, the study found a rash of them during the last three years, or the three years examined by the study. only made our air quaut worse. unfortunately, it looks like in the years to come, this trend will continue. >> we think of the bay area as having relatively clean air. >> move over los angeles. a new study from the american lung association finds the bay area air quality is almost as bad as southern california. measured from 2015 to 2017, the findings here were heavily influenced by climate change and wildfires. and high with ozone levels have improve, the overall picture is

not good. >> we've had more warm, sown days the cook the atmosphere. the emissions during rush hour. then it is mostly due to theo th wildfires. >> just one spot behind the los angeles-long beach area. the environmental protection agency takes issue with the study claiming that nationwide, key emissions measures have dropped dramatically. quote, the lung association paints a pessimistic picture based upon a be pro the aching methodology. methods for derrelling air qual and the latest science show continued improvements. >> we're having more fires. >> he represents contra costa county on the board of the management district. >> we have gotten better in certain areas. but we could fall back so

easily. when we ask for every little thing like don't drive today, don't do these little things, and then it gets dwarfed by one big wildfire, it really makes the mission tougher. >> now, bay area air quality officials don't want people to be discouraged by this report. they want them continue doing the little things. get out of the car as little as possible. adding to the concern about the air quality, the ongoing trump administration to roll back some of the standards, especially those regarding acceptable levels emissions for tail pipes especially here in california. in owing, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. it is bad on two fronts. smog and soot. there is a difference that you should know about. drew tuma is here to explain. >> reporter: behind me there's

haze on the atmosphere and that's what we see when air quality dechines across the region. soot is a biproduct of combusti combustion. think about your fire place burning. the chemicals that exit your car. even the black ash left over from your fireplace. these teeny soot particles, they can linger in our atmosphere.atp when they accumulate, they affect the air quality. they can exacerbate the problem by tracking the soot near the surface. it is one of the reasons we're asked to car pool, walk or bike. when you add in either fog or even some teeny water particles in the atmosphere, that can trap the soot. we call that combination smog. you have likely mattered word a lot in the summertime. smog creates hazy skies in the summer months. they can linger for days.

especially those with health problems. and it creates reduced visibility across the region. i would encourage to go to abc7 news doc. this you can track quality. the makers of round-up today asked a court to throw out a $78 million judgment in a case that claimed the weed killer caused cancer. they said there was no evidence to prove that it made dwayne johnson sick. a judge last year upheld the verdict but slashed the award given to him from $289 million to $78 million. no word on how long it will take the judge to rule on today's request. >> a nationwide measles outbreak has led to an every at the state

capitol to make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccines for their children. a new bill to approve all medical exemptions and create a database. supporters say some doctors are simply selling vaccination exemptions to parent. >> we have schools that are no longer safe because they have so many medical exemptions, they cannot protect the children who attend that school from the outbreak of disease. that's why we have to step in. >> parents who oppose the bill say it will make it harder for medical special i haves to protect children and provide needed medical exemptions. the centers for disease control says as of today, there are 695 cases of measles reported in 22 states. the highest amount, the highest number in 25 years. stay with us. the warriors gear up for what they hope is their last game against the clippers.

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no let-up. >> they have nothing to lose. i thought they were really good. the first four or five minutes.. >> six, seven games, the fans love it but as a player, we love it too but you would rather end it quick. it's such a long unit. any rest you can get will be beneficial in the long run. >> reporter: the warriors need that rest because it was revealed that draymond green has been dealing with a wrist injury that flared up in game four. he had an mri. it came back negative. he will play through any discomfort. he would lick a few days off

see the heel. >> just get it done tonight. thank you. another problem for san francisco's shuttered transit center, the roof top needs to be replaced. after months of repeatedly patching it up, authorities have determined it is beyond repair. replacing it could cost more than $1 million. the pathway began falling apart even before the transit center opened in august. the discovery of crack steel beams shut down the center six weeks later. and crews finished fixing the beams above fremont street. now they're working on taking down the temporary shoring system that has been helping to hold up the central ever since it closed in late september. all repairs are scheduled to be done by june 1st. no date has been set to reopen the central. and hoping for donations after thethe, the the the the tt converters were stolen. style over the being, the

converters were stolen out of the vans parked at the berkeley office on channing way. the executive director says this affects dozens of families and she had a message for whoever is responsible. >> we would have helped you if you had come in and asked us. to steal from us, that sets up a whole other set of human an that i do not understand. >> if you would like to donate to alzheimer's services, you can do so through their website. we'll put the link on our webb. abc7 news.com. >> they really need those replaced. they could save you money on your next night. >> an effort is underway to bring plastic straws back to a majortaan ain. >> michael? >> that's pretty unexpected. straws coming back at a time when many restaurants are ditching plastic straws for good. a new petition is demanding they return to mcdonald's. a man in britain launched an

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nourished. some are recovering from bite wounds from other marine animals and dogs. >> we don't alter their behavior because they're living on the edge in many cases. we want them to stay with their moms and watch from a >> they are asking for volunteers to help with thing like dish washing. let's move on and talk about the weather. here's how selfish drew tuma is. he didn't even make room for us up on the roof. >> the sea breeze has kicked in so it feels even better up here. it is a really nice evening. come on up, guys. in san francisco, it is comfortable. but elsewhere, we're dealing with really hot conditions in the 80s and 90s. live doppler 7 with cheer skies. a hive look from the tam cam.ca.

it is gorgeous out there. we do have issues with pollen. it is still very high. your main offenser is a lot of trees bhooming at this hour. cedar, juniper, oak and walnut. so they'll stay there for several days. wheezing and sneezing in the forecast. look at the temperatures. the sea breeze kicked. in we're 13 degrees cooler compred to this time yesterday. 10 degrees cooler in mountain view. still inland, you're not getting that breeze. it is very warm in spots away from the water. look at this in east bay. a comfortable, 73 in alameda. you're sizzling at 92 degrees. 85 in fremont. area wide, our micro chimts are in full effect. we're at 90 in brentwood. three records sent today. they all tied or shattered the

records. it was a warm day once again. here's the call overnight. we'll see a little bit of fog right over san francisco. and parts of the north bay coastline. that's about it. the marine hair will not be deep. temperatures manly in the 50s. high pressure is just in control over the southwest right now. that is bringing us the hot weather. what we're watching in an approaching level, that will move into southern california. it will take its time getting this. so the gradual heat relief over the next couple days. tomorrow, some patchy coastal fog. a lot of sunshine again. a light breeze, not as warm tomorrow. these numbers are well above where they should be in the 70s and the 80s. so highs in the micro climate, starting in the south bay. morgan hill, 83.

ja 80 in mountain view. 64 for pacifica. down san francisco, 64 tomorrow. 64 in morning fog and daly city. a warm one again. 81 in sonoma. 70 in sausalito. the east bay, a bright day, a warm day. 80 in fremont. oakland, a warm 76 degrees. and here's the silver lining. no more 90s. we're still very warm in the 80s. 88 in brentwood and livermore at about 83 degrees. so the accuweather forecast, the heat gradually recedes over the next couple days. very nice. morning fog, afternoon sunshine, and then early next week. you will see the temperatures close to where they should be. nonetheless, a nice evening on the way. i did not see you up here yet. >> >> save our spots. well, calling what does help for heart failure look like?

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parents now have an international guideline for how much screen time is good for children. the first ever guidance saying children younger than 1 should not have any screen time. those under 5 should not spend more than one houn watching screens every day. and less is better. at least one pediatric group says the guidelines failed to consider the potential benefits of social media. a retired naval chief says using gender neutral chiefs is political correctness gone mad. it comes after the scottish maritime museum said it would stop calling ships and boats asa she. the admiral told the bbc the move is an insult to a generation of sailors. a ship is like a mother. he said pressure to make changes is a dangerous road to go down. sailing vessels have been referred to as female and given

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half an hour on abc7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. we'll see you then. if you're one of those people who has trouble picking out new time for the kitchen, this may be for you. >> annual decorator show case is happening in san francisco. top decorators work their magic in an historic mansion. some fan might appreciate this desk decorated by pictures. it benefits children at san francisco university high school. >> so this is the 42nd annual decorator show case of it was started by the university high school to raise money by the financial aid program. we've raised over $16 million and all that money goes directly to kids who can't afford to pay tuition. >> the decorators remade these spaces in all. the show case runs through may and it is open to the public. and it supports the school and the scholarship.

>> world news is next. >> thanks for joining us tonight. tonight, several developing stories. breaking news in the west. a reported tornado touching down amid this deadly storm system. also, the family swept away. the mother and two children carried away in flash floods. the father reportedly holding onto a tree. a freight train derailing, catching fire, and the truck dangling off a highway. the system moving from texas to the east coast. rob marciano standing by with late information. also, the breaking headline. the grim discovery in the search for that missing 5-year-old boy. search dogs could only find his scent at the home. what they've now found. tonight, the mother and father thwhat investigators revealed late today. the fast-moving investigation tonight.

do authorities believe a driver intentionally plowed into a crowd of people?