1.5% surcharge for the first five years. the money would fund transportation and safety improvements. if you look at my phone here, i tried to domylfits right now $3 from the airport to the station right now. with the surcharge it would add an extra dollar to that total price. if this all goes through, it will be in ef fact by 2020. live in sfo jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> a dollar is still a dollar. >> it's true. it's 4:30 in the morning. if you're just getting ovjoinino us, let's get over to meteorologist mike nicco. >> the winds have picked up through the delta. fairfield 31, coming out of concord 21. stronger sea breeze out there. more cloudiness. i actually ran into a little drizzle in san francisco. the closer you are to the coast,

the more you'll see that. if you're heading out 56 to 62. not necessarily cooler this morning. by noon, we'll ramp to near 60 at the coast, 75 around the bay, 79 inland. then we don't get much warmer. 76 to 82 as the clouds really never leave. low clouds along the coast into san francisco over towards richmond, then high clouds will dim the sunshine from time to time for the rest of us. by the time the sun sets at 8:00, we'll be back in the 50s and six. looking great. no major incidents on the board right now. hoping we can keep it this way this morning. live look at walnut creek, southbound 680 from the east bay north of the 24 split, everything looking nice and light so far. that continues to look good. whether you're continuing on southbound 680 or taking 24 into the oakland area. a quick collect of drive times still in the green, westbound 580 tracy to dublin, 31 minutes. southbound 680 dublin to mission

boulevard, 14 minutes. north highway 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. the latest presidential candidate to enter the race held his first campaign appearance in san francisco. for months tom steyer said he wouldn't run for president. last night he had harsh words for president trump. here is abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard. >> we're going to give the bulk of our money away during our lifetime to good causes. >> reporter: billionaire tom steyer defended his wealth several times at manny's in san francisco's mission district. >> what we need in 2020 is an across-the-board win for the gigantic change. rebuild the electric. >> reporter: he says he's the candidate for beating donald trump. >> he's mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. >> reporter: he's spent his money on tv ads to impeach the president. at a campaign rally in north carolina chanted send her back

as the president attacked muslim >> there's nothing lower in this world than going after people based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation. >> reporter: styeier says the u.s. government is broken and he has two ways to fix it. >> the two things we're talking about is retaking democracy from the corporations and the need to act on climate day one. >> he's the only self-funded person running. that said he is a product of his own suck zbles nobody owns me. >> reporter: he's vowed to spend $100 million on his own campaign. >> it's very hard for a billionaire to convince people to give money to his campaign. >> he says he's working on attracting those donors, he defended his lack of political experience saying years of working in finance and starting his own non-ploft, next gen america is the training ground francisco first lady

gill foyer were fund-raising for president trump's campaign. it drew about 50 people. >> republicans don't have any voice in san francisco, so to be able to participate at an event like that with a national level is something a lot of people will jump at. >> earlier this month the trump campaign announced it raised $105 million in the second quarter. developing out of japan, fire officials have confirmed nearly 30 deaths at an arson attack at a popular animation studio in kyoto. police say a man burst into a building, spread a flammable liquid and set it on fire. the suspect was also injured in the fire and taken to the hospital. fire crews worked to extinguish the fire while also pulling out injured workers. police are searching for a possible motive behind the attack. chevonne is investigating the cause of a flaring incident at its refinery in richmond. they issued a level one community warning around 7:30

last night. chevron says there was no environmental or health risk to the community. the flaring produced a plume of black smoke. in the east bay the man accused of killing nia wilson at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station will stand trial. john lee cowell has been deemed c competent to proceed. the judge says he reviewed reports from three doctors. one believed that cowell lacked competency. another didn't render a decision, the third found him to be competent. cowell will return to court next month. a federal judge will decide whether billionaire jeffrey epstein will be let out of jail on bail. the 66-year-old asked the judge to let him live under house arrest with supervision in his upper east side mansion in manhattan. the prosecuion says he's an extreme flight risk that

shouldn't be eligible for bail because of the seriousness of his charges. he has pleaded not guilty. prosecutors dropped a sexual assault charge against kevin spacey. he was accused of getting an 18-year-old man, then gloeping him at a nantucket restaurant where the teen worked as a busboy. the case fell apart after spacey's accuser refused to testify about text messages the defense claims were deleted. plans to install canopies over b.a.r.t. station escalators in sflan have been delayed. the examiner reports the board of supervisors budget and finance committee questioned the $91 million price tag for 21 canopies at four b.a.r.t. stations along the market. about $45 million would come from a voter approved bond for transportation infrastructure. the vote was continued until next week. b.a.r.t. is facing another challenge. how to deal with a large homeless camp growing under tracks in the east bay.

police want your help finding two stolen puppition and these aren't just any pups. new concerns about the face app. lawmakers want the fbi to investigate the russia connection. >> you and i still haven't done it. >> and i will not. >> i'm the only one of all my friends. first, it's 4:37. we don't need to see 40 years in the future. >> no. i see it in the mirror every day. >> i'm a little older than both of you. i'm already starting to live parts of that. i don't want to get any closer. i'm good where i am. thanks. don't let the temperatures fool you. we're upside down today. we're a little warmer this morning but definitely cooler this afternoon. low to mid 60s throughout most of the east bay. antioch and brentwood nearing 70. elsewhere we have temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in the north way. upper 50s to low 60s at the shore.

we're looking at the western side of the bay bridge. patchy drizzle. it's definitely possible especially the closer you get to the coast in san francisco. cool this morning but warm this afternoon and breezy. if you're on one of the shuttles north of the bay bridge. we'll jump from the 50s this morning to sect by lunchtime in the north bay. in the 60s through 9:00. lock how slow the sunshine comes out in the eastbound keeping us in the mid industries. for san francisco, we never completely shed the clouts. 8:00 we're back in the 50s. >> let's get over to alexis. any new hot spots? >> no, nothing. a very quiet start here today. we're in the middle of summer. it's a thursday, hopefully we can keep a quiet commute today. here is 92, san mateo bridge both eastbound and westbound traffic is looking great. light volumes. starting to slee things fill in in our typical slow spots. we've got mass transit off to a

slow start. b.a.r.t. trains running, no

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upper 60s in eureka, sunny and breezy. pretty cloudy in monterey. low to upper 70s from san diego to los angeles. afternoon sunshine, still holding on to triple digits in fresno and palm springs. notice the sea breeze into sacramento, yesterday upper 90s. low to mid 80s in the sierra. hang out at 79 tomorrow. then 82 to 83 saturday and sunday. b.a.r.t. is dealing with this new homeless encampment right underneath the tracks in east oakland. some of the wooden structures apparently are two stories high. this new encampment is at san leandro and 81st. >> reporter: the homeless are building their own homes underneath the b.a.r.t. tracks in oakland, like here along san leandro street near 81st avenue where at least a dozen wooden structures are tucked right under the tracks, structures

that have clearly taken a while to build. homeless encampments have sparked several fires in recent months. last year a man died after a fire in the b.a.r.t. tracks underneath the 980 freeway. the buildings just keep going up. like here near the b.a.r.t. tracks, there's a multistory structure built of mostly plywood complete with a door lock. residents didn't want to talk with abc 7 news. a neighbor told us he's reported the illegal structure to b.a.r.t. police several times in recent months. >> it's on b.a.r.t. property. the issue is, if we move it off b.a.r.t. property, they would e on oakland property. we need to work with the city very closely in order to decide what to do. >> reporter: similar structures have been physically removed before underneath the 23rd avenue bridge where caltrans needed the site cleared for a retrofit project. a city official told me they're

looking at a two-prong solution using the fire code to move out those structures but offering the residents a place in a future community cabin location. in sflan, one block of octavia street will close to cars permanently. the block is between hayes and lyndon streets. octave yeah will still be open to bicycles and emergency vehicles. that will allow the city to expand a popular park next to the street. police in the east bay are asking for help finding two stolen puppies. the black and white border kol lease were taken from the owners in richmond on july 8th between 8:00 and 11:30 a.m. the puppies are five to eight weeks old. their owner is a herder and relies on the two working puppies for his livelihood. they're more than just adorable. happening today, final auditions held for the warriors dance team for the upcoming

inaugural season at chase center. >> the final round begins tonight at 7:00 p.m. the candidates that make the dance team's training campill pe warriors website. and there they are. five, six, seven and eight. >> they have a men's team as well in separate auditions. i wonder why not just have a co-ed team. this is the first year for the men's team. at least there's that. if you want to buy joe montana's mansion in calistoga, now is the time. reduced from $49 million to $29.8 million. a significant reduction. >> oh, the decor. >> 9,700 square feet, a tuscan-style villa. sadly it only has three bedrooms, but it does feature a basketball court, a bocce ball court, a wine cellular, torches on the wall.

it has so much. >> there's a taste level here. >> if you're in to this, then you'll love it here. it's that tuscan -- mike, i was telling you i recently found out i'm 6% italian which i'm telling everybody about. >> join the club. >> i'd feel at home in this mansion. i'm just going to say. >> it looks like an olive garden. >> that's so mean. >> joe, if you're watching, i'm sorry. >> no. i love bread sticks. >> ouch. >> you can only enjoy 6% of it. how about that? >> oh, gosh, mike. >> it's like that song "closing time." you can come but you can't stay here but there's only three bedrooms. let's take a look at what's going on in san jose. 58 degrees under cloudy conditions. a milder morning, but cooler highs today. in fact, more clouds and better chances of drizzle the next couple nights. the summer spread, which means we'll start to get inland heating starting sunday and it will get warmer next week. have a chance of drizzle.

you can see some green on here all the way at the coast through 10:00, 11:00. the clouds never leave the san pablo bay and san francisco bay, especially north of the bay bridge and south of the richmond-san rafael bridge. look at the quick return tonight. our temperatures, we're back down mainly in the mid to upper 70s in the south bay with 79 in san jose, only 69 in santa cruz, 70 to 76 on the peninsula. limited sunshine along the coast and low to mid 60s. mid to upper 60s downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. we'll start in the upper 70s to low 80s through most of the north bai valleys. 68 in richmond, oaklemt. inland temperatures from 80 in pleasanton to near 90 in brentwood. mid to upper 50s with a chance of drizzle closer to the coast. a little fog in the north bay. cooler tonight. not much of a change tomorrow. you can see a slow warming trend until next week, we're warmer than average. taking a look at the commute this morning. not much to worry about so far

today. looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a little bit of a lineup in the cash lanes on either side. honestly that line looks like it's going down just a bit. probably have a few more booths open. in the sweet spot now where no delays for fast track users, car pool lanes should be opening up any minute and no sign of the metering lights. those should happen closer to 5:20. highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. ten minutes westbound on the bay bridge. >> i still feel really bad about joe's house. it's in calistoga, a winery. >> i think they're going to be fine. >> it's going to be okay. concerns only continuing to grow over the company behind face app, that popular app that ages people in photos. uber launches a new way to shop during your ride. here is tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, new concerns about face app. >> users upload their pictures and make themselves look older or younger. the russian company behind it says user data is never

transferred to russia. some lawmakers are calling for the fbi to investigate how the app collects data, and the dnc is urging presidential candidates not to kbrus it. uber is taking on amazon. >> the ride leyling service is launching a new app with e-commerce company cargo. people getting a ride in their uber will shop with the app and drivers get a dollar pure purchase. instagram is expanding the feature that hides the likes on posts. >> they say it's to reduce feelings of low self-esteem experienced by users not receiving enough likes. it's controversial. >> it is. wanted. bird baby-sitters. another anti tourist message popping up in big sur. it's now launched a highway patrol investigation.

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happening today, san francisco's planning commission is scheduled to vote on a project tied to the future of the city's flower mart. earlier this week t developer, kilroy realty and wholesale flower vendors reaffirmed their agreement. if approved, vendors would have the option of returning to the 6th and brennan location or moving the a new permanent location. the highway patrol needs help to find the vandal who painted anti tourist graffiti in big sur. someone painted overtourism is killing big sur on pavement near the bixby creek bridge. someone also hung a banner from the bridge with the same message. some visitors disagree with how that message was shared. >> people have the right to make their voice heard but there's a right way to go about that, and i think vandalism is not the

correct way to go about that. >> state officials say cleaning up the vandalism will cost about $1700. a local non-profit known for helping birds in distress needs your help. international bird rescue is looking for volunteers and donations to help care for about 90 baby birds. the tiny egrets and orphaned when the large fiek cuss tree they called home came tumbling down. if you'd like to help, we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. mike, if you're looking to volunteer weekend, what a way to spend your day, feeding and taking care of baby birsds. >> how about that? i wonder if it's just like the dogs, it will calm you down. >> i like that. lower your cortisol. >> yesterday we had a 30-degree spread from 65 in half moon bay to 95 in antioch. today, 63 in half moon bay, 64 in san francisco.

that's down from 69 yesterday. 70 in d in anoc not nearly as hot today. here is alexis. >> sounds good, mike. thursday morning drive, still seeing a lot of green on our traffic maps. the one place we can count out seeing green is getting out the central valley. westbound 285 to 580, 12 miles an hour, starting to look like a normal week day commute. that's it. we don't have any lanes blocked through that area. seeing those volumes increase. southbound 101 san francisco to petaluma, 14 minutes on westbound 580 between castro valley and the maze. a hummus company is recalling nearly 100 varieties. peta pal say there's a chance

the product could be contaminated with listeria, especially dangerous for young kids, older people and pregnant no illness has been reported. we have a list of the affected products on our website, abc7news.com. a decommissioned aircraft carrier now docked in the east bay is marking its role in the apollo 11 moon landing. abc 7 news went aboard the u.s.s. hornet, it features a model of the apollo 11 command module just like the one that splashed down into the pacific. a navy swimmer shared his memories with us. >> we looked over on the horizon and we could see the command module re-entering. it was a fireball with a long comet tail behind it. that was very exciting. >> john is looking amazing, too. >> yeah, he's a very young man when this all happened.

>> president nixon flu to the hornet from hawaii to greet the astronauts the moment they came on board. next at 5:00 a.m., improving safety along the smart train tracks. officials are taking action after five deaths in recent weeks. rescued after dangling for hours off a san francisco high-rise. what the window washers are saying about this terrifying ordeal. an east bay city becomes the first in the nation to phase out natural gas. a live look outside. thanks for being up early with

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area years and a test force. those are some of the changes involving smart trains after recent deaths. senator kamala harris going after president trump on "jimmy kimmel live!." what she's saying about the president's values. good morning. we made it to thursday, july 18. >> almost there. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here is meteorologist mike nicco. >> pretty quiet out there other than light drizzle as you near sflan. the marine layer has more juice in it this morning. it's also a little milder. don't let that fool you. it's going to be the complete opposite during the afternoon. so 55 to 62 this morning. then we barely make it into the 60s this afternoon at the coast. we go from 75 to 76 noon to four. those are supposed to be our warmest ti