gradually increase fuel efficiency standards. >> a flatout rejection of the trump administration's plans to strip the state of the right to fight global warping by setting its own standards. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. dion lim joins us with more on the deal. dion. >> reporter: yeah, today's announce" is supposed to be a cop pro mize between obama era emission standards and the more lax ones set forth by the trump administration. however, while environmentalists call this a win that could save you mobe, energy cans republicans are calling this a political move. bucking the trump administration's attempts to relax emissions regulations, california and four of the world's largest automakers making up 30% of new cars sold in the u.s. have entered a pact to reduce gas emissions from vehicles. >> this country is moving in this direction. th vast majority of governors, democrats and many republicans, as well get it and they want to see this kind of

optimizationing. > california's deal is with the following automakers, bmw, volkswagen, honda and ford. governor newsom got them to agree to boost the fuel economy standards to new cars to about 50 miles per gallon by the year 2026. president trump proposed freezing the standards at about 37 miles per gallon by the year 2020. these numbers according to dan kaman, professor of energy at uc berkeley and former climate adviser for the obama administration are a compromise. >> they said we will back off a little bit on our annual improvement numbers and give an opportunity for the u.s. epa to get on board with this. >> reporter: and in the long run benefits consumers. >> if anything a price to depress gas prices because overtime we'll see more and more manufacturers taking on electric vehicle targets. >> members of the republican party along with big energy have been quick to fire back. tom pyle, president of the american energy alliance provided this statement to abc7

news saying in part these four automakers are in denial of the fact that california is no longer in charge of this program. the only thing they have accomplished is sticking their finger in president trump's eye. >> some of our policies in california worked over the years but this is to me all about to ticks. gavin newsom showing he can stand up to donald trump. >> the trump administration is expected to prevent california from setting its own emission standards. kansas nonanticipates more automakers to join the four already on board and it is widely believed new york will be the next state to join california. >> thank you. meanwhile, the trump administration has given california permission to oversee federal environmental reviews for high speed rail. the chief financial officer for the high speed rail authority says that will speed up the state's process for completing the reviews. the trump administration is currently trying to cancel a nearly $1 billion federal grant for the project. >> on the peninsula, a

photographer at the ladera recreation center in menlo park arrested following reports of sexual abuse that date back almost 30 years. 47-year-old randy haldeman is charged with two counts of lewd and la sibbious acts with a child under 14. multiple male victims ages 8 to 13 years old came forward when the san ma yeaio county sheriffs deputies began an investigation in january. he was a photographer for the swim team. >> bail is set at more than $100 million for a pair of parolees accused of robbery at sun valley shopping center in concord. they allegedly forced employees into a room in may. very arrested vince timmons and gary delahunte. they believe the suspects gained access through an employee entrance. >> in oakland, city officials met with home depot attorneys over a growing homeless encampment at the store. >> the company threatening to close over the issue.

jobina fortson has more. >> reporter: oakland city council member noel gallo was inside a meeting with the company's attorneys thursday. the legal team flew from headquarters to meet with the city over the centraling homeless encampments outside their stores. >> because they're hiring our people. if you to bring your camper and yourself over with whatever issue you have, you have to respect when you come to oakland. >> reporter: there's been talk of a lawsuit but now gallo says they're singing a different tune. >> they were pleased with the closure of 37th avenue. we talked about other improvements that need to be made for public health as well as safety. >> reporter: home depot related a statement saying in part "we look forward to continuing to work with the city to implement a plan that is thoughtful and retful." one of the recommendations discussed was the idea of an rv safe parking site. to give perspective, across the street here is the current encampment in front of the whom depot in oakland and on the

opposite sided is an empty lot and there is where the mayor thinks some of those rvs could go. gallo disagrees. >> now you're going to move the problem right across the street to high street. your entrance and exit but on the other side of high street, there are businesses that are complaining, as well. >> reporter: plus, gallo says the move would take at least a year. >> why a year before things. >> it takes time. they've got to develop the other property that belongs to the city. >> reporter: ronny ramirez lived in the encampment since june. >> i like home depot. if i was the guy who ran it, they should hire an extra guy to see what the people needs. >> reporter: gallo says if home depot were to leave it would put 300 jobs at risk. jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> homelessness and a housing crunch have come to define san francisco as much as the golden gate bridge or the cable car. now a local non-profit is looking for a solution by trying to change the not in my backyard opinion on homelessness.

a campaign to do that got under way today. the goal is to find housing for 1100 people in neighborhoods all over the city. >> we need to all say yes to solutions in our own neighborhoods and it can't -- it can no longer be about let's just have one or two parts of the city involved in the solution because that won't get it done. >> tipping point community is spearheading the campaign teaming up with companies like google, dignity health, at&t and the san francisco 49ers to increase public support for homeless housing. now to that fatal crash in san francisco last weekends. we learned today that kelly dean has now been upgraded to serious condition. her husband benjamin died in the accident. >> we also learned there appears to be no video of the accident at the moment of impact. meanwhile, the owner of the tesla told abc7 news reporter chris reyes what he saw from his dashcam video right before the collision. >> i'm surprised because she was very slowly driving and crossing

the market street very casually and slowly. you could hardly believe that she would just accelerate just like that. >> that's what albert kim saw from his tesla's dashcam video of the crash near union square that killed benjamin dean and injured his wife kelly last weekend. kim has turned over the thumb drive to police. they're trying to recover footage from the moment of cool ligs. >> right at the time of the accident, the data was corrupt. >> rents out teslas on the service getaround and it was his carl that kelsey cambridge was driving at the time of the crash. >> for every tesla you rent, you put a speed limit. >> yes, because i don't want my car to be totale >> dsthgossibl te to rent. >> it's not a performance model. so it doesn't have the ludicrous mode. in my car at least this description, there are detailed instructions how to do it. also there are links on youtube

videos and to walk throughs. >> he says at the time of the crash, an the car was even on chill mode. >> chill means it accelerates longer period of time than even standard acceleration. >> cambridge has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. police say she was speeding through a red light when the crash happened. >> she managed to crash it below the speed limit. >> reporter: kim hopes this crash will focus less on the car and more on how unsafe city streets can be. earlier this week, families and friends of pedestrians and ikalists killed in san francisco just this year rallied for change at city hall. >> the message for the family of course, i'm like very -- i feel very bad about this situation. >> reporter: chris reyes for abc news. >> san francisco city leaders are taking steps to improve street safety following that horrible crash on taylor street. >> news reporter lyanne melendez is live with that part of the story tonight.

>> reporter: the sfmta is host agopen house here to talk about discuss, talk about the pedestrian safety that is needed here in the tender loin because here's why. you look at the press release. it says here in the tenderloin, march 5th, a woman was killed while crossing the street. may 11th, another july 18th, yet another. of course, last sunday that couple from the fresno area, benjamin dean was struck and kid, his wife severely injured. when police say the driver of this tesla appears to be speeding when she runs a red light, it brought renewed attention to a problem that has existed in the tender loin for years. >> every single street in the tenderloin is on our city's high injury network. >> reporter: there are more oneway streets here creating a sense that people can drive faster. most of the people who drive through the tender loin are not residents. last july 18th, a man was struck

at the intersection of eddie and mason. while we were shooting this video, a young woman was nearly hit by a car. >> i just caught this. you almost got hit. >> right, yeah. i was crossing the street. i still had -- and yeah. >> reporter: according to the san francisco municipal transportation agency, speeding is the cause of 25% of fatal accidents in the city. the collision happened right here on taylor and oh farrell. this is an intersection that is always of grave concern to many because people do speed through here. i downloaded an app which is going to tell me how fast people are going. now, honestly will, i don't know how accurate that is. but let's give it a try. remember, here the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. >> 32. 35. >> vision zero sf is helping to create more traffic safety in the city which would include installing more red light cameras. even the police union which was

opposed to them is now in favor of including them. >> we are asking for our city to install more red light cameras. >> and right now, those red light cameras are only available at 14 intersections throughout the city. so something that a lot of these pedestrian advocates don't want to talk about at least not always is the fact that distracted walking, walking while looking at your cell phone, distracted walking is a serious and real concern. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc news. >> thank you very much. getting grilled on capitol hill. juul defends its alleged role in the teen vaping epidemic and two teenagers testify the company went into a classroom and called its device totally safe. >> can you legally smoke pott at outsideland inside maybe this year you can. >> and an iconic tree under threat crunching the numbers under climate change adds up to

a grim future. >> i'm spencer christian. temperatures are rising again and the

the co-founder of san francisco e cigarette company juul testified before a house subcommittee investigating whether juul marked its products to kids. east bay congressman mark desaulnier believes the company did. >> you, sir, are example to me of the worst of the bay area. you asked permission, you don't ask for permission. you ask for forgiveness. you're nothing but a marketer of a poison and your target has been young people. >> cofounder james mon sees says the product was always meant for adults who wanted to quit smoking and never intended for minors. >> what we really need to do is work with hopefully this committee every tobacco researcher analyst possible, everyone we can get our hands on

to help us create industrywide practices. >> this was a two-day hearing. yesterday, two teenagers testified that a juul representative gave a presentation at their school and repeatedly said juul was safe to use. >> what impacts those, uote unquote, totally safe comments have on your classmates some of whom may have already started vaping. > for my classmate who are already vaping it was a sigh of relief because now they were able to vape without any concern. >> the co-founder reiterated the company has taken steps to reduce underage use including shutting down its social media pages and pulling several flavors from stores. >> >> spacex blasted off this afternoon from florida. on board 5500 pounds of experiments, splids and food for the six astronauts at the iss and a pouch of nickelodeon's green slime. it wouldn't be complete without that. it's part of a new publicity

campaign to encourage childrenton pursue science, tech and engineering fields. >> nearly 3 million people visit joshua tree every year. now new projections show they could be missing from the park by the end of this century because of climate change. reporter rob mcmillan from kabc says the future of the park is dire. >> what would joshua tree national park be without joshua trees? hard to imagine but a new study suggests because of climate change, it's happening. not that the old trees are dying out that rapidly. it's the young ones. >> two or three years of drought in a row will kill a seedling. >> dr. cameron bear rose of uc riverside helped author a new study that looked at how much acreage throughout the park is ideal for new joshua trees to grow. and it's pretty grim. recent history suggests that right now, about 8700 acres in and around the park are suitable

for joshua trees to grow. but dr. barrow says if nothing is done to address climate change, by the end of the century, that number would drop to only about 15 acres. dr. barrows says yes, it is slightly hotter in the afternoons than it used to be, but he says the big difference is what we're seeing overnight. when it's much warmer than it used to be. >> what satisfy seen we've seeno about a 5 degree increase from the overall temperature just since 1980. we're not getting as much snow and the know we're getting isn't lasting on the ground and the rainfall we're getting is evaporating faster. >> he says unless something is done, these trees will only survive at much higher elevat n elevations. >> are there other places in southern california? yeah. there's joshua trees going up the back side of big bear mountain. there's still hundreds and hundreds of feet elevation for

them to move up mountain but in joshua tree, they're already there at the top. >> in joshua tree, rob mcmillan, abc7 news. >> fascinating. >> yeah, and joshua trees without joshua trees. >> would be tn't be the same. >> let's look at live doppler 7. we still have mainly sunny sky inland. but fog is expanding along the coastline and pushing out locally over the bay. westward from emeryville, you can see we have a few broken high clouds, as well. generally skies are pretty bright. it's 67 here in san francisco. oakland 7, 81 redwood city. san jose 84. 57 at half moon bay. this is how the fog looks at the gold be gate bridge although traffic is moving nicely. it's 81 at santa rosa. napa 77. 84 petaluma. mid-90s at fairfield, concord and livermore. that heat is holding on in the inland areas. looking down onto the advancing low clouds and fog from mount tam, a fairly bright view.

these are our forecast futures. fog near the coast and bay. it will move inland. mild to warm again tomorrow. much like today. we can expect triple digit heat this weekend. both days saturday and sunday. here's what's bringing us the heat. look at this big ridge of high pressure that be had been centered over the desert southwest. it's edging in our direction right now. as it does so, temperatures will rise all across the state especially here in inland areas of the bay area. before we get to that, overnight conditions, lots of fog along the coast. reduced visibility in some spots for morning commuters as the fog lings. overnight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. here's a look how the fog will advance. 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commutes gets under way, lots of fog in some of the inland areas and that will slow down the commute a bit. but it will burn back quickly to the coastline and linger there most of the day giving us mainly sunny skies over the bay and our inland areas once again tomorrow. highs of 64 at half moon bay.

78 san mateo. 86 sount south in san jose. up in the north bay, 87 the high at santa rosa. san francisco tops out at 68 tomorrow. but then it gets hotter on saturday. look for numerous inland locations topping at or above 100 degrees on saturday. places like antioch, clear lake, overdale. many other locations not quite that the hot. highs in the mid to upper 90s and pretty much the same picture will prevail on sunday. it may be a couple degrees hotter on sunday in fairfield, clear lake, antioch, cloverdale, too. 102. these locations will be above 100 degrees about 98 expected high on sunday at livermore. 95 at santa rosa. monday will bring us a sharp cool down by 10 degrees or more in most locations. relief is on the way. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast after a scorching hot

weekend. look for temperatures dropping sharply on monday and there will be further cooling on tuesday. then after that, the remainder of the week temperatures sort of remaining in a steady range. a more typical range for this time of year. it's going to be a lot cooler. that two-day heat spike over the weekend will be severe. >> definitely. thank you, spencer. >> and in a related matter, is the spf in makeup enough to protect your skin. >> then at 5:30 on world news with david muir." >> the urgent manhunt, four separate crime scenes authorities say a son killing his father and mother and marin front of piers. what they were accused of next.

many makeup products have had spf but is it enough to protect you. >> a lot of people depend on that. not a great idea. if you're thinking spf in your makeup or moisturizers is enough, rethink that. determinetologists say it takes more than that to fight back against sun damage. >> many brands of foundation and tinned moisturizers are sold with spf. hold it right there. consumer reports says makeup with spf is never a substitute for sunscreen because you're probably not using enough to truly protect your skin from the skip's harmful rays. >> you should be using one whole teaspoon of sunscreen for your

face and neck. that's a lot. you probably won't be able to apply that much foundation without looking like you're wearing a makeup mask. chances are, you're not going to reapply it every two hours. >> according to a new study participants who put on moisturizers were spf likely missed areas around the eyes a common sight for skin cancer. it's likely the sff in your makeup is only 15 and dermatologists is generally recommend you use at least spf30. a better option recommends you first apply sunscreen, then apply your makeup. after "consumer reports" test two of the best performers are equate, walmart, ultraprotection lotion spf50. copper tone ultra guard lotion spf70. >> work it carefully around your face. if you're worried about getting it close to your eyes where it stings is, wear sunglasses instead. look for those labeled 99% to

100% uvauvb protection. >> it needs to be reapplied every two hours. people getting about that. if you're going into the pool and in and out of the pool more often. >> thank you, michael. >> well, the first wave is announce papered look who is going to play at hardly strictly bluegrass next. >> first, we want to thank stephanie for this picture of birds in flight. share your pictures with us with the #abc 7 now. you may see it

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features, more customization and personalize push alerts. >> coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 -- >> it will be finished when i see him in jail. that's when it will be finished, >> promises made, promises broken again for north bay fire victims. the new nightmare involving the contractor hired to rebuild homes. >> and why some b.a.r.t. agency officials believe he can take the system to a new level. >> a woman pays a rental deposit with an app on her phone. michael finney explains what happened at 6:00. >> finally tonight, something that's bound to spark interest at next month's outside lands festival. organizers are seeking approval from san francisco's cannabis office to allow the sale and consumption ofannabis products at the three-day affair. of course, rec kraeksal use of

marijuana has been legal since last year in california but not in public. >> if approved, outside lands would become the first festival in the city in which attendees can light up legally. ♪ >> a lot of picking, a little grinning, too. that's san francisco's other big music festival, hardly strictly bluegrass. organizers some of the acs that will appear at the fall event. >> among the biggest names, steve earl, british irish folk rockers the water boys along with the milk carton kids and bay area songwriter jackie green. >> the rest of the lineup announced in the cup coming weeks. it takes place october 4th through the 6th in golden gate park. >> "world news tonight with david muir"" is next. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm eric thomas.

more spencer, michael finney and the rest of the news team, thanks for inviting us into your homes. we'll see you right back here at 6:00. tonight, the urgent manhunt lasting for hours outside los angeles. four separate crime scenes. authorities say a son killing his father, his brother, his mother shot, her condition unknown. then the scene at the gas station, then a bank. and late today, the images, police moving in. what we've just learned. also tonight, 16 u.s. marines here in the u.s. pulled out of formation, one by one, arrested in front of their peers. some accused of human smuggling for cash. tonight, jeffrey epstein discovered unresponsive in his cell, marks on his neck. did he try to kill himself, did someone try to kill him? what we've learned tonight. the horrific attack in the nation's capital. teenagers targeting a man outside a washington, d.c. hotel. police asking for the public's help tonight. what now? after robert mueller told the american people he did not