now at 5:00, a community continuing to heal. the latest in the gilroy shooting investigation as some of the survivors return to the festival grounds. >> good morning. it's 5:00 on wednesday, july 31st. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's start with meteorologist mike nicco. >> a little gray out there but not as much as yesterday. you can see on live doppler 7, a look from the exploratorium. definitely a break in the clouds there. you'll need the sunglasses a little quicker today. temperatures about the same as yesterday morning. mid to upper 50s. we'll see a little more of a spread as temperatures will warm a little faster because of that extra sunshine from the coast at 60, but 72 to 78 for our bay and

inland neighborhoods. 78 to 88. so pretty close to average today. and by 7:00, we're back down into mainly the 50s and 60s. all right. let's get over to frances and find out what's going on with the commute.g through emeryville. a new crash reported on westbound 80 through hercules right now. it's a hit-and-run. so hopefully not blocking any lanes. traffic flowing pretty well as you make your way to the bay bridge toll plaza where it looks like they just turned the metering lights on. things are starting to back up for the fastrak lanes as well. a minor wait as you make your way through the tolls. also looking good across the san mateo bridge. a minor wait there. east bay 92, some slowing as you make your way off the san mateo bridge approaching 880 with the

off-ramp at his parn closed. b.a.r.t. reporting no delays. a.c.e. train reporting no delays at this time. now to the latest in the gilroy garlic festival shooting. >> police say they found a second gun in the gunman's car that was also purchased in nevada. authorities say the gunman went to several big box stores before the attack. what he was buying is not known. the fbi says it's looking through the gunman's social media, emails and phone. the agency says it needs up to four more days to process the crime scene. today there are a few things going on in gilroy as that community continues to heal. two gatherings will offer support to those impacted. >> some of the survivors will also be returning the the festival grounds today. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson live in gilroy. good morning, jobina. >> reporter: reggie, natasha, the festival grounds are still closed while the investigation continues here, but starting at

around 9:00 this morning, officers will begin to escort people to christmas hill park to pick up their cars. this is a big step in moving forward following sunday's tragedy. if you need to pick up your car, you should meet at antonio elementary school, only two lots where cars can be released from today. the first is the volunteer lot on west 10th street. the second lot is at the parkside lot south of miller avenue. investigators want to make it clear access will not be granted to two other parking lots the park itself, and other vehicles won't be released. to get your car back, you need a valid driver's license, proof of insurance. we spoke to people yesterday. >> it's still very traumatic, pulling down the street and knowing what happened. it's a little triggering. i have to say i was definitely getting flashbacks of what

happened on saturday. getting normal see back, things kind of getting settled. >> reporter: tonight at 6:00 there will be two community meetings in gilroy. one at community solutions and the other at children's services. the goal is to provide emotional support and community connections for people impacted by the garlic festival shooting. live in gilroy, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. this morning, we're learning more about the victims killed in the attack. the family of trevor irby chose to speak only with abc 7 news. irby was a recent college grad who just moved to santa cruz. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> the last thing i said to trevor was, trevor, i love you. he said mom, i love you, i'll mymo never came.

that call for me was getting on the plane to come here to bring him home to bury him. >> reporter: the call came from an officer, telling her her 25-year-old son had been killed. >> apparently it was at close range. he was behind my son. my son didn't know he was there. >> tammy and terry williams remember dropping everything and getting on the first flight from new york to the bay area to identify their son. >> so i had to wait for them to come to me with a picture of my son in the morgue to ask me if it was him. how could somebody just do that to somebody that never hurt a single soul. >> reporter: his father described trevor has his best friend and the perfectso -- senseless for a 19-year-old kid to go and have a

rampage or whatever you want to call this thing he had. why? >> reporter: questions that right now remain unanswered, shaking this family to their core, remembering 25 years ago when they lost their oldest son tyler. >> angels come, they stay a short while, do their job, go because now they're together. >> reporter: taking trevor's body back home is what the williams family will do next. they'll bury him next to his brother and grandfather who died a month ago. in gilroy, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> hard to imagine what this family has been through. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the gilroy shooting. we will post updates on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. in the east bay, prosecutors will present their rebuttal closing arguments today in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial. afterward the jury may finally begin deliberations after four months of testimony. yesterday during closing

arguments, defense attorneys for derick almena and max harris say the defendants should be found not guilty because they had no idea the building was unsafe. >> happening today, governor gavin newsom will address wildfire preparedness in california. peak season begins next month and will stretch into the fall. oday the governor will tr a foothills. the state budget he signed last month invests about a billion dollars on emergency preparedness. >> it is your voice, your vote. happening today, night two of the second democratic debate will take place in detroit. ten candidates will try to convince voters they have what it takes to win the democratic nomination and beat president trump. many will be watching senator kamala harris and vice president joe biden. mnuchin senator elizabeth warren and vermont senator bernie sanders took part in last night's debate. coming up trevor ault will join

us from detroit with a recap. let's take a look at your weather. 60 in san leandro and alameda. '61 in oakland, down to 54 in fremont. that's the cool spot. mid to upper 50s here. other neighborhoods, 60 in con covered, mid to upper 50s through the east bay valleys, mid to upper 50s for the rest of the shore into the south bay. 58 in napa. 53 in pacifica. here is a look at the golden gate bridge. no morning. we actually see some of the lights twinkling in the distance. the breezes will be slower at our beaches today. and minor warming outside, a couple degrees here and there because of the faster sunshine. there's also less chop on the bay. it looks like we're going to trade a few things off for other things. we'll have slightly warmer conditions, but not quite as breezy. so we have 59 at 7:00 in the peninsula. 65 at 9:00. upper 70s during the afternoon hours. for the south bay we jump from

58 at 7:00 to 73 at 11:00, low to mid 80s during the afternoon hours. in the east bay, just a few clouds this morning. we jump from 58 to all the way into the mid 80s. about a 30-degree spread from this morning to the afternoon hours. i have more warmth coming up in the weekend forecast. we'll take a look at that coming up next. mike, we're just tracking one crash in hercules, westbound 80 approaching highway 4. a hit-and-run. it doesn't look like any injuries reported. still lots of green in the area. highway 4 to the maze, 18 minutes. still an easy ride across the bay bridge. southbound 101 also looking good san francisco to sfo. here is a live shot in walnut creek. looks like a crash just happened. we'll let you know what's happening here. it looks like the left lanes near geary are possibly blocked and traffic is getting around the left lane or center divide. we'll keep you posted on this.

it just showed up in my live camera shot. richmond san rafael bridge, and east bay road work has been cleared this morning. the alameda county district attorney's office still hasn't decided whether to file charges against toronto raptors president masai ujiri. >> it's been nearly seven weeks since he allegedly pushed and hit a sheriff's deputy in the head. the issued happened as he tried to make his way onto the court after toronto beat the warriors. major league baseball's trade deadline is at 1:00 p.m. in recent days it's been speculated the giants plan to keep bumgarner. yesterday rumors started swirling that the giants were talking to multiple teams about a possible trade. coming up, the 7 things you need to know as you start your day. heroic bus driver's. do you think it's okay for

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it is 5:13. if you're just joining us, here is the seven things to know this morning. number one, fairfield police say newborn twins were found near a dumpster. one of the babies died before

officers got there. police found the mother nearby. number two, the community of gilroy looking to move forward after the deadly parking lot at christmas hill park to retrieve their vehicles, and there are two meetings being held at 6:00 tonight. number three, prosecutors will present their rebuttal closing argument today in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial. yesterday defense attorneys for derick almena and max harris finished their closingguments. number dpour, the bay area teens accused of killing an italian police officer apparently cried when they were told the officer died. police say 18-year-old gabe tall tall talley hjorth and finnegan del der stabbed the officer in a drug deal gone bad. else and bernie sanders took partn night deba. avere highs., a nearl of o

number seven, a new accident in walnut creek on southbound 680 approaching geary. you can see the left lane blocked and traffic is slowing as you approach the scene. new developments from bodega bay. body cam video shows the man accused of an lsd rampage that happened july 4th. >> home security camera video shows the 32-year-old talking to the security guard. officials say he stabbed that guard with a metal outdoor light stick. he's accused of assaulting several people and assaulting two women with a stolen truck. he was shot after accelerating towards officers. he faces attempted murder ch trcs on f tee meaccudfwo senior citizens inatow police released this security

camera footage of the suspects. it was recorded on july 15th, the day of the attack. you can see three men about to crass the street at stockton and pacific moments before the assault. >> the three appear to be talking and walking with some purpose. >> investigators say the suspects beat one man and stole his gold rolex. video shows them hitting another man as he ran to help his friend. both men have since been released from the hospital. the first free medical clinic in the country is now permanently closed. san francisco's haight ashbury clinic first opened in 1967. sf weekly reports the clinic services have moved to health right 360 on mission and south van ness. the tenderloin health services clinic is also set to close in october. according to sf week,iatruggl s. do y think it's for wealthy parents to give up legal

garldian ship of their kids so they can get financial aid. >> you can vote by heading to abc7news.com/vote right now. we're asking this because this morning, the education department and several universities are investigating a new scheme. it allows children of wealthy parents to qualify for financial aid and avoid paying out of pocket for college. dozens of cases were uncovered in suburb chicago. some of the implicated families lived in million dollar homes. the legal loophole is raising questions about fairness in the college admissions process. >> it's first come, first served. if there are students taking these monies who really don't need it, they are really taking it away from families in great need. >> one mother whose household makes $250,000 admitted she gave up guardianship of her 17-year-old because she had already spent $600,000 sending their other kids to college. wow. >> the price of college is ridiculous, the way it is

structured is awful for lots of families. but this is obviously not the way to do it. >> look at the vote though. 20% of you saying this is fair. fair game. >> all right. i understand that parents are facing tremendous pressure. and here, living in a million dollar house does not make you rich, in the bay area. but still -- as a financial aid kid, i can't stomach the fact that people who don't qualify for it are working the system to make it seem like -- >> and yet also true that the system is broken and college is outrageously expensive. both things can be true. >> got to find a different way. >> 85% of people think it's unfair. >> right. >> there are loopholes out there for anybody. it's just when the wealthy tend when they oun't.nds to get totte

>> that's the way it looked, isn't it? nobody likes that. let's move on and talk about what's going on. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we are 57 degrees at san jose at 280 and 17. comfy conditions continue today. cool with clouds varying at night, and the heat, it takes flight weekend. let's talk about our clouds. you can see. watch this. look at that. by 10:30, 11:00, gone across the bay which is much faster than the last couple days. a little more stubborn at the coast because it's not going to be quite as breezy. let's talk about your highs today. 78 in milpitas, low to mid 80s just about everywhere else. 71 in santa cruz. the extra sunshine, a lot more in the way to mid to upper 70s to 72 in millbrae. mid 60s along the coast. to mid to upper 60s in downtown and south sfrafr san francisco

and sausalito. mid 60s along the north bay coast. as you move in to the valleys, a little warmer. 70s around sonoma and vallejo. 80 in napa, 92 in cloverdale. looking at 72 in oakland. everybody else around the mid 70s. a few upper 70s like hercules at 77. fremont 78. as you move into the east bay valleys, 84 at san ramon and pleasanton. temperatures tonight, low to upper 50s. great sleeping weather once again. here is my skoouft. about the same tomorrow. 90s take over inland with low 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. hot spot is walnut creek, southbound 680 approaching geary. there's going to send emergency crews to the scene. you can see the left lane is blocked. you can see that car is off to the center divide which doesn't really morning as you approach that

crash. things are also backing up at the bay bridge toll plaza towards the 880 overcrossing. everywhere else it's quiet except for the 580 stretch. tracy to dublin is 46 minutes. rest of the southbound 680 right looks good, dublin to mission boulevard, 15 minutes. in today's "gma first look," two milwaukee bus drivers called heroes. they spotted two lost children and both of these incidents happened on the same day. here is abc's will reef. in this morning's "gma first look," hero bus drivers. new video of two milwaukee bus drivers rescuing two lost children within hours of each other on the same day. neil was driving her route before dawn when she spotted a toddler walking down the sidewalk alone and barefoot earlier this month. >> my goodness. >> neil bringing the frightened boy onto the bus. >> are you okay? give me a hug. >> my mother instincts kicked in

right away. >> reporter: six hours later, cecelia gardner seeing a girl walking in her pajamas, clutching a blanket. her family was searching for her and arrived at the bus. >> i'm not trying to be a hero. i'm just a driver that love her job. >> reporter: that's all coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma facebook, will receive, abc news. coming up, think it and the words will appear. the future facebook is working on right now. also the royal's future

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let's take a look at what's going on thursday afternoon. you can see it's a lot like this afternoon. let's jump ahead to friday.

you can see a little warmth starting to creep into the north bay. low to mid 90s there. 60s and 70s around the bay. saturday, you can see the building warms to mid 90s in the inland neighborhoods. 80s around the bay. still very comfortable, mid to upper 60s at the coast. enjoy the nice weather while we have it. warmer sunday and monday next week. imagine a future to type an. you just need to think and the words will appear on the screen. apparently facebook trying to make that possible without invasive surgery. the company is paying several universities right now including ucsf to do the research. a new study shows electrodes in the brain can help. researchers noticed a pattern in brain activity when people answered questions. >> you do not want inking. two kids is the max for prince harry and duchess meghan.

in the september issue of british "vogue," harry interviewed dr. jane good all. he said archie's birth changed his perspective. he said it's important to preserve nature for his future children. he said, quote, two maximum. i always have thought this place is borrowed. we should be able to leave something better for the next generation. "the lion king" is the fourth disney movie to cross the billion dollar mark. avengers end game, captain marvel and toy story. disney is the parent compa parec abc 7. can we have this song play underneath every story. coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including amazon's push to make hard-to-open boxes a thing of the past. >> reporter: fairfield police did their best to try and save

two newborn twins found on the ground next to a dumpster. the story coming up. we're going live to detroit as more democratic presidential candidates get ready to go head-to-he head-to-head. the big moments from night one. it's 5:27. here is a live look outside as

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now at 5:30, newborn twins found abandoned next to a dumpster in fairfield, how place found the mother. hundreds gather to mourn the victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. a pilot ready to fly a full delta plane arrested at the airport. also, it was a fairy tale

al. this season of the bachelorette ended in heartbreak for hannah brown. however, there is now another relationship that fans are really rooting for this morning. i'm into it. >> a fairy tale proposal. >> it was. a fairy tale proposal. only one of us on this desk has been on thebatch lover. it's this lovely lady right here. tweet her all your questions. >> thend them asend them all to. it's all real. >> reality tv is always 100% on the up and up. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. >> did we expect it to end smoothedly and put a nice bow on it and just walk away from what had been the most dramatic season ever? >> this was the most dramatic season ever, mike. chris harrison didn't lie. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. i hope everybody got their money's worth and more, it

sounds like. a look from the exploratorium. you can see the cloud cover out there. it's not quite as extensive as it was this time yesterday. you can see that on live doppler 7. it hasn't moved into the east bay valleys or the south bay. that's because the winds are significantly less. 2 at fairfield. the rest of us less than 10 miles per hour. mid to upper 50s at 7:00, a whole lot more sunshine, slightly warmer noon away from the coast. 71 to 79 for our bay and inland neighborhoods. 78 to 88, a couple degrees warmer than yesterday. 72 to 77 under sunshine at 7:00. enjoy. here is frances again. all right, mike. i want to start off with a crash in walnut creek. southbound 680 as you make your way towards geary, there's an injury crash that has just been cleared. it's off to the right-hand shoulder. traffic has backed um onto

hopefully this will start to clear up. here is a look at 242 slow out of concord approaching the scene. still heavy through pleasant hill and the accident. a new crash in the san lorenzo area, northbound 880 to 238. it on the ramp.ch in route to t. the sloffic we'ven all becau a accident, but the usualslowing, westbound 205 out at tracy is under ten miles an hour and then slow into the altamont pass. developing news in fairfield regarding the heartbreaking discovery of newborn babies found next to a dumpster. >> sadly, one of the babies did not survive. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in fairfield with more information about the woman police say is the mother. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. when police arrived, the officer immediately started lifesaving efforts on one of the babies. the other baby had died.

police got the call at about 4:15 that newborn twins had been found on the ground next to a poli fnd the mot about a hoit five-minute walk away from the newborns. business owners say they had seen her hanging around the area for the last couple of restaunt bathrooms. they assumed she was homeless. >> i didn't know she was pregnant until my employees told me. i saw her last night when i was leaving, she was walking along the back of the building. >> reporter: the woman was taken to the hospital for treatment. california does have a safe surrender law. it allows parents to safely hand their babies over within 72 hours of birth without any consequences. ers and fire stations are safe surrender sites. no questions asked. live in fairfield, amy

hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. as part of abc 7's take action campaign, we have resources available if you are facing a crisis. go to abc7news.com/takeaction. now to the latest in the gilroy garlic festival shooting. investigators still trying to determine the motive for the shooting. >> police say they found a second gun in the shooter's car, also purchased in nevada. authorities say the gunman went to several big box stores before the attack. we don't know what he was buying. the fbi says it needs up to four more days to process the crime scene. two community meetings held tnight inn to pick up your car if it was left behind at christmas hill park. that will happen between 9:00 this morning and 6:45 tonight. in the south bay, the family of the 13-year-old girl killed at the festival is opening up about the teen. >> we think it's important that the community knows who keyla is, and how important she is for us.

>> keyla salazar's family was at ace empower academy in san jose last night where just a month ago they celebrated her eighth grade graduation. now that family is in mourning. >> a desperate wish it never happened, that it was a bad dream. >> she was our motivation. we're in pain that we lost her. >> the family says she spent the morning before she died doing chores trying to convince her parents to buy her a puppy for what would have been her 14th birthday this sunday. the first victim identified was 6-year-old stephen romero from san jose. one of his cousins fought back tears as he spoke about his loss. >> this isn't right, especially for such a little boy to pass away like this. is this really -- does this really have to happen for the whole world to know that gun violence is very bad. >> two separate go funtd me

accounts raised more than $148,000. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the gilroy shooting. we've posting updates on abc7news.com and abc 7 news app. we'll send push alerts out. your voice, your vote. senator kamala harris and former vice president joe biden go head-to-head tonight. among ten of the candidates expected on stage for night two of the second democratic debate. trevor ault live with highlights from the first night. >> reporter: the big question they were essentially debating is how far left is too far left. all the candidates on the stage talked about how it's critical to beat president trump in 2020. there are some stark differences in what they think gives them the best chance to win. ♪ o say moat dat in detroit highlighting the internal struggle for the direction of

the party with moderate candidates challenging progressive leaders. >> it is with bad policies like medicare for all, free everything and impossible promises that will turn off independent voteers and get trump re-elected. >> senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders both with similar agendas and the highest poll numbers on the candidates on stage, not backing away from their ambitious ideas. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. >> reporter: dominating much of the debate, health care, particularly senator sanders' medicare for all plan. >> for senior citizens it will finally include dental care, hearing aids and eyeglasses. second of all -- >> you don't know that, bernie. >> i do know it. i wrote the damn bill. >> reporter: am mit midst all the starring, the candidates never strayed from the importance of getting president trump out of office. >> we are as divided and

polarized as a country as we have ever been. right now we have a president who uses fear to try to drive us further apart. >> the thing you will be remembered for is whether in this moment with this president, you found the courage to stand up to him or you continue to put party over country. debate, ca senator kamala harris and former vice president joe biden. biden is the front-runner right now. interestingly enough he was not mentioned at all in the first night of the debate. >> we look forward to tonight, trevor. thank you. fact checkers worked hard to find out which claims hold up. go to abc7news.com. a bay area father set to arrive in rome as his son is facing murder charges. abc 7 i-team reporter dan noyes is there. a new investigation into san francisco-based juul as a study looks into what's inside

e-cigarettes. a live look outside at 5:38 in the morning. you can see the embarcadero in san francisco. let's get a check of weather with mike nicco. hi everybody. let's take temperatures in san francisco, 57 down to about 55 degrees. we have 58 in ocean beach for a little milder there. you can see that's pretty much where we are everywhere. 51 in petaluma and healdsburg for the cool spot. walnut creek about 57 degrees right now. looking south. notice the lack of cloud cover here. we're going to have less fog, less cloud cover for your commute this morning. so good there. mass transit, while it's cool this morning, when you head back home, especially inland, it's going to be warm. calmer breezes. no small craft advisory on the way today. 59 on the peninsula with cloud cover at 7:00. sunshine takes over at 9:00. mid to upper 70s take over from noon all the way to about, say, five or 6:00. in the south bay, mainly sunny

at 58. mid 70s for lunch and mid 80s during the afternoon hours, a sunny 79 at 7:00. east bay valleys, the clouds may never completely make it to your nootsds today. that's why you're at 58 this morning, nearing 80 at noon and hanging out in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. if you're out in the sunshine the dry air will still feel comfortable. 79 at 7:00. it's going to get uncomfortable for some of us. i'll have an update on the weekend forecast. frances is in to tell us about the traffic. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. it's getting uncomfortable for traffic in the east bay. all the problems are in the east bay right now. 680 at walnut creek, this earlier crash approaching gear pri has been cleared, but residual delays on southbound 680. you'll see traffic is backed up southbound 242 to concord because of the earlier accident, near 30 miles an hour. a stalled big rig westbound 4 to westbound 80 blocking a lane. this one could be out there

get a big rig tow truck to clear the scene. northbound

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right now looking good. temperatures today, starting to see a warming in the central valley, mid 90s to 100 as the see breeze is backing off a little bit. 105 in palm springs, 81 in san diego and los angeles. this weekend in tahoe, 81 to 84 degrees. >> mike, thank you. a close call at the minneapolis-st. paul airport. a delta pilot was arrested accused of being drunk just minutes before he was set to fly to san diego. officials tell abc news the pilot was in the security line when he noticed tsa officers conducting additional screening. he left the line and returned after no additional screening was under way. tsa officials smelled alcohol. the 37-year-old was in the cockpit doing preflight checklist. >> hold up.

there is a side door that led to the tarmac. >> an airport spokesperson said they found a bottle of alcohol in the pilot's bag and did two sobriety tests. he failed one of them and results for the second are not back yet. bay area teens arrested in italy. police say the teens cried when they were told the officer died. police say 18-year-old gabriel natale hjorth and 19-year-old finn elder stabbed the officer 11 times following what they say was a drug deal. they insist the interrogation was valid. we learned the officer who was killed didn't have his gun him that night. meanwhile fin elder's father is arriving in italy. >> i'm here at rome airport. this is one of the most

organized arrivals i've seen. the airport set up this at the present time for the media. the press representative will ask ethan elder if he wants to make comments to the media. he's the father of finn elder charged in the death of the italian police officer. we will let you know what happens. i understand from speaking to ethan elder's brother that he will make some comments upon arrival and i hope to get some quiet time with him later on. i'll let you know how it turns out. >> you can follow dan on twitter. he's tweeting updates all day long and we'll have his reports on abc 7 news, abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. today is the deadline a federal judge imposed on pg&e to file a response to an article published by the "wall street d upgrade the transmission line blamed for last year's deadly camp carried the line needed to be fully replaced

according to the report. pg&e delayed upgrading the lines. detailed inspections began only after the camp fire killed 85 people. pg&e decided to retire the transmission line blamed for starting the fire. firefighters battling to get an upper hand on a wildfire burning out of control in northern california. according to "the l.a. times," the tucker fire scorched more than 14,000 acres of land. the largest wildfire in the state so far this year. cal fire says the fire started sunday afternoon. investigators say people may have accidentally started it. the fire is burning in a rural area that's making it hard for firefighters to get to. no evacuations ordered there so far. certainly always thinking about fire season. let's turn now to meteorologist mike nicco. the'a lot of fuel for fires in this state right now, mike. >> that's the drawback. you have an excellent winter season, rain season, if you will. but, yeah, that leads to fresh vegetation that eventually dies

either way it extra fuel for seems like. back here at home, we are inwinning, thankfully if you're trying to get in and out of sfo, no delays. 56 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. have sunglasses handy. it will be cool with partly cloudy conditions, more cloud cover near the coast and less as you head inland. it will be warm to hot around our bay and inland neighborhoods. over the weekend we had obnoxiously hot temperatures. a couple systems chipped away at it. looks like the winds aren't going to be quite as fast today. that's going to lead to slightly warmer temperatures as we talked about, we would have minor fluctuations as these two areas battle each other out. highs will win a little bit today. low to mid 80s in the south bay. 78 the cool spot as you head towards milpitas.

millbrae 72. mid 60s along the coast until you get to daly city. mid and upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. that's pretty much spot on for this time of year. 87 at santa rosa. mid 90s in the north bay. along the east bayshore, 72 in oakland. mid to upper 70s for everybody else. the warm spots will be the east bay valleys my accuweather seven-day forecast, about the same thursday. warming on friday. you see the temperatures take off saturday and hanging around in the warm to hot category through tuesday. hi, frances. good morning. all the slow spots still in the east bay. we'll focus on this earlier injury crash. this is southbound 680 approaching geary. this injury accident has been cleared from the lanes. lots of delays right now in southbound 680 as you make your way through pleasant hill. also even backed up into concord. we'll go to the traffic maps and show you how things are slow right now, 16 miles an hour southbound 242 through concord approaching that earlier

accident. there's a stalled big rig ng cars are able to get around it. crash northbound 880 to 238 is being cleared. slowing on southbound 880 as you make youa live shot at the bay toll plaza. things are backed up into the maze. thank you, frances. happening today, connecticut's attorney general will launch an investigation into san francisco-based juul. this comes the day after a release of a new study that found ingredients in e-cigarettes can cause inflammation. researchers at yale looked at eight vaping liquids for juul e-cigarettes. when the liquids are heated they create chemicals called acetyls. in extreme cases they can damagm the lungs. juul says the study is flawed and create a measurement of exposure that would never be found in the real world.

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a's in action tonight, 7:07. starting with sunshine and partly cloudy. we do have the summer king tides, flooding around the manzanita park and ride, the reason it's closed, seven feet above average, even 6.7 feet through saturday. watch out for that. a look at our tropical pacific, very active. hurricane erick increased to 125. flossie became a hurricane. erick should start to weekend by this time tomorrow, down to a category one. it continues to weaken as it skirts south of all the islands. dangerous surf more than anything and the usual, a lot of rain. but nothing it looks like they can't handle at this time.

frances. mike, a new problem reported in the east bay as you make your way towards hayward out of san leandro. apparently a stalled bus is blocking a lane. i'll show you this live shot at 680 in walnut creek where we've waar tds highway 24eryville. as you make your way towards the bay bridge toll plaza, things are backed up into the maze. also, before you get there, a heads up, a stalled big rig on the connector ramp, westbound 4 to westbound 80. it may be out there a while. if you want to avoid all that, mass transit, b.a.r.t. and a.c.e. trains reporting no delays. another season of "the bachelorette" is in the books. >> you couldn't muster even a little more enthusiasm? no? i'm here for this. hannah brown said yes to two very different questions. >> will you marry me?

>> yes. >> you didn't see, mike, it was a dating show to you. it was for your career. >> in my mind, yeah, i was going there for a music thing. >> so this is over? >> yes. >> you can't even get into this dama, reggie, not even a little bit? >> what is his name? >> jed. >> jed. team jed. >> no! oh, stop. hannah broke off her engagement with jed after finding out he had a gifrl friend when he left to film the show. does that mean there could be a chance for her to be with runner-up tyler? >> i thought maybe we could go for a drink and hang out. >> i would love to. tell me when. i'm there. [ cheers and applause ]. >> yea. i'm so happy they have a chance. okay. this morning hannah is on gma talking about that shocking season finale. >> in an interview with michael strahan hannah reveals her

thoughts about breaking off the engagement. >> i definitely have closure on that relatinship. it was heartbreaking what i've been through the past few months, but i've said everything that i can say and i definitely have closure in all that. >> more of hannah's interview coming up on gma at 7:00 after abc 7 mornings. reggie, i for gave you when you said you were slithering. i can't forgive you for hating this show as much as you do. >> i like jed because he went on the show for a reason, promoting his own career. that makes sense. finding love on a tv show makes no sense. a major partnership months after ahe pu toronto raptors president face charges for this

alleged pushing incident. >> reporter: i'm jobina fortson in gilroy where many people will be

now at 6:00, remembering the victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. the community coming together as we learn more about the lives lost. >> the kindest person you'll ever find. he would never hurt anybody. >> plus the hero who jumped into action to save people he didn't even know. >> it was more like an out-of-body experience. my body moved. my brain told it what to do. >> the details emerging about the suspect in sunday's attack. good morning on this wednesday, july 31st. >> we have a lot coming up. you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. here is mike nicco. >> let's take a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. you see gray out there. but it's