the threat of power outages. the generators are expensive but so is the possibility of losing inventory like grapes at the wineries or food at restaurants. some say they do understand the need to shut off this power. >> as a firefighter, yeah, i don't want to see fire started from downed power lines. it's probably a good preventive measure just an unfortunate set of circumstances. >> pg&e is saying they're shutting down the power so they don't spark a fire during hot, dry conditions. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. our major story this morning, president trump is set to release the transcript of his cal wi call with the ukrainian

president. >> the call is at the center of an official impeachment inquiry. inez has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nancy pelosi has been on the fence for months but is now making her move as more than two-thirds of house democrats say it's time to impeachment. house speaker nancy pelosi announcing the first step towards impeachment. >> the actions of the trump presidency revealed dishonorable fact of the president's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security, and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. >> reporter: the historic move comes after president trump acknowledged that he asked ukrainian president zelensky to investigate joe biden and his son hunter, just days before that phone call trump ordered his chief of staff to freeze 0 $400 million in foreign aid to ukraine. >> this is about the president abusing his office in seeking

political dirt about an election that's upcoming. >> reporter: trump says -- >> there was no quid pro quo. >> reporter: trump authorized the transcript of the phone call to be released. >> when you see the call, the read out of the call, which i assume you will see at some point, you will understand. that call was perfect. >> reporter: while the trump administration initially blocked congress from seeing a whistle-blower's complaint related to the call, they say the call is undergoing a declassification process for its possible release. this as adam schiff says the whistle-blower now wants to speak to congress. schiff has requested an interview for tomorrow after the acting director of national intelligence appears before his committee. >> reporter: an impeachment is the beginning of a long process,

even if any impeachment articles were to pass the house, two-thirds of the senate is needed to convict trump and remove him from office and senate republicans say there are c ws washington. >> thank y. we talked to republican national committee member hermit dillon after pelosi's announcement. she thinks they will regret it. >> as a republican, they look back on their impeachment effort of bill clinton regrettably. democrats may wish they had not gone down this path. >> we have more on abc7news.com. happening today, castro will visit fruitvale station. that's where oscar grant was shot and killed in 2009 by a b.a.r.t. police officer. after that he will tour a homeless encampment.

he released a housing program to end homelessness by 2028 nationwide. new developments in mountain view, the city council voted to restrict where people can park rvs and trailers along many streets. dozens rallied on a ban before rv parking before last night's council meeting. the council voted 4-3 to ban oversized vehicle parking on narrow streets. many homeless advocates believe the new law will disrupt lives. >> most of these people will want to stay in the communities with their families and friends and homes and schools. >> we're trying to balance their concerns and needs with the needs of residents, other people who live in mountain view. >> reporter: mountain view's new raw takes effect june 30, 2020. it applies to mainly residential streets. rv parking will be allowed in many commercial and residential areas. santa clara county approved a ban on the sale of

e-cigarettes to anyone below 21. this after reports of people dying related to lung disease. one in three teens are said to have tried vaping in santa clara county. massachusetts has imposed a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products. seven deaths have been confirmed by the cdc. there's been at least 530 reported illnesses across 39 states and territories so far. in the east bay, people who operate short-term rentals like airbnb can now register their units. the city council approved new requirements for hosts. there's also a ban on non-hosted rentals, meaning owners must be present during the residential period. a short-term rental is a rental dwelling to paying occupants for less than 30 days. the bay area is on high alrwildfires. what one fire department is doing around-the-clock. one particular intersection in san francisco is among the city's most dangerous. police are taking action to make

it safer. and the giants go 16 innings against the rockies, the record both teams set in last night's marathon. >> that's all ahead. first it is 4:36 on this wednesday morning. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. good morning, mike. >> hi, liz. hi, everybody. humidity levels are a bit low. let's look at the winds and the hills. this is why we still have the high fire danger. gusting up to 33 to 55 miles per hour on mount diablo. down at the surface, we're 70s still in hayward and orinda. mid to upper 60s everywhere along the east bayshore. can't cool off when it stays that warm. 73 in san carlos. 70 in pacifica. san jose, near 080. it's 68 in san francisco. it's even 83 right now from our

temperatures about 30 degrees cooler right now. so, driving today, i know you have to do it that creates our poor air quality on the spare the air day. mild to hot mass transit, hot and hazy out on the water. the peninsula, 67 this morning. high clouds and sunshine. mid 90s for several hours this afternoon. we're going from warm, hottest to hotterest? hotter to hotterest? mid to low 90s from 1:00 to 6:00 in the south bay. our last stop is the east bay. we're going to be in the 90s already at noon and still in the 90s at 7:00. touching 100 for several hours. i see a significant break coming up, 30 degree temperature swing. and accidents already? >> accidents already. i always notice when we have hot weather, we tend to have problems on the roads as well. >> too bad. >> here's 101 inful i san rafae.

it is looking good in san rafael, but there is an accident, a car hit a deer early this morning. as you continue your ride to the golden gate bridge, traffic is light. but there is some road work on southbound 101 approaching the bridge. that is scheduled until 5:00 this morning. we're tracking the slow spots around the bay area, westbound 580 always slows out of tracy with an earlier crash at 205 that has been cleared. it's under 30 miles per hour. the drive time right now, tracy to dublin on westbound 580, 34 minutes. westbound 4 looking good, antioch to concord, 13 minutes. we'll have more drive

they took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. juul marketed mango, mint, and menthol flavors, addicting kids to nicotine. five million kids now using e-cigarettes. the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c.

we still have the high fire danger from the north day to the sacramento valley and into the foothills. that continues into early this evening. look at these temperatures, flirting with 100 in the central valley. 84 in monterey. 86 in l.a. we have a chance of wet weather around palm springs. that green is a flash flood watch. 7 87 in yosemite. 85 friday. 55 on saturday. 45 on sunday with a chance of showers and evening snow. thanks. in the east bay the fire danger remains high in the oakland hills. extra engines are out there

driving the streets looking for driving the streets looking for problem spots. the firefighters. >> reporter: there's not just the urge compliment of firefighters, but because there's a red flag up two of these extra engines are for 24 hours out patrolling the hills nonstop. there's also an engine prepositioned in oakland. >> as you may know, we are sometimes behind when fires start. so our whole thing today is to hopefully get a jump on anything that might start off a fire. >> reporter: on a day like this a spark could take off with terrifying speed. >> driving to and from on the 13 freeway, noticed how dry all the trees are. >> reporter: as you can see fe

closed down joaquin miller park to visitors, allowed a film crew from netflix to continue shooting inside the park, but they were required to hire a private fire watch team to watch them. >> pay attention to the weather, if the wind picks up, maybe not barbecue at that point. >> reporter: oakland fire wants to get more residents to sign up for ac alerts on their cell phones. they say it's not just a matter of bringing in more engines on days like this, they want people to pay attention and give them a call if they see anything that could potentially start a fire. in oakland, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. in san francisco, city pools will be open for free again today because of the hot weather. normally scheduled activities like lap swim and swim lessons will continue as usual. one area of each pool will be kept open for anyone looking for a place to beat the heat in the water. sounds like a good idea today. the san francisco police department, they are stepping up

traffic enforcement at 4th and bryant. the busy intersection turned dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists in recent years. mayor london breed says traffic collisions are unacceptable. >> the problem is we're having too many collisions that are occurring in our city that are causing harm to people an we need to unfortunately step up our enforcement. >> here's what she's talking about. we saw several motorcycle officers assigned to the intersection to keep an eye on drivers. in santa cruz, the city council is considering on whether to allow cannabis lounges. there are already a few in san francisco. that's what you're seeing now. it's only legal to smoke pot in residencies in private residencies in santa cruz. just five more games left for the giants manager bruce boe bochy before he retires. last night the giants extended his career by six innings as san

francisco and colorado battled into the 16th inning. charlie blackmon hit a home runner to beat the giants 6-5. 25 pitchers were used by both teams in the game. the giants and rockies play two more games before the giants close out the season at oracle park with three game against the dodgers this weekend. >> oh. you could see that. >> just a little bit painful. i'm going to the game tomorrow. i'm excited. what will it be like out there? >> much more comfortable than today and yesterday. >> 80 at 6:45 this evening. the sun will set at 7:02. let's look at what's going on from sutro power, 76 degrees right now. we look at that clear sky. we have a few high clouds, otherwise everything else is in a holding pattern today. that means dangerous heat, poor air quality out there once again

and high fire danger. this is our last mild to warm night. better sleeping weather on the way. here's a look at the clouds that will be rolling through during the morning hours. should make for a colorful sunrise. if you capture it, #abcnow, we would love to see it. san jose, 97. santa cruz, 96. we have mid to upper 90s along the peninsula. 95 to 97 degrees today. we'll touch 80 along the coast. even 85 in daley city. low to mid 90s. we hit 90 yesterday in san francisco. i think we'll hit 92 today. 93 in south san francisco. and as far as our lows tonight, what you're seeing are temperatures that will run in the 59 range in santa rosa. that's the cool spot. half moon bay, 57. the rest of us in the 60s. 70s around antioch and up in our north bay hills once again.

after 11:00, the fire danger will subside. we'll have the dangerous heat and poor air quality. 10 degrees cooler on thursday. 4 to 10 degree drop on friday. last day of 80s on saturday. 60s and 70s sunday through tuesday. frances? >> a live shot of 680 in walnut creek. there's some degree southbound near treat that was out there still. traffic is still flowing well at this point. look out for that as you make your way out of pleasant hill through walnut creek. 24 is looking good down to the bay bridge toll plaza, that is nice and light right now. good time to head out the door. a minor wait for the cash paying lanes. we'll check out the drive times. looking good on all bay area bridges. if you're heading across the richmond-san rafael bridge, drive time is seven minutes. easy breezy across the san mateo bridge. 13 minutes. the dumbarton bridge, delay free right now at a minute. we have a nice and quiet ride so

far. let's hope it stays that way. we started out with quite a few accidents. >> thank you. we're just getting some news into the newsroom right now. juul labs, the ceo is stepping down, a new ceo is effective immediately. we have jobina fortson in santa clara are more on this. she's doing some reporting now. we'll have a larger, longer report from her coming up later in the show. some big news there from juul labs. amazon is expectd to unveil new products at an event later today. >> apple picked some of its new emojis after people were complaining. here's tech bites. amazon's hardware event. >> the e-commerce giant is expected to announce several new gadgets featuring alexa. a high-end smart speaker is a good bet. bloomberg news predicts a robot and wireless earbuds. and spot the dog is now for sale. >> the robot can carry 30 pounds and navigate rough terrain, but

spot is only for select customers. businesses in purchasing one has to be approved by boston dynamics. they're set to cost about as much as a luxury car. amazon fixed some of its emojis. the mosquito has six legs. the old one had five legs. have to get those mosquitos right. >> those are tech bites. >> who was noticing this? excuse me, apple. >> hey, people pay attention. >> yes. i guess we know now. some of the nation's best lawn bowlers are right here in the bay area. we'll tell you where you can catch the sport's national championship for tree. and the u.s. cuts a tomato deal with mexico. what it could mean to you. and do you think this is impressive or are you just terrified? okay. all right. >> i'm terrified already.

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if you have to work outside today, here's a couple of tips. do you have enough water? drink it before you get thirsty. do you know where some shade or air conditioning is? know the difference between heat illnesses, heatstroke and heat exhaustion, and who will you call if you do succumb to the heat. in the east bay, there's a plan that would reshape san ramon. a developer is proposing adding 4,500 housing uniting to the bishop ranch area, including creating a downtown. sunset development company is holding an open house for the project tomorrow. this is a rather ambitious project that could take up to 25 years to complete. construction could begin in 2021 with the first units available in 2023. so mate tomato prices could going up at the grocery store. the department of commerce finalized nt products of round,

ma and grape tomatoes sold in bulk. the inspections could lead to poorer quality fruit. vine ripened tomatoes only have a seven-day shelf life. nasa is getting into the faux meat market -- nestle, excuse me, with its new awesome burger. it's produced by sweet earth brand. this is the food giant's first venture into imitation meats. the market is dominated by impossible burger. it is gmo free, soy free and vegan. it will make its debut in safeway, ralph's and fred myer markets and expected to become available at whole foods quite soon as well. >> look out simone biles. this is atlas. it is the most dynamic humanoid

robot. it looks an s agile. boston dynamics created atlas. here's the question, what do you do with the robot that does gymnastics? if it can do gymnastics, i assume it can do other cool things. >> there it goes. what do you need this for? >> can carry you places. >> fight for you. >> it could be like your personal, like -- >> ninja bodyguard. >> wow. i saw this movie once terminatorment . >> oh that. >> and then terminator 2. next thing you know we'll have liquid metal. let's talk about the mona passage. it's been active. not quite as strong as yesterday or as many earthquakes, another 25 in the last 24 hours, the biggest one was a 5.

that was while karen was heading over the country. there will be some thunderstorms in puerto rico. there's still the threat of some mud slides and flash flooding. let's talk about the quick change. look at this. what happened to the 100s? what happened to the 90s? this is tomorrow's forecast. 70s and 80s. friday, 60s and 70s. you say that's not cool enough. then look at saturday, 60s and 70s again. it will be cooler sunday. we'll show you that coming up. one more hot day, frances. >> okay. looking forward to some relief. we have a new crash reported in the dublin interchange area. westbound 580 near 680 involves a big rig. it is blocking a lane. i expect traffic to slow down through dublin. it is already at 32 miles per hour. keeping an eye on the drive time for that stretch, that has been sl slow from tracy into castro valley, 51 minutes. northbound 101 looking good making your way to the san jose airport and northbound 280 into

san francisco. a live shot of the san mateo bridge shows traffic moving well. right-hand side traffic moving westbound. no problems. bay bridge toll plaza just a very minor wait for some of the lanes. four dozen of the world's best lawn bowlers are competing for top honors in san francisco this week. >> yeah. this year's lawn bowling competition, the national championships, they're taking place over the next few days at golden gate park. the city's rec and parks department poured lots of time and money to renovate the greens where the competition is taking place. san francisco's lawn bowling club is the oldest of its kind in the country. if you want to check this out, it's free and open to the public. next at 5:00, breaking news, the ceo of juul just stepped down as california issues a dire new warning. happening today, privacy

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