eastbound mckie road is closed. it is unclear what happened, exactly. this is breaking news and we will bring you more as it comes in. developing news with a husband and father in the east bay getting desperate. they asked for confident hikers to help search for the missing hiker. >> reporter: yesterday was a big day for them. they are concerned about how long he has gone with they may scale back the search today for phil kreycik. they are saying he is either nonresponsive or not in the search area . they have had hundreds of people looking for him since saturday with search dogs, drones and aircraft. they are searching the area where he said he went for a run

in pleasanton and have not found a clue. >> we should have seen him by now. we should have encountered him. there should've been something that led us to him. some type of something. that is what is hard to digest. that is why we are all here tonight and why it is hard to leave. knowing that we have exhausted the questions in our minds. >> reporter: some volunteer searchers are not giving up. they put out a plea on the group 's instagram page late last night. they are calling for people with skills like repelling to come out this morning to search. they are gathering at the post office. they are saying they are responding to a call that came in late from a family who said they heard a cry for help from the canyon. they are going to focus for help there while authorities in pleasanton may be scaling back. live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

and at the light rail yard in san jose, the community works to heal and they are working to restore service. they said they would resume by early this month and now it could be this fall. there is physical damage to the railyard and also the mental scars for the employees who will eventually return to work. it has sparked discussion. >> due to the incident, parts of the third floor of welding a are difficult to return to a need to be remodeled or rebuilt . >> reporter: the options could take 3-five yum years. >>city college and other sites saying there is no longer a

need for the mass vaccination sites that are widelyva at pharmacies and clinics and other mobile sites. people are refusing to get vaccinated. abc7 news reporter kate larsen says that vaccine skepticism among young adults may prevent herd immunity in the u.s.. >> reporter: research says 1 out of 4 18-25-year-olds say they will not get a vaccine. >> a lot of my friends are scared to get it. >> they think the vaccination is a hoax. >> there is misinformation on social media and that can be overwhelming. >> reporter: all the young adults i spoke to our vaccinated and not all are here from the bay area. alexander smith drove to mississippi to get his vaccine.

>> reporter: rebecca says after her parents got covid, she wanted the vaccine to keep her family safe. >> i know it's not a joke. >> reporter: an analyst with young adult medicine used national survey for more than 5000 young adults for the study. half wanted to wait to make sure the vaccine is safe. >> another 50% said they were concerned about side effects from the vaccine. >> reporter: the concerns compounded by a lack of good information. >> young adults do not come to the doctor's office frequently and have the lowest utilization rate. so, one of the trusted resources they could get information from, they are not seeing those individuals. >> reporter: what will work? duncan cox says starting college

is a big incentive for his friends. >> he said he had to be vaccinated for school and that pushed him over the edge. >> reporter: they want people to know things like this. >> they are not been subjected to an experiment. and vaccination clinics are are approaching people with the lowest vaccination rates. there is an increasing covid cases with the vast majority among unvaccinated people. they are reaching out to the unvaccinated by opening pop-up clinics in specific neighborhoods including oakland and haywood. >> it's free and we don't have long lines. come on in. >> reporter: the vaccination pop-ups are open for one day, starting tomorrow, and you don't need an appointment. you can send questions to our abc7 news team by going to abc7news.com . republicans in the texas state senate have passed a bill as 50 have left the state to

stop the bill. tracking the latest developments at the live desk. hi kumasi it's a significant test of our democracy since the civil war . there is a ban on 24 hour polling locations and drive through voting. they promised to increase turnout among minority voters. about 50 democrats left texas and washington, d.c. to stop passage in the lower chambers. kamala harris praised them yesterday. >> i know what you have done has come with great sacrifice, both personal and political. you are doing this in support and in defense of some of our nation's highest ideals. defending the right of the american people to vote is as american as apple pie.

>> reporter: meanwhile, president biden says the new laws are a painful pattern aimed at denying people the right to teied thwith fraud . the state's drought emergency includes 50 of california's 58 counties. everyone is asked to voluntarily reduce water use by 58%. >> we have a mega drought and it's only july. so, all of that raised our efforts to prepare in his story terms all parts of california, except san francisco and southern california are under drought emergency. that is 42% of the state's population. while the conditions are marginally better, the puc is keeping a close eye on the water level at the reservoir.

the last time it was this dry was 1977. more on abc7's coverage of the drought on our bay area streaming app. go to the climate watch to see how areas prepare for the challenges. that's on apple tv, roku, amazon tv and fire tv. it is lighter than it was yesterday. i didn't need windshield wipers like the last couple of days. drizzle closer to the coast. as we look south along the embarcadero toward the ferry building and the bay bridge, it's going to be a bright afternoon. grab the sunglasses. it will be comfortable for yard work. a warming trend over the weekend. and at about the same time about 3:00-9:00, there could be showers. weed, grass and mold

spores on the low side with the uv index very high this afternoon. temperatures are 51 at sunnyside to a lot of 52 and 53 degree temperatures. we don't see the microclimates with the blanket of gray clouds on top of us. up to about 58 in union city if you are headed out now. through the day, not many changes through 7:00. we will try to get to 60 at the coast which is warmer than yesterday. 68 to 73 around the day and up to 75 with a minor bump up in sunshine this afternoon. it will get cooler before it gets warmer and we will have a seesaw forecast coming up. let's go to jobina for the morning commute . there is a vehicle that over tuned on 101 at the grand avenue off ramp. just a heads

up that there are injuries reported here. there is a slow down and hopefully the cruise will get it out of the way for the morning commute. live picture from the bay d of. with a stalled car heads up on that issue. at the golden gatechp has issue this morning. kumasi and reggie. and britney spears is headed to court things may be different, but at denny's, one thing will always remain the same... our dedication to safely serving guests the food they love. and hey... if you love to feed people too, we want you to join our family.

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in today's gma first look. britney spears returns to court for another look at her conservatorship. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look. the badly over britney spears' freedom is back in court. e paies innning her life going before a judge for the first time since spears delivered that powerful

testimony three weeks ago. she called the conservatorship that is controlled her life and is state for the last few years, abusive. she says she has been isolated, exploited, demoralized and embarrassed by it. there is a pile of competing petitions including jodi montgomery's plea for security to protect her from death frets. and how spears' father is spending her money. we will have more on the groundbreaking hearing and who could be stepping in as britney spears' new attorney, if granted . abc news, los angeles. norwegian cruise lines is suing florida after a ban on passports. it says it places them in impossible dilemma of choosing the health and safety of passengers are breaking state law. they say they may have to

skip florida and use ports in other states to launch trips that are bound for the caribbean. they say the ships will not sail unless 100% of the passengers and crew are vaccinated. a man in florida challenge the biden administration's order . he says his anxiety disorder prevents him from wearing a mask and so he has not been able to fly. justice clarence thomas overseas the cases and denied the request to take the case. partner, the mercury news, employees fully vaccinated against covid-19 can go back to work today. the san jose-based company says there is a hybrid model giving employees the option to work from home 50% of the time and in the office the other part of the time. workplaces evolve as more

return to the office. some companies are trying to bring together the best of both words with remote working and office space. here is how it works. workers will not be required to come into the office, but the studio allows them to come together and brainstorm. there are no desks or cubicles. however, there is a coffee shop to socialize. make it provides guardrails to flex in and work from. it makes the process easier for everyone. >> reporter: drop box will take surveys to determine what is working for employees and what is not. that goes with a virtual first policy instituted last fall. >> these tiny puppies are destined for big things. they will undergo training to become service dogs. canine companions pairs them with people with disabilities free of charge. the pilot says he always has room for furry friends.

>> it is great to use the space to bring puppies along to help people live independent lives some day. >> six fully trained dogs made their trip from carlsbad to santa rosa. canine companions will match them up with their new friends today. >> that is so nice. >> they seem really well behaved. that is now not how puppies are all the time, fyi. nice day to walk a dog along the beach or anywhere today. if you are tired of the cold in san francisco, it will warm a couple of degrees today. that will be the case across the board. a mostly cloudy sky right now. minor warning but no summer heat to worry about. tonight,

spotty drizzle with cool temperatures and we warm back to average this weekend. the summer heat stays away. 82 and less guileless. that's as warm as it gets. san jose at 77 and santa cruz at 69. low to mid 70s and most neighborhoods. redwood city will be 77. we will try to crack 60 along the coast today. the spread 58-61. low to mid 60s around downtown in san francisco. bodega bay at the upper 50s. it will even reach cloverdale, keeping you at 88. ukiah and lakeport in the mid-90s, but no more triple digits. mid to upper 60s in bridgeport. in the valleys, 80s in san ramon and brentwood at 87. around the state, no more record highs.

87 at tahoe. it will be hazy around tahoe and possibly chico because of the fires around tahoe. tonight, we dropped to the low to upper 50s with cloud cover and drizzle. let's take a look at this little bitty seesaw as we dropped tomorrow 2-4 degrees. tomorrow will be like today. warmer by sunday. monday, back to average and we will be in the mid-90s on monday. thank you mike. have you seen fish fly? they are flying here, either, but they are airborne. the utah division of wildlife resources dropped trout into lakes that are only cess passusually sa survive. that's what i was thinking. do i want to be

dropped out of a plane? how do they know it is painless? >> exactly. >> that's what i am saying. by logic, it doesn't seem to possibly be true. i don't know about fish. >> where are you eating calamari ?

it is 5:23 joining us. volunteers are asking for competent hikers to look for 37- year-old phil kreycik . officials say that phil kreycik it is either nonresponsive or not in the area they are searching. today marks seven weeks since the shooting at the light rail in san jose. officials say light rail service may not restart until the fall. last week the agencies said it would resume by the end of this month. wildfires across the state right now that have scored

55,000 acres. the biggest is the backward complex fire near isd 93,000 acres. expanded the drought emergency to include 15 counties, including most of the bay area. everyone is asked to reduce water use by 50%. the temperature will jump 2- 7 degrees and we are still not quite as warm as we should be this time of year. wind advisories this morning . one for the san mateo bridge and the other for the venetian bridge in altamonte pass. and with close-up encounters with animals, some will resume today and others will be delayed. plan for a new ballpark at howard terminal. groups will rally outside the team's office. they are demanding the owner

commit to projects like affordable housing with this project. there will be a conference call to discuss the benefits of the study outlining safety and security concerns. yesterday if the commissioners says they vote no on the ballpark, it may be the end of baseball in oakland. the statement was made of head of the all-star game last night . they will vote on tuesday on the proposal as well as bypassing the city's affordable housing requirement. this study says it is howard terminal or bust. they are looking at wednesday, the day after the oakland vote, to explore a possible relocation there. and another says that the process is at an end. he added the oakland city council should take note of las vegas as a viable market for the league. he adds, thinking of this as a

bluff is a mistake. tonight is game 4 and the suns could take a commanding bleed if they win tonight. they have the home-court advantage. tonight at 5:30, get ready for the game with tip off at 6:00. then stay tuned for the game with very special guests live in the studio. new survey finds that two thirds of americans played video games last year. >> that is 227 million people. that is up from the year before . it is evidence that gaming took off during the pandemic. lockdown. aming was a source of can you remember the last time? >> me either. we are not america because america loves them. the bears are back. coming

up at 5:30, new video of a mama and her cubs splashing around. and stimulus checks that some of you can expect in your bank account at some point. and a focus on food that is beyond the containers that it

building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. . now at 5:30. a 37-year-old father and husband missing this morning. there is a desperate search for this east bay man. first responders jumping in to save a driver. what we know about the person inside. a breakdown in the bay area and what we know from across the state with vaccinated people. good morning. this is abc7

news right here on abc7 and hulu . we have wind advisories on the bridges. the venetian bridge is west at 14-17. the altamonte pass has whens blowing out of the southwest at 10-16. thankfully, they are not as fast as they have been over the last several days. the only double-digit is conquered at 14 in fairfield at 25. the cloud cover has not reached all areas. that means faster sunshine and warmer temperatures today finally break out of the 50s for the highs in san francisco to the low to mid 60s along the coast. mid 60s at richmond and low to mid 70s across the rest of the bay. in the south bay, low to mid 70s with the north britt breeze coming off some palo bay. the east valley in the mid to

upper 80s. seven-day forecast. continuese e woman was rushed to the hospital after being pulled from the water in san leandro. she was on this car at muffler mulford point and the police helped her out. she was the only person inside the car and we don't know her condition or why the car ended up in the water. new leaf this morning and the search for a missing runner in the east bay. there are reports of a cry from help. 37-year-old phil kreycik was reported missing after he never came home from a run . we have amy live at pleasanton. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement officials say they will scale back their search. they say they should've seen him or some clue by now. this comes as volunteers are

ramping up. they put out a plea on social media overnight, calling for people to come and help. people who are experienced hikers or emts. they family called late last night to say they heard a cry from help coming from the canyon. they are searching for phil kreycik who disappeared saturday after saying he was going for a run. authorities have thoroughly covered the area in pleasanton where he was running. they say they have looked carefully for any clue or a hint of a clue. >> we have gone to the nitty- gritty with details. we have found rocks bl thatloodcame ba as >> reporter: hundreds of people

have been looking since saturday on and around the trails near the moller ranch staging area. that's the parking lot where they found his car . police have two theories. either he is not responsive or not in the area. they are now turning their attention to the rugged and remote canyon. live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. plane crashed into a home near monterey and one person has died . this was just before 11:00 about a mile from the monterey airport. the plane took off from there and was headed to salinas. a large portion of the house was smoking or on fire and the debris sparked spot fires in the brush around the property. the name of the victim has not been released but the pilot is unaccounted for. thhome of the crash.

>> i was not there which was a blessing in a way. >> reporter: the cause of the crash is under investigation. now to the pandemic and what some say is a setback as cases are going up across the country. there has been attend percent increase in hospital limitations and people dying every day. >> reporter: there were 331 outbreaks in the last month. a subcommittee was told that loosening safety measures could be impart part of the cause. doctors say the cases are expected and the vaccines are highly effective live at preventing serious illness. researchers are looking to see if there is a correlation between a person's immune system and level of antibody as they look for a breakthrough.

>> some people with breakthrough infections have not been sure they had symptoms at all. they have been mild with a slight sore throat or stuffy nose. they have debated whether they should even be tested for covid. one of seven covid patients were vaccinated. out of 20 million fully vaccinated californians, more than 10,000 were infected with covid. that is one in 2000 californians reporting a breakthrough case. governor newsom addressed the delta variant and the state's effort to get more people vaccinated. >> we are very concerned. it creates a framework where we are taking the door to door campaign and being more surgical in terms of ricci reaching out to those who may be hesitant and those who have received misinformation. that is a huge issue with

getting vaccinated. >> reporter: the governor pointed to the high number of unvaccinated people who have recently gotten the illness is another reason for getting the shot. >> for more information, you can go to abc7news.com/vaccine . and talking about rent relief as part of the $100 billion budget which the governor is calling the california comeback plan. this is just ahead of the recall election. >> for those who have counted california out, eat your heart out. this state has not come back. there is a reason we have signs that say the state's come roaring back. we have no p there are $4 billion in hire workers. in $12 billion to address homelessness over the next two years. it also creates transitional kindergarten for four-year-olds

. if you are eligible for a stimulus check, expect the money this fall. the payments will go out in september. if you make less than $75,000, you get $600 and families with kids get an additional $500. and those looking to oust governor newsom just had his first campaign ad. the conservative radio host looked at as the sage considered families. >> businesses are leaving and young families are leaving california. i want to make sure you have the california dream to get a home and educate your kids and live the california teceand so far thbaot caitlin jenner .

jenner, a republican, was heckled about her gender during the political action conference. and this weekend, marjorie taylor green called jenner a man and address. the lgbtq coalition immediately came to jenner's defense. >> the hateful comments we saw from the congressman are not just comments anymore. they are being legislated and codified by legislators across the country. we cannot be silent with this kind of trance phobia. >> he called it disgusting and a dark cloud on the republican party. in california's last recall in 2003 and we will show you

how arnold schwarzenegger became governor. it's available on apple tv and other devices. plus a controversial plan to get information in a local city. breaking news in san jose. a fire is burning. look on the camera at 280 at the bottom of the screen. this is a homeless encampment fire. you do see firefighters have responded and are right now are trying to put out the flames. it may be noticeable as you drive by. it would be hard not to. the blood wind is blowing away from the interstate with a light breeze from south to north . that is why you see the smoke move away. it looks like the firefighters are attacking it from the other side of the interstate as the fire is between the wall and the interstate it self. it went up rather quickly. even though the area is green, i

watched it go from a tiny flash to this in about 10 minutes. he gives you an idea that even when things look green, they will ignite quickly because inside, they are much drier than they should be. now let's look at the commute. there is drizzle in the south bay but not as widespread as it was. and it will be breezy from the golden gate to the delta this afternoon. not as breezy this morning. we are getting measurable drizzle, but not as much toward the lower elevations and toward the bay. even with the increase in sunshine and the slower breezes today, and the next couple of days, we will have healthy air. 53 at richmond 258 and oakland, hayward and union city. elsewhere, 52 at santa rosa. san francisco at 53. pleasanton at 54 right now. as we had to

7:00 and on, look at how the sun breaks three free of the cloud cover. it will be warmer at lunch, especially inland. during the afternoon hours, more 80s in the east bay. mid to upper 70s in the south. even san francisco will break out of the 50s today at 61. at least it breaks the streak. we will talk about a seesaw in temperatures that will take us above the seven day forecast. now let's get to jobina for a look at the commute . this is in san jose on 280 at 17. it is impacting the northbound side of 280. chp got a call about a homeless encampment on fire in the area this morning. san jose fire is on the scene and making progress on the

flames. mike said he saw it before first responders arrived. the shoulder is closed but it is not impacting northbound traffic right now. there are no slowdowns to report in the area . also wind advisories. one for the san mateo bridge and the venetian bridge and also the altamonte pass. also, bart will be adding four special limited stop trains that will leave embark borrow station at 11:30 on thursday, friday, and saturday. they will make eight stops on the east bay and the san francisco side of the bay.

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you can see the smoke is pretty thick in san jose. this is the camera on 280. chp says this is a fire at a homeless encampment. we just saw this at 5:30 before the fire department was there. now you can see crews are working to get this out. through this area, as mike has been saying, the cooperating to blow the smoke away from drivers. now you can see it drifting to the roadway. be careful approaching the area . and morgan hill, 75% of all crime involves a car. >> now a pilot program would put 25 cameras in high crime areas. they will automatically read license plates and give vehicle descriptions to police. similar programs have been successful. not everyone in morgan hill is

on board >> my first thought is privacy. we live in a country where we are supposed to have freedom to come and go, as into thw theya need to monitor every single person? >> e camarketing campaign is de to make people forget recent fires and floods and to promote ecology. the money comes from a $1.5 million state flood mitigation fund. organizers will spend $160,000 of it on the campaign. they hope it will be comparable to the keep tahoe blue campaign . >> a lot of us are struggling. a lot of us have not paid ourselves for over a year.

>> we have a lot of people and it's like the money could be spent helping out the community, i think. >> at this point, the river is suffering from poor stewardship in the best way to turn around is to get people engage that are using it. >> they are comprised of 22 local businesses and business s approved the shared businesses spaces. now they will look for permanent parks for curbside and roads. it is promising a swift approval process and 30 days. marin county wants to do away with single use containers. the city did a survey before the pandemic in 2019 and 90% wanted vendors to use food

where that was recyclable or come possible. the workshop is set for 6:00 p.m. . look at this video from south lake tahoe. >> i've been here 20 years and you guys got a treat today. >> these bears were caught cooling off in the lake during a record breaking heat wave. people on the beach just watched as mama bear and the cubs had a good time in the water. experts say it is a good time to remember to stay back from the bears. never feed them and most importantly, do not get between the mom and her cubs. >> this looks, to me, like the same spot. it looks similar even if it is not the same spot. >> a lot of us return to the same spot in tahoe every year.

>> we have a nice area where we put our chairs out and we put out our towels and picnic basket. >> you should definitely go. >> that is the spot. i saw that yesterday and i was like, we've got to show that again. it happened again and it is amazing they are just like, nobody's bothering us. >> that's all some. let's look at the weather and i hope i can match that. the winds are blowing slightly from the southeast to the northwest. the smoke that you are seeing is going to blow mainly away from the interstate there. the thing i noticed when i was watching this go up is that it took maybe 10 or 15 seconds for that to climb that tree. when it got to the top, the embers were not quite as explosive as a firecracker, but

the embers flew off and moved toward a subdivision on the other side of the freeway wall. i am like, that is exactly how these wildfires spread. i don't think that it started another fire, but that's an education of how quickly fire can spread and how it works. there isn't as much clouds and drizzle as yesterday. tomorrow, we reverse that friday we reverse it again. in fact, the warmest temperatures will be sunday and monday and we have summer heat on the way. not today with mid to upper 70s for most of south bay. 69 at santa cruz, the cool spot. 70s for the rest of the peninsula with redwood city leading the charge at 77. palo alto is 74. low downtown in south san francisco. upper 50s to low 60s into

sausalito. the breezes will keep you comfortable in the valley wward with 80s and a few 90s. temperatures below the mid-70s. richmond, berkeley and oak lend with mid to low 80s about outdoor dining, it will be milder everywhere with clouds returning a little bit later around 7:00-8:00 when we will be in the 50s and 60s. you will need a code if you plan to hang around that late. tomorrow we will have more cloud cover with drizzle around the coast. friday will be like today with minor warming with a couple of degrees each day. by sunday and monday, that puts us back into summer. >> thank goodness and thank you. new at 6:00, the real i.d. just got quicker. in some places you can escape the dmv times altogether.

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popstar olivia rodrigo is r headed to the white house to meet with the president and dr. anthony fauci. she will ricard videos which will be posted to her social media account and by the white house. in san jose, you can get up close and personal with animals like goats and sheep. other animal meet and greets are expected to return later this summer. the indoor play areas are not open yet, but they may be

opened by the fall. happy hollow is open wednesdays through sunday. and oakland victorian houses on the market . >> to pay to move the house. the lot is on is set to become a 12 unit townhouse development. the single story home was built in the late 1800s and the developer hopes to appeal to preservationists who do not want to see it demolished. >> it is so much to have to move the house. they have to pay to move the powerlines so they can move the house across some bridges. it is a lot. >> it also looks like these bushes, or whatever it is, have a hold on it. >> that is the first challenge. >> that is my first concern.

>> get rid of the bushes and then the move. >> i don't like to move and i can't imagine moving a house too . it looks like the firefighters at san jose fire are doing a great job of containing and just about putting out this fire at 280 and 17. the winds are blowing out of the southeast and northwest. the smoke is minimal and it will continue to decrease . the big story and the weather is faster sunshine and temperatures a little warmer than they were yesterday. kumasi . thank you. now atop b&b in the state and it's only a short time away and why some young adults are afraid to get the vaccine. the alarming issue that may be keeping us from reaching herd immunity. >> i'm totally lost and i have

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in the east bay foot hills. the mysterious disappearance that's puzzling police, family and friends. clues making the case even more bizarre. a lot of my friends, they're scared to get it. >> they don't believe in vaccination. they think it's a hoax. >> unvaccinated younger adults taking us through their thought process this morning. state health leaders say their decision could cause a surge two-thirds the size of what we saw last summer. first though we want to get back to this breaking news we've been tracking for about 30 minutes now. a live look at this small fire erupting right on interstate 280 in san jose which is near winchester boulevard and it looks like they've gotten 've g under control. >> they were on that quick and glad to see it. good morning on this wednesday, july 14th. you're watching abc 7. >> you may see a little smoke leftover from that, but