>> announcer: right now abc7 news begins breaking news. right now, big traffic problem on highway 17. northbound 17 is blocked at bear creek road southbound traffic affected. a truck crashed into a power pole and a live power line has fallen on the road. this accident at bear week near lexington reservoir. traffic backed up to the summit. pg&e is on the way to deal with that live power line. 1700 customers are without power because of this accident. we'll follow this on abc7news.com and bring updates as soon as we get them. good morning i'm cheryl jennings.

and i'm kristen sze. a spare the air day another big story. these are live pictures from our vollmer peak camera looking into the east bay hills. you can see the haze, hot temperatures creating unhealthy air. let's get latest from mike. good morning. our fifth spare the air of the summer seen. right here is a map showing the bay area color coded depending on where you live that will show you where if you are under the spare the air or not. let's show what is going on in the east bay valleys here where question could have poor air quality today. bay area air quality management district puts everybody on a spare the air because whatever you do in your neighborhood could pollute other areas. if you can take mass transit, don't refill the car fumes, mow will receipt issues. temperatures mild at the coast,

63 to 68. warm around the bay, highs from 78 to 87 inland neighborhoods will have the heatwave the next couple of days, 92 to 102. we'll talk about how long this will last in a few minutes. pg&e is asking businesses to help conserve energy during this triple digit heat. businesses enrolled in a special program to save money and energy are being asked to switch lights to lower levels, turn off monitors, tv's coffee machines or any other devices that is not needed. it would be helpful if regular customerses could back between 3 and 7 p.m.. three-day job fair getting underway now in san francisco at the metreon on 4th street. if you think you are a good candidate to work at target, now is your chance.

they are looking for 300 people. >> reporter: for those on the hunt for a job fair, this fair is much needed good news. minutes ago the interviews got underway for 300 jobs we are at 4th and mission outside the metreon complex. at one point the line stretched down mission. target says over the next three days it is ready to hire on the spot. at 7:15 this morning she arrived first in line and ready to go. all for a chance to land one of 300 jobs open at san francisco's new target. >> i'm very excited. i want to show them i'm a good person on people skills and everything. >> reporter: she is competing with a long line of others, also fighting for a job. for the next three days, target will interview hundreds, with as many as 25 interviews going on at one time.

kathy hopes she will get an on spot offer live online their website, when i heard that i could come down in person i thought that is great. >> reporter: saturday target plans to fill all 300 positions, assistant managers, logistics, cashiers. the store says it will happen fast and candidates need to be prepared. >> if you are a walk-in and you have filled out an application online, you can fill one out here either paper or one when you walk in >> reporter: the new urban prototype target will open october 14th on the second floor. offering shoppers smaller packaging of products for a city lifestyle. the retail on pace nationally to open 15 stores this year. san francisco is number 11. she has been job hunting for six hundreds. a city college student that hopes after much disappointment, it will end today.

>> it is a let-down. then it is more motivation to keep going. >> reporter: those hired will start training right away. that job fair runs today and tomorrow from 11 to 7, again saturday from 10 to 5. the retailer says retail experience isn't necessary. sue thompson, abc7 news. thousands of richmond area residents are flocking to a personal injury lawyer in the wake of monday's chevron refinery fire. they are wait announcement from chevron today on where they can go to -- tech go to file a claim. >> reporter: right now chevron is still finalizing the location of that claims office. they hope to announce the address at noon we understand it will be downtown richmond to make it easily accessible for richmond residents. it should open tomorrow. this this week has been any

indication it is going to be a popular place. >> i got asthma, my eyes watering, my heart been getting tight. >> reporter: more than a dozen people were waiting outside the richmond office of personal injury attorney nick haney this morning before the office was opened. >> i want to see justice. >> reporter: emerson robinsont a doctor yet but plans to go after meeting with the attorney. haney tells abc7 news his office saw 3,000 people yesterday, all looking to have chevron pay for their health problems. >> i've been having headaches since monday night guy up and went to the doctor, not feeling good. my chest is clogged, i don't feel good. they gotta pay for that >> reporter: unlike others in line leah says she has proof. >> i have everything with me. they told me that my headaches an not good. it just came out of nowhere. i hadn't been having

migraines. i was there all night on i.v.'s. >> reporter: chevron is willing to pay for legitimate claims for problems, property damage, lost income or wages the company set up a hotline yesterday and soon people will be able to file claims in person. one more update on that hotline just set up yesterday as of 7:30 this morning, 1600 people have called in order to file a claim. that number coming up in meantime i want to mention federal investigators are waiting to get onsite until it is safe to begin their investigation. there's a team from the u.s. chemical safety board here the same team that investigated the deep water horizon oil spill on the gulf coast. katie marzullo, abc7 news. we will be giving out that number you can call: 866-260-7885. chevron says live operators

will staff these phones 24 hours a day, seven days a week in case you missed it, we posted it on abc7news.com click on the see it on tv link. the battle over san francisco's controversial cell phone safety law is playing out now in a federal appeals court the issue legislation that then mayor newsom signed in law in 2010 that requires retailers to disclose possible health risks from using cell phones like cancer. companies say they are preempted by federal law and the ordinance violates their amendment rights. the ruling is like to set precedent and could prompt other local governments to regulate the sale of cell phones. in east oakland police are offering up to $15 new in reward money for information -- up to 15,000 in reward money for information on a shooting that left a 15-year-old girl dead near the

oakland zoo. the killing was oakland's 69th homicide of the year. last year this time there were 73 homicides. if you have information call oakland police. pg&e crews restored power to herely all 600 people in an east oakland neighborhood affected, a story we told you about on the morning news. the driver of a black suv hit a power pole crashed into a fire hydrant that caused a big mess it happened after 3:00 this morning at 81st and d street. 56 customers are without power. a total of 668 customers were affected the cops tell us the suv driver left the scene but all power is expected to be restored at noon. a favorite summertime drink may be linked to kidney stones. >> rare and dangerous mission into the deadly

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an american scientist is safely in new zealand after daring rescue in the antarctic winter. the team and patient have not

been identified yet for privacy issues landed early this morning in new zealand that patient is in stable condition at a hospital and may need immediate corrective surgery. officials say he suffered a medical emergency. the rescue team had to wait for a break in the weather to make the risky trip temperatures were 9° this week colder with the wind chill. -- were -9° this week colder with the windchill. huge recall announced for -- more than a million general electric dishwashers the dishwashers were sold between 2006 and 2009 they contain heating elements that can fail and burst into flames. there have been seven reports of fires three caused extensive property damage. >> my message to consumers is

stop using these dish warsers immediately. disconnect the power supply to the unit. consumers will have a choice of a free in-home repair or they can get a rebate toward a new dishwasher. >> for a list of model and serial numbers go to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. google will pay 22 1/2 million dollars fine to settle allegations it broke a promise to federal regulators by secretly tracking people using apple safari browser. the commission began investigating six months ago after a researcher revealed the company overridden safari safe s to to monitor millions of users. -- the fine is the largest of its kind ever imposed by the ftc. google will pay but not

admitting to any wrongdoing. mike keeping an eye on rising temperatures. getting obnoxious in some areas, hundreds widespread for a couple of days you have to be creative to find ways to stay cool, going to be a spare the air which means we don't want you driving much. we'll tack about the heat and how it lasts into the weekend and what it will look like next week. coming up, a different type of story about teens and plastic surgery. how surgery has changed one young woman's life, after she suffered years of

update of breaking news. chp just told us southbound lanes on highway 17 in los gatos have reopened. northbound lanes remain closed but should reopen soon. a truck crashed into a power pole a live power line fell on the was at bear creek road near the lexington reservoir in los gatos. pg&e says 1700 customers are without power because of this accident. we'll continue to follow this on abc7news.com. summer heat may have you drinking ice tea. new study suggests you may want to sip instead of gulp. researchers in chicago found too much of the brew can increase your odds for kidney stones. a urinary tract disorder, black tea in particular had

highest concentrations of a chemical that combines with calcium to form stones the best way to avoid it is drink plenty of water on these hot days, rather than ice tea. >> always good advice. >> and timely too. stay in the shade if you can it feels 15° warmer in the direct sunlight. let's talk about heat, outside you can look at the atmosphere and see within finger of fog hanging around the -- see that one finger of fog hanging around the golden gate bridge going to retreat to the coast in the next hour. still on top of mount tamalpais this morning gives you an idea how strong that high pressure is, 80° this morning on top of mount tamalpais also. san jose, a lot of sun, one or two maybe wispy clouds that's it. want to get under one of those trees if you are out during the lunch hour.

live doppler you can see clouds along the coast otherwise pretty dry. let's head down south a couple excessive heat watches for the san joaquin valley and warning for the deserts. not the fact that it is going to be 110 to 120 but at night only going to drop into the 90s so they don't get relief overnight. too much humidity down there clouds along the coast the rest of us sunny, sunshine will make it to the coast into the afternoon. still 57 half moon bay, 60 around the bay shore, fremont 72, 80s inland same around gilroy monterey cooler 55. intense heat today, poor air quality, clouds at the coast most of us comfortable under a clear sky not as hot starting sunday. here's a look inland or east bay where we find the poorest air quality during the afternoon do what you can to

keep those levels down. oakland two degrees warmer than yesterday to four degrees warmer in san jose. spread is 38° from 64 in pacifica to 80 -- 81 in oakland, east bay valleys near 100, brentwood leading the charge 102. most of your neighbors upper 90s to low 100s during the afternoon. east bay shore berkeley 78 everybody else in the low to mid 80s south bay, upper 80s to mid 90s towards campbell, saratoga, los gatos mid to upper 60s along the coast mid 70s downtown south san francisco low to mid 90s north bay valleys, 30° cooler at beaches. 68 monterey, 81 santa cruz mid and upper 90s morgan hill, gilroy, hollister. tomorrow as hot as today we might throw in the santa clara

valley in the spare the air. possibly another spare the air saturday as the heat holds on through the first part of the weekend. temperatures drop two to four degrees sunday then closer to average monday through wednesday. still warm inland 90s there, 80 at the bay, head to the coast, 50s. >> lucky we have the coast. a young woman no longer faces insults and teasing from bullies thanks to a life changing surgery. >> what do you see in the mirror? >> a new me, a beautiful girl. >> 14-year-old nadia spent years pulling her hair over her ears because kids teased her because her ears with were bigger than normal. she faked i willnesses to say home from -- faked illnesses to stay home from school and even considered suicide. the family could not afford the surgery. a group stepped up to help her. >> she wasn't picked to have her surgery because she was bullied. she was picked because of --

>> it is no different than somebody having teeth that require braces. >> plastic surgeon operated on her nose and children. she -- and her chin. she ended up receiving $42,000 of free plastic surgery and a new, wonderful outlook on life. >> just to see that smile, beautiful.

today potentially lifesaving feature on a motorcycle. the new strain of -- [ unintelligible ] san francisco gets ready for its largest outside concert event of the year. >> arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez has what's hot. >> i can see it now. >> maybe not. >> why done we take a weather break. >> we were talking about outside concert how is the weather going to be like? looking from sutro tower towards mount diablo, air clean now we don't have big air quality issues at the moment we will as we need afternoon especially east bay valleys. 100s inland of the east bay where warmest. in san francisco today we'll top out in the mid 70s and probably be around 70 to 75° throughout the weekend with a lot of afternoon sunshine and

a few morning clouds hanging around, other than that just a gorgeous day. if you are up on mount tamalpais the next couple of days, warmer than what you are used to if you are hiking up there in the 80s take extra water and sunscreen if you are out, all of us will have total sunshine even the coast will have sunshine the next couple of days. outside concert in san francisco, golden gate park normally chilly, but not this weekend. this weekend. >> no, that's. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot

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