this is in benicia, southbound 680 near marshview. a detour in place.at marshview and right back on again, delays and we're hoping to have the left lane open in a couple minutes. >> a large crowd gathered in barcelona for a moment of silen silence. at least 14 people are dead, others are hurt. >> number four, an east bay man is missing after the terror attack in barcelona. family members say jared tucker was on vacation with his wife. the couple was separated during the chaos. >> number five, the berkeley city council is holding an emergency meeting today. they will consider an ordinance to stop a planned right-wing rally. >> number six, i'm meteorologist drew tuma tracking a fine friday for you on this afternoon. later on today, 89 the high for concord. 74, oakland. 67 in san francisco. 82 and sunny in san jose. and 95, that number in lakeport. >> number seven, swish swish what? katy perry is postponing her world tour. she's blaming unforeseen production issues. the tour is supposed to kick off next month. she was scheduled to perform in san jose novem

a hot spot on benicia due to a fatal accident on nb 680 ramp to 780 a hot spot on benicia due to a fatal accident on nb 680 ramp to 780 wb, take hwy 4 to eb 80 instead. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (mark) the california state university system is trying to increase graduation rates. all 23 campuses are eliminating math and english placement exams for incoming freshman. the exams were used to assess student readiness, and some 25- thousand incoming c-s-u students are typically placed in remedial courses that don't count toward their degrees. under the new system, all students will take college-level courses immediately. only 20- percent of students at state schools graduate in four years. the university system is trying to double that by 20-25. the tests will be retired in fall of next year. (mark) toyota and mazda have announced plans to build a one-point six billion dollar manufacturing plant in the u-s that will create as many as 4-thousand jobs. the japanese automakers said in a statement this morning that

we start your friday morning with a sig alert in benicia, southbound 680 at marshview. this happened last night with a big rig that caught fire. the purple means a hard road closure. the red is the backup from there. it is beyond gold hill in the southbound direction. they don't expect this to be cleared for at least another hour. so of course, we're tracking that for you. your best alternate would be to take 80 to columbus parkway. exit at columbus parkway to lake herman road to cut across to 680 or go all the way to 780 to get back to 680 that way as well. we're following this with a sig alert, expected to be opened at 6:00 a.m. this morning.

this is southbound 680 in benicia at marshview. sig alert in effect. they don't expect this to be open until 6:00 this morning. here's drew with a look at your weather. >> good morning. outside we go. we've got that typical overcast and the exploratorium camera showing you the skyline of san francisco right now. gray overcast overhead and it's going to quickly burn back to the coast. here's the 12-hour day planner. if you liked yesterday, you'll like today as well. by noon, sunshine for most away from the coast. by 4:00 in the afternoon, mild to warm. very similar in terms of temperatures. maybe a degree or two warmer today than yesterday, but all in all, a pretty seasonable day out there. >> thank you so much, drew. back to our barcelona coverage. as people mourn the victims, there are also people here in the bay area nervously watching the events overseas. >> we're hearing from a group of california men who recently flew to barcelona. we have that story. >> at spain's consulate, a bouquet of red roses is placed by the window. the universal symbol of

thank you. >>> also a major traffic alert in benicia.'s get over to sue hall tracking that all morning. >> that's right, yeah, it started last night, as a matter of fact. we'll update that in a second. look at the metering lights. they were turned on this morning at 5:28. traffic is now stacked up back towards the macarthur maze. slow to go as you get to the tolls and then it picks up. kind of sluggish on the upper deck. let's look at the problems happening around the hayward area, northbound 880 before davis, third lane from the left blocked. i'm not seeing a lot of slow traffic right now. looks pretty green there. a couple other sig alerts to update you on. highway 4, that should be closed for a couple more hours. they had a fatal accident overnight near victoria island, and also one on i-5 as well near french camp. take caution this morning if you are traveling southbound out of stockton. and that benicia update we'll give you a few. drew. >> all right, sue. sun is up. good morning. we'll see a lot of it later on. take a look at this

and we're just learning that a >> female airman from c as killed in a car crash in benicia today. she was 22 years old... and had been assigned to travis air rce base. >>> and we're just learning that a female airman from concord was killed in a car crash in benicia today. she was 22 years old. she had been assigned to travis air force base. around 6:00 this morning, her honda collided with the back of a semi truck on the benicia bridge, then crossed all lanes of traffic and hit a concrete wall. she died at the scene. the truck driver was not hurt. the chp says speed may have been a factor in this crash and she was not wearing her seatbelt. >>> president trump getting out of washington for a while. he left the white house today for his golf club in new jersey where he will spend the next 17 days on a working vacation. meanwhile, allen martin tells us the commander-in-chief has his attorney general hard at work on a big political plumbing job. >> you might say, ken. >> reporter: jeff sessions is pledging to plug the american leaks that undermine american security. >> no government

he was 45-year-old jeffrey barboa of benicia. vallejo police say he was wanted in connection with the armed robbery of an el cerrito doughnut shop two weeks ago. a worker there says he ran out with the cash register. >> he said do you want to die? i got a knife and i got a gun. my dad and i, we looked him in the face. he looked really desperate. >> vallejo police say that officers tried to pull barboa over on wednesday night, but he wouldn't stop and led them on a high-speed chase into richmond. witness cell phone video shows him advancing to officers as he held a machete. police say he refused numerous orders to drop the weapon. five officers opened fire, killing him. >> the man accused of murdering kate steinle on san francisco's pier 14 is headed to court. the judge in the case expected to possibly set a date to start jury selection. juan francisco lopez sanchez has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder chargers. steinle was walking along the pier with her father when she was shot in 2015. lopez sanchez, an undocumented i

folks are heading south down to the benicia bridge this is the problem. even though you only have to get off and back on the two lanes of traffic starting to back up early in the commute. you're probably better off taking interstate 80 and coming over to the benicia bridge. it is a longer route but it is clear. that's the issue from the north bay to the east bay. the rest of the east bay moving well. the south bay a new crash at 237. i'll continue to track that as well. and a minor b.a.r.t. delay may be developing up here over by mcarthur station. some mechanical problems. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it's 5:09. coming up, breaking news this morning. an off-duty oakland firefighter shot and killed. a live update next. >>> plus, the housing battle on the peninsula reaches the boiling point. tenants say their apartments are infested with roaches. >>> and wall street starts to lose faith in president trump's agenda. the latest when "today in the bay" continues. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show.

good news on the benicia bridge.the northbound side right around the 780 merge, in the two right lanes. that has fully cleared. we got the all clear from chp just a couple minutes ago. and then san jose, 101 and 880, the only spot in the south bay that's slow, just the inbound side from the 280/680 merge to past 880, but most of the south bay is looking good. unfortunately, i'm hearing about a new crash involving a flipped dump truck on 680 in the fremont area. we'll check on that next. >> thanks. >>> privacy concerns back on the scales of justice. the court decision that could make some of your personal information public. >> and apparently, the warriors >> and apparently, the warriors championship trophy tour food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. food. water. internet. we need it to live. for all the strea

this is a problem for folks traveling through the north bay and the benicia bridge. interstate 80 is just fine through fairfield, vallejo and into the crockett area. we'll track that as the morning continues to build. the rest of the day moves very well. no problems. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. good volume through the fastrak lanes. we are looking at waze. in the north bay with the build make sure you're a member of our team. check your team profile and select nbc bay area wazers. that's how we can share information throughout the weekend. back to you. >> thanks for the latest, mike. >>> a string of robberies on muni buses have police working overtime. dating back to july strong-armed robberies reported on buses in the tenderloin, south, northern as well. in one case the woman was assaulted by a group who stole her phone. now we have a photo here. this man one of the suspects arrested in the case. 19-year-old clay dos from antioch along with three other minors were arrested. >>> the crime rate is going up. last year for the second consecutive year violent

do expect delays along the stretch as you try to make your way into benicia this morning. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's exciting news. hat's a check of your t raffic; over to you. >>> we have to wait three days to see that solar eclipse but look what we get to see right now. a crescent moon. this is our mount vaca cam. good morning, moon. doesn't that mean we're up way too early? we start friday off right with that gorgeous view. thank you, mount vaca cam, for showing us that one. here's a look at our satellite and radar. so obviously you can see a lot of clearing for eastern portions of northern california. right along the coastline there is some cloud cover but it's not sitting that low. so it's not affecting our visibility this morning. here's what to expect. we are getting high pressure coming through. that means inland temperatures will be in the 90s. so it's going to be a little above average for the next few days through sunday and then along the bay area, temperatures will be very seasonal where they should be. it's going to feel good. so sun is ex

this is right as you are coming off the benicia bridge there.ector ramp closed due to an accident. a "sig alert" has just been issued by chp and you will have to continue on to northbound 680. you can always exit at bayshore road there and that will allow you to get back on the and you can continue to 780 but that will add time to your trip. northbound 880 to southbound 101 the connector ramp closed as well after an earlier accident in the south bay. we also have a muni subway shutdown that goes into effect tonight at 9:30. the last train leaves and then the bus bridges will be in place. the closure runs between west portal and montgomery stations. and regular service will resume monday morning. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> thank you. caltrain officials just made the big announcement this week. the cost to ride is about to go up despite increased ridership. kpix 5's neda iranpour joins us live in san francisco to tell us how passengers are reacting. neda. >> reporter: you know, 60,000 people actually use caltrain every single

here at the richmond police department 45-year-old jeffery barboa of benicia has been indentified ashe robbery suspect armed with a knife who was shot dead wednesday by vallejo police following a traffic stop and high speed pursuit that started in vallejo and ended in the city of richmond. investigators say barboa's vehicle triggered a felony traffic stop because it was allegedly used back on july 22nd during an armed robbery of all star donuts in the el cerrito plaza.although five vallejo police officers discharged their weapons, the shooting occurred in richmond so richmond police will handle the investigation...in richmond haaiz qmadyun kron4news in burlingame... police say they have recovered and returned about 117- thousand dollars worth of antique persian rugs stolen from heriz (hair-ease) rugs early monday morning. the rugs were discovered in 55-year-old john edward reed's car in san mateo wednesday. reed, from oakland and san mateo, is accused of not only stealing, but also trying to sell the rugs. police say altough most of the stolen rugs have been retrieved... a few worth

. >> that suspect has been identified as a 45-year-old benicia resident. sky 7 was over the scene on richmond parkway. investigators say this all began when officers attempted to stop a car suspected to be connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito last week. a high-speed chase ensued for 15 minutes before ending in richmond. authorities say the suspect was holding a machete and refused orders to drop the weapon. five officers opened fire hitting the suspect several times. he died at the scene. >> the owner of a san jose art museum studio faces charges of producing child pornography. police believe the man hid a camera inside the restroom of his business. nguyen owned the enlightenment studio near mckee road. detectives claim the hidden camera captured illicit images of a child under the age of 10. the fbi is now examining images captured by the camera. at least one nearby business owner called the charges shocking. >> 6:04 now. happening today, a man will appear in court to answer charges he captured video of a couple having sex and then trying to extort

. >> the suspect has been identified as a 45-year-old benicia resident. sky 7 was over the scene on richmond parkway. investigators say it all began when officers attempted to stop a car suspected to be connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito last week. authorities say the suspect was holding a machete and refused orders to drop the weapon. five officers opened fire, hitting suspect several times. he died at the scene. >> developing news in a disturbing story out of san jose. federal authorities are now looking into a camera that police believe was used to manufacture child porn. the camera was found inside of a children's art and music studio owned by this man. abc7 news reporter david louie has the details and reaction from a neighbor who said he trusted nguyen for years. >> fellow 10 nlts of the strip mall believe nguyen has operated the stiedio for five years. people described him as friend friendly and trust worthy, but police say they found a hidden camera in the bathroom, and images of one child under age 10. it's alleged by police he was attem

department: "his name is jeffery barboa, 45-years-old, his last know residence was in the city of benicia. what i do know is the license plate of the vehicle associated with the armed robbery in el cerrito was checked or ran by one of the officers or a license plate reader and when that occurred a department of justice stop notification came on for the police officers and in that notification it was stated that the person was considered armed and dangerous"> investigators say barboa has a prior criminal history before the robbery at allstar donuts in el cerrito. according to his linkedin page barboa has a psychology degree and was currently employed as the clinical director of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment center in the north bay. (vicki) in the south bay... two washington state residents are in jail after a passenger aboard a southwest airlines flight bound for san jose spotted sexually explicit text messages on a fellow passenger'scell phone... it was about the sexual exploitation of children. kron four's rob fladeboe has more on the story now live from san jose. rob? (ro

we have a full closure in place on southbound 680 at marshview road in benicia and fairfield, kind ofe border there. a semi-truck caught fire late last night and they are still working on the clean-up from the huge fire there. it started as a grass fire on the side of the road. it also burned underneath the freeway underpass so they are checking the damage to the overpass. they have a lengthy clean up going on there. that is southbound 680 at marshview road. certainly avoid that area if you can. the chp is hoping to have 680 back open to traffic in the next half hour or so. >>> and in oakland i-880, everything moving nicely past oracle arena this morning. no issues into downtown oakland. and finally to the south bay. a live look at interstate 280. everything is looking nice. a nice, easy ride getting into downtown san jose at 5:32 this morning. back to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> we keep following a developing story in the south bay where two off-duty oakland firefighters were shot last night, new to the department and still on probation. a 30-year-old firefighters died at the hospit

by the early '80s, his murals are on display throughout california in napa, monterey, benicia and beyondould make six paintings at once. >> incredibly, granizo never uses a sketch while painting his tiles or a blueprint when putting together his murals, many comprised of hundreds upon hundreds of tiles. >> and that, to me, is really one of the miracles of his artwork, the fact that he could conceive of what that whole was going to look like in his head. >> it's enough to make my head spin. >> we're going to try to assemble a pile of tiles that we really don't know if it was a painting, a portrait. want to help? >> i do want to help. well, that looks like a shoulder. oh, the sun is shining, or it's an egg. can't tell. okay. don't help. >> okay. >> no, your head doesn't go on your elbow. are you sure these go together? >> it's always a mystery. >> could this be upside down? the man has no head. >> we need a head. >> oh, my! >> and it looks like we're gonna be looking for more tiles. >> now imagine you're in a cherry picker, assembling a mural about the size of a basketball court like this

in benicia area, we have been tracking delays all morning long. a big rig fire that happened last night had all lanes shut down in the southbound direction. one lane now open. traffic able to get through. but we're looking at 33 minutes from 80 down to marina vista. so give yourself some extra time if you make your way along that stretch. that's a check of your traffic. let's send it on over to neda. how is the weather going to look today? >>> all right. it should be nice. i have been watching the fog rolling through this morning. you're starting to see the top of the bay bridge. there's a little ripple on the water and the bay but it's gorgeous. sun will creep up but you can see the line of red and pink so we'll see a beautiful sunset here in few minutes. temperatures 61, oakland 56. livermore 59. we'll get early clearing of the clouds along the bay but not the coast. clouds will linger. winds are also going to be pretty breezy out there. sunny and warm inland. temperatures seasonal in the low 60s at the coast. here's you visible map. not bad at

take 80 and back over to the benicia bridge because of the backup. one lane open. one remains closed at marsh view and there's the backup that will remain for a couple hours even though they got one lane cleared. a trailer is the bigger issue. the second sig alert is here. those who it does affect it's a critical junction over there. traffic control. it sounds like an earlier crash over there and that will affect folks discovery bay, brentwood if that's your drive. take note of that as well. the greater bay area, southbound and northbound. all sides move very well. the backup at the bay bridge, metering lights are on. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> up next, safety concerns at a popular bay area shopping center. the newly released photos showing the suspect in a purse snatching. >> plus, staying on top of the doubling in san jose that left an off-duty oakland fighter dead. we're live at the scene bringing you updates all morning long. >> and investors losing faith in president trump's ability to move the economy forward. we'll take a look at wall str

the 22-year-old's honda hit the back of a truck on benicia bridge around 6:00 this morning. then it crossed all the lanes of traffic and hit a concrete wall. she died at the scene. the truck driver was not hurt. thek this healthcare says the female driver was -- the chp says the female driver was not wearing her seatbelt and speed may have played a role in the crash. >>> california may sue the feds over sanctuary cities to try to protect illegal immigrants. the "sacramento bee" reports attorney general xavier becerra is considering a lawsuit after u.s. attorney general jeff sessions threatened to which hold crime-fighting grants for cities and states that refuse to cooperate with i.c.e. the federal policy violates the constitution, he claims, because only congress can set conditions for the money. >>> president trump left washington this afternoon for his first extended vacation since taking office. he and his family will spend 17 days at the trump national golf club in bedminster, new jersey. during that time, the secret service will fly a drone to watch for security risks.

the man killed has been identified as 45-year-old jeffery barboa from benicia.hot by police wednesday following a traffic stop and high speed pursuit that started in vallejo and ended in richmond. police say the car matched the description of a car used in an armed robbery at a donut shop in el cerrito last month. when they tried to pull barboa over... he took off leading them on a chase to richmond. ( tiffany ) investigators say jefferey barboa has a prior criminal history before the robbery at the donut shop in el cerrito. according to his linkedin page barboa has a psychology degree and was currently employed as the clinical director of an alcohol and drug rehabi

this crash in benicia has been confirmed as a fatal accident.d to 780 at this time. continue forecast 680 and exit at bayshore road back to 780. towards 101, we are tracking problems southbound direction an accident hat three lanes blocked. northbound national highway traffic safety administration breaks due to some metal debris in the road. 47 minutes from hellyer to san antonio. >>> roberta? >> feast on this. it's our live weather camera looking out from sutro tower in a northerly direction. hi, everybody. we have the low-level clouds drifting in over the golden gate bridge. isn't that just spectacular? we're looking in a northerly direction towards sausalito, tiburon. mild temperatures today. cooler over the weekend. . >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday, august 4th, 2017. welcome back to website this morning. ahead president trump's agenda faces a new challenge. john dickerson looks at the potential impact of a grand jury on the administration. plus why a transgender man with a new baby boy told the story of his pregnan

fair field and over to the bridge and the benicia bridge. we were following a crash in berkeley that just cleared as well. back to you. >>> thank you very much. breaking news statewide. an amber alert is in effect. a missing child from the central coast. authorities searching for 9-year-old daniel was abducted from santa maria early this morning. he has brown hair, brown eyes, 4'5" weighing about 90 pounds last seen wearing blue jeans. the amber alert says he was abducted by 48-year-old constantine who was armed and dangerous. the relationship is not clear yet. police say the suspect was last seen driving a blue volkswagen golf with license plate number 7 jgg 242. police are keeping a close watch on freeways and the airports. they believe the suspect is a flight risk and could be trying to head to russia. we'll continue to bring you the very latest as soon as we get it. >>> breaking news out of pennsylvania. more than 40 hurt after two high-speed commuter trains collided early this morning west of philadelphia. authorities say one of the tra

barboa lived in benicia from 2013 to 2015. he interned with berkeley's mental health crisis team. he also worked with the berkeley police department assessing the mentally ill people during a crisis. as reported on our 5:00 p.m. newscast yesterday evening, barboa led officers on a high-speed chase. it began as an attempted traffic stop and ended in gunfire on the richmond parkway. officers say barboa got out of the car holding a machete and that's when officers fired when he refused to drop it. >>> an airline passenger on her way to san jose is being hailed as a hero. police say she noticed some text messages another passenger was sending about sexually molesting children. nbc bay area's scott budman is live at san jose airport with more on what went down on that southwest airlines flight. scott. >> reporter: janelle, the passenger is being called a hero tonight by police officers because she saw the text messages and alerted authorities. on a flight from seattle to san jose, a passenger said she noticed disturbing text messages being sent by the man sitting in front of her. >> th

. >> reporter: matt, natasha, that suspect was a 45-year-old benicia resident. abc 7 obtained cell phone video of the final seconds leading up to the deadly police shooting when officers opened fire. we're going to show you the video. we want to warn you it is difficult to watch, and of course, we will not show you the course, we will not show you the actual shooting. >> oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. >> oh, my god. he's going to kill him. they're going to kill him. oh, my god. they're going to [ bleep ] kill him. don't do it. oh, [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. no, no. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> the witness who recorded that video did not want to be identified but he said the suspect had a knife and refused to drop it. investigators say this all began when vallejo officers attempted to stop a car connected to an armed robbery in el cerrito. the driver led police on a high-speed chase for 15 minutes ending in richmond. >> the suspect exited the vehicle. and he was armed. >> authorities say the suspect had a machete and refused multiple orders to drop the knife. five offi

east bay numbers from 77 in vallejo, mid-60s in benicia, 90 in brentwood. low 90s in discovery bay. 60s, 70s and 80s common across the north bay. and hello to you in cloverdale at 92 degrees. >>> emergency crews remain on the scene of the crash we are tracking for you in san francisco. this is eastbound 80 as you approach 4th street. and making your way towards the lower deck of the bay bridge. you can see all those flashing lights all that activity on the right shoulder. all lanes are clear. traffic is getting by with no delays, as the morning commute picks up, you may see slowdowns. if you are heading towards the east bay, give yourself a few extra minutes out the door. >>> there is new information about a powerful earthquake in china. local news reports say at least 19 people died and nearly 300 hurt. the 6.5 quake hit a popular tourist area in the southwestern part of the country last night. authorities say more than 31,000 tourists are evacuated from the area. rescue crews are looking for survivors. >>> back in the bay area, new information about unwit

this is southbound 680 in benicia at marshview. sig alert in effect. this to be open until 6:00 this morning. here's drew with a look at your weather. >> good morning. outside we go. we've got that typical

the 45-year-old lived in the benicia neighborhood with his wife and two children. >> they were psychology majors going to the school. >> he worked with the city of berkeley mental health crisis team. the neighbor describes him as friendly and family man. >> i waved to him and told him i missed his family. >> his facebook page indicated he was going through a stressful time with his family. it came to the surface wednesday evening when the police spotted his car and had a felony warrant connected to it from the doughnut shop robbery. he took police upon a pursuit that ened in a hail of bullets that recorded on the cell phonement he was wielding a machete out refused to put it down. sems is in shock because of the connection with barboa. >> i wish he didn't get shot. honestly the guy needed help. >> in shop's orion and police are wondering if barboa wanted to be killed by police. reporting live in el cerrito cheryl hurd nbc bay area. >> thank you cheryl. >> be on the look out conkor polts releasesing this sketch of a man trying to kidnap a teenage girl. it happened near the concord b.a.r.t.

kron4's haaziq madyun has the story 45-year-old jeffery barboa of benicia has been indentified as the robbery suspect armed with a knife who was shot dead wednesday by vallejo police following a traffic stop and high speed pursuit that started in vallejo and ended in the city of richmondbarboa's vehicle triggered a felony traffic stop because it was allegedly used back on july 22nd during an armed robbery of all star donuts in the el cerrito plaza. el cerrito police lt. steve boninitwo weeks later vallejo police were involved in a high speed pursuit of the same vehicle allegedly used i

mid-70s around vallejo, benicia, martinez and american canyon. antioch, concord, clayton and walnut creek low to mid-80s. 80 in san jose today. low 80s in santa rosa. 90s at the delta. temperatures going up before they go down for the eclipse on monday coast and the bay. we'll see clear skies inland with the deeper marine layer. now, for this time of the year, while we do have the "june gloom," in the bay area something that we're also kind of remembering and -- you know how i pick up the paper every day? look at the "usa today" stand. >> i know. so good-looking and, of course, today marks 40 years, roberta, can you believe that, since the world lost the king of rock and roll. ♪[ music ] >>> last night thousands of fans made the pilgrimage through the grace atlanta estates to elvis presley's gravesite. it's usually free but this year pedro martinez up to $0 to attend. it also got fans into the new entertainment complex. elvis is the best selling solo artist of all time. >>> former president obama is making history. his tweets about the violence i

police say the man killed was a suspect in a daring el cerrito robbery. 45-year-old jeffery barboa of benicia indentified as the robbery suspect armed with a knife who was shot dead wednesday by vallejo police following a traffic stop and high speed pursuit that started in vallejo and ended in the city of richmondbarboa's vehicle triggered a felony traffic stop because it was allegedly used back on july 22nd during an armed robbery of all star donuts in the el cerrito plaza. el cerrito police lt. steve boninitwo weeks later vallejo police were involved in a high speed pursuit of the same vehic

the benicia bridge is moving well. what caused more spectator slowing. >>> even more flooding after already being beaten by hurricane harvey. as much as 50 inches of rain before the storm moves out. showing the intense flooding in the nation's fourth largest city. >> just shows you how wide it is as well. a look at one area, the flooding. a car submerged there also in houston. 5,000 on the ground in houston. here is where the situation stands this hour. officials released water to protect the downtown area for more devastating flooding. thousands of people have to go to rising ground. rescuers were not able to keep up with the constant calls. harvey made landfall late friday as a category 4 hurricane. downgraded to a storm but it is still lingering and dropping heavy rain. officials estimate the storm has affected about a quarter of the texas population, about 6.8 million people. >> "today in the bay" and sarah dallof is live in texas city this morning and south of houston with the overwhelming number of calls people h

slowdowns near the benicia bridge.u are heading northbound, just past 780, we have an accident with two lanes blocked speeds drop below 40 miles per hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there are new details about an explosion in houston, texas. we now know ten deputies were rushed to the hospital after two explosions at a chemical plant. the plant lost power during the storms this week. the facility is about 15 miles east of houston. officials are asking people to stay away from that area. meanwhile, new mandatory evacuations are in place because of the threat of flooding. at least 29 people have died from harvey. it's unclear how many could still be stuck in their homes. the houston fire department will start going block to block today to search for anyone who might be trapped. >> helping people in need in their greatest moment of need when you're most vulnerable, it's nice to know that somebody is going to come out and hope you. >> vice president mike pence is going to texas to meet with storm victims, state and loc

if you're driving from the benicia bridge to walnut creek it looks good. here's a look at the bay bridge into san francisco, and after a small delay of 10 minutes you are looking good onto the span into san francisco. the san mateo bridge traffic is moderate heading to the high- rise. >>> even though san francisco city leaders are not happy, they don't want it, but the national park service granted the permit to allow the controversial rally this saturday at the crissy field. >> the organizers say that claims made by city officials that the event is races and encourages violent are false. alex savage is live with the steps that will be taken to keep the peace. to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the park service said they will not deny the organizers of the rally, patriot prayer, putting on the controversial event this saturday at crissy field. security will be tight and all of crissy field in essence will be locked down. this will be the only way into the crissy field, through the marina and mason streets. every other entrance to the crissy field wil

willow glen and the rose garden district, alviso and alum rock 90. 99 morgan hill and gilroy. 88 benicia, 87 san rafael. brentwood the outside number at 103. there you have the slightly cooler conditions on thursday and friday. but muggy. and then a little more seasonal by sunday through tuesday. that's your midweek forecast. here's jaclyn. >>> hey, good morning. right now, we are starting to see it heat up on the roads. no accidents this time around. if you are making your way 101 at first street in the south bay, it's getting crowded. we are still in good shape. we are moving at the limit on all of your south bay majors all green looking pretty good. over at the san mateo bridge, we are seeing a few more cars join the wednesday morning commute but overall, the westbound direction is in the green about 13 minutes from 880 over to 101. eastbound direction two out of three lanes closed until 1 p.m. this afternoon for painting of the bridge. 380 north of sfo, you can see traffic is fine. you shouldn't have trouble going to the airport. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, if you are approach

novato 76, vallejo and benicia at 73. if this verifies it will be the first high in the 70s since june 12.>> that is two months, a long-haul. >> san jose 75, morgan hill 79, sunnyvale 77, 60s in the city was 70s on the peninsula, and the coolest day of the week. we will gradually warm up wednesday into saturday with another cooldown sunday and monday. >>> still ahead, thousands of people taking bart to oakland to celebrate the warriors championship but we learn what happened to the passengers and bart caught them off guard. >>> tom cruise may use a stuntman for the next filming and the accident that sidelined the actor. >>> it is 6:22 am. >>> bart has thousands of clipper cards left over. >> bart had good intentions but miscalculated how many fans would buy the cards and according to the chronicle bart ordered 40,000 $15 cards because of the parade in the ended up selling just over 1000. at the subsequent events including the pride festivities the agency sold more but as of last week they still have 2100 cards that were s

benicia, vallejo, martinez, low 80s. mid-80s for napa, saint helena. only 67 for richmond.. mill valley comfortable 76 degrees. windsor 88 degrees for your friday. almost the end of the week. most of the warming will be inland. then we drop the temperature at the top of next weeklyier an level off back close to average next tuesday, wednesday and thursday. so no real huge changes in the forecast. but allen, 2 thumbs up for the barbecue this weekend. both thumbs. >> thank you. >>> it's a way of life in uganda . young women dropping out of school to farm. now a bay area couple is helping empower them with passion fruit. them out of poverty. kpix five's kiet do shows us >>> los gatos couple is helping teenage girls thousands of miles away teaching them skills to help lift them out of poverty. >> kpix 5's kiet do shows us their passion fruit project. >> reporter: before we hear rebecca answer, we must travel 10,000 miles away to uganda. she and her husband founded cad africa in 2014 a passion fruit farm like no other. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: they train young teena

typical weather in the santa rosa area. 80 vallejo through benicia and into martinez.e have ourself some baseball in the sun today, 12:35, the a's playing host to the mariners and also on the other side of the bridge, we have the giants playing, 65 and partial clearing. extended forecast, very little change. cooler by next monday and tuesday. time check now, what is it? time to send it to michelle. that's all i know. you have some news about our rhinestone cowboy. >>> that's right. tributes from around the globe are pouring in this morning for legendary singer glen campbell. the country music star died in nashville after a long battle with alzheimer's. >> one of the greatest voices that ever was in the business. and he was one of the greatest musicians. he could play anything. and he could play it really well. >> dolly parton is just one of several musician who are posting messages. keith urban tweeted, i loved glen for many reasons but above all for his humanity. country music will never be the same. campbell was 81. he had 21 top 40 hits in his career. >>> a late-nig

this is kind of in the benicia- fairfield area. this began as a big rig fire.had to shut down both of the southbound lanes. a short time ago they got one lane back open as you can see here from the live pictures. traffic getting by in the fast lane as crews continue to work to try to clean up what is a huge mess in this area. a big rig caught fire about 10:00 last night. that semi burst into flames and sparked a grass fire in the area. it happened underneath the overpass as you can see. they had to check for damage. the traffic is backing up southbound 680, almost all the way back up to i-80, so keep that in mind as you head out the door this morning. my thanks to the photographer for the live pictures this morning. here is you go with the bay bridge toll plaza. it is getting busier and busier, but no major problems, crashes are stalls as you try to make your way into san francisco which should not be all that bad. let's go right here to steve now. >>> we will talk about the weather. i got lost in your traffic report. we have a lot going on. fog will be in the

expect delays heading into benicia. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> good morning.eing delays at sfo because flights are having trouble coming through because of the low cloud ceiling. sunshine inland. concord now 61. oakland 56. cooler there. early clearing today. temperatures will be a little bit above average for the inland areas. along the coast, temperatures right there in the mid-60s. 84 though in santa rosa. ♪[ music ] >>> what do you think of the comparison of washington and lee that the president is making? do you think that is on any firm ground? >> the difference is that general washington founded the country. he was and did everything as that first president because he knew everybody was watching him. as he was founding the country and laid the cornerstone for the country and what he did before hand in fighting the revolution but also in the way he behaved in office. and so by contrast, general lee was an open rebellion against that thing that washington built and for the purposes of keeping an institution that is a prt of america's original seasin. they

pleasant hill sb 680 at monument accident cleared traffic still jammed from the benicia bridge ( daryanew app that is gaining popularity with teenagers. but health experts are warning against it because it could lead to cyber bullying. the app is called "sarahah" which means "honesty" in arabic. it lets users create a profile and it is used as an add-on to snapchat. the app lets you take contacts from your phone and send anonymous comments to each other. you can also search for users and send messages even if you them. but experts say because the app allows users to send messages anonymously...they believe this will lead to more cyber-bullying. doctors say its very easy to get hurtful messages without knowing who they are coming from on this app and for that they recommend that parents don't allow children to use it. ( mark )coming up -- why a prominent san francisco statue's days may be numbered. back. let's get a check of the traffic this morning... sig alert nb 880 before 238 accident blokcing two lane. pleasant hill sb 680 at monument accident cleared traffic still jammed. bay brid

a long backup, however, up to the benicia bridge.tow truck stuck in traffic and about a seven-mile backup. >> alexis, thank you. >>> coming up, is sparkling water really good for you? that's next on "gma." we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. president trump on the attack taking on the media at his rally overnight, while trying to defend his charlottesville comments but leaving out the key lines that sparked controversy. a sharp contrast to his speech just 24 hours earlier as he threatens down the government to build a wall all with thousands protesting outside. >>> chrissy teigen hits the reset button on her health opening up on her decision to cut back on alcohol saying she was point blank drinking too much. how she's going to fix it as the supermodel reveals plans for baby number two. >>> prince william and prince harry speak out 20 years after princess diana's death. >> it'll either make or break you and i wouldn't let it break me. >> their stark memories

the fundraiser starts at noon until 6:00 at the clock tower in benicia at 1189 washington street. >>>h school in burlingame will be moving to a high-tech came puts in redwood city thanks to oracle. design tech opened in 2014 through a partnership between oracle and the san mateo uni don't know partnership -- union partnership. it will move in january. this advertise an artist rendering of what the new school should look like. oracle is funding it. they will play a role in helping give the students a more real world learning experience. >>> many students in san francisco will start the school year well prepared thanks to a backpack give away. thousands of elementary, middle and high school students got the free backpacks filled with everything they need to succeed in the classroom. the give away was held yesterday. the event was held in bay view hunter's point. >> we are participating in a lot of giveaways for our youth to get ready for the school year. we have our recruits from the police academy that are participating. they are getting to learn the importance of giving back to the co

remember if you're driving in benicia don't look up. >>> see you in half an hour. >>> . >>> good morningdy. we're back 7:30 on a busy monday morning. >> very busy. let's go right to a check of your headlines. >>> breaking overnight, tragedy at sea as the "uss john s. mccain" collides with an oil tanker near singapore. at least ten sailors missing, five others injured. >>> the water poured into that ship in both the crew birthing areas and communications room. >> president trump set to unveil his new strategy for u.s. troops in afghanistan in a primetime address to the nation. >> a massive man00 for the one remaining suspect behind that deadly terror attack in barcelona. still on the run four days later. >>> your excited to see the eclipse? >> really excited. >> eclipse mania sweeps the nation. tens of millions of americans prepare to watch coast to coast the total eclipse. >> you'll see the faint outer atmosphere of the corona. >> the catch heard around the world series. >> a junior league center-fielder makes a very big league catch. leaping over the center-field wall. today, monday, au

it's right in this span from the benicia bridge. across the san rafael bridge. the crash at the toll plaza cleared and northbound 280 up for the 85 split should be on the shoulder in the next couple of minutes with debris on the road. back to you. >> mike, kari, thank you very much. happening now b.a.r.t. police searching for the man in at least two violent attacks this they believe was unprovoked and random. the first one took place last thursday. the second one happening over the weekend on saturday. now this morning b.a.r.t. has released new images of the suspected attacker. you can find that in our twitter feed. a northwestern professor due in court today arrested after an intense manhunt. he is expect ed to be extradite back to illinois to face charges in the stabbing death of a man in chicago. more news coming up in 30 minutes. ♪ [vo] progress is seizing the moment. your summer moment awaits you now that the summer of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the summer