news reporter chris nguyen explains how you can help dee rail their efforts. >> reporter: a massive threat. the fbi now warning about the possibility of cyber criminals scheme using malware tore access personal bankcard information. >> the bank has to do a lot of things to upgrade their firewalls, their policies of dealing with rr:teor cashouts are more likely to happen at small to mediumized institutions because they believe the security measures aren't as strong. they send is the stolen data to the master minds who transfer it on to a reusable card with a magnetic stripe. >> they go to the administrative account and remove any limitations. whatever in the bank at that time, they can cash that one and do it at a predetermined time all over the world. >> the fbi declined to go into greater detail about the warning but said in a statement, is the fbi routinely advises private industry of various cyber threat indicators observed during the course of our investigations. this data is provided in order to help systems administrators guard against the actions of persistent cyber criminals. despi

i'm chris nguyen. we're starting with a quick look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist drew tuma. >> we are beginning with dense fog on the coastline. that's as bad as it gets this time of year. it's pretty shallow. look outside san francisco, we have clear skies overhead for much of the city. in the hour or so that sun will qui 4:00 away from the coast it will be a warm to hot day for many of us. the only fly in the ointment, so to speak is that we do have a spare the air day in effect and we are forecasting poor air quality for the inland, east bay and the santa clara valley due to smoke from wildfires. you will notice haze in our atmosphere later in the afternoon. we'll take a look at the accuweather in a few minutes. >>> there has been steady progress in containing california's largest and most destructive wildfires. the carr fire has burned more than 223,000 acres and is 77% contained. the mendocino complex has% cont and the holy fire in orange county has burned nearly 23,000 acres and is 85% contained. climate scientists in n jose are working

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is live for us with more on this story. chris? >> reporter: dion, school administrators spent much of the day meeting with parents about the alleged incident that caught so many people off guard. the teacher has posted bail, but will not be returning to the classroom. community members were stunned learning about the allegations against the teacher, charles sew was taken into custody wednesday afternoon at the school by the san jose police merge unit in connection with a road rage incident that turned into a strong arm robbery. when officers went to his classroom, they found a loaded handgun in his bag. >> at this time i can tell you we don't have any indication that the teacher was planning any type of an assault on studentsdent happened at this parking garage in downtown san jose back in february. police say sew followed a driver into the structure, got out of his car, battered the victim and stole his cell phone. investigators investigated the case for months. up until the arrest, it would have made sense for him to pass a stan

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >>> throughout this election cycle republicans have madecy pelosi part of their attacks. >> danny o'connor would side with nancy pelosi, not you. >> reporter: taking back the house come november. statistician nate silver from 538 saying this. >> this plays out in every congressional district. >> reporter: we spoke to a reporter from the "washington post." >> a lot of midterm fights are being fought in this district where pelosi's brand of liberal politics may not always be welcome, as democrats try to oust republicans. >> should democrats prevail in november, a about thele is shaping up on who will overtake nancy pelosi. some say she needs to step aside, but others are coming to her defense, including eric swalwell. >> i've seen how skillful she is, and i also don't like allowing our opponents to tell us who our leader should be. >> reporter: joe tuman says one of her top traits is delivering when it counts. >> replacing her for the sake of replacing her so somebody else can have a turn at the job is not a great thing to do unless that pers

chris nguyen is >> reporter: agriculture is typically the focus, but this year organizers have addedeveral new exhibits, events, attractions, all with the goal of making it more inclusive, as you said, dan, and showing off the diversity of silicon val say hello to a county fair going through somewhat of a renaissance. ♪ >> reporter: at the santa clara fairgrounds you'll find the typical stands as well as the opportunity to connect with agriculture. but tonight marks the debut of out at the fair, an lgbtq themem family friendly event. >> it's in everyone's backyard and it's something that should be a highlight of everyone's summer. >> reporter: in the hall, there's a new focus on social justice, this interactive display from the bay area anti trafficking coalition aims to educate. >> before our very eyes exhibit is a way to bring awareness to the public where they're at and give them ways to think about getting involved. >> reporter: the fair attracted half a million people on an annual basis, last year, only 24,000 came. officials hope to double the number this weekend. however, as m

chris nguyen is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: we spoke to the director today about some of the issues facing the dmv. we learned more details about her plans to reduce wait times across the state. inside the dmv's driver license processing center in san jose, many customers were somewhat shocked by the ease of their experience this afternoon. some who came here without an appointment were expecting to wait for most of the day. but ended up getting in and out in just under two hours. >> they're welcoming you, right when you get in the door. they're like have you been helped? this is what you need. >> dmv director gene shiamoto visited with staff today in ongoing efforts to -- she was grilled by lawmakers who questioned by the agency's wait times skyrocketed over the past year. she blamed the delays on the high volume of customers coming in to apply for a real id, but also acknowledged problems with the department's decades old computer system. she hopes to modernize it within the next four years. >> we're looking to see if we can offer more transactions online so you don't h

he's chris nguyen. >> reporter: kristen, if you have any beef related to the recall, safeway says to toss it, or return it to the store with your receipt for a full refund. the u.s. department of agriculture is warning the public of the class 1 recall related to safeway stores in seven states, including california. the company has identified more than 80 different products containing ground beef possibly linked to e. coli, including beef patties and meatballs sold between august 20th and 23rd with sell by dates of the 21st to the 25th. santa clara county health officer dr. sarah cody says you shouldn't take any chances if you still have the beef at home in the freezer. >> young children are at particular risk for very severe outcomes, including death. so play it safe, just discard the meat. >> reporter: symptoms include dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps, the recall -- 25,000 pounds of beef processed in a colorado facility. small signs are posted in store, but safeway is also sending alert e-mails to customers who bought the beef as part of a club card transaction. fre

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at accuweather forecast. lisa arjen. >> you can see the expansive marine layer that straddles us this morning all of the way into the inland valleys and we will see partial clearing, but not at the coast. we have half-moon bay and five miles in live aremore. current temperatures look like this. novato, half moon bay with 58 in san jose. air quality is certainly an issue again today. moderate air quality and we'll see sunshine, but as we get into sunday we will see better air quality in the east bay and the south central bay and the santa clara valley. of course, the air quality is being obscured. the clean air from the smoke from the wildfires and that should get better as we get through the weekend. so temperatures in the 50s by about 1:00 in the afternoon and 3:00, 70s and 80s and we're brightening up in the east bay, but still, careful out there if you are sensitive to the bad air that we have going throughout the weekend. >> lisa, thanks. >> develop

i'm chris nguyen. let's get our first look at the accuweather forecast and here's lisa argen tracking it for us. >> good morning to you. hi, everyone. it's certainly cloudy in and around the bay except way out toward the delta in concord and a few clouds around there, though, also looking at visibility in livermore at 5 miles. petaluma, 2 mile visibility and a live look at the golden gate bridge looking pretty good with nobody there. 55 in san francisco. it's 57 in san jose and morgan hill. no one managed the 80s except for farout in livermore. so the poor air quality continues today. we'll call it moderate. hazy sky, but it will be improving due to those westerly winds pushing that spoke into the centralvaey, even a bit better tomorrow. throughout the afternoon you'll notice the sunshine, less haze out there, but there will still be some. 77 in concord and 73 in fremont with low 80s out by the inland valleys and then tonight the fog comes back. so we will be looking at this pattern with below average

i'm chris nguyen. people can turn in guns for gift cards later today. up to $100 in gift cards will be given for each rifle, shotgun and handgun and up to $200 will be exchanged for each assault weapon. the metal from the guns will be melted and repurposed as material for art. the event runs from 10:00 until 2:00 today in the civic center plaza in richmond. turning to weather now with our meteorologist drew tuma. >> hi, chris. we continue to track that fog in spots out there. visibility on live doppler 7 and where you see zero at half moon bay, that's as bad as it gets. numbers mainly in the 50s and we'll quickly warm up and look at the hottest spots today well into the 90s, 70s and 80s along today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. >>> welcome back to "gma" on this busy

. >>> it's saturday, august 4th and i'm chris nguyen. frances dinglasan is in for lisa argen. >> we started off with mostly clear skies and we're starting to see the clouds move in from the coast as you can see from live doppler 7 and the satellite image and here's what you can say from your 12-hour day planner which you can always download by searching the accuweather app. mostly sunny with temperatures in the 50s and 60s over the next couple of hours and by this afternoon, hazy sunshine over parts of the north bay due to fires. inland areas will climb into the mid-90s and the sea breeze keeping things cool and low 60s there. we'll have a slight cooldown in store for us tomorrow and a warm-up next week. i'll have the details coming up. thanks. >>> frances, thanks. >>> crews battling the wildfires across northern california are bracing for hot and windy weather this weekend. near the mendocino complex fire's new mandatory evacuations were ordered yesterday. parts of potter valley, clear lake oaks and the recreation area are included. ear

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. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm chris nguyen.own will be in shasta county touring the carr fire. the fire has destroyed two dozen businesses since it started last month. residents in the river ridge neighborhood in redding were allowed back in last night. many of the homes there are now gone. >>> turning to weather now and the bay area forecast with our meteorologist frances dinglasan. >> good morning, everyone. we have northerly winds that pushed the clouds off the coast and you can see the life shot and clear conditions and temperatures in the 50s and 60s. san francisco, 56 and san jose, 67. this afternoon we'll warm up to close to yesterday's numbers, breezy at the coast and 60 in san francisco, and oakland, 75 and hazy skies in parts of the north bay due to the fires and low 90s there. chris? >> thanks so much for joining us. >>> hey, welcome back to "gma" on a busy saturday morning. happening right now, back-to-back blows to the trump administration's immigration policy. in one a federal run ruling that the daca program, the

i'm chris nguyen.vestigators are investigating the cause of a crash of a san jose fire truck that left two people hurt. it happened on southbound 101 near coyote creek. firefighters were responding to an accident when a black tesla rear ended one of the trucks. no firefighters were hurt. investigators are looking into whether the tesla's autopilotas of the crash. let's get a quick check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> here in emoriville where temperatures are cool in the 50s, and 55 half moon bay and from santa cruz, partial clearing here at the coast. highs today a little warmer, in the low to mid-80s and 76 in fremont. the news continues right now with "good morning america." it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all b

i'm chris newen. we' nguyen. >> we're starting this half hour with the accuweather forecast. >> hi, chris, we're beginning it with fog and locally dense as well. live doppler 7 tracking it with visibility and look at half moon bay and zero miles visibility and that's as bad as it gets. patchy fog and napa down to three miles and the sun is up and good morning, a live look from the east bay hills camera. i'll flip it over to the golden gate and you can see there's the thick fog along the coast. be aware, it doesn't last all that long and it quickly warms us up and it will quickly pull the cloud cover away from the region. by noon, a lot of sunshine and by 4:00 it is warm to hot across the area. 80s around the bay and the inland going into the upper 90s, but we do have a spare the air day in effect. poor air quality thinks the smoke from the wildfires which will notice some haze in the atmosphere. if you have respiratory issues,well take a look at the forecast in the accuweather forecast. >> california's largest a

let's get to chris knew nguyen live in san jose with important advice. >> reporter: the fraud scheme is referred to as an atm cashout. if you haven't changed your password or pin code lately, experts say now would be a good time to do so. automated teller machines under attack across the world. the fbi is warning american financial institutions about the possibility of cybercriminals carrying out a scheme to access personal bank card information. >> once they are into the system they go to the administrative account and move any kind of limitation. whatever's in the bank at that time they can just cash that one. and that do it at a predetermined time all over the world. >> reporter: fraudulent copies of debit and credit cards are created by sending the stolen data to the master minds who transfer it onto a reusable card with a magnetic stripe. >> they have to do a lot of things on their side to upgrade firewalls and policies of dealing with these transactions. >> reporter: atm cashouts are more likely to happen at small to medium sized institutions around the world because they tend

. >> abc 7 news reporter chris w nguyen is live in fremont. >> reporter: the proposal is now one step closer to becoming law, and supporters say there's no time to waste. state senators passed a bill today that would allow surface parking lots to be replaced with housing at a number of bart stations in san francisco and the east bay. assembly bill 2923 would give bart total zoning control over bart-owned land and essentially allow the agency to override local city and/or county zoning standards to fast track development. the proposal was called a no brainer. >> biggest challenge is to our quality of life, to our communities, to our economic health is the crisis we have around affordable homes, and traffic congestion. >> reporter: some riders have expressed concerns about parking spaces possibly being eliminated. but a last-minute change was made requiring a replacement parking policy to ensure people could still park specifically at suburban stations. however, opponents say cities and counties not bart should oversee residential development planning and approval. fremont mayor lily ma

we're live in fremont tonight, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> okay, chris. thank you very much. >>> san francisco's flower mart is officially on the move. its next location ahead. >>> also, the softer side of crime fighting. we'll show you how local police departments are using social media and face-to-face meetings to improve community relations. >>> i immediately started trying to get my money back. >> and a payment problem that wiped out one woman's account. 7 on your side helps her get her money back after a situation. a cautionary tale for us all. >>> i'm spencer christian. rising temperatures and declining air quality. i'll give you a close-up look in just a moment. >> thanks, spencer. >>> a bay area city that tops a nationalist for women waiting the start a >>> happening now, it is national night out when police spend time in the communities they serve. this year there is a social media twist too. abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo is live in concord where a night out event is already under way. carlos? >> well, it is a family friendly event out here

we're live in san jose, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> all right, chris, thank you. on abc 7 news at fourth quarter, i sat down with c/net executive editor ian sher to talk about the most effective way to prevent this and future atake, most important thing and we've written it on c/net, to have a unique password for every website. so that's super annoying. so there are password managers that you can download that will help you manage all the different pass words for the websites and make things easier on you. that's the best thing that you can do. >> he says the password managers are generally secure, but nothing is 100% guaranteed. >>> san francisco has recently launched efforts to deal with quality of life issues. the city has dedicated a staff to pick up used needles. now there is a team with another job to help clean up the streets. abc news reporter carolyn tile hearse details on what is being called the poop patrol. >> san francisco's hot spots are routinely steam cleaned, but it's hard to keep up with the persistent mess that comes as a result of people living

i'm chris nguyen. okihe's frances dinglas tracking the conditions where you live. >> hi, chris. good morning, everyone. it's also clear over many parts of the bay area and you can see it over live doppler 7 and we're not waking up with the usual marine layer and temperatures are ranging from 45 degrees from half moon bay all of the way up to 71 degrees in clearlake and los gatos. here's your 12-hour day planner which you can always get by downloading the accuweather app and mostly sunny after the sun comes up and temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. hazy skies this afternoon for parts of the north baidu to the fires and then by 4:00 we'll see temperatures in the mild to very warm ranges from low 60s at the coast to low 80s around the bay and mid-90s inland and the clouds will start to move in tonight after sunset and we have a cooler day on tap. i'll have details coming up. chris? >> frances, thanks. >>> crews battling the wildfires across northern california are bracing for hot and windy weather th

chris nguyen has more from the south bay. >> reporter: inside of the dmv processing center in san josemany customers were somewhat shocked by the ease of the experience this afternoon and some who came without an appointment were expecting to wait for the day but got in and out in under two hours. >> they welcome you right in the door and they are like have you been helped, this is what you need. >> reporter: the director visited with staff today as part of her ongoing efforts to evaluate processing centers across the state. last week she was grilled by lawmakers questioned why the wait times have sky rocketed and blames the delay on the high volume of customers coming in to apply for a real hope to modernize in the next four years. >> we look to see if we could offer more transactions online and not come to the field office and how long that would take and if they need policy concerns. >> reporter: but as we've seen, not all dmv field offices are equal n. santa clara customers had wait times of up to five hours, yet many came prepared saying they expected it to be much worse. >> it is

abc news reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> house republicans have made house minority leader nancyntral part of their atake, dishonest danny o'connor would side with nancy pelosi, not you. >> this as democrats feel optimistic about takingache house. nate silver from >> local conditions on the ground will matter too. >> republicans constantly tell us that pelosi and the prospect of putting her back in power, putting her back as speaker of the house is something that really galvanized republican voters to come out and vote against her. >> if democrats prevail in november, some say that pelosi should take a step aside for a new generation of leaders and not run for speaker, but others are coming to her defense. >> i'm for nancy pelosi. i have seen how skillful she is. i also don't like allowing our opponents to tell us who our leaders should be. >> today at an emily's list gathering in san francisco, much of the focus was on inspiring democrats as a whole. >> to her credit, her strong belief is we need to take back the house first and then we can deal with what happens afterwards. >>

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen today. meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa arjen. i've been saying it all morning, but we have good news. >> we have good air quality and gorgeous weather ahead. here's a look at live doppler 7 and lots of clear skies, and clouds along the peninsula coast and here is a good shot of the go bridge. it's looking clear out there right now. sunrise at 6:21. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. the breeze will peck ick up thi afternoon andithimproved air quality expect cooler temperatures inland and upper 70s at the coast and upper 50s and lots of sunshine. sun

. >> here's chris nguyen. >>> the 18th of august in the 18th year of the millennium.% this week. >> it's an auspicious set of numbers in the asian community, jewish community. one fella said to me the eights are an infinity symbol. >> this restaurant was booked more than a year in advance. it's since turned away 20 couples who wanted the same date. >> for me it's more easy for to remember. the wife -- hey, you forget our wedding date. 8/18 is easy to remember. >> in some cultures the number eight is traditionally associated with luck as well as balance. the clerk's office will even be open due to popular demand. >> as soon as it went out we were available, we were inundated with calls. we decided to keep it open a couple hours longer for those on a first come, first serve basis. >> sales are also up at rins bridal in san carlos. while it's too late to get in on the 8/18 action for 2018, now would be a good time to nail down venues for next year. >> menus, dress, photographer, at least a year in advance. >> the case of the eights, just another example of how some simpl

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler radar. >> good morning, everyone. we have the expansive marine layer and behind me you're looking at walnut creek where we're trying to get sunshine and we will. the air quality will improve it's 59 in san jose and the top pic, this is a beautiful picture and boy, awfully cloudy, i know. 55 in fairfield with upper 50s in concord and livermore. the air quality alert from the smoke from the wildfires continues and improves more so tomorrow and i think you will notice a difference today. no delays at sfo and with temperatures climbing through the 60s and 70s by noon time, you'll notice the sun and by the afternoon we're in the low 80s around pleasanton and walnut creek and sun setting at 7:49 and back with more low clouds and fog and i'll let you know if we'll warm up any in the last week of august with the long holiday weekend coming up next weekend. chris? >> developing news, officials are investigating the cause of a crash involvin

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is in san jose with the story. >> as californians now face the reality of what could be an extended fire season, these engineering students at san jose state university are getting a crash course on the importance of vehicle maintenance and how it's connected to preventing fires. >> maintenance of a vehicle is more internal combustion engine because you have to maintain the oil in engine. i don't have to maintain the transmission oil you are to maintain. >> maintenance that you shouldn't avoid. and with fire danger on the minds of many, it's a timely lesson. last month, professor fred burez was driving south down interstate 280 when sparks started flying from his engine, likely related to a nest that was created bay rat. thankfully, he was able to get to safety. however -- >> the nest, which is nothing but shrubs that normally to the engine and the engine gets hot in the range of 2,000 degrees fahrenheit or even higher is going to cause a fire. >> cal fire says the deadly car fire burning near redding was ignited by vehicle malfunction last week. local f

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen today. we have meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa arjen. i've been saying it all morning, but we have good news. >> we have good air quality and gorgeous weather ahead. here's a look at live doppler 7 and lots of clear skies, and clouds along the peninsula coast and here is a good shot of the go bridge. it's looking clear out there right now. sunrise at 6:21. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. the breeze will peck ick up thi afternoon andithimproved air quality expect cooler temperatures inland and upper 70s at the coast and upper 50s and lots of sunshine. sun sets at 8:07. we have a great weekend ahead and i'll let you know about some temperature drops coming up in the seven-day forecast. kate? >> thanks, frances. >> police in richmond are investigating some sort of incident involving multiple cars. it happened last night around 10:00 on 13th street. it is not totally clear what happened. several evidence markers are on the ground as officer investigate the scene. we have the police

i'm chris nguyen. we're off to a cool start across the bay area, but changes are on the way. live doppler 7. >> it is cool out there and the difference is it's cool. we have cool skies across the bay area with the satellite image imposed over live doppler 7. here's your 12-hour day planner. during the 7:00 hour, mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. hazy sunshine through parts of the north baiy due to the fires, and we'll see the coast in the low 60s and sun sets at 8:15 and increasing clouds tonight for a slightly cooler day tomorrow and i'll tell you about a big warm-up with the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up, as well. >> crews battling the wildfire across northern california are bracing for hot and windy weather this weekend near the mendocino complex fire. new mandatory evacuations were ordered yesterday and parts of the cowell mountain recreational area are included. earlier some evacuation orders were lifted for the lake port area. students were supposed to go to school last week. both fires have expanded and have now burned a combined 157,0

. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen explains what to worry about and what to do to protect yourself health officials across the country are monitoring the spread of measles after a new report released by the centers for disease control and prevention shows that we could be in for a rough year. >> measles spreads like wildfire among people that aren't vaccinated. >> measles is a highly contagious airborne virus that is spread through coughing and sneezing. in most case, symptoms show up about two weeks after exposure. through mid-july, at least 107 cases have been confirmed by the cdc with eight cases reported by santa clara county. a county outbreak occurred in march when a county ready who had not been vaccinated traveled to europe and brought the virus back with him to the county. >> protect someone else who might not be able to get vaccinated. >> county health officer dr. sarah cody says people should get the measles vaccine not only for themselves, but for the greater good of the community. >> we have high rates of vaccination in our population, and that's good. that protects ev

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is live in santa clara to explain how you can protect yourself from eporter: dan, the recall itself was announced about a week ago, but many people are still learning about it, and now health officials are urging the public to check their freezers just in case the beef was stored there after purchase. more than 25,000 pounds of ground beef products processed in a colorado facility have been recalled following the discovery of a possible link to eco lee. the u.s. department of agriculture is warning others of the class 1 recall related to safeway stores in seven states, including northern county healt officer says the public shouldn't take any chances if they still have beef in the freezer. >> young children are at particular risk for very severe outcomes, including death. so play it safe, just discard the meat. >> reporter: this week safeway sent an e-mail to some customers explaining the recall on the more than 80 different products that could have been contaminated with e. coli, including beef patties and meatballs, the sell by dates of the 21st thro

. >> reporter chris nguyen has the story from the south bay.burning to the north, many store, including ace hardware in los gatos have stocked on popar items such as n-95 respirators and air filters. >> if it's a repeat of last year, there is not going to be any around, and there is going to be a lot of people out of luck, especially for people that are older or sensitive to smoke. >> the fire is off to a devastating start. whether you live in an urban neighborhood or a densely populated city, bay area fire officials are urging you to prepare. >> when the fires are influenced by wind they spread very quickly. >> captain bill murphy with the santa clara county fire department says everyone should create a wildfire action plan, identifying several different escape routes from their homes. an emergency kit with documents, medication, and extra clothes is also essential. >> when we do issue evacuation warnings or orders, they need to they can those seriously. they need to be prepared ahead of time so they're not thinking what they need to take or b

we're live in san jose this afternoon, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> let's check out live doppler 7, basically sunny across the entire bay area right now, a few low clouds near the coastline, but a different picture in the central sierra with a familiar outbreak of summer afternoon thunderstorms up and down the central sierra from reno southward. and back live from sutro tower, mild afternoon, showing 72 in mountain view, san jose, 74. 83 at morgan hill. this is a view from the east bay hills camera, looking at a bit of haze. 75 in santa rosa. napa 79. 82 at fairfield. concord 81. 75 at livermore. late night and overnight hours, low cloudiness surging out over the bay, locally inland we might see spotty drizzle near the coast. overnight hours featuring lingering fog. bright skies later in the day. >> spencer thank you very much. >>> more evidence the ocean's getting warmer. earlier this month researchers recorded a record 79.5 degree water temperature off the coast of san diego, higher than the average year round temperature in honolulu, around 67 degrees. the ocean is experiencin

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has reaction. >> reporter: facing growing pressure to resign as sane auditor, he's calling it quits after one year on the job. in a statement, zisser said "i am enormously grit grateful to the community to community leaders and advocates -- become a distraction from the important goals of reform and expanded oversight of the police sought by the public and community groups." zisser came under attack by the police union when his office's annual audit used percentages instead of raw numbers for use of force incidents and he failed to warn them aboutho allegedly shot aner theice mplaegrity keys to the car that gives more oversight when he continues to crash that car on every turn. >> reporter: however, community groups are expressing concern over the actual independence of the ipa and civilian oversight. >> it's san jose's loss that the small mindedness of this city forced a very capable leader out of a position where he could have done great things for san jose. >> reporter: the mayor accepted zisser's resignation last night. he hopes to eventually expa

. >> chris nguyen in san jose w that story. >> reporter: these students in the college of engineeringaintenance. it's a timely lesson. >> this is a combustion engine. you need to maintain it fairly well. >> reporter: the other week professor fred berez was driving south down interstate 280 when sparks started flying from his engine. likely related to a nest created by a rat. ehengineest is nothitt g into 'soing t >>iforniowxtdee a thi ferng you vehic isimportant. you have to water and maintain the oil in the engine, maintain the transmission. you have to maintain. >> cal fire says the deadly car fire was ignited by vehicle malfunction last week. dry conditions have made california prime for wildfires. >> the poorly maintained cause sparks. >> some good reminders. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >>> here's a look at live doppler 7, mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland, of course. coastal areas are enjoying sunny skies. overnight lows mainly mid to upper 50s. spotty drizzle near the coastline. here's an ani

it rose 7% to -- it 379. >> chris nguyen is live with what all of this means. chris? as a publicly traded company. the announcement was originally met with skepticism with many people wondering if it was actually legit. in unorthodox fashion, elon musk is proposing one of the biggest buyouts in u.s. history, three hours into the trading day he tweeted am considering taking tesla private at $420. funding secured. some wondered if it was a joke. at one point the confusion prompted regulators of the nasdaq stock market to suspend trading until musk released a memo clarifying his tweet. in it, he wrote this proposal to go private would ultimately be finalized through a vote of our shareholders. if the process ends the way i expect it will, a private tesla would ultimately be an enormous opportunity for all of us. he wants the company to operate at its best free from as much distraction d

here's abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen. >> reporter: as part of its ongoing investigation into election interference, facebook announced today it was banning 32 pages and accounts on facebook and instagram created in the past year and a half. the accounts were responsible for publishing more than 9,500 posts together, and spent more than $11,000 on advertising. >> it's important that everyone sees the information out there, and then they can do their own research to see what's true and what's not true. >> reporter: facebook can't say for certain who's behind the attack, but did say it was reminiscent of russian-linked accounts during the 2016 presidential election. silicon valley cybersecurity expert amed banafa says they've become more sophisticated. >> they can put a lot of different people in different positions. it can shield the right people from being in the decision-making right there. >> reporter: alex stamos says we've invested heavily in people, and enforcing our policies doesn't require us to confidently contribute the identity of those who violate them or the potential links

abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story from the south bay. >>> with the fire season already off to a devastating start, bay area fire officials are encouraging the public to prepare. >> when those fires are influenced by any amount of wind they spread very quickly. >> captain bill murphy says your wildfire action plan should identify different escape routes from your home and include where your family should meet in case of separation. an emergency kit with documents, medication and extra clothes can be helpful. >> when we issue evacuation warnings or orders, they need to take those seriously. most importantly, they need to be prepared ahead of time so they're not thinking about what they need to take or bring with them when those notices are issued. >> reporter: because of the wildfires burning to the north, parts of the bay area could experience poor air quality this weekend. employees at ace hardware in las gat toes have stocked up. >> if it's a repeat of last year, there's not going to be any around and there's going to be a lot of people, especially for people who might be

we're live in fremont this evening, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> the mendocino complex is now the largest fire incident in our state's history. >> here's a look at a map showing where the ranch and river fires are burning. the river fire has burned 48,000 acres, the ranch fire more than 240,000 acres. combined, that's more than 450 square miles. >> despite the size, some people have been allowed to return home. wayne freedman is live in ukiah with the latest. >> reporter: it is massive. so is the effort to fight this fire. behind me, some of the crews fighting this fire, there are 4,000 of them, these are the men on a break. yes, it is true, some people return to their homes today, but not nearly enough. in the mendocino complex fire zone there were three kinds of people, those who have lost homes and others who remain exiled due to mandatory evacuations. where you been? >> everywhere. waiting for lake county to open. >> reporter: and today those who finally received the all clear. they include valerie green who manages the blue lakes village rv park. when you drove away where did

chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> coming up. a new ride sharing service is about to hit the road in the bay area. who it's targeting and why it says it's safer than the competition. >>> she was informed it was a pop-up and wrote her sece seecce desist order. >> they had big dreams but just dealt a serious blow. what happened to a couple wanting to open a pop-up today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. >>> a new ride share company headed to san francisco this fall wants to turn it into sisterhood, based on gender. live at pier 17 on the embarcadero with more. melanie. >> reporter: exactly, it will not only allow you to pick the gender of your driver, if you have a great ride share experience, you can also select that driver as a trusted driver and ride with them specifically again. they will be her

live here in san jose, chris nguyen, abc news. >>> oakland officially filed for re-election. she went into the clerk's office and room of supporters who helped get her elected. we talked about bart and plans to file a lawsuit on behalf of the family of nia wilson stabbed to death on a bart platform. >> every public agency that goes through a trauma, and i certainly know this from experience, is really responsible for learning from that trauma and making improvements, doing better. >> she is facing a crowded field. 16 people are running for mayor. >>> a pioneering chinese restaurant on the peninsula played host this afternoon for a hollywood party for the film "crazy rich asian." >> the stakes are crazy high not for the born and bred director but the americans and future for diversity in hollywood. >> our anchor is live with the story. hi. >> reporter: hey, dan and a gre like i did, you know the this has been here for 50 years. the movie, like the cuisine, is ground breaking. "crazy rich asians" is based on a best selling novel. a professor discovers her boyfriend comments fre

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen. we have meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa arjen. it is such a beautiful day. we are having trouble choosing our beauty shots. >> we had a gorgeous sunshine. clear skies on satellite image, i'm showing you an onshore flow and the clouds starting to push in across the bay right now, but that will quickly clear. in the next couple of hours, temperatures will start to climb into the upper 70s like fairfield, 10:00 and san francisco will still be under some clouds and by lunchtime in the afternoon, the clouds will retreat and san jose warming up in the low to mid-80s and we'll see some of the warmest temperatures in the inland areas and low 90s there. this evening should be nice and clear and grab a jacket, specially near the coast where the sea breeze will keep things cool, but inland will be a little mild tonight and we have a bigger cooldown on the way, kate, and i'll tell you about that with the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> we do have developing news out of the east bay this morning. police in richmond are investigating some s

in silicon valley, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> let's focus on the weather. of course we're watching conditions on the fire lines. we saw wind kicking up little while ago life. >> abc 7 news anchor spencer christian is here with the latest. spencer? >> it's been very windy in the area of the fires. windier today overall than yesterday. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have fog pressing up against the coastline, mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland, and it's a bit breezy here in the bay area as well. we have wind speeds of 20 miles per hour here in san francisco and across the bay in oakland, all around the bay, 12 to 15-mile-per-hour winds. and up at clearlake, 21-mile-per-hour winds right now with occasional gusts that are stronger. here is the few from sutro tower of the fog pushing out over the bay and over the city of san francisco, where it is 58 degrees right now. 63 in oakland. mountain view, 64. 69 at san jose. it's 87 in morgan hill. it looks like a sea of tranquility there with a little bit of low cloudiness pushing over, looking westward

i'm kate larson in for chris nguyen. we have meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa arjen. trouble choosing our beauty shots. >> we had a gorgeous sunshine. clear skies on satellite image, i'm showing you an onshore flow and the clouds starting to push in across the bay right now, but that will quickly clear. in the next couple of hours,

let's get to chris knew nguyen live in san jose with important advice. >> reporter: the fraud schemeyour password or pin code lately, experts say now would be a good time to do so. automated teller machines under attack across the world. the fbi is warning american financial institutions about the possibility of cybercriminals carrying out a scheme to access personal bank card information. >> once they are into the system they go to the administrative account and move any kind of limitation. whatever's in the bank at that time they can just cash that one. and that do it at a predetermined time all