jonathan bloom has a look at why this is a big deal. >> reporter: it's the day the industry has beenting for. >> it helps businesses use drones legally. >> reporter: getting certified to survey land was difficult and costly. >> many of our clients have been in a waiting mode. they want to operate and use drones themselves. >> reporter: the potential is enormous, using drones, they make 3-d models from the sky. >> so they can take a building and measure it and see if it works like it's supposed to. >> reporter: the u.s. geological survey started making scientific maps using surplus military drones. >> they had several of them that they were going to destroy. >> reporter: they've replaced what was a slow analog process for the study of mountains and fault lines. this means new tools will come on the market. >> we're a little more excited about the small ones that you can learn quickly. >> reporter: most of the new rules evolve around safety and the procedures are modeled after what's already common practice in the aviation world. flight lists and check plan also be standard practice. w

this week she took a few minutes to talk to abc news reporter jonathan bloom about space from space.l see only on abc 7 news. >> last month astronaut kate rubens arrived on the international space station. >> as first time space traveler how is the food up there? >> turns out the station is truly international. >> we have brought things like hot sauces from around the world. so it is actually really phenomenal cuisine. unfortunately there's no wine on board space station. >> that would have been a little piece of home. kate grew up in napa and went to vintage high school. >> every time we have a pass over the u.s. and over california, i try to look out and wave to everybody down below. >> she will have an even better view on her upcoming space walk. >> we have assembled parts to the suit, the boots and gloves and the hardware needed for the space walk. >> she will help connect the first international parts with the crew. >> kate has an idea of what is coming up. but until you experience it is not quite the same. >> going over and over proceed you're. >> so we don't have to use a chec

jonathan bloom climbed aboard for a tour. >> gary dyson is reviewing his flight plan. >> from anchorage>> he flies md 10s like this one from fedex every day. >> this plane has been modified. it has a hospital in the back. >> with a brand new high-tech operating room. >> it matches all current u.s. standards. >> from sterilizing tools. >> we open the hatch. >> to sanitizing hands. >> you wash your hands. >> it's accredited as a u.s. hospital. the flying eye hospital spent most of its time in countries that don't have facilities like these. treating patients with they have avoidable low mission. >> 80% of those are treatable. >> the flying eye hospital has another purpose. perhaps its greatest mission is teaching. >> the only flying eye hospital in the world. >> they can learn and practice on this simulator. >> it's micro surgery. you need to be familiar with a micro scope how it works. how you can focus inside the eye, you have to have fine movement. >> the standard equipment includes glasses to watch surgeries in 3 d. >> every single one of those people in the classroom, it's as if they

in palo alto, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> up next it's jerry day.ds will be celebrating and paying tribute to jerry garcia today. ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $82 million powerball draw. 38, 44, 60, 64, 69, the powerball number 6. no one picked all six. wednesday night's jackpot grows to $94 million. >>> volunteers teamed up yesterday to feed hungry people on the peninsula and overseas. abc 7 news was at san mateo's hillsdale high school where several groups packaged 45,000 meals. a private company called dream dinners and a nonprofit living the dream foundation organized yesterday's event. >> helping children in san mateo county who are food insecure and children in haiti who are mal nourished and starving to eat. >> 30,000 of the meals packed will go to haiti, the other 15,000 will feed families in san mateo county. ♪ ♪ >>> happening today, 1,000 deadheads are expected to celebrate the musi

abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom was there to see pepper the robot on the first day on the job. >>the hands on store for futuristic products couldn't wait to get their hands on this. >> we invited pepper to come to palo alto and be part of our staff for a week. >> reporter: the last time we met pepper came to dance at the robot block party, but it is the bot's first real job in north america. >> he will be talking to customers, telling them about himself. >> i'm so glad to finally be here in the united states, but did you know that i was born in france? >> reporter: pepper has worked in mobile phone scores and nissan showrooms, now learning american etiquette. >> in japan it would bow. that probably isn't as important in the u.s. >> reporter: pepper is making quite an impression. >> it is cool, life like and moving human like. >> reporter: pepper isn't the first robot to be in a u.s. retail store but when a robot looks at you with those big longing eyes it's hard to deny the experience is different. >> this is more like talking to an actual concierge than it is talking to a tin can

abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom was there to see pepper the robot's first day on the job. >> my namepper. and welcome to beta. >> reporter: the hands on-store couldn't wait to get its hands on this. the last time we met pepper came to dance at the robot block party but it is the first real job in north america. >> he is telling customers about himself. >> i'm so glad to finally be here in the united states but did you know i was born in france. >> scooped up by soft bank. peppers worked in mobile phone stores and nissan showrooms and now learning american etiquette. >> in japan it would bow. that isn't as important here in the u.s. maybe a handshake will suffice. >> pepper is making an impression. >> it is life-like and moves human like. >> pepper isn't the first robot to be in a u.s. retail store but when it looks at you with those big, longing eyes, it is hard to deny the experience is different. this is more like talking to a concierge than a tin can. >> they have looked like this but not any more. >> it is different than r-2-d-2. >> and it could em fasith right back. >> i could d

jonathan bloom talked to the teenage leaders who are taking on society's biggest problems. >> i started an organization when i was 11 years old. >> corin is not your average teenager. she got the idea on the way home. >> it was a coldest day of the year and there was a man outside with nothing but a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. >> reporter: they collect and contribute le contribute for clothes left behind at ski organizations. >> the concept is very old and it goes back probably a thousand years to the mystical rabbis in the land of israel. >> it is repairing the world and to me it is just having someone get better and feel happy and have a smile on their face. >> kayla started her charity in florida, collecting toys and movies and video games for kids who are hospitalized, kids just like her. >> i spent a lot of time in medical facilities, whether it is my crohn's disease and it is so boring and i wanted to change that. >> and for some teens who started program this is their own neighborhood, the funding will let them expand across the country. >> it will expand from southern californi

. >>> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom was there for pepper's first day on the job. >> my name is pepper and welcome to veda. >> reporter: the hannon store for futuristic products couldn't wake to get its hands on this. >> we invited pepper to come to palo alto and become part of our staff for a week. >> reporter: the last time we met pepper it came to dance at the robot block party but this is the bot's first real job in north america. >> pepper will be talking to customers, telling them about veda, telling them about itself -- or himself. >> i'm so glad to finally be here in the united states. but did you know that i was born in france? >> reporter: scooped up by japan's soft bank, pepper's worked in mobile phone stores and nissan showrooms. now learning american etiquette. >> for example, in japan culturally it would bow. that probably isn't as important here in the u.s. maybe a hand saik will suffice. >> reporter: pepper's making quite an impression. >> it's very cool. it's very life-like and moves very human-like. >> reporter: pepper certainly isn't the first robot to be in a u.s. r

and jonathan bloom treated he is meeting with owners who are worried about investment and jonathan willg up at 5:00. >>> and donald trump continues to discuss the controversy involving a fallen soldier's family who challenged him at the democratic national convention. leaders from both sides of the aisle have condemned trumps response but that is not stopping him. lorna zack has the latest from washington. >> reporter: at his latest campaign event, donald trump did not address the controversy with the khans, instead he spoke of his love for veterans. >> i think i have tremendous support with the vets. raised a lot of money and gave a lot of money to the vets. >> the khans, a muslim couple, that appeared at the democratic convection speaking about their sacrifice after their son died protecting his troops in iraq. >> you have sacrificed nothing and no one. >> reporter: but over the weekend, trump made some of his most couldn't versal comments to -- controversial comments to date. >> i think i have made a lot of sacrifices. i've worked hard. i've created thousands and thousands of jobs. >

in san francisco, here on earth, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> really cool. as she gets ready for her first space walk. >> that is neat. >>> well that will do it for abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> sexual relationship with the 15-year-old victim. >> a san jose tutor is accused of sex crimes and it is not the first time he was working with children. >>> on the peninsula, doctors are trying to save the life of a child just hit by a car in a neighborhood that has a history of speeding. >> and flames lick the edge of napa county. we are live as firefighters try to keep this latest fire from growing any bigger. >>> i'm sandhya patel. a deeper marine layer in the day as head will mean a drop in temperatures. i'll show you how much cooler and how they might help those firefighters coming >>> a jacket and a pair of tennis shoes are all that is left behind after a driver hit a 12-year-old in daly city at a intersection that neighbors tell us has a history of problems. i'm ama d

it's located in the soma neighborhood and jonathan bloom is live. >> they say there is no danger to residents but up to $10 million, the real danger is their investment. famous athletes, tech billionaires and even willie brown have a home here. it's shaping up to be a messy legal battle. >> i think they can fix the building. i think they don't want to because it's expensive. >> pat dodson is mad at developers but they say it's not their fault. all buildings settem over time, they tell us. 301 mission was affected by subsequent construction by others. they're saying digging for the transit senter to blame. >> it clear after listening to him and doing research, that the partners did not build to bed rock. that is the cause of the problem. >> engineers say the tower is built differently and instead of steel, it's made of concrete on a slab with pilings just 80 feet into the soil. they said that foundation is inadequate to prevent settlement. the partners poor design decion is the cause of the tilt and vertical settlements. it settled 16 inches into the ground. and leaning into the street. bubble

. >> jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> right now hundreds of janitors are marching through san francisco and demanding better pay and benefits. a live look from sky 7 hd as local members of the sciu push for a new contract as they block traffic as they march. as we zoom in you could see the big mass of people there. the old contract expired at midnight. the maintenance group negotiating with them issued a statement this afternoon that said they've had 12 bargaining sessions in the past six days and san francisco janitors are the second highest paid in the country behind new york plus they get nine paid holidays and four weeks vacation a year. the janitors say they can't afford to live and work in the area any more. let's take some video from just a few minutes ago showing traffic and how it was backed up on first street. since the prerts have been -- protesters have been marching on market street, traffic is choked downtown on this busy monday. >>> in calistoga, a gravel truck ran off and overturned. it just picked up gravel from a nearby quarry. the driver lost control and hit a power p

. >> reporter: in middletown, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> authorities have arrested a geyserville woman they say purposely set more than a dozen fires in sonoma fires this week. last night someone spotted a woman setting fire along sags spring road. she claimed her boyfriend dropped her off and setting fires so someone would come and help her. she set 13 fires that burned two acres and arrested for arson and possession of ammunition. >>> one man is dead and a woman in serious condition following a violent head-on collision. a honda accord driven by a 41-year-old man from vacaville veered into oncoming traffic on alexander valley road and narrowly missed one car and slammed into a 2012 kia driven by 41-year-old mooree vol can of woodland and firefighters had to free her from the vehicle and investigators don't know why the man veered into traffic or whether drugs or alcohol were involved. >> an amtrak train headed to los angeles hit and killed a person walking on the tracks in south san jose this morning. sky 7 hd was over the scene after it happened along monterey road and skyway

. >> jonathan bloom abc7 news. >> a new microscope eps them see things underwater.sts to observe how they pfunction. the microscope has a computer and can adapt to different environments. >> we enjoyed the cool ymdown. but is there a warm up ahead? >> today was the first day of a week of warm weather coming our way. we have low clouds along parts of the coastline and it's my fresno.ç here in the bay area,nb highs ranging from low toi] mid-60s a low 90sn'k inland and you can s heredg withxd÷úu! mid-90s ahead. highs around 80 degrees around ay.zv >>7sñ thank you. >> on toÑiymxdym sports nice to. trouble for the giants on and off the field tonight. the giants trying to find a cure for what ails them in miami. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, scare for the giants in miami. bruce bocce admitted to the hospital. the giants not getting specific on current ailments saying only he was feeling ill. the team issued a statement he's been checked out at the hospital. and he is resting comfortably. >>> ron lotus is at the helm of the giants. the giants down, 2-0. get on the board, buster

jonathan bloom has a look at why this is a big deal. >> these are the new regulations that help businessese drones legally. >> businesses like arrow toss which uses drones to survey land. getting certified was difficult and costly. >> many clients want to operate drones and own the drones. >> potential is enormous, making 3-d models if the sky. >> they can see if it hurricanes like it's supposed to. >> it's similar to technology used by the agency that studies earthquakes. it started using maps with surplus military drones. >> they had several of them. they're going to throw them in a trench. >> it is modified with a go pro camera. it was for the study on mountains and fault lines and mean new tools will come on the market that can be adapted for science. >> we're more adapted to learn quickly. >> most new rules resolve around safety and procedures are modelled after what is common practice in the rest of the aviation world. these pilots check lists and flight plans will be standard practice. >> that you can't fly over crowded areas. >> rules don't address delivery drones or long flights b

jonathan bloom took it for a test drive and that is not just a figure of speech. >> the sign says manyok alike, but not kevin o'donnell. he and his brother flew in on the only carry on bag. >> it has room for a few gadgets and a few days worth of clothes. you can pull your handlebars, lock, press your power button, and you're off. >> it goes up to 8 miles per hour and 8 miles on a charge. easy to ride. even for a clutsy reporter. >> whether or not you think it is the best way to get around the airport, it is definitely the best way to start a conversation. >> it is hart to ride more than a few feet without turning a few heads. >> two years, sold buildings, sold cars, and then -- >> i'll be your customer, good luck. >> happy to give demos. after that the bag sells itself. >> it's cool, it's great. >> of course it is not cheap, $1500 next year or $1000 when you buy now. >> you can't help but smile. >> can i photo bomb you. abc 7 news. >> you don't even need to go to the airport, you can ride it around home. let's go over to lisa with a check of the weather. >>> low clouds and fog for tho

jonathan bloom has a look at why this is a big deal. >> these are the new regulations that help businessesuse drones legally. >> businesses like arrow toss which uses drones to survey land. getting certified was difficult and costly. >> many clients want to operate drones and own the drones. >> potential is enormous, making 3-d models if the sky. >> they can see if it hurricanes like it's supposed to. >> it's similar to technology used by the agency that studies earthquakes. it started using maps with surplus military drones. >> they had several of them. they're going to throw them in a trench. >> it is modified with a go pro camera. it was for the study on mountains and fault lines and mean new tools will come on the market that can be adapted for science. >> we're more adapted to learn quickly. >> most new rules resolve around safety and procedures are modelled after what is common practice in the rest of the aviation world. these pilots check lists and flight plans will be standard practice. >> that you can't fly over crowded areas. >> rules don't address delivery drones or long flights

. >> in middletown, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> a wildfire burning near coalinga is prompting newvacuations. the mineral fire broke out yesterday afternoon. cal fire says it's burning in steep terrain, making containment difficult. people in the fire zone have been asked to leave their homes. >> vac waiting here at 1:30 in the morning and then, at 2:00 in the afternoon, they, the she haves pulled up and said you've got to roll and i said now, i'm out of here. >> a thousand firefighters are on the front lines of the fire. >>> progress has been made by crews fighting the pilot fire in san bernardino county. it's up from 6% containment yesterday. >>> a spare the air alert for the bay area is in effect tomorrow because of the sobranes fire which burned nearly 70,000 acres in monterey count eye. firefighters say this started with an illegal camp fire nearly three weeks ago. crews hope to have the fire contained by the end of the month. >>> 49ers played a game on sunday at levis stadium. today, they returned to candle stick. >>> 49ers reached back to 1946 when founded, and they started

. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> new research helps explain why we stop feeling thirstyfter what we have had has an affect on our body. experiments on mice, researchers found sensors in the throat and mouth cue the body to stop drinking and stopped faster when driving cold water. >> very refreshing. >> true. >> coming up next, investigating claims that some customers say they got is not being honored. >> hear from the people who though ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 by land, 4 by 4 by sea ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 by air - 'cause i like to fly free ♪ ♪ 4 my country and how it all started out ♪ ♪ 4 the brave and every boy scout ♪ ♪ 4 doin' it yourself cuz you want it done right ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 the top down - stars keep ya up at night ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 every one of our seventy-five years ♪ ♪ 4 by 4 the wave - that's how we say 'cheers' ♪ ♪ that's how we live ♪ 4 by 4ever >>> police tweeted they've aarrested a suspect. >> one woman died and five others wounded. the stabbings happened in russell square. >>> 7 on your side learned a major national health club change is under investigation following complaints it failed to

jonathan bloom talked to people excited about the show and some who are not. >> i remember a song "welcome to the jungle" came out. it was the most-unbelievable thing i have ever heard. >> it's going to be rockers. old school rockers from the 80s, 35 and older, baby. >> adults still rock. >> how much are the posters? >> six bucks. >> it's like being 18 all over again. >> i love you. i'm going to be in the front row. >> you might not have to be in the front row. that is the sound of a beyonce concert from two years ago. >> i remember choosing to go out to dinner in another neighborhood that night. and last year's ac-dc concert. >> the windows shake all night long. >> they say it started when the rolling stones played in 2005. >> the first one just about blew us out of our living rooms. >> she says they fixed it, but not every concert, since has been better. >> they should have it figured out. i don't know why they keep reinventing the wheel. >> managers say it is influenced by dozens of factors including the shape of the stage, the audience and the fog rolling in. >> there are many factors.

. >> jonathan bloom abc7 news. >> a new microscope eps them see things underwater. how they pfunction. the microscope has a computer and can adapt to different environments. >> we enjoyed the cool ymdown. but is there a warm up ahead? >> today was the first day of a week of warm weather coming our way. we have low clouds along parts of the coastline and it's my fresno.ç here in the bay area,nb highs ranging from low toi] mid-60s a low 90sn'k inland and you can s heredg withxd÷úu! mid-90s ahe. highs around 80 degrees around ay.zv >>7sñ thank you. >> on toÑiymxdym sports nice to. trouble for the giants on and off the field tonight. the giants trying to find a cure for what ails them in miami. for what ails them in miami. sp with usaa is awesome. homeowners insurance life insurance automobile insurance i spent 20 years active duty they still refer to me as "gunnery sergeant" when i call being a usaa member because of my service in the military to pass that on to my kids something that makes me happy my name is roger zapata and i'm a usaa member for life. usaa. we k

jonathan bloom talked to people excited about the show and some who are not. >> i remember a song "welcome to the jungle" came out. it was the most-unbelievable thing i have ever heard. >> it's going to be rockers. old school rockers from the 80s, 35 and older, baby. >> adults still rock. >> how much are the posters? >> six bucks. >> it's like being 18 all over again. >> i love you. i'm going to be in the front row. >> you might not have to be in the front row. that is the sound of a beyonce concert from two years ago. >> i remember choosing to go out to dinner in another neighborhood that night. and last year's ac-dc concert. >> the windows shake all night long. >> they say it started when the rolling stones played in 2005. >> the first one just about blew us out of our living rooms. >> she says they fixed it, but not every concert, since has been better. >> they should have it figured out. i don't know why they keep reinventing the wheel. >> managers say it is influenced by dozens of factors including the shape of the stage, the audience and the fog rolling in. >> there are many factors.

. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> new research helps explain why we stop feeling thirstys an affect on our body. experiments on mice, researchers found sensors in the throat and mouth cue the body to stop drinking and stopped faster when driving cold water. >> very refreshing. >> true. >> coming up next, investigating claims that some customers say they got is not being honored. >> hear from the people who thou honey, is the internet back yet? yes!! i need to let her know that i like this! i like, like, like, like... i haven't seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. i know. we're over here internet people! get high speed internet from at&t. with over 99% reliability. at an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. keep calm, you internet's on. >>> police tweeted they've aarrested a suspect. >> one woman died and five others wounded. the stabbings happened in russell square. >>> 7 on your side learned a major national health club change is under investigation following complaints it failed to honor lifetime memberships. >> two bay area club members tell us they wer

. >> in middletown, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> a wildfire burning near coalinga is prompting newcuations. the mineral fire broke out yesterday afternoon. cal fire says it's burning in steep terrain, making containment difficult. people in the fire zone have been asked to leave their homes. >> vac waiting here at 1:30 in the morning and then, at 2:00 in the afternoon, they, the she haves pulled up and said you've got to roll and i said now, i'm out of here. >> a thousand firefighters are on the front lines of the fire. >>> progress has been made by crews fighting the pilot fire in san bernardino county. it's up from 6% containment yesterday. >>> a spare the air alert for the bay area is in effect tomorrow because of the sobranes fire which burned nearly 70,000 acres in monterey count eye. firefighters say this started with an illegal camp fire nearly three weeks ago. crews hope to have the fire contained by the end of the month. >>> 49ers played a game on sunday at levis stadium. today, they returned to candle stick. >>> 49ers reached back to 1946 when founded, and they started pl

. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, "abc7 news." >>> a bride walked down the aisle today on the arm of thego. jenny felt the beat of her father's heart in arthur thomas' chest. thomas received his heart after 16 years of waiting. >> i needed a heart or i was going to die within the next few days. >> i was talking to him and calling and sending gifts for the past ten years. and now it's finally here. >> thomas and his wife drove from new jersey for jenny's big day after she wrote him a touching letter asking if he would walk her down the isle. >>> tonight, a marathoner had a special companion tag along during a race. a stray dog started following dion len nard during a week-long run across the desert. the dog stuck with the runner for days, running 77 miles by his side. >> it was an amazing experience to run to the finish line with him. my wife said it's the only time i've ever seen you smile during a race. >> the hope is the pair will be reunited by the holidays. >>> the oldest tree in poland is on life support tonight. it's around 1300 years old. rodents have gone into it and parts are ty

. >> today she talked to jonathan bloom about life in space from space. >> this is a story you'll onlyns arrived on the international space station. how is the food? it turns out the station is truly international. >> we've brought hot sauces from around the world. it's phenomenal food. unfortunately, there's no wine. >> reporter: that would have been a little piece of home. kate grew up in napa and went to vintage high school. >> every time we have a pass over the u.s. and california, i make sure and look out and wave a little bit to everybody down below. >> reporter: she'll have a better view in her upcoming space walk. >> we've started to gatjher the hardware needed. >> reporter: she has a good teacher, mission commander jeff williams helped build the space station. >> kate has a good idea of what's coming up. until you experience it, of course, it's just not quite the same. >> reporter: they're going over and over the procedure. >> so we don't have to use a checklist. we know it basically by heart. the heart is another focus. she's studying cells brought from stanford. >> those are

in union city, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> tomorrow oakland arrest co-owner will tour property long discussed as a possible site for a privately financed ballpark. the tour is the latest sign that fisher is taking a bigger role in finding a new home for the team. it's played at the coliseum since 1968. the move could also free um the coliseum site for a football only stadium for the raiders. >>> heads up. cal transis going live with signs. there are nearly 100 signs between bridges. here's how the system works. if a lane is blocked the signs will light up guiding drivers out of blocked lanes. they'll also provide a safer path for emergency responders. they say an average of 25 lane blocking incidents are reported along i 80 every day. with any luck this new system will speed things up. >>> time for the forecast. >> drew is here with the weather. >> only one full week of august left. mother nature going to keep the trend going. the temperatures are cool for the month as reround out the next seven ways. the doppler showing you the coastal fog going inland. tight on live doppler showin

jonathan bloom talked to the teenage leaders who are taking on some of society's biggest problems. >>ed an organization when i was 11 years old. it's called warm winters. >> reporter: she got the idea on her way home from swim practice in walnut creek. >> it was the coldest c esest de year and there was a man sitting outside with nothing but a t-shirt and ripped jeans. >> reporter: she's among the teens being honored by the foundation. >> the concept is very old. it goes back to a thousand years to the rabbis in israel. >> to me it means just having someone feel better, feel happy and have a smile on their face. >> reporter: kayla started her charity in florida, collecting toys, movies and video games for kids who are hospitalized. >> i spent a lot of time in fed facilities. whether it's my arthritis or crohn's disease. it's so boring in hospitals. i really wanted to change that. >> reporter: the recognition and the funding they receive here will let them start expanding across the country. >> it's going to expand from southern california to arizona and wherever my feet land. we've wo

. >> in mountain view, jonathan bloom. >>> lisa argen is checking our chilly forecast this weekend.ing to outside lands. what is the advice for what they should bring with them? >> misty and drizzly. cool, high of 60. a jacket for sure. here is a look at live doppler 7. the cloud cover is beginning to erode from our east bay valleys. and up above it is going to be a sunny afternoon for all of us except at the coast. san francisco 53. 58 in oakland. and 5u7 in morgan hill. my vantage point pretty gray in all directions. 56 in napa. 20 degrees today on tap for you. 60 in concord. i want to show you clearing there. dense fog in spots. spotty drizzle otherwise clearing is beginning and should take us through the rest of the morning hours from east to west. bel below average this weekend and warming trend begins tomorrow. look at the sierra nevada. started out at 39 in truckee. pretty good for august in the interior valleys. santa rosa and other neighborhoods well below average from 3 to 10 degrees below average. today 79 up in santa rosa. 84 tomorrow with upper 80s monday should be warm

jonathan bloom explains what this means for the future of electric vehicles. >> reporter: it was just a year ago that's la announced its top end models would get an upgrade. now it's getting even more ludicrous. in a phone call ceo announced a new 100 kilowatt hour battery capable of taking the model s from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds. the new version will go 315 on a charge from san francisco to almost l.a. tesla claims it's now the fastest car in production in the same league as porsches and ferrari. >> battery technology continues to improve. >> reporter: he says tesla's been a leader many the science of lithium batteries. >> we're seeing an increase of about 8% per year in battery technology. >> reporter: the new batteries available for the model s and the model x brings the price of either to $135,000. >> admittedly it comes at a very high cost. >> reporter: we found current electric vehicle owners who were excited about the news including one who might just be ready to open his wallet. >> i'm about to buy two model xs. i'm trying to start a tour company. >> reporter: the less chargin

>>reporter: in san francisco jonathan bloom abc 7 news. >> summertime here really tranquil.ile quiet nice and the weekend will be very similar but across the country they deal with some severe weather especially in indiana. this is how it looks early in monk as this moved close toynd app police. what you are looking at right now is very cold air rushing out ahead of a thunderstorm forcing the cloud up very ominous picture as lightning struck the ground multiple times and really just an ominous day there today with more storms earlier this evening. thankfully they get a break into the weekend. good news here. we have the fog right along the coast very quiet and we look at the day ahead tomorrow. 70 frees the high towards san mateo o. 65 san francisco. 70 oakland. 77 san jose and napa up to 74 degrees. 7 day forecast show the weekend knot really nice but cooler into the final day of august on wednesday and below normal into thursday and friday. >>> all right thanks drew. >> all right. collin kaepernick back in action it looks like. >> we have the latest. >> a little football c

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. >> if san francisco jonathan bloom abc 7 news. >> this is wild.san jose just cashed in a winning power ball ibingt ticket he didn't realize he had for nearly two months. jimmy leo says he bought the ticket back in april. put it in the wallet forgot about it and didn't even tell his wife about the purchase. then if june he found the ticket hiding behind a credit card. retiree checked on line and found out that he matched 5 of the 6 numbers. his wings? 1.2 million dollars. not bad. >> today president obama birthday. he turned 55. first lady tweeted this picture to wish her haas happy birthday writing smile still gets me every day. obama was 47 when he first took office making him the fifth youngest man ever elected president. >> also for the president birthday joe biden tweet add photo of woven friendship bracelet. they are tradition until summer craft project. this one has both their names smiley face and other charms after the vice president tweeted the picture it quickly became his most retweeted tweet ever. >> that's amazing. "new york post"says

jonathan bloom was there as they put shovels in the ground.>>reporter: they are not pin for party or conditioned dads. these are for genetic at any rate. >> i have this. >>reporter: they played the science game at event aimed at fixing a problem if south san francisco. >> we live in the heart of technology. student come into high school not knowing what biotech is. >>reporter: it's. >> what they contributed over the 40 years is an entire new industry in south san francisc francisco. >>reporter: now they make another contribution over three years we'll donate 18 million dollars into this program. >>reporter: in the city cash strapped school district they are breaking ground on the science garage. building for high schoolers to learn about biotech through lab and mentor. >> they get access to high tech lab equipment that is currently used in lab. >> a lot of hand on project base learning to learn by doing. >>reporter: when the building opens next year it feature an art installation with scientific twist. it's art derived from students dna. >> wh

. >> i am jonathan bloom for abc7 news. >> she will be featured this sunday right here on abc7. >> there is a teacher in next trying a new policy, no homework. ever. >> this letter was sent to the parents, going viral new, said that after much research, she would rather the kids spend third tim doing things that are proving to correlate with success such as eating dinner as a family or reading together. there are a new different reactions. >> they should have homework because it prepares them for her on. >> they are all day in school and new they have an hour of homework and you are in second grade? i don't know... >> homework policy, the kids love. >> i had way too much homework. i spent hours every night doing it and... >> we are exciting to debut our new set. >> if you wonder, what happened to the old set? don't worry, it has a great new home. >> our employees san francisco state alums and they will put it to good use in their department of broadcast and electronic communication art. we will let you know when the state of events day buzz, it will look fm to us. >> and i don'ty, our fl

worth but the female astronaut grew up right here and took a few minutes to talk to abc7 reporter jonathan bloom about what life is like in space. >> last month, astronaut kate rubbens arrives on the >> it is truly international. >> we have brought things like hot sauce from around the world, so it is actually phenomenal food but this is no wine on board unfortunately. >> that would have been home she grew up in napa and want to vintage high school. >> when we have a passover, i try to make sure and look out and wave to everyone down below. >> she will have a better view on her uncoming spacewalk. >> we have all the part on the suits and gloves and bats and started together all of the hardware that is needed. >> she will install the first international docking adaptor for the first commercial spacecraft with a good teacher, mission commander jeff williams helped to build it. >> she has a good idea of what is coming up but until you experience it, it is just not quite the same. >> they are going over and over the procedure, we do not have to use a checklist we know it by heart. >> the heart is an

i'm jonathan bloom with one expert's take on how communities can protect themselves ahead on abc 7 newsre on the destructive lake county fire and the arson arrest just announced by la . >>> breaking news is in lake county tonight where the lake county sheriff has just announced an arrest for arson in the fire that has burned at least 175 homes and businesses. and it is still raging. man in custody is this guy. 40-year-old damon shill being of clear lake facing 17 counts of arson. lake county sheriff made the announcement about an hour and a half ago not long before we went on the air. >> well we know that the fire activity that we have been experiencing over the last couple years is definitely not normal. fires don't just simply star. we are all aware of. that we have natural causes but many times it's a man made cause. another thing that we know is that cal fire has been here to help us. cal fire has some of the finest firefighters in this country. what a lot of us don't realize is that cal fire has some of the finest arson investigators in the country. [applause] they are responsible

as jonathan bloom explains, this invention changed the internet and our lives forever.dial-up telephone tone] >> that was the sound of connecting your computer to a network. compuserve, aol, prodigy, the source. those were the online services >> and there was had nexus lexus. dozens of others running over different networking standards, and it was futile chaos. >> that all changed when tim lee drew this flowchart and brought it to his boss. he scribbled vague, but exciting. >> the vague, but exciting, has continued for 25 years that we all worked with his idea. >> the idea was for all the different systems to talk to each other. he had a name for it. >> it was a very, very ambitious name at the time for the tiny system from a laboratory in switzerland to call itself the world wide web. >> but unlike other systems, the web was easy to build. >> most people in the early days learned that language, how to write a web page, by copying the source code of somebody else's web page. >> they gave away the code to build servers and browsers for free exactly 25 years ago. now you

here is jonathan bloom with the details. >> it was year ago that tesla aminutessed the top-end modelsn upgrade to ludicrous speed. now it is getting even more ludicrous. >> my gosh. >> c.e.o. elon musk announced a new battery capable of taking it from 0 to 60 in 1.2 seconds with a range of 270 miles but the new version goes 315 on a battery charge from san francisco local to los angeles. tesla said it is the fastest car in production in the same deal as $1 million vehicles. it brings the cost of two models to $130 million. so the let charging the better and more excite about the 315 miles. >> a it gets this in 4.is but can you not temperature the difference it is just show off but it is impressive. >> one owner is salivating. >> i get less than 100 miles a day. >> osama bin laden said the pricey model will pay for the launch of the new economic a.m. model 3. >> what we care most about now is getting mass market affordable electric vehicles out there for millions of people. all the model 3 will ship next year. >> there are new developments in the social needia story between riceman and

as jonathan bloom explains, this invention changed the internet and our lives forever.eup tone] >> that was the sound of connecting your computer to a network. >> compuserve and al. dozens running over different networking standards and it was a few tile chaos. >> that all changed when tim lee drew this flowchart and brought it to his boss. the scribbled vague, but exciting. >> the vague, but exciting, has continued for 25 years that we all worked with his idea. >> the idea was for all the different systems to talk to each other. he had a name for it. >> it was a very, very ambitious name at the time. for the tiny system from a laboratory from switzerland to call itself the world wide web. >> but the web was easy to build. >> most people in the early days learned that language, how to write a web page, by coping the source code of somebody else's web page. >> they gave away the code to build servers and browsers for free 25 years ago. now you could access anything with one key address. >> that was the key invention, the way to name things over the net. >> the project go

jonathan: iran 2017, -- year- end 2017, bloom making a big hsbc.t overnight, yo u.k.fell. what is the story? guy: jon, you and i earlier on were discussed for -- were discussing they make monetary policy based on the weather in india. it does have an impact. the brits have been out shopping. there are some things that are more important than the brexit. itathan: the americans call a summer, we called it a warm week sometime between may and august, and it happened in july. people came out spending in big ways. a true story. guy johnson in london. alix: i would not be able to make it. for the other big company of the state -- fei company story of the day, valeant, keeping its guidance said he. elizabeth, what helped it do that? elizabeth: that is a good question. the guidance as such, they have not changed the guidance, which is certainly a positive thing for most companies, however, looking at the earnings that we have got this morning and also adding to what we have seen in q1, the company is planning to more than double revenue for the rest of the year, so it is cert

bloom before crashing. >>> funeral service being planned for the san diego police officer.and killed during a traffic stop last week, an officer jonathanand friday morning a memorial service will be held at the church in el cajon. the public is invited to both services. and he was killed during a traffic stop and his partner, officer wade irving was seriously injured but is expected to recover. the suspect in the case, jesse go mess is facing charges of murder and attempted murder. >>> later today president obama will address the annual convention of disabled american veterans and atlanta. he will talk about the administration progress on reducing the homelessness among those that served in the u. s. military. overall the better and homelessness has been cut almost in half in the recent years, but is still falling short of the president's long- held goal of getting it down to zero before leaving the white house. >>> new this morning, the new miss teen usa carly hayes will get to keep her crown, despite the controversy surrounding her use of racial slurs on twitter in the past. some of her tweets resurfaced after being crowned saturday