katie marzullo joins us live. >> it really adjudicate begin any moment now. you can see people are waiting to hear his speech. we'll bring you back here as soon as he begins speaking. some history. gate is a symbol of berlin's reunification since the cold war. 50 years ago president kennedy gave his speech there. 450,000 people listened. kennedy gave his remarks facing the west. president obama will facing what was once communist east germany. he held a german chancellor merkel. >> i have enjoyed the arysdz of the german people but particularly impressed with the warmth of the weather. >> reporter: the president has visited berlin before during his campaign in 2008 and then senator obama addressed the crowd of 200,000 people. he wanted to give the speech at the gate but was denied. they said was honor reserved for sitting presidents. again it should be any moment now and we will bring it to you live and streaming his entire speech live on our website at abc7news.com. >>> happening today, reforms in atherton improve bart police procedures and passenger securit

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo joins from the heart of the gay and lesbian rights movement. katie, we see a lot rallying back there. >> we are at the corner of castro and market. the honking is deafening. the ringleader is rallying the drivers and passerbys as they go through this intersection. this is only the beginning of the celebration. >> a handful of people gathered under the rainbow sign at castro and market waiting. first came word that doma was unconstitutional. a victory for same-sex marriage benefits. but not the main event. >> defense of marriage act is something that is of general concern but proposition 8 strikes closer to home. >> so much anticipation. when it came down, confused silence. it took a few moments to realize the supreme court's decision paved the way for same-sex marriage to resume in california. that is when the celebration began. gay americans are still americans. we are still human. we still have equal rights. >> equal, finally. it is like making up at christmas. >> this is our time. it is not a gay issue but equality and love the i am happy. i

we have coverage of this with katie marzullo at moffett field where the president took off. >> first, though, matt keller is at the fairmont hotel where president obama spoke this morning. >> it is back to normal in downtown san jose with the barricades down and traffic is moving freely in front of the fairmont hotel. president obama was inside less than two hours ago giving a speech on health care reform but that was overshadowed by a new spying scandal. >> a couple hundred people gathered outside the fairmont hotel in downtown san jose to catch a look of the president leaving his motorcade from moffett field ending the trip to silicon valley. >> too late, everyone. >> what did you do? loud. >> president obama was discussing health care reform at a news conference but revelations that the national security agency is looking at phone records of verizon customs overshadowed the speech. the british newspaper identity guardian" says the court order covers records of every mobile and land line phone call from bring 25 through july 19. >> what the intelligence community is doing is looking

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo continues our coverage in the castro. katie? am the the corner of market and castro and the san francisco police department have the barricades stacked up on the sidewalk in place in anticipation and preparation of the rally which is scheduled if 6:30. if the court upholds proposition 8, the rally could turn into a rally pride. right now, they are still hoping it will be a victory celebration. >> it puts our relationship on an equal place to any other relationship. >> having the vote in the california of the people in the referendum is sacred. that is going to have a problem if our proposition process in california. >> that was catholics for the common good, the other side of the argument that the ban on same-sex marriage was the will of the voters. now we are just a few hours away from a division and sell hours away from a rally. you can see poster, hanging in the windows of businesses here in the castro district. the rally is planned for 6:30 but they did not necessity which day until yesterday and now we know the decision is.

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has an update ahead. >> four, the "san jose mercury news" report as key state regulator that oversees pg&e announce add reorganization of the safety division the latest twist in the controversy over how pg&e should be punished for their role in the fatal natural gas explosion in san bruno. >> tonight, nasa is connected to launch a satellite to study the sun over the next two years which is called iris. scientists hope to discover why the sun's atmosphere is ten million degrees while the surface of the sun is a much cooler 10,000 degrees. six, the sunshine will dominate the forecast. it will be extreme. you will be burned quickly. we will talk about when the 100-degree heat gets to your neighborhood. >> a look at the toll plaza with traffic moving smoothly out of emeryville to san francisco and quiet conditions with congestion in the usual spots. >> the fourth of july weekend or holiday is days away and that usually brings dangerous fireworks on to city streets and drives. the consumer product safety commission released a video showing what can go wron

i'm katie marzullo. in tonight's headlines, updating our top story, breaking news from treasure island, where this live picture shows you the lights are still out. around 9:15, a blackout hit the island, we're waiting for a call back to find out what happened and when the power might come back on. we'll tweet updates on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> a fire pushed by heavy winds in oakland destroyed one building and caused damage to another. the roof collapsed at the home that was a school. it took firefighters two hours to control the fire. >>> today's scorching weather made life miserable for several people attending graduation ceremonies in contra costa county. at least 25 people needed medical attention after being overcome by the heat. sunday is looking much cooler. meteorologist leigh glaser has the forecast coming up. >>> president obama wrapped up his summit with china's new premier. cybersecurity was at the top of their agenda. abc news reporter jim avila is traveling with the president. >>

i'm katie marzullo. in tonight's headlines, updating our top story, breaking news from treasure island, where this live picture shows you the lights are still out. around 9:15, a blackout hit the island, we're waiting for a call back to find out what happened and when the power might come back on. we'll tweet updates on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >>> a fire pushed by heavy winds in oakland destroyed one building and caused damage to another. the roof collapsed at the home that was a school. it took firefighters two hours to control the fire. >>> today's scorching weather made life miserable for several people attending graduation ceremonies in contra costa county. at least 25 people needed medical attention after being overcome the heat. sunday is looking much cooler. meteorologist leigh glaser has the forecast coming up. >>> president obama wrapped up his summit with china's new premier. cybersecurity was at the top of their agenda. abc news reporter jim avila is traveling with the president. >> re

live in the newsroom, katie marzullo, nbc 7 news. >> katie, thank you. gandolfini's death is making front page news in his home state of new jersey. this is today's edition of "the star ledger" from newark. the headlines reads "sopranos" star jersey icon dies. our thanks to abc news and espn correspondent darren revel for tweeting this photo. >>> take a look. this is the invite facebook sent out. it reads a small team has been working on a big idea. join us for coffee and learn about a new product. facebook actually mailed these invitation. they're not evites. there could be a video version of instagram service today and word of a feed. today's event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. >>> state lawmakers are getting a big pay raise. the california citizen compensation commission vote edo restore cuts made during the recession. the governor will earn $174,000 a year. lawmakers will make $95,000 in base pay. most lawmakers also take home an additional $30,000 in per diem payments and even more money for being committee leaders. california lawmakers are the highes

stay with us and katie marzullo will have much more next half hour. >> if you shop at raley's or nob hill, check your debit and credit cart statements for unusual charges after a cyber attack on the computers. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in newark. >> for raley's customers, you may have been victim of a sigh before attack. the concern is your personal financial information could be in the wrong hands. raley's has launch an internal investigation and they have not found any victims so far. their customers need to look at the bank statement. >> we do know we were the target but we do not know if it was successful. we want people to be aware. >> i am more paranoid i thought this was a safer place because it was a big chain. >> the grocery store says they have contacted the f.b.i. and are stepping up their security measures. they have a customer service team set up to deal with the issue and answer questions. if you see anything suspicious on your bill, report it right away. >> thanks so much. raley's has set up a dedicated response team to take questions from customers who are

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo joins us with this story. this was very confrontational, katie? >> it was for some depending who you ask. right now, you can see police are on the corner behind us. also, some police line blocking off the sidewalks, and police go all the way around the perimeter of the former hayes valley community farm. the sergeant on the scene described it as "very peaceful." the protesters see it differently. police gave several warnings before moving in and dozens of proffers left on their own, but these refused to come down from the trees and one found the ground the hard way. protesters say the man was pushed. officers say, no way. >> everyone was done as safe as possible. if a person might have fallen from a tree it was totally an accident. >> this man was the last to leave and you can see the police hoisting him in a cherrypicker and this man returned to the scene out of jail and sporting a black eye. he showed us this citation, one count of trespassing and one count of resisting arrest. >> i stepped in, i stepped this to make this easy they got me in thi

katie marzullo joins on the newsroom with more on his message. >> he touched on several topics this morning from renewable energy to poverty and unemployment but given his liox his speech was devoted to war. >> before he could address on issues from the cold war he had to address the heat. >> i'm actually going to take off my jacket and anybody else wants to, go ahead. >> then from brandenburg gates he called for one-third reduction of the nuclear stockpile. >> we na may no longer fear in global annihilation but so long as they exist we are not truly safe. >> he told the crowd the iraq war is over and afghanistan war is snud should signal a change. >> we must move to mind set of perpetual war. and that also means to close the prison at guantanamo. >> several u.s. presidents have visited the gates, now a symbol of reunification. 50 years ago was president kennedy. then president reagan gave this famous order. >> president obama was last in berlin when he was a senator rubbing for the white house. this even was not allowed to speak at brandenburg, an honor reserved for sitting presidents. >>

katie marzullo has more. >>> intelligence officials have declassified information about international spying programs and gave us real examples. and the collection of phone data does not violated your privacy as an american citizen. >> in recent years, these programs have protected the u.s. from terrorist threats across the globe to include helping prevent the potential terrorist event over 50 times since 9/11. >> that is the head of the national security agency, general keith alexander. the deputy director of the f.b.i. gave four examples. he says in 2009 they intercepted an email from a frist tristd to a person in the united states. >> through a legal process he was identified. he was located in denver, colorado. >> the f.b.i. was able to serve a search warrant. >> in time, bomb making components and backpacks. he later confessed to a plot to bomb the new york subway system. >> another example was a foiled plot to bomb the stock exchange. nearly half of americans says they don't approve of the surveillance program since snowden leaked their existence there is has been outrage over p

katie marzullo has been following this story all morning. katie? >> it is nighttime in south africa right now and there is a large crowd gathered at the hospital but as you mentioned, his family is inside with him. they do say that he is critical but, also, stable, and the president of south africa is calling that an improvement. >> outside the hospital people are praying. and singing. they keeping vigil as mandela suffers from a lung infection. the government says his condition became critical a few days ago. this morning, the president says his condition has "improved to stable." his granddaughters arrived at the hospital this morning and said the same thing. his daughter's out look is teetering between optimistic and bleak. >> he doesn't look good, i will not lie but for us, his children and grandchild we have this hope because when we talk to him he will try to open his eyes. >> his grandchild left his side this morning only to collect some of the flowers and messages people had left for him outside the hospital. >> we do appreciate that he is

i'm katie marzullo. let's go to leigh glaser. >> it was a scorcher in the east bay, one record but live doppler 7-hd picking up a little light fog, developing right near the coast. by the way, this is definitely the coolest down 20 degrees tomorrow. as katie mentioned it was hot inland. livermore a new record. 107 antioch reached 107. fairfield, 106. we had 90 in santa rosa. 62 in san francisco. redwood city, 93 and 90 in morgan hill hill. we are going to see moisture tomorrow. as far as weather watch has been posted throughout the day on sunday. north bay and east bay and diablo range, higher elevations because isolated thunderstorms, dry lightning is possible and possibly could mean fire starting and wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour. all eyes will be on those particular areas for tomorrow. >>> the heat hit today just as families poured into the bleachers at area high schools for graduation ceremonies. tomas ramon was in brentwood and has details on what emergency crews called a multicasualty incident.

abc7 news ace katie marzullo has new details. >> this comes from espn investigative show. they found the owner of the miami clinic which is closed is expected to meet with officials on friday and start naming names, including at least 20, maybe 40 names, including oakland a's pitcher, who was suspended last year if using a banned substance. also, former giants outfielder who testified positive last year. his blue jays were at at&t park last night and cabrera was booed when he came up to bat. we have rod rig -- rodriguez. several star players are named as having bought the substances. the owner agreed to cooperate with the investigation in exchange for a lawsuit being dropped. rodriguez team made addressed the situation last night. >> there is always someone trying to beat the system from a medical stand point. >> there are smart people out there. but thing like this happen and we have to talk about it again. >> the mlb is considering suspending players for 100 games which is the penalty for second offenses. under baseball rules no suspensions are announced until players ac

i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. hand you over to leyla. >> first day of summer, live doppler 7 hd radar satellite. we have some coastal fog. in fact, show you a live picture from our sutro tower cam, out looking toward the ocean, you can see how the wispy clouds are coming in, will burn off by this afternoon, going to be seeing those temperatures coming up. 7 a.m., get you out the door, upper 50s as far as inland temperatures are concerned, 58 degrees by the way you 52 along the coast ramps up about 20 degrees by noontime and then another 10 degrees by 4 p.m. but it will start to cool off there, evening hours, another great day tomorrow, all changes on sunday. accuweather seven-day forecast in a minute. for now, it is a dump truck fire that is on surface streets in oakland, international boulevard, one-way traffic control is in effect, detours are in place. we take you back over to the bay bridge, eastbound side, anchorage, between anchorage and the metering lights, where we have some construction that is going to b

katie marzullo is here. >> people propose in owl sorts of ways. you have to check this out. a proposal video played in flight on 150 monitors on a jet blue flight. big question on board that day was not peanuts or pretzels. >> lovely couple departeding on the flight, average trip or is it? >> turns out the in-flight entertainment is personal. adam of san francisco made a video, jet blue agreed to play it, montage of photos, five years of memories. everyone got to follow along but in the end only one passenger needed to answer that big question that popped up on the screen. then there it is. now a mile high party. when they land in long beach, celebration continues. more cake and champagne and well wishes from airline employees. now all they need is old and something new. they have something blue. >> reporter: so for its part. jet blue are suckers for a good love story. >>> that is so cool. >> he set the bar very high for all the rest of us. next, michael jackson to great lengths of getting sleep. bizarre recorded pop star that may have led to his death. >> and some of >>> de

katie marzullo joins us from the newsroom. people are really take this death hard. >> they are. because he was so young, just 51 years old and goes to show how attached people to the character. the mobster that he made loveable. >> are you in the mafia. >> with his daughter on screen. in real life it was james gandolfini's 13-year-old son michael that called for help after his father handler had a heart attack in rome. >> family and friends we ask you to please respect the family's privacy at this moment. >> people that knew him had nothing but respect for him. a co-star we lost a giant today. i'm heartbroken. it's feeling reverberating throughout hollywood. >> that kind of loss, you don't replace him. he is one of a kind and he be remembered as one of a kind. >> his home state, a boot sits empty, where the last scene of the sopranos was filmed. >> it was a real down to earth man. >> he was a star. he played director of the c.i.a. in zero dark 30 and hit man opposite brad pitt. >> no more tricks. i couldn't pull anything out of hat. >> brad pitt said i remember him as genuine so

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the latest. >> attorney general holder was in the hotseat in the senate hearing saying he was not comfortable talking about the verizon court order in the public venue. one senator has one very specific question he wanted answered. the exchange between attorney general holder and illinois senator started like this. >> could you assure to us that no phones inside the capitol were monitored of members of congress? the concern is that the executive branch could use the information as leverage against the legislative branch. holder hedged and answered with this. >> this has been in intention to do anything of that nature to spy on members of congress or spy on members of the supreme court. >> that may not be of comfort to the 70 million verizon customers whose phone records have been handed over, after tracking phone numbers, calling card numbers and the time and duration of calls. the agency is not reportedly monitoring actual conversations. april newspaper, "the guardian" uncovered this and senator feinstein says it is just a three-month renewal of a

i'm katie marzullo.t the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. it looks like this is the fleibs in santa cruz. the air quality will be going downhill. high in the lower 90 inmates santa cruz. the beaches to the north around the bay area will be comfortable in the 70s, poor air quality for inland east bay as the excessive heat warning gets underway through 7:00 on tuesday, that is four days of excessive heat and inland temperatures could go over hundred degrees. to near 90 and record in oakland. 77 in point reyes.

katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the latest. >> we hear from his granddaughter, speaking with reporters outside of the hospital. relatives have been arriving this morning where south africans have been gathering, praying, singing, bringing gifts and his grandchild came outside at one point to collect some of the flowers and messages people have left as a tribute. his granddaughter gave this description of her grandfather's condition. >> ray with us. pray with us. >> she says "critical but stable," meaning his condition has not changed since the government said on sunday his health deteriorated to critical state. there are reports he is on life support but the president will not confirm that. a spokesman for the president says he visited mandela yesterday and after the visit the president canceled his scheduled trip for a summit. >> president obama is in senegal the first leg of the three-country visit to africa including a visit to south africa on sunday and tans -- tanzania after that. the tour of africa is expected to focus on the deepening economic cooperation. president obama plans

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i'm kira klapper in or katie marzullo. it's 5:00. let's start with a first quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> hi there. good morning. we are waking up to cooler condition around the bay. it's 51 in san francisco, 52 in oakland with 55 in san jose. so numbers are anywhere from a degree to about 9 degrees cooler except at our coast. we have patchy fog there and it will be dissipating. we are in store for another sunny but cooler afternoon. here's a look at what you can expect around the bay. upper 60s to the mid-70ths along the coast with that on shore flow it will be cool. upper 60s to lower 60. and a few 90s yesterday. certainly cooler today. father's day on the way and the summer solstice which begins the summer season. we will update you on the forecast for all those events. thank you. >> thank you. a robbery suspect is dead after being shot by police. had appeared just after ten last night at boulevard burger on castro valley boulevard. police say they were conducting a traffic stop in front

. >>> good morning, i'm katie marzullo.g there were quality control problems with hundreds of steel rods in the is new span of bay bridge. they reveal they were improperly treated with brake cleaner and mishandling became brittle and dozens cracked in march. they will decide if the bridges will still open on labor day weekend. >> bart is marking ten years since it begin service to san francisco international airport. it has served more than 30 million passengers since the extension to sfo opened in june of 2003. bart officials say the extension gains steam with a 20% increase. the extension is nine miles long and consists of five stages from colma to millbrae. let's get a check with the weather. >> nice and sunny and temperatures climbing through the 50s and lower 60s from napa to fairfield. livermore, 61. 57 in los gatos. warmer than we were yesterday. this morning, starting out warmer anywhere from 2-7 degrees around the bay. 72 in san francisco. upper 70s in oakland with 84 in san jose. into the low 90s and delta, we hav

i am katie marzullo. >> i am kristen sze. nice to have you, katie.is, to within you to u -- to welcome you to the set, the bay bridge lights and clear enough to see. >> lot of sunshine. a few clouds at the coast. the visibility is better than this time yesterday. the fog is gone. you can see how dry from the live doppler 7 hd. the lights are being tested and they dance around. the forecast will be warmer today than yesterday. inland temperatures, the coolest is 92. the warmest is 101. around the bay we go from 77 in san francisco to 92 in san jose. at the coast well hit the 70's. leyla gulen? >> a happy friday to you. we are starting off with an accident. this will be on 101 if you are headed northbound direction. there is no slowing and it involves a big rig on the shoulder. the bay bridge toll plaza is moving smoothly to san francisco. there are a lot of headlights but nothing to slow you down. >> bart unions have given the 72 hour notice to strike. they promise they will walk monday morning if there is no contract with bart. officials are holding

katie marzullo is in the was tremendous where anticipation is building. katie? >> there will be a rally tone. look at this poster on the corner. we did not knowing in yesterday the day is today but it is happening at 6:30 tonight. the gay and lesbian community hopes it will be a celebration. they have not left for a week in anticipation of the day. not everyone wants proposition eight struck down. same-sex marriage opponents say the ban was the will of the voters. >> i am hopeful. totally hopeful. we have been waiting a long-term we will finally have an answer. >> the country is falling apart and it is because of reasons like that, people go against the bible and the church and i don't agree. >> we will find out if there will be a celebration. san francisco the march in castro at 5:30 in anticipation of the 6:30 rally so you should know that whether you are coming to rally or trying to avoid the rally. >> it will be busy. the justices will issue a decision on the federal defense of marriage act this morning. it bars gays and lesbians and marry couples from recei

good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. bart workers will walk off the job on monday if an agreement isn't reached by the time the contract expires on sunday. we have coverage with abc7 news reporters in oakland. amy? >> i spoke with representatives with bart unions to ask them about the possibility of the strike. they tell me it is not looking good. bart workers have issued their 72-hour warning of a strike telling riders monday they will walk off the job if they cannot agree on a contract. i asked the union representative how seriously commuters should be taking the wanting. >> like any other event you need to prepare for. make preparations. have a plan "b". we hope that is not what is needed. >> how does it look? >> at this point compared to yesterday? not good. >> i spoke with a bart official. he said he still has hope the two sides can reach an agreement over the weekend. both sides admit they are far apart with bart offering a 1 percent raise and workers asking for a 5 percent raise. negotiations for today are startin

30 players would might be connected to a miami laboratory that sold drugs abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in the newsroom. some of the names are family to a's and giant fans. >> one player has been named so far, oakland a's pitcher, and a team spokesman would only say he will pitch and the team has no information on all of this under suspicion, though, a firm giant and a yankee superstar. here we go again. >> i worry about baseball being affected as a game, the whole thing. >> espn show "outside the line" reports major league baseball could suspend several players allegedly connected to a now closed miami clinic. records from a company show that the players bought performance-enhancing drugs and the owner made a deal and is ready to name names. >> what baseball didn't have is someone who could swear to the truth of the documents and he will testify and say the documents are rue and accurate. >> ence reports that the a's pitcher was a client of the clinic and was suspended for 50 games last year for using a banned substance. same goes to former giants favorite cabrera who was booed last

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the latest information from the newsroom. this sounds scary. >> it is big. denials not from the government but huge internet and computer companies the government is tapping into their systems. they say it is not true. since the leak of the verizon court order for phone records the "washington post" citing more classified documents is reporting the national security agency or n.s.a. has also obtained direct access to the systems of nine u.s. internet giants, microsoft, yahoo, google, facebook, aol, skype, youtube, and apple. the n.s.a. can collect search history, e-mails, file transfers, and live chats. overnight, five of the companies deny any knowledge of this. those had deny a, microsoft, apple, facebook, and yahoo but the newly reveled dragnet is causing an uproar and privacy advocates are furious and legislations are defending the practice. >> in the last few years, there was a domestic case thwarted because of their ability to do this. >> it is sweeping. it is not what i would expect out of the united states. >> to ease

i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> happy friday! >> i like that friday word. >> lisa?> good morning, to you. we have partly cloudy conditions in san francisco. live doppler 7 hd is not picking up much but the low clouds and fog will return and you can see the scattered clouds from above the exploritorium with temperatures in the 50's and a couple of 60's to the delta. 53 in union city and los gatos an

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has is puzzle for police. >> pg&e is working to fix a damaged power pole. a woman is in the hospital. a man is dead. whoever fired the shoots is loose. this is where a van crashed just before 11:30 into a power pole. the transformer blew and the fire department says there was a transformer fire at the scene. you can see the mess it left with tangled power lines. only minutes earlier someone shot into the minivan. two were inside. the man was shot. he died at the scene. a woman was taken to the scene with gunshot wounds and is in stable condition. pg&e right now says 20 people are without power and that number is down from 700 when this first happened. power, though, estimated to not be restored until 3:00 this afternoon. oakland police have not made arrests. they have not released a description of the suspect or suspects. >> developing news in the east bay where authorities are looking for a missing woman with alzheimer's disease. the alameda sheriff deputy has issued a silver alert for a 77-year-old woman who has not been seen since 9:30 yesterday on

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has more on the story next half hour. >> an exclusive story we have learned the cause of the limousine fire that killed five women on the san mateo bridge last month starting in the rear of the stretch limousine. the air springs in the rear of the limousine ruptured leading to the fire. there were nine people on board, one more than permitted. >> it would be jumping like a horse. if there is a load it would bottom on the ground, and that probably happened and unfortunately the gas tank is right there and the car was heavy and fell too hard and hit the gas tank which right in this spot here and then you can see when it hit the ground it will create a spark. >> criminal investigations continuing the san mateo county district attorney and whether there was criminal negligence in the maintenance. they contacted crash survivors and the families of victims for reaction and no one was ready to talk and most said the tons advise against him. >> federal and state investigators are on the scene in philadelphia looking at project that went very wrong and killed

i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> we have a crew of people who don't come in very often today flood when we see them. lisa is our meteorologist. >> good morning, everyone. live doppler 7 hd shows it is quiet. we do not have any precipitation. the skies are cheer. from the exploritorium we will warm up quickly with clear skies. it is 57 in fairfield. 56 in livermore. this is beginning a warming trend from two to five degrees warmer an the bay. that will allow for temperatures to be the warmest in some time. we have 80's around the bay. that will be inland east bay temperatures. the rest of the bay is coming up in a little bit. leyla gulen has the traffic. >> good morning, everyone, happy friday. we have one crash that killed along northbound 101 at railroad avenue on the off-ramp. that has been pushed to the surface streets and i have a clear drive. we have this construction in effect until this morning until 7:00 a.m., highway one at the tunnel, one way traffic is in effect. give yourself extra time. outside right now it is nine minutes out of concord to highway 24. >> 4:29. b

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and i'm katie marzullo. let's start with a quick first look at the weather. >> hey, katie. we have a full moon out there. it is a beautiful night. a few numbers close to 60. 53 san francisco, 50 oakland and 57 san jose. we are already warmer than we were yesterday. 51 santa cruz and today it will be be a warm afternoon with temperatures topping out in the mid-90s." at the coast we will see plenty of 60s. this evening is nice and mild before increasing clouds and we are talking about a lot of changes coming our way, not only tomorrow but some rain headed our way for a couple days next week. details coming up. katie. >> lisa, next. thank you. we have developing news in san francisco where a mini van with a body inside is still submerged into the bay. the van went into the water yesterday evening at the marina green but it was too dangerous for crews to remove it. what happens now? >> what happens now is once the sun comes up, they will return here to the marina green and try to figure out how to get the van out of the water. we have video from sky 7hd right after the van went

. >> there four massive wildfires, and katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the latest update. >> we have learned of 900 inmates a state prison near colorado springs moved to another location, officials say the heavy smoke is what dangerous and the fire is not actually close to the prison. look at pictures from colorado right now from a distance. a great vantage point for the smoke, a massive smoke plume covering large portions of the state. there are more than 150 firefighters on the ground near colorado springs and one rescued a baby dee from the flames of the black forest fire north of colorado springs is burning out of control and wins were gusting between 20 and 40 miles per hour at 100 degrees. the sheriff estimates that 8,000 abcers have burned and up to 60 homes have been destroy asked they expect that number to grow. also, more than 6,000 people are under evacuate objections and some are desperate to get back home. though would not let us in and i persuaded them to let us get our dogs. >> today, the cargo planes are expected to gin the firefighter and officials say six helic

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is following the developing story. >> we have new insight into hisdition from his family, his daughter talked to state media and says her father is in very critical condition but still is opening his eyes and reacting to touch. mandela's granddaughter also has talked with reporters it -- outside of the hospital describing the condition as "critical but stable." south african president will not confirm reports mandela is on life support. that is from local media. a tribute to mandela is growing outside of the hospital and the purchase came out to collect the messages. >> we are truly thankful. we do appreciate he is loved. the support is great. >> the president visited mandela yesterday and then canceled a visit to mozambique but says the former president was "much better year," than when he visited him on the previous night. the president's office says it is disturbed by what it called rumors about mandela's health. >> happening today, governor brown is set to sign the new california budget at a ceremony at the state capital this morning, the legisla

i'm katie marzullo. let's start with a quick first look at the weather. it's looking to be hot. >> that's right. the winds are providing a little bit of a brisk start in the higher elevations where numbers are still warm but at our reaches, half moon bay and santa cruz, low to mid-50s right now. 67 in san jose with 60 downtown so already a pretty mild start out there around the bay. we are looking at excessive heat warning right on through tuesday night. that means temperatures anywhere from 100 to 110 degrees in our inland east bay. notice upper the 0s to 106 inland at our he is beaches. we're talk being point israel's at 77 degrees. we will are an afternoon sea breeze. that's why it will be so pleasant at our coast but around the bay, oakland this afternoon, could see plenty of records shattered today and the next several days. we will have all the details and spare the air in effect today. we will be back and have an outlook at cooler weather headed our way later on in the week. katie. >> that sounds good. thank you, lisa. >> same sex weddings are lega

i'm katie marzullo. let's start with a quick first look at the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. it looks like this is the fleibs in santa cruz. the air quality will be going downhill. high in the lower 90 inmates santa cruz. the beaches to the north around the bay area will be comfortable in the 70s, poor air quality for inland east bay as the excessive heat warning gets underway through 7:00 on tuesday, that is four days of excessive heat and inland temperatures could go over hundred degrees. to near 90 and record in oakland. 77 in point reyes. 75 half moon bay, inland, not only do we have warmer than yesterday, two-four degrees warmer and this will be the case right on through tuesday, but we do have some cooling in the seven day outlook. that includes the 4th of july. >> same-sex weddings are happening in california. san francisco will resume issuing marriage licenses at 9:00 this morning and until 5:00 this evening. couples wasted no time as soon as the court gave the go ahead. they w

i am katie marzullo. >> is that what you are saying?king at temperatures on the cool side low-to-mid 50's and clouds around the bay and at the coast, you notice more sunshine than average with numbers by noontime in the 50's and near 60 by 4:00, and the breeze will pick up, so we will be cooler but mice and sunny there around the bay, and upper 50's around oakland and later on in the afternoon it will be in the mid-50's for oakland land today and berkeley will be if the low 70's and still clear at 7:00 and inland waking up to clear conditions and sunny afternoon and by noon in the mid 50's on way to the upper 80's for antioch and brentwood and concord and live more will be in the mid-80's so we enjoying the warmest day today and we are talking about cooler weather headed our way for the week. leyla gulen? >> in antioch, this is where we have quite a bit con impression and we still have a construction project but an accident occurred on surface streets at a construction zone and this is off of highway ur but commute in the westbound dire

katie marzullo joins us live. >>> the chairman of the house intelligence committee, republican mike rogers will preside over a hearing. he expects the head of nsa will declassify additional information about the spying program. he says the program hats foiled dozens of terrorist plots. president obama is at the g-8 economic summit in northern ireland. he is defending the spying program. just as the man who leaked the kiss tense to the world reveals more information. edward snowden tells guardian newspaper that the british government spied on diplomatic targets from all nations and smart phones at a similar meeting of world leaders in 2009. he said the u.s. spied, too, on calls by the russian president. snowden's father is asking for his son to stop. >> i just ask that you measure what you are going to do and not release any more information. >> we could not have carried out the bin laden raid if it was on the front page of the papers. i think everybody understands that. >> snowden is a hiding in hong kong. suchtd officials are worried that he could defect to china. snowden says he is not a

>>> good morning, i'm katie marzullo. glad to have you with us at 8:00 a.m. we'll send you over to lisa argen first. >> good morning to you. hi, everyone, high definition emeryville camera showing all the sunshine around the bay area. we had a few wisps of clouds and fog is around the central coast. 64 in santa rosa. 61 in livermore. you can see fairfield kicking up to the upper 60s. we are on our way to very warm afternoon especially in inland east bay and by the delta. temperatures will be in the lower 90s. notice the orange and darker reds getting closer to the east bay valleys. temperatures peak and plenty of 80s even sunshine in the 60s at our coast. you know it's coming. a big drop in temperatures but did you know it's going to be raining here in parts of the bay area tomorrow. for some, pretty much nor everybody, i'll have details for unusual look ahead coming up. >>> thank you. >> developing news in san francisco, heavy equipment and crews have arrived te marina green that to recover a minivan. the van went into the bay yesterday evening. one person w

katie marzullo is live. >> reporter: president obama just wrapped up the news conference in which he was asked about the national security agency's data collection program. he reiterated what we just learned that a rare open hearing in the house that the programs have derailed some 50 terror plots worldwide. public support for the program appears to be up. new poll out this morning, it finds 58% of americans are okay with the government looking at phone and internet meta data. yesterday that number was 48%. president obama has consistently defended the program. >> this is not a situation where we simply go into the internet and start searching anywhere we want. this is a narrow system directed at us being able to protect our people. >> reporter: things are happening in the bay area that could change the debate. google based in mountain view wants to tell it's users more about the data. it has turned over to the nsa. company has filed a motion asking the foreign intelligence surveillance court to lift a gag order. they claim the secrecy is hurting its business. in last few days, yahoo

. >> i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. we are on storm watch this morning.s is how it looked southbound we i would headed from san rafael to the lincoln avenue exit. wet weather in june is normally the result fog and drizzle but now it is raining as if it were winter. meteorologist mike nicco is following the storm. >> here is the rain on live doppler 7 hd with portrero headed through san francisco and up to at&t park and you can see angel island and treasure island all getting wet. another batch of light rain along the daly city area moving across san francisco from west to east. alameda right now and oakland are getting wet and san rafael and marin wood and up to petaluma getting wet. milpitas and fremont and rain around palo alto and toward portola valley headed to los altos hills so it will be wet if the commute this morning. >> it is wet. we did have a fatal accident with a sig-alert in effect southbound 880 where mike was telling you where the rain is, in fremont, toward milpitas, with all lanes blocked for a time and you can see right now only one lan

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. >> i am katie marzullo here for eric thomas and mike nicco bringing the heat. >> triple digit heatossible today. inland it is the long of the streak of hot weather this year. live doppler 7 hd showing a lack of cloud cover and a few fingers of fog on the golden gate bridge. we have hat a lot of great pictures the last couple of mornings. is that peter taylor? thank you, peter, you are doing an awesome job. hot temperatures inland, with the first forecast at moot in the north bay and 101 in the east bay, 77 in san francisco and possibly 92 in san jose and 87 in oakland and check out the temperatures at the coast, 68 to 72. how about the commute? >>guest: if you are headed out of the central valley where it will be hottest we are going to be seeing plenty of commuters making the drive in the westbound direction at 31 miles per hour through the altamont pass down to 36 and it picks up further into livermore and it is 33-minute ride headed out of tracy to dublin/pleasanton. at highway four, this drive is slowing down on us a little bit at 39 miles per hour is the top speed through anti

. >> i am katie marzullo here for eric thomas.cco is in the forecast center. >> we will put numbers to the heat. good morning, everyone, live doppler 7 hd shows a few of the clouds hanging along the coast in the form of fog from mount sutro it is trying to push into the by with a real hard time. this gives you an idea we will have one of the huge summer spreads from 70's at the coast and triple digits inland. for the bay, we are starting off clear at 64 and by noon we are sunny and 80 hanging out in the mid to upper 80's through 4:00 and mild in the afternoon. our extremes will develop in inland valleys and the next 12 hours, hazy at 65 and 90 degrees by noon and upper 90's to near 100 through 4:00 and handing around 91 still at 7:00. at the coast we are starting off with cloud cover and 58 and the clouds will open up mid-to-upper 60's in most neighborhoods with a few of you to 70 or 72 degrees. enjoy. leyla gulen? >> we have a few problems with a crash at 280 extension in san francisco, a truck hit an overpass and now it is on th

abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in the newsroom. >> the weather was cooler and the winds died down because the weather has been the enemy in the firefights. we have pictures from colorado right now and the crews are keeping their distance because of the weather conditions and the smock that is out there this morning near colorado springs where the largest of the four fires is burning in colorado called the black forest fire north of colorado springs and it is burning out of control. zero percent contained. yesterday afternoon winds gusted between 20 and 40 miles per hour and up to 100 degrees outside. the newest numbers are from the sheriff from el paso estimating 8,000 acres have burned and 60 homes have been destroyed and that number is expected to grow with 6,000 people under evacuate orders and some are desperate to get home. >> the roads are blocked off and i persuaded him to get us get our dogs. >> there are 150 firefighters on the ground and a touching moment captured on video a firefighter carrying a baby deer to safety. more help is coming today, cargo planes are expected

>> good morning, i'm kira klapper in for katie marzullo. >> let's start with a quick look at the weather. good morning, lisa. >> good morning. we're set for a very warm day today. high fire danger out toward the dementia. 55 union city, 53 los gatos. you are waking up to the clear condition and once the sun comings up, rapidly warming testimonies. temperatures in the upper nineties. pleasant in the coast. >> thank you n developing news there is been no break from the monster storm sleeping over the midwest a least three tornadoes touched down yesterday in oklahoma city which has already been hit hard this week by twisters. five people killed and another 50 injured. will are in oklahoma with the latest. >> reporter: good morning from el r net. a, north dakota. this city took a direct hit. take a look at the damage. look at the stop sign. it looks like perhaps someone pulled out a shotgun and started firing at it. you can see debris still being there. survey crews will be out over oklahoma today to get a sense how devastating this was. >> the massive storm cells spawned torn nice that turn