abc's molly hunter is following the developments in london where the anti-trump protesters are coming out in force this morning. good morning, molly. >> reporter: guys, good morning. that's right. it's been a wild ride. president trump continues to insist that nato allies pay more than they're already paying. but that's left longtime allies and diplomats just dumbfounded by the barrage of attacks. in brussels this morning, it's day two, president trump arriving at nato headquarters after a bizarre first day at the summit capped off by this rather bizarre performance wednesday night. confusing as the world leaders attempted another family photo. the first lady right there by her husband's side, president trump greeting france's first lady and smiling with french president emmanuel macron just hours after blasting america's european allies. president trump accused germany of being held captive by russia. >> germany, as far as i'm concerned, is captive to russia. >> reporter: later trying to

. >> abc's molly hunter joins us from the summit in helsinki with the details. good morning, molly. >> reporter: linsey, kenneth, go that's the presidential palace where it's all going down, but without any stated objectives this morning, we're not really sure what we're going to get, but the president is up tweeting and we're off to the races. waking up in helsinki, president trump joined the president of finland for breakfast this morning before his big day. wasting no time he tweeted this morning, our relationship with russia has never been worse thanks to many years of u.s. foolishness and stupidity and now the rigged witch-hunt. the summit with russian president vladimir putin starts with a one-on-one and their interpreters are the only additional bodies in the room. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov told russia today that that's the way the americans wanted it. with no published agenda and no stated objectives, the president told cbs news he is going in with an open mind. >> nothing bad is going to come out of it and maybe some good will come out, but

molly hunter live in london this morning. thank you, molly. >>> back here in this country, the porn star, stormy daniels, has reportedly been arrested at a strip club in central ohio. her attorney says daniels is accused of allowing a customer to touch her on stage at a club in columbus. he insists the touch was nonsexual. but ohio law does not allow touching a nude or partially nude dancer. the attorney michael avenatti announced the arrest on twitter calling it a setup and politically motivated. and saying it reeks of desperation. columbus police did not immediately confirm the arrest. daniels has been, of course, at the center of a legal and political firestorm over her alleged affair with the president. >>> also breaking overnight, the founder of papa john's pizza has stepped down from the company after he was accused of saying the "n" word during a conference call. john schnatter's resignation as chairman of the board came just hours after his admission and apology for using the racial slur. abc's stephanie ramos has the

molly hunter, abc news. >> thank you. abc news is planning a special report when the joint press conference starts around 6:30 this morning. we will carry it live on air. if you have to head to work we will be streaming it at abc7news.com as well as on the abc 7 news app. >>> happening today a rally to get rid of what has become enemy number one in the environmental fight, the plastic straw. >> the city of san francisco has a proposal to ditch the straws but disability advocates say wait a second. reporter amy hollyfield is live hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, jessica. th disabled say sometimes that flexible flexible straw is the safest way for them to eat and drink, so an exception is being drafted to put into the proposed legislation here in san francisco. take a look at this picture that sparked this movement. a picture of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose. the city of san francisco is proposing to ban plastic straws but the movement against straws is worldwide. >> all of a sudden everyone around the world is f

molly hunter shows us how that went. >> reporter: rolling into windsor castle in a range rover her majesty right there on her feet waiting for president trump, but on que earlier today president trump was in full damage control mode. >> i want to apologize because i said such good things -- and i said don't worry, it's only the press. >> reporter: at the same time theresa may was rolling out a red carpet for president trump and the first lady they published a stunning interview of trump, may has wrecked brexit. >> this incredible woman right here has done a fantastic job. >> reporter: even grading that special relationship. >> i would say i would give our relationship in terms of grade the highest grade of special, so we start off with special. i would give our relationship with the u.k. and now especially after this two days with your prime minister i would say the highest level of special. >> reporter: but even close friends need to be honest, may said, refusing to take the bait when asked about that said interview. ? >> the u.k. relationship is also defined by the roll we play on the wo

molly hunter with the story. >> reporter: there are two ways out by road or by sea. the coast guard says they've rescued more than 700 people from beaches, picking up more swimmers out in the water. >> thankfully the sea was there and we went into the sea because the flames were chasing us all the way to the water. >> reporter: they're the worst wildfires greece has seen in years, killing dozens of people already. the red cross found 26 bodies huddled together between two homes on a cliff above the beach. firefighters doing battle with heavy winds reaching 50 miles per hour, rapidly sending the flames over mountains and into homes, the greek prime minister urged unity, today declaring three days of mourning. >> translator: we must at this moment all be in a constant state of alert. >> reporter: but so many unable to escape by road. a death trap. here are the abandoned cars now incinerated. the metal from one motor bike melted into the ground, the scorched earth and skeleton structures left behind, here the mati 15 miles out of athens. molly hunter, abc news, london.

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molly hunter, abc news, helsinki. >>> some of the strongest reaction to president trump's words camerom republican senator john mccain who tweeted today's press conference in helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. east bay congressman democrat eric swalwell tweeted it's embarrassing american flags were present at the summit because an american president was not. east bay professor joined us for abc 7 news at 4:00 today saying the president's actions complicate his relationship with the republican party. >> i think it really come downs to the 2018 election. if republicans don't do well, they're probably going blame trump. and so it's going to be time to cut ties. they've been happy to get lower taxes and judicial appointments with trump, but if him citing with russia is so treasonous, i thnk you'll see it be a watershed moment. >> the president tweeted after leaving helsinki, saying he has, quote, great confidence in my intelligence people and that we cannot exclusively focus on the past. >>> new at 6:00, santa clara will ask voters t

. >> molly hunter liv in london with the details. ie and jessica, good morning. it's been a wild diplomatic ride and it's midday here. we thought it would be about russia and afghanistan. president trump canceled a meeting, held an emergency session and clearly had his own agenda. >> it was unscheduled and free wheeling and more than 40 minutes. president trump held an impromptu press conference announcing they would commit millions more. >> we have a powerful stronger nato, much stronger than two days ago. >> 33 billion to be exact and it's unclear what percentage that represents. trump has been pushing for every country to hit 2% of their gdp even asking for 4%. today he claimed victory. >> it all came together at the end. yes, it was a little tough for a little while. >> and took total credit for it. >> second general stoet en berg, he gives us total credit. meaning me in this case. total credit. >> last night leaders attempting another family photo smiling with french president macron hours after blasting the european allies. pres

molly hunter, abc news, helsinki. >>> and new developments in the immigration crisis at the border. families who were recently reunited will not be deported right away. a san diego judge just ordered a temporary halt. the aclu asked the judge to halt them until after temporary relocation. the judge ordered a temporary stop to give the justice department time to respond. a formal ruling is not expected for at least one week. >>> and this passenger you see behind me repeatedly seen smoking what appears to be meth on the train is now in jail in dublin but it's not for drug use. it's facing unrelated charges. what's the update there? >> reporter: hi, good morning, jessica. yeah, we were in court waiting to see him. he did not appear because of a medical condition. the bailiff says he is known here at this courthouse, previous time when he was in custody he did not appear several times because he didn't want to go to court. that wasn't the condition today. they say it was just because of a medical issue. that's all they could say. he was arrested over the weekend. this video helped lead

abc news reporter molly hunter with the details. >> reporter: wheels down in london and the protestersy out. president trump choppered to blenheim palace, staying off the roads that protesters are lining tonight. tomorrow in london authorities expect to see the biggest protest in years, but the president will be conveniently in the countryside. he left brussels with a bang after a free-wheeling unscheduled press conference. >> it all came together at the end. >> reporter: first he announced that nato allies were going to commit billions more, $33 billion to be exact. he said nato countries would hit that defense spending target of 2% of gdp more quickly than expected, but he gave no specifics or time frame. french president emmanuel macron denied that anyone is increasing their commitment. he says trump isn't announcing anything new. the statement published yesterday confirms the goal of nato nations having 2% of gdp in defense spending by 2024. that's still the plan. also this morning president trump was asked if he would leave nato. >> i think i probably can but that's unnecessary. t

in helsinki, reporting i'm molly hunter, abc 7 news.to you. >> live in finland, thank you for the update. if you were with us you saw a special report. we have another abc news planning a special report coming up here soon as we've been saying with that joint press conference. it should be a little later on this morning. we'll have it live on air and if you're heading we'll be streaming it on abc7news.com as well as the abc 7 news app. >>> a rally to get rid of what has become enemy number one in the environmental fight and that is the plastic straw. >> the city of san francisco has a proposal to ditch the straws, but now some disability reporter amy hollyfield live at city hall this morning. hi, amy. >> hi, good morning, jessica. if you're drinking your coffee this morning with a straw, think twice about that straw. now the disabled, though, do point out that sometimes the plastic flexible straws is the safest, easiest way for them to eat or drink, so supervisors are working on an exception and try to put an exception in the legislatio

molly hunter, abc news, london. >>> and sticking with the story for a moment, a photo-op for nato spouses. you see there melania trump is next to the french first lady and partner of belgian's prime minister. the first lady has a schedule of her own events this week as well as some with the president. >>> there is a push happening right now to make green days american idiot number one in the uk. protesters are trying to troll president trump as he is set to arrive in the uk tomorrow. the berkeley based band hasn't actually commented on the push, but they have been very vocal about their opposition to the president. the protesters plan appears to be working. american idiot is now number one on the amazon uk best seller's list. it is currently 18 on the official charts. not bad considering that song came out in 2004. >>> a chain of shopping centers in california shares data with a u.s. immigration customs enforcement er viirvine company owns nearly0 shopping centers. company poly is states that it uses automated license plate sh with vigilantons, a private surveillance tech company. vigilan

molly hunter has more on the provocative start of the summit. >> president trump arrived in brussels eddie for a showdown. he wasted no time this morning repeating an argument he so often makes about nato. >> united states is paying far too much and other countries are not paying enough, especially some. >> and slamming germany off the bat. >> we're protecting germany, we're protecting france, we're protecting everybody and yet, we're paying a lot of money to protect. germany is a captive of russia. >> nato countries must pay more and will they reimburse the u.s.? european council chief firmly laid out the allies' point of view. >> the america -- your allies, after all, you don't have that f the split between bigger than e. trump is cozier with dictators like ping and vladimir putin. >> putin may be the easiest of them all. who would think? >> comments from president trump raising alarm bells. we won't know until president trump meets with president putin in helsinki. you can be sure that nato allies will do their best to remind trump who his real strategic friend are. abc news, lond

. >> molly hunter is in london where up to 200,000 are expected to protest the president today. good morning to you, molly. >> reporter: linsey, kendis, good morning. that meeting between president trump and british prime minister theresa may has gotten worse. protesters are already gathering. at the same time british prime minister theresa may was rolling out a long carpet, the editor of the sun was tweeting out his interview with the president. may has wrecked brexit screams the front cover. u.s. deal is off. president trump slamming may's soft brexit blueprint. >> they do a deal hike that it will most likely because we're dealing with the european union instead of dealing with the uk. so it will probably kill the deal. >> reporter: the president adding. >> i would have done it much differently. i actually told theresa may how to do it but she didn't agree -- she didn't listen to me. that will be up to her to say. >> reporter: he praises boris johnson, a chief cheerleader for brexit who resigned as may's foreign secretary earlier this week. the president and prime minister were

. >> abc news reporter, molly hunter is live after the news conference. >> reporter: hey.a wild day and wild news conference. you had the president of the united states standing next to president putin and the opportunity to call russia out and president putin out and he didn't take it. president trump has departed helsinki after his highly touted summit with president putin. >> would you now, with the whole world watching, tell president putin, denounce what he did in 2016 and warn him to never do it again? >> i just asked president putin and he just said it was not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: americans have been waiting for the president to denounce putin. when standing next to him he wouldn't. >> i discussed the election interference in our elections. president putin may very well want to address it, and very strongly, because he feels very strongly about it and has an interesting idea. >> reporter: the press conference was packed with russian and american journalists one and tossed out after

molly hunter, abc news, helsinki. >>> of course, we'll have developments throughout the morning as that meeting is ongoing right now. >> 4:31. just waking up to is, an update on your weather and traffic, we start with drew. >> good morning, guys. a live look top pier 15 this early morning hour and you can see we are shrouded in cloud cover. the skyline chopped in half with the low ceiling early on. hour by hour on future weather, by 9:00 later this morning, you can see san francisco with overcast skies into the east bay. most areas seeing sunshine. by the afternoon we will see the cloud cover pull back to the coast and the wide range in temperatures our warmest spots well into the 90s inland and cool along the coast in the 60s. let's get a check of traffic with alexis. >> good morning. so far so good for the south bay. looking live at 101 and 880 and no issues for san jose or any of the surrounding areas there. so some light volume so fares this morning. similar we are not light, this should be in the red, westbound 580 tracy to castro valley. 58 minutes. northbound 101, highway 85 to t

molly hunter has more. >> reporter: president trump has two days to prep for his meeting with putin inlf. the president tweeting, i've arrived in scotland and will be at trump turnberry for two days of meetings and hopefully some golf, my primary form of exercise." today a handful of protesters crept up to the edge and the media doing its best to get as close as possible and trump waving to the installing crowd. trump often visited his scottish clubs before he was president and talks about his mother who was born in scotland. but protests and the baby trump balloon flying high. he spoke about helsinki yesterday. >> hopefully we'll have a good ri7 with russia. the prime minister would agree. we have a good relationship with russia and china and other countries. that's a good thing, not a bad thing. hopefully that will happen. >> as for the outcome. >> i didn't go in with high skpp expectations but you may come out with something exceptional. >> sergey lavrov explained what success may look like. >> beginning of communications. all channels -- most channels of communications established

molly hunter, live in finland. reactions. john mccain tweeted today's press conference in helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory. jeff flake wrote, i never thought i would see the day when our american president would stand on the stage with the russian president and place blame on the united states for russian aggression. senator dianne feinstein, president trump has to stop cowtowing to president putin. and eric swalwell wrote, our president above everything else, must defend us. donald trump just showed he cannot and will always side with russia. coming up, the fall-out for today's news conference and what it could mean long term for the united states. >>> san francisco could soon join a growing list of cities banning plastic straws presented to the board of supervisors today. >> should san francisco ban plastic straws? weigh in on our pole at abcnews.com/vote. let's go to our abc news anchor. abc7news.com/vote. this includes more than plastic straw, doesn't it? >> reporter

. >> abc news reporter, molly hunter. >> reporter: the japanese are cooling down today however they can, literally pouring water on the sweltering ground, fanning themselves, hiding in the shade, even buying jackets with built-in fans. temperatures in japanitting 106 degrees. since july 9th, more than 40 people have died. it's not just in asia. here in the uk, the driest weather in 50 years. >> you haven't got the flight to get to spain, so just enjoy it while it's here. >> reporter: an amber alert is a warning to stay out of the sun especially during the hottest time of the day. >> we come from iceland and we don't have this weather there. we're enjoying every bit of it. it's perfect for us. >> reporter: kids focused on the fountain and ice cre in finland, and inside the arctic circle the hottest recorded temperatures in a century. and hotter in miami but not expecting relief, sweating in hyde park, abc news. >>> we have hotspots around the bay area, too, r at the moment. sunny skies at the bay and inland. fog at the coast morenland low tomorrow, we see mid-90s inland and east bay and

. >> molly hunter breaks down the war of word boards. >> the day started off with a bang.is paying far too much and other countries are not paying enough. >> again, over pastries, blasting germany. >> i think it's very sad when germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with russia where you're supposed to be guarding against russia and germany goes out and pays billions and billions of dollars a year to russia. >> u.s. and nato officials. but t strength, despite these differences we have always been able to unite our faults to proek protect and defend each other. >> we're suppo > all evidence of the widening split between america's stalwart european democratic allies and the trump administration. >> nato is as vital to us today as it has been. >> angela merkel reiterating her country's commitment to the alliance. she knows there will be different viewpoints. and that tension promising to deliver a fiery couple of days. >> we have a very, very good relationship with the chancellor. >> i see cold right there. angela merkel responded saying she's happy they have this opportuni

molly hunter, thank you so much.bc 7 news now has three videos showing the same passenger on three different days. it appears as if he's smoking meth openly on a b.a.r.t. train. one was shot by a viewer, another by a producers. on the right-hand side of the screen, that's video i actually shot of this guy on a train i was riding. making things worse, the man sits on priority seating normally reserved for people with disabilities or pregnant women. this is a complicated problem for b.a.r.t. police. it's considered a low level drug offense. usually only worth a citation. >> an officer has to witness it personally or a rider who witnesses it has to be willing to report it to police and then stay there until one of our officers arrives and act as a witness in the case. >> b.a.r.t. could impose a prohibition oordt banning this person for a certain amount of time. but it is a lot to take on. because he would need to be cited three times within 90 days to qualify for that. b.a.r.t. encourages you to use an app called b.a.r.

abc news reporter molly hunter is in london >> we just saw theresa may and president trump since thismay as wrecked brexit says the front page. both leaders seem to pretend the interview never happened. it was only supposed to be a photo-op. president trump and theresa may meeting the first time since that bombshell interview with the sun. and both all smiles. and unexpectedly chatty. >> we have a lot to discuss. we are discussing our special relationship which is great between the uk and the united states. >> the relationship is very, very strong. we really had a very good relationship. >> when trump was asked specifically about the interview. he just rolled his eyes. the interview dropped last night at the same time british prime minister theresa may was rolling out a very long red carpet for president trump. may has wrecked brexit screams the front cover. u.s. deal is off. president trump slamming may's soft brexit blood pressure. >> they do a deal like that it will most likely because we'll be dealing with the european union instead of dealing with the uk. so it will probably kill