also heavier rain that's been moving through northern sonoma.e are also tracking light showers moving through the peninsula. this is all because of the moisture that moved through and the models still showing some rain possible as we go through the south bay through the 7:00 to 8:00 hours. by 10:00 we could see some spotty showers moving through the east bay. a lot to track here as we go through the morning and throughout the day as that humidity stays high into the afternoon. we'll talk about what this means for your weekend plans coming up. they may have to do a couple of flights through the windshield wipers. >>> you may have to tap your brakes. you can use cash lanes to get by. it would be the typical time even if traffic flows through. it is very light through the rest of the bay bridge. a little bit of slowing. we'll track that. it is on pace. a little bit of slowing. over here moving nicely as well. no delays towards the golden gate. back to you. >>> thanks. it's 5:32. a frightening flight. a plane heading to sydney, australia had to turn

this activity lifting northward moving through northern sonoma.ain has continued to move through parts of the bay area this morning. mostly scattered showers. we are going to have a very hot day inland and a wide range in temperatures with half-moon bay reaching 63 and 66 in san francisco. latest weather. >> all right, al. thank you very much. there is much more ahead this morning, including a live concert from one of the world's biggest bands, onerepublic, and hoda chewing tic tacs. >> sorry. is the middle child quickly becoming the thing of the past. >> once you have two, the argument for having the third becomes much more personal. >> why fewer and fewer couples are choosing to have larger families. >> tic tacs, the new movie capturing that awkward year of eighth grade that will certainly have parents and kids talking. >>> up next, time for tea. we're going in-depth on the we're going in-depth on the highly antic ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dream

most of the rain is offshore and some of the showers we are seeing coming down is in parts of northern sonoma county. we'll be tracking this looking at low clouds over san francisco. we'll talk about what's ahead coming up. >>> yeah. we have been watching highway 4. very easy. a little bit of indeks over here. that's what

. >> you know, my district of northern sonoma county has just been decimated. >> it's a santa rosa, callednferno, the night santa rosa burned. and, it is the work of stephen seeger. every seat sold out for tonight's show. local physician seeger and filmmaker financed the project himself. he says he collected video of tv crews with cell phones and police body cameras, to tell the story of the destruction. >> i was there, i ran, my family ran, we know what it's like to be in the way of the flames. i know what it's like to feel this lens on your cheek. >> to see the devastation that came through, and the neighborhood we are living in, is overwhelming. >> reporter: the tubs fire took 24 lives, and scorched 137 mi.2, and burned nearly 5300 homes. >>> tonight, the big wildfire west of yosemite is sti long way from being contained. the ferguson fire has now burned more than 21,000 acres and cal fire says it is only 7% contained. steep terrain is the toughest challenge for firefighters. today, new evacuation orders went out for a mobile home community close to yosemite, because of thunderstorms on

. >> you know, my district of northern sonoma county has just been decimated. >> a documentary about the tubbs fire premiered last night in santa rosa. it's called, urban inferno, the night santa rosa burned. it's the work of steven of a local man. it was full house at the premiere. he checked video from tv crews, cell phones and police body cams to tell the story. the tubbs fire killed 34 lives, burned nearly 5300 homes. >>> time now 4:44. another warm one but not as warm as yesterday. >> yesterday was hot inland for 90s for some people. it's going to be a relief when temperatures have been this warm when we'll have lower temperatures today. this is at&t park. check it out. the giants in oakland, they are going to be playing in oakland, i should say, but the battle of the bay continuing today, tomorrow, sunday. so it should be exciting times for the bay area sports fans depending whatever team you're going for. a gorgeous view at at&t park. you can see there's some fog in the bay area. here's a look at the game day forecast for this evening. so 6:35, it will be the first pitch. and

. >>> they are investigating a deadly crack in northern sonoma county. -- crash in northern sonoma countyned late last night. one i southbound was closed -- 101 southbound was closed so the chp could investigate. >>> they shut down a show before he could get out of hand. around tenant -- -- before it could get out of hand. officers conducted a sideshow enforcement operation. they stepped in before it started. two people were arrested and 42 citations were given out. >>> he made a mistake from the deadly wildfires from greece. he sent his -- he made his escape from the deadly wildfire increase. he sent his family away. you can see the flames approaching. he tried to save the animals. he took shelter. he filmed again after the flames passed by and showed the aftermath. there were smoldering remains of their home and burn trees. the prime minister of greece went to where the deadly wildfire has. some people tried to escape by running into the sea. some of them drowned and a total of 91 people died. 25 others are still reported missing. >>> towa bear -- to pull her bill -- the polar -- a pola

it is hotter towards northern sonoma county. look at fairfield a wind at 25- miles an hour and concord getting to 17. sustained at 25 and gusting to 33-miles an hour out of the west. just some low to mid-60s coast side tomorrow. the micro climate is making a come back. temperatures inland, you can count on some more 90s, at least approaching the mid-90s and maybe a few spots well inland can be around 100 to 101 degrees but i'm thinking mainly in the upper 90s. still hot inland. here is the plan tomorrow. showing you the dense fog gradually clearing back near the coastline and all sorts of colors to show you. antioch, 98, oakland 74, san francisco in the upper 60s and san jose in the mid-80s. a few more chances heading the way possibly for the weekend and we will talk more coming up in a few. >>> thank you. right here, the man accused of stabbing and killing a woman on a bart platform faces life in prison. the legal analyst takes a closer look and whether the state has any liability. as people who love the outdoors, we stand for

. >>> the chp is investigating a deadly crash in northern sonoma county right now. one person has died after a vehicle hit someone walking along southbound 101 near clover dale in sonoma county. the crash happened late last night but 101 southbound remains closed in that area. traffic is being diverted off off the highway so chp can investigate. no estimate at this point when 101 southbound will reopen. >>> time is now 6:13. the commission is deciding whether to recommend a conditional use permit for the dispensary. if it's approved it would be on sunrise drive near patriko boulevard in the same building as an athletic training facility that serves adults and children. state law requires that a medical cannabis dispensary be no closer than 600 feet to a youth center. it hasn't been settled yet if the training facility qualifies as a yauth center. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors expected to vote tomorrow on whether the cannabis tax on the november ballot according to the examiner, if the tax is approved by voters it would take affect in 202 #. the board co

you, that's a good line moving in from that southern lake county right over to mendocino and northern sonomaing close and saint he lena had many reports. also right there southern lake county when you pick up southeast to the northwest. there's some trying to form here around 585 so just to the east of livermore around the altamont pass, keep an eye on that and see if those drift across. 60s and 70s on the temperature. muggy and due to the clouds, there's a good breeze, this is out of the south. davis and a lot of that moisture coming in from the southeast coming off the sierra and central valley and still some taking aim at us. not done yet, mostly activity this morning has been confined to the north but it doesn't mean it won't pop up. very light rain in palo alto. 60s and 70s and a few 90s. muggy and tropical feel. should be just today after that bag to fog and sun and warmer early next week pam. >>> thank you, steve. 6:52 is the time. say scare for passengers flying out last night, the mechanical emergency on a plane that caused the australia bound flight to turn around. >>> and a sur pr

. >> you know, my district of northern sonoma county has just been decimated. >> a documentary about the tubbs fire premiered last night in santa rosa. it's called urban inferno, the night santa rosa burned. it's the work of steven seeger. he is a local physician and filmmaker who financed it himself. he got video from tv crews, cell phones and police body cameras to tell the story. the tubbs fire killed 24, burned 137 square miles and burned nearly 5300 homes. >>> the time now 5:49. coming up, we'll show you how some dog owners are putting their pets' instincts to work. >>> good morning, the "salesforce tower" camera, facing south. clouds below it means the cloud layer is below 1,070 feet because we can see what's going on above the clouds. sunrise in 10 minutes. it will be beautiful. we have low clouds and high clouds, as well. cooler temperatures today. i'll explain why in your full forecast. >> and a foggy start to your friday morning commute. do be careful. this is a live look at the golden gate bridge. or what you can see of it. traffic is still pretty light right now. so that'

and that some cell phnes in northern sonoma county picked up the emergency alerts from mendocino county. the other fire called the ranch fire burned 175 acres near ukiah so far and is threatening a handful of homes. cal fire reported on one firefighter injured but did not give any more details. there. >> are more than a dozen active firefights across california, according to cal fire. you can see them marked on this map with red icons. three of them are major fires. they're the largest and most destructive fires burning right now. look at this one. nasa tweeted this picture showing what it looks like from space. you can see large plumes of smoke up and down the state. a lot of people are seeing smoke where they live, even if nothing is burning close to them. >> the number of acres burned in the cranston fire, that one in riverside county, has gone up now. over 11,000 acres. at the same time, overall containment of the fire dropped to just 3%. about 6,000 people have been evacuated. 1300 firefighters are on the ground now actively fighting the flames. that includes a san francisco fire d

that's moving through northern sonoma county, into mendocino, county. and the rain, as of now, staying offshore. so as we get a closer look, we can see that ukiah, extended down towards the hopiert area, we are seeing some rain that continues to move northward into the rest of the bay area. as we go through the rest of the afternoon, skies will clear from south to north as some drier air starts to edge its way into the bay area and it will still be a very warm day. we're keeping clouds near the coast for tonight and that's what we'll wake up to early tomorrow morning, as we take that live look outside. you can see the fog right over the bay. but the rest of san francisco seeing some mostly clear skies. a lot of changes in our weekend forecast with wide range in temperatures, from the coast to the inland valleys. we'll talk about that and what's ahead for next week, coming up in the full microclimate forecast. >> looking forward toa nkthat, kari. >>> now to some other top local you.ies for an alleged serial bank robbery hit some area banks. he robbed ban

. >> technology could help speed up the response to wildfires across northern california. sonoma county is considering the installation of fire watch cameras. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs has more. >> reporter: you're watching the county fire in yolo county fire spread atop bald mountain. similar cameras could soon be installed in sonoma county. >> it is so critical. graham kent says the cameras help locate fire in second, not minutes. >> we have lightning-based fires. >> time is critical for mike mohler. >> we can see an early start on a fire and start pushing resources that direction. >> reporter: one of the fiocio ithe hills behind me outside santa rosa. we took drone view 7 to pepperwood preserve so you could get a vantage point. >> the burn scars from last year's firestorm are visible from here. if approved, the cameras could be installed ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fire. >> we had success with them and still do in southern california. so absolutely it's something that we would definitely use. >> reporter: the cameras would be installed on existing towers wit

i think really it will be places in northern napa county, sonoma county into lake county where we could see unhealthy for sensitive groups air quality. wind speeds have dropped a little bit but that onshore breeze will bring in more low clouds for the morning. also some high clouds passing by. check out what's happening to our east. clouds there over the central valley heading up towards the sierra while fog lingers around san francisco. those clouds to our east, another surge of monsoon moisture that doesn't look like it's going to get to the bay area right now. the best chance for finding any thunderstorms to the south of lake tahoe in the southern sierra. for the morning, low clouds, misty sides along the coast into san francisco. high temperatures tomorrow trending a little bit warmer. in the santa clara valley, in the tri-valley, in the inland east bay valleys. you'll see 80s around san jose. 90s south. tri-valley over towards concord and antioch into the 90s. staying cool bayside. oakland and hayward in the 70s. peninsula temperatures, mostly 70s here. close to 60 in half moon bay

thursday thunderstorms will be likely across the sierra and northern mountains but still not expected to impact the bay area. (jrstone) in sonomaty -- a hiker had to be rescued from a hiker had to be area. (jrstone) in sonoma county -- a hiker had to be rescued from a trail earlier today. it happened in a remote portion of the jack london state park near highway 12. a c-h-p helicopter was brought in to rescue the hiker who was suffering from a medical emergency. officials had to call the hiker on a satellite phone to locate them along the sonoma ridge trail. the hiker was treated and taken to a local hospital. officials expect the hiker to make a full recovery. (jrstone) now to a devastating crash in virginia... one person is dead after a helicopter crashed into a townhouse in williamsburg. the helicopter went down sunday afternoon, causing a fire that was apparently put out later. state police say the crash is under investigation. they also say first responders are still trying to locate and identify the pilot. (jrstone) people in arizona are dealing with high wind gusts and a huge wall of dust covering phoenix. that combinati

project was proposed by the sonoma county water agency and would start as an eight camera system. they would mostly be located in the northern part of the county near lakpreserve. the cameras can see anywhere from 40-100 miles. >> some of the cameras have heat detection on them. depending on the resolution and type of camera and where it is located, they can help commanders make operational decisions by having another view or set of eyes in the field. >> it is estimated to cost $475,000. county supervisors will review the proposal next month. >>> warming temperatures will increase fire danger across the state, even in the bay area as we head for the weekend. today that he was focused toward southern and central california. look at these temperatures. not even close to 100 degrees but well above. burbank 114 and santa ana 113. los angeles 108 degrees. extreme heat to the south. still hot temperatures in the forecast for tomorrow. bay area temperatures, we start to warm up as well. for 80s and 90s. antioch 95, fairfield 97 and napa at 93. we have high clouds moving into the bay area. it felt muggy and humid as the moisture was

northern california. it began in yolo county and it prompted mandatory evacuations. smoke from both fires has been visible in parts of the bay area including alameda, contra costa and marin and sonoma county. this video is from sonoma valley yesterday. >>> we have some of the latest numbers from cal fire regarding the fir in yo county. (8000) acres burn -- 8,000 acres burned and zero percent contained. 11 helicopters were being used to fight this fire. >>> as for the pawnee fire in lake county, it jumped containment lines yesterday and that has prompted more mandatory evacuations in the double eagle ranch subdivision. the pawnee fire burned 14,000 acres. it's 73% contained and cal fire is urging people not to set off illegal fireworks as the fourth of july approaches. >>> today california begins new regulations for the upstart marijuana industry. as a result, some of those businesses may be in short supply. the state is beginning a packaging and labeling requirement. packaging will have to include warning labels and ingredient list. products that don't meet that state law cannot be legally sold. >> we knew this day coming but we're always trying to catch up with the new regulations

northern california, southern california, and california. tim draper hired a company to help engineer the uk's brexit to try and convince california residents to back the split- state proposal. >>> new reports on the fires in sonoma county this month. leaders will discuss what should be done moving forwardla disclose fire safety discounts offered by them. >>> time now 6:11. one bay area county is looking to cash in on the marijuana buzz. >> and what could eliminate a bay area bridge toll hike. >> we have speeds in the yellow right now along southbound 880. what's causing the backup? find out after the break. >> we have beautiful clear conditions out there today. coming up, how hot we'll get today and when we'll start to feel the humidity. if i never get off this island, tell my family i love... saving people money on car insurance. this new pot tax fontraosta county i right the cash in on the green rush. this morning supervisors will get public input about adding a new pot tax go veer ballot. according to the county, early estimates project between $1 million and $10 million a year if it's passed. >>> a lawsuit is targeting the bay area toll authority over the $3 increase. >> over the next six years, increases lo

sonoma county residents were living in unstable housing situations. ( terisa ) in yolo and napa counties -- the more than 90-thousand acre county fire is now 73-percent contained. firefighters say the northern portion of the fire is giving them the most trouble... because of steep and inaccessible terrain. this fire has destroyed 16 buildings. ( terisa ) happening today... the brentwood man accused of killing his own mother will be in court for his arraignment. police arrested mattew redmond tuesday. their investigation into redmond started with calls of a possible home burglary and cars being broke in to. after detaining redmond... police then did a welfare check on his mother. they found her dead on the bathroom floor of her home. ( terisa ) in the south bay... two people are dead after a car slams into a v-t-a lightrail in san jose. v-t-a employees say the driver and passenger in the car died. a business nearby caught it all on surveillance video. the light rail train was traveling north at lincoln and auzerais yesterday afternoon. you see the car careening across the tracks. ( darya ) fremont and pleasanton police are working together to identify a man they believe is looking into homes

northern california fires especially over the last day or so. the winds could get rid of the smoke and there is a lot of it, really just right up in here. it's bad in sonomaly wind is helping and with that said we should see a little less smoke, especially south of san rafael tomorrow. petaluma and santa rosa and winters -- you guys will see better air quality tomorrow as well. there's no way you won't. the winds are significantly less in the air southwest -- in the southwest. this cooling pattern hangs out -- compared to last saturday when we had red flag warnings, it's cooler. highs tomorrow -- yellows are 70s and these armid- for the fi then fireworks again because when you light those and legal have higher humidities in case a spark catches, will have that tomorrow night. forecast for tomorrow -- there's 86 out in antioch. it's much nicer staring at this than at 105 or 106. we will be in good shape tomorrow. just take a jacket if you go to the field or anywhere around the bay. just like tonight -- christina was over at the point richmond area and it was beautiful because the fog was either above or around the fireworks. it should be good >>> coming up

northern cornia. sono couinstalling a network of fire watch cameras. katie utehs has more. >> reporter: you're watching the county fire in yolo county spread. similar cam rs could soon be installed in sonoma county. as simple as it sounds, it is so critical. >> graham kent with the university of nevada reno says the cameras help locate fire in second, not minutes. >> we have lightning-based fires. >> time is critical for captain mike mohler. >> we can have an early start on a fire and start pushingt ca hills behind me outside santa rosa. >> the scars from last year's firestorm is from here. >> we've had success with them and still do in southern california. so absolutely, it's something that we would definitely use. >> reporter: the cameras would be installed on existing towers with the first batch put up around lake sonoma. it's a vital reservoir, supplying more than 600,000 people in the north bay with drinking water. the cost is estimated to cost $475,000. county supervisors will consider the proposal on august 7th. katie utehs, abc 7 news. >>> find the latest fire information on our website, abc 7 minute c 7.com and the abc 7 news app. >>> developing in thailand, the race to rescue 12

sonoma county residents were living in unstable housing situations. ( terisa ) in yolo and napa counties -- the more than 90-thousand acre county fire is now 65-percent contained. firefighters say the northern fire is giving them the most trouble... because of steep and inaccessible terrain. this fire has destroyed 16 buildings. the cause is still under investigation. ( terisa ) happening today... the brentwood man accused of killing his own mother will be in court for his arraignment. police arrested mattew redmond tuesday. their investigation into redmond started with calls of a possible home burglary and cars being broke in to. after detaining redmond... police then did a welfare check on his mother. they found her dead on the bathroom floor of her home. ( risa ) in the south bay... two people are dead after a car slams into a v-t-a lightrail in san jose. v-t-a employees say the driver and passenger in the nearby caught it all on surveillance video. the light rail train was traveling north at lincoln and auzerais yesterday afternoon. you see the car careening across the tracks <"it was kind of really scary because it took a little while to realize what was going on even after everything