south bay started to show slowing through silicon valley.ow we are seeing 35 minutes from highway 4 to the back up. the fast track lanes are moving. we do have an earlier issue. we heard about boulders. it is a bunch of chain links out in the area. watch for slowing as you pass the racetrack to see that right here heading towards the bay bridge. back to you. >>> coming up a good look including inauguration day in san francisco. we are hours away from london breed becoming major before history is made. >>> first happening now at 6:53 some of the country is protesting with music. that's push to make the green day hit american idiot the number one in the country. >>> facebook is giving back on your birthday. they will donate $5 to every new fundraiser posted for a person's birthday. more news after this break. it is 6:54. before you head out here are the top stories on today in the bay-- looking live from san francisco this morning-- where we )re just hours away from history being made. >>> taking a live look this morning. we are hours away fro

the update for the south bay, 237 has another crash. >> thanks so much. we continue to monitor breaking news in the east bay where this is what they're up against. firefighters battling a brush fire in clayton. 100 homes are threatened. evacuations are in effect. the so-called marsh fire broke out yesterday afternoon at marsh creek road and morgan territory road there in clayton valley. you can see the area we're talking about, just away from concord there. today in the bay's pete suratos live in the fire zone this morning. were firefighters able to make some progress overnight, pete? >> yeah, laura, we're getting new information from cal fire in the past half hour that they were at least able to stop forward progress on the marsh fire. that's good news when it comes to containing the fire. you can see over my right shoulder, that's where the fire is burning. we showed you in the last hour. it's in that pocket in the steep terrain area along marsh creek road that they're really working on trying to contain at this point, but the good news is they're stoppi

the south bay will be comfortable with near normal temperatures and highs reaching up to 85 degrees. o be hot in the delta and in the tri-valley and parts of the north bay. oakland expect a high of 71. check this out. we are back to 100 degrees. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. you a problem for drivers flene south city. >> yes. there was an accident. it is involving a big rig. it spilled diesel fuel out here. this accident happened yesterday evening. they still have the onramp closed off as they work for that. they are reporting that it will be reopened and it will be 7:00 a.m. as of right now it's the onramp that's closed off. i don't see any major delays. if you weren't aware of that accident last night you know that onramp is closed. you want to take surface streets before running into that issue. we are seeing delays just before getting onto the metering lights. add that on top of metering lights and we are spotting heavy delays. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. it is 6:31 right now. look at all of that smoke. we are monitoring 20 active wild fires

most neighborhoods mid to upper 50s, 60s in the south bay and also the east bay around lake port andle for our warm spots. my accuweather seven-day forecast temperatures climb inland while we plateau in the bay and coast. by the time we get to saturday we'll have morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and temperatures around average. >> good morning. we are starting to improve a bit here on the san mateo bridge. things are moving once again on westbound 92. never did get it confirmed by chp by according it our partners at waze, a disabled vehicle blocking the slow lane about 20, 30 minutes that is gone now. obviously we have some residual delays there. looking typical getting out of the central valley this morning. seven miles an hour on westbound 205 to 13 miles an hour once you make it to 580. no blocking incidents. has been normal this morning. normal service, no delays on bart, macarthur station is open following the deadly stabbing last night. ace three, five, seven out on time. no issues. normal service, no delays for san francisco bay ferry. >>> new this morning, the mexican mu

fire that forced evacuations in the south bay. the news starts right now, thank you for joining us. terry has the night off. that breaking news in the hills, a fire burned 300 acres, and it's sending smoke in the sky. there's evacuation orders in effect. nbc bay area joins us live from near the fire lines with the latest information. >> reporter: i can tell you the fire's 25% contained. i just talked with cal fire, and the fire has grown to 300 acres. you can see the blackened hillside just behind these large homes. fortunately, firefighters were able to launch an aggressive air fight, which you're seeing right now. they dropped water from several helicopters, using air tankers, they were able to drop flame retardant, forming a line that prevent ee eed flames from movi forward. there's dozens of homes in the area, and we talked to some people who were already packing their belongings, but so far, they've personally not been asked to evacuate. still, they are keeping a very close eye on this fire. >> started close to where we are r

look at our temperatures, widespread across the south bay once again from 80 at milpitas, santa claraose mid to upper 90s, los gatos, morgan hill and gilroul lll 72. along . 68 in downtown san francisco. up across the north bay it's going to be breezy over the water but once you head into the valleys upper 80s to mid 90s, the 100s once again from clear lake and northward. mid to upper 70s across the east bay shore and 83 in hercules. mid to upper 90s once again. tonight's temperatures mid 50s to mid 60s. doesn't look different than it has the last couple mornings. the heat will ease just a little bit, but we never really get rid of the summer spread from 60s to 90s. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. we are doing okay with one exception, the only place we're seeing any red on our traffic maps, you guessed it the central valley. east bay 580 still have the grinding and paving work between greenville and 205. lanes closed until about 11:00 this morning. that is starting to slow down already. 16 miles an hour on the east bay side and normally heavy side, westbound 205 to 580. you're g

coming up next on today in the bay, some south bay students set to spell in spanish. l talk to them before they compete. >> plus, hot spots for crime. how the bay area ranked on the list of the worst places for vehicle theft. >> president trump taking a much softer tone this morning in nato. now he's in great britain. we'll bring you up to speed. out to the big board in new york city. some days we care about the trade war. some days apparently we don't. this appears to be one of those days as the dow rises 146 points. today in the bay will be right back. >>> it's 6:43. let's check out the temperature trend for cupertino. mid 70s already by 10:00. it's going to heat up fast. and it will be a little bit more humid than we're used to. highs today reaching into the mid 80s there, but it will feel a little warmer than that. and the humidity goes up even more for tomorrow. i'll have details on that. and what to expect for the week. that's coming up in about five minutes. >> and we're looking at great travel times. that's why the bay bridge is showing a lighter backup right n

extended, we have summer heat and dangerous surf. 70s in the south bay, east bay in nevada. look at clear lake, 82 degrees. all that warm weather up there for firefighters. 64 in oakland and san francisco. here's a small craft advisory in effect through 3:00 tomorrow morning so winds coming in from the west blowing to the northeast gusting to 30 to 35. temperatures in the south bay, even a few 80s. up the peninsula, low to mid-70s, 68 in millbrae. a little more sunshine at the coast but the breezes will keep us in the upper 50s to 60 in the sunset. mid-60s in downtown south san francisco and sausalito and upper 70s through most of the north bay valleys. about 92 degrees for one of our warm spots. low to mid-70s close to average, very comfortable along the east bay shore. move inland and it's less comfortable but may not need the air conditioner. 79 to 86 our spread. you can see we're below average with tsunshine getting a littlee cleaner. by midnight we're mid-50s to 60s. if we're going the a's game, 6:50. you can see fireworks exploding over my shoulder. temperatures mid-60

the south bay moves very smoothly. no problems right now. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:49 right now. the bay area bus drive their brought a gun to work picked out for the first time. >> senior investigative reporter joins us with a new development looking at the violent attacks on drivers in the east bay. >>> good morning. steven williams says he feared for his life and felt he had no choice but to bring a gun to product himse protect hichlmself on the job. he said he even gave the rider his phone number. when a rider refused to stop playing a vulgar video he asked him to leave the bus. the t rider sent him multiple texts threatening to beat him up. a rise in violent attacks and they would install shields to protect drivers. it still hasn't happened. he e-mailed them to let them know he was arrested. he said he regrets the decision but hopes leaders take action so drivers don't feel the need to arm themselves. you with watch our entire series on nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. >> if you want to get ahold of anybody in the investigative uni

looking at that bright sign heading down 101 into the south bay. a smooth flow of traffic in both directions. i want to talk about what's going on farther east and give you an update in case you heard about an overnight crash and closure. >> ahead at 5:00, today is another deadline for the trump administration to reunite families separated at the border. how the government is doing and the story of one family's reunion this morning. for joining us. i )m laura garcia. >>> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. we'll get your day started with mike and kari, let's start with kari. >> looks pretty good out there. still going to be pretty hot for some areas as we look at walnut creek's temperature trend. that will be one of the places where we head back to the 90s. you have to take it easy in the middle of the afternoon. try to find somewhere nice and cool, as our temperatures reach into the low 90s. if you will be one of the lucky ones beating the wee

right now you can see the gray shading on your screen that stretches from the north bay down to the south bay. and along the coast. that's that cloud cover right now. visibility in napa and half moon bay currently down to a mile. right now, early commuters featuring some dense fog as you go about your early morning day. temperature wise good morning south bay, at 62, in san jose, 60 the temperature in mountainview, 60 in saratoga. the wider picture where we have the cloud cover overhead, 50s, 56 for san francisco and alameda, brentwood at 62 degrees. i want to take you into san francisco, your 12 hour day planner features fog early on and we'll have the cloud cover pretty much through the entire morning. into the afternoon by about 2:00, 4:,asll se in clouds, a little sunshine, but temperatures will be in the 60s close to the coast. only 65 for half moon bay today. san francisco later on this afternoon, with a little sunshine. about 71. 77 the high in oakland with clouds to sun. 87, though, in san jose. inland we are going to be hot. today is the warmest day all week for our inland cities. 96

south bay looking good. rthbound 101 filling in around 880 and heavy south of there, as you continue north seems to loosen up more. next traffic update in a few. >> thank you. this morning you'll want to check your pantry. the popular cracker being ed. you'll want to listen up if you have tellou beingll outfll nc. > in t b ord,the story behip chicken. >> why it could soon be be easier to power up two devices at the same time. young professional women are invited to an inspiring afternoon designed for personal and career growth. learn from a confidence coach and learn how to showcase your personal brand, invest i >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your af. >> did you see the thunder boomers over the sierra yesterday. the towering clouds from our neighborhoods. it could happen again today. that's why there's a flash flood watch from 2:00 this afternoon to 9:00 this evening. about 560,000 people in that watch area. heat is the other big story. whether a heat advisory through the central valley or

i'll have a look at our south bay temperature trend for today, that's coming up in about three minutes thank you, kari. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," a local television station evacuated action when they were on air as the deadly carr fire rages in shasta county. >>> right now we're being evacua evacuated, why we are closing out right now. >> the evacuation still under way in west reading this morning, and the growing devastation. >>> plus a lot going on in the economy. the economy grew by. 4.1% in th last quarter. facebook stock is up about a big but now it's twitter's turn, down 15%. ♪ follow the wta stars as they hit san jose the mubadala silicon valley classic where visionaries become victors july 30th to august 5th the us open series tickets on sale now the us open series weaving your own shoes...rgy by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> welcome back. we want to go live to washington, d.c. president trump making remarks on the economy. >> -- many, many years, decades, and i think the most important thing, and la

here's a look at the south bay. temperatures expected to hit 90. 93 morgan hill. 62 half moon bay. 68 pacifica. so another 30-degree difference between the coast and the east bay the south bay. temperatures in the mid-90s for antioch and brentwood. but san francisco upper 60s. yesterday san francisco hit the upper 70s. so it's going to be noticeably cooler at the coast. st. helena 96. triple digits for lakeport and clearlake. i want to show you the southern portions of the sierra just south of lake tahoe. thunderstorm chances are increasing. dry lightning associated with this, and wind gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. so where's that coming from? that monsoonal moisture. that ridge of high pressure causing a lot utae air. thealit storms, lightning strike to expand into parts of nevada and the sierra for today. and then again tomorrow. but look it gets a little closer to lake tahoe tomorrow. same on friday. there's a slim chance we could see some of that precipitation work its way into the hills of the bay area. but for

the gruesome find made in one south bay neighborhood that has pet owners on alert. >>> a new breakfastn. dunkin' donuts opens a new store in still in. it is relatively new in the bay area. the first one opened in walnut creek two years ago, but the dunkin' donuts are the bomb of donuts. o ooh, good. >> doughnut holes are some. chocolate. or jelly filled. >> not that jeff and i would know. >> you looked at this camera like you were hoping they bring them in. >> you never now. you never know. >> how a we looking before we go? >> clouds moving in from the south. tropical storm fabio is moving away from california but mo moisture streaming in close to us. high waves, 7-10 feet. and in the 60s as we hit sunday, monday and tuesday. 90 tomorrow. a little strength in the humidity. and then we are at a hot 95 degrees. no matter the weather, donuts are good. >> humidity is doughnut weather. >> yes. >> a little iced coffee to go with that. >> just in time for the opening. >> the coffee's supposed to be really good there. >> i file likeeel like i work fa little wit right now. >> see you at 11:00.

no sea breeze there, but a little bit of one keeping you in the low to mid 80s for the south bay. peninsula. mid 70s to mid 80s. those are the exceptions, mainly co and upper 60s 80s in most to low 70s around the bay. up in the north bay, we have upper 80s to low 90s, but remember, the dangerous heat around lakeport and also ukiah and along the east bay shore. we go from 76 in oakland to about 82 in fremont, and 93 to 98 in our inland east bay neighborhoods. temperatures tomorrow morning, about the same as this morning. mid 50s to mid 60s. a little warmer and then you can see by saturday into sunday, very comfortable. temperatures back in the 50s at the coast. 70s and 80s for the rest of us. how is the commute? >> we're doing okay so far this morning, although we have one new issue for the bay bridge commute. if you're coming in from the east bay, looking at just a little fog here. starting to settle in for the bay bridge drive, and then westbound 80 just past treasure island, we're also hearing we have a disabled vehicle blocking one lane. chp already oner so hopefully they'll ge

i have more information on a fire in the south bay coming up. start in san francisco >>> welcome back to this wednesday morning edition of today in the bay. a foggy start. hazy out there. you can feel that in the air. >>> all right. take a look. here in the bay area we have all heard of bike to work. today is that ube to workday. it is expected to draw nearly a thousand tubers. >> look at that. it looks like a lot of fun. >> a speedo at the bottom. >> i think it's that instead of tube to work. >> yeah. >> come to work in the wet suits. >> yeah. >> exactly. >>> in the bay area we have a big wheel race. they do it down there. >> they do their own thing there. you don't need it. it has been pretty hot there. >> yeah. it has been hot here too. we are dealing with temperatures almost to 100 degrees. we start out with a nice little cool down. okay. yeah, i just got the word from our producer that san francisco number is not right. we know we are all starting out with upper 50s across the board. as we take a look at our morning commute it is upper 50s h

let's check it all out and start in the south bay. it is also 83 downtown san jose and 94 today in concord and in pittsburgh. oakland today reaching 71 degreesin half-moon bay. san francisco mostly in the 50s and low 60s. mission district will be 57 degrees and 87 here. santa rosa 86 degrees. it will be a warm day. if you're going out they have been killing it this season. we are going to have great weather as we head into this evening. it is 62 degrees at first pitch and cooling down with breezy winds a skies. as you make plans to go before a workout today it will be in the upper 70s as we go into early -- or late morning. you might want to head out there a little bit earlier. we are still stuck in this weather pattern with very hot temperatures. by the end of the week into next week there will be slight cooling for the pacific northwest that could edge its way in. it is great news as we continue to monitor what's happening with the car fire. we'll have more updates on that and i'm also posting updates on facebook and twitter at kari

how police are trying to stop a growing problem in the south bay. >> this puppy is only six months >> this puppy is only six months old, but he'll be called a >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is aby 7 mornings. >> at 6:00 a.m., a live look above the fog from the east bay hills camera. >> a prate shot. summer is definitely here, but that mezage has not been relaid totu tt usan expect cooler >> anythingan welcome to fourth of july eve. you're never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. >> i forgot the party hats and streamers. so sorry. >> such a big day and i'm really disappointed. >> they're so easy to find in the store. you notice what you didn't see on the camera. you didn't see the smoke on the camera that was so dominant yesterday as the winds are starting to shift and push the smoke away from us. here's a look at the cloud cover i have overlaid on live doppler 7. not as extensive as yesterday. here's another look at the sunrise, about to crest over the marine layer. clouds absolutely gorgeous there. phave been for the last seve

there's a look at our temperatures down in the south bay. low to mid 60s about everywhere. los gatos 74, a little more comfort around mountainview and the hills, mid to upper '50s. peninsula and east bay shore, few 60s around danmore and half moon bay 65. the cloud cover covering our neighborhoods, not all of us, but the bay into the south bay, thickest fog in the north bay and along the coast where there's mist. be careful for the commute. femassrait, huge summer spread from 60s in san francisco to hundreds inland. north bay with the cloudiness and fog. sunshine by noon. comfortable 76 at 8:00. peninsula not going to get too hot today thanks to the sea breeze. 62 and cloudy. sunny and 73 at noon. top out at 80 at 4:00. back to a nice 71 degrees at 8:00 with a few high clouds and sunshine. see that and you think it's beautiful take a picture, #abc7now. we like to see a lot of green on your map most of the time that doesn't happen. >> we are doing okay, a lot of fog here not seeing too much on golden gate bridge although starting to break up a little bit and looks like we nee

the south bay locations are 85 for san jose, 88 in los gatos. this is a look at the extended forecast bumping up the numbers by about 5 degrees into the bay area saturday not a lot of change on sunday. temperatures will be cooling a little bit monday but all in all good looking weather in the forecast with 60s at the coast upper 70s at the bay with 90s inland.>>> if you have a subscription to movie pass more changes are coming your way. the reason prices will now be based on the time of day. >>> one of america's favorite sweet treats is coming to the south bay. where the newest dunkin' donuts store will be opening today. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> ♪ >> you know, i love this song. this was requested by lisa. thank you for requesting, today is old-school hip-hop on "mornings on 2" traffic jams. if there is a special song you want to hear, tell us i will get your requests from twitt

you can see across the south bay we're going up to 95 for my forecast. right here in san jose we're at 86. across the east bay, trying to put it down a couple more degrees. we're at 94 in pittsburg. really doesn't get much better than this. right through the peninsula we get sun for the afternoon and 80 in redwood city. heading for san francisco it's jacket weather. 60s across the board. across the north bay,ate going yo g ocean breeze in novato, 89 degrees. i do see some changes. hot high pressure. looks like it will retreat a little bit back here across the desert southwest. that means some subtle changes in the forecast. for san francisco it's not going to be too big this weekend. we'll stay in the 60s on saturday and sunday. possibly at the 71 by next thursday's forecast. for cities away from the coast those inland valleys this is where you'll note it. after 100 this week inland, we're down to 95 tomorrow. 93 on saturday. that's a little better for us. once we hit suntday, it looks rei like 89 degrees. once we hit next week we're back with some low 90

headed over to mike, you have a note for the south bay. >> exactly that same note. you talk about the gilroy garlic festival because it won't be quite as hot as we sometimes see, maybe more people out there. keep that in mind, crowds for 101 south of the 85 merge with that freeway, the bay shore freeway will be down here, past the 152 split, so this is where folks know you head to casa de fruita. the garlic festival is in this area and there will be congestion on the streets. if you're trying to do anything else in gilroy, keep that in mind. trying to come down from san jose, also keep that in mind. cal train we talked about that, they have the garlic train saturday and sunday, good option to ride but very limited service. over here, limited amounts of traffic and that's why it's going so nicely through contra costa county. east shore freeway moving nicely through richmond. backup at the bay bridge, toll plaza folks pausing to pay cash we'll see how that shapes up. farther north the richmond bridge looks nice, these folks headed over from richmond into san rafael wi

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a look at what's going on in the south bay, we've got clouds rolling in late. so at 8:00 we'll call it mostly cloudy and 60. by noon at 74. hanging out in the upper 70s to near 80. very comfortable. high clouds around 6:00 and 8:00 and our last stop will go to the peninsula where we've got partly cloudy start and temperatures hanging out mainly in the 50s and it will be around 70 at noon. very comfortable afternoon. mid to upper 70s. the high clouds from hurricane fabio will be rolling in about 8:00. ought to be a gorgeous sunset. if you cash it, hash tag it abc 7 now. thanks for being here today. >> glad to be here i should say. >> i know. it shut your -- >> fireworks didn't have any. >> no. >> not at my household. >> some people are not fun and follow the law. >> we didn't have any in our neighborhood and we have the marin county fair over the hill. >> good sleeping. >> well -- >> missed the fireworks but slept well. >> all right. >> there you go. >> how is traffic? >> traffic is looking good, san rafael, 101 past the north gate mall and the marin county fair

there's a disabled vehicle in the south bay. south 85 at central expressway, and everything is getting off to the shoulder, but i will track that. no slowing shows up. that's away from highway 101. here's highway 101. fog sticking around. that's the big note, tough visibility. just be careful across this span. back to you. >> we're following breaking news in the east bay. contra costa county deputies investigating a deadly shooping off san pablo dam road. not far from interstate 80. right now, the street is shut down in both directions. deputies are not telling us a lot of information about the investigation so far right now. we do have today in the day's bob redell heading to the scene. he'll join us with an update in the next hour. >> continuing coverage. president trump is facing new backlash this morning over his meeting with vladimir putin. rallies were held across the country to, quote, confront corruption. protesters say the president continues to backtrack and he's not defending the american people. >> ian cole has more o

i'll have a look at our today's forecast for the south bay. that's coming up in three minutes. >> sounds good. >>> imagine a flu test you could take at home. >> an east bay company working to make it happen. next. >>> and new this morning. the progress researchers are making and how it would work. >> plus, yosemite shutdown. t the impact on businesses in the valley. kari weather tease mike traffic tease >>> it is 5:43. a spare the air alert day. that means carpool, catch public transit, bike to work. if you're going to make your way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, it's going to be cool. dublin temperatures go from the upper 50s to 87 degrees at noon. a fast warmup, and a time for poor air quality. we'll talk about what to expect heading into the weekend in about five minutes. >> we're looking at the san mateo bridge. tapping the brake lights westbound. that's the commute direction. it moves smoothly, but i did find a new jam over there approaching the bay bridge. we'll show you that coming up. >>> well, new this morning, if you're sick but not

nice and warm for the south bay. that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> southbound and northbound 101 in san jose getting pretty busy out there. maybe they have got a nice slow downgoing on. we are not seeing any drastic. we'll have a check of your drive time coming up. >> thank you very much. it is a quarter to 6:00 right now. concern over 3d printed guns. he tweeted she looking into the issue saying it doesn't seem to make much sense. it is up right now on the internet. opponents say allowing people to predeuce untraceable guns is a public safety threat. >> we are trying to do more things in the world of active shooters to get people help and identify those that shouldn't possess guns. here comes software that says let's make it easier for the crack pots to get guns. >> they say they don't think criminals will go to all of that trouble saying 3d printers are expensive. the guns will be easier to sfleek through metal detectors. >> suing a state senator. sacramento is a position. the women say they first amen

it is up for the south bay and east bay. it is typical there. this did pop up on the grid. through pleasanton. you start to slow a little more south of 680. that is your direction coming out towards fremont. we'll track that. it sounds like it has everything managed over mostly to the shoulder right now. get a look at the rest of your commute. showing you can south bay. it shows a little build. no problems. that's good stuff. that's what it looks like with all of that sun coming up on 101. now more brake lights starting to tap. look at that. >>> sun coming up. going to heat things up. >> yes. it's a hot start for the weekend. people hoping for cooling weather for the weekend. not so much. let's take a look at the seven day forecast. we'll start out today at 92 degrees. by saturday 86. that's not really that much better. it is still warm and still great pool weather. if you're going to the beach this weekend it will be nice and cool there. so you'll have your choice of the kind of weather you like. if your drive includes going to owe simil yosemite this weekend it is 80 on s

it has opened five new locations, but south bay residents wanted a new one of their own. opens on snell and blossom hill road. and i know both of you gentlemen have had dunkin' donuts on the east coast. >> yep. >> that's going to do it for us. we will see you come up at:00. >>> tonight, race against time after the miracles seen around the world. now the dangerous rescue mission to free the soccer team found alive in a flooded maze of underground caves. why it could be months before they see their families again. >>> deadly heat wave scorching 90 million americans as we head to july 4th. how long will it last? > at least 60 wildfires exploding out of control. one inferno destroying over 100 homes. >>> new scandals, new outrage at epa chief, scott pruitt. >> i would urge you to resign before your scandals push you out. >> a mom who confronted him in public speaking out to us. and safety, are they more dangerous in an emergency?

. >> if you're traveling through the south bay and headed farther south, because anyway north of silicon valley, great. easy drive. you're at green. still green here, southbound 17 as well, heading down toward the summit, but chp lets us know there's a disabled sounds like a jeep cherokee in the slow lane. so we have our eyes on this, and you keep your eyes open there, it's dark through those areas heading to the summit. no problem as you're heading north on 101 out of the south county. san martin, morgan hill at speed as well. a quick look

>>> good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings. >>> right now at 5:00, a big grass fire burns as fireworks explode in the background. the busy night for fire crews across the bay area. >> good morning on this thursday, july 5th. >> we appreciate you being here on the 5th. never more than 7 minutes away from your accuweather forecast. that means meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. let's take a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. marine layer, the gray, cloudiness will allow temperatures to return back to average. a look at san jose, and you can see it's pretty cloudy down there with temperang fr t u throu7:00,0st the coast, bhi the res of wl to 76, 85 inland, warmer, but nothing too uncomfortable, by 7:00 around 70 to 79 degrees. when i come back we'll show you some of the warmer temperatures that are rolling in for the weekend. let's get it over to sue here in one second and she's going to tell you about the morning commute. >> yeah. we've got some changes happ

this is the south bay. 101 and 880. traffic coming toward us, the inbound side. at typically fills in much faster than the southbound side across the bay area. no major blocking issues. the only red showing up on our traffic maps, you guessed it, getting out of tracy. westbound 205, 13 miles per hour up to 15 miles per hour once you make it to 5 yathd, and overnight repair work on 580 has wrapped. all lanes are back open. that's the typical crawl getting out of the central valley. >> thank you. >>> microsoft rolling out a new tablet with a cheaper price tag. >> and uber teaming up with electric scooter company lime. >> in today's tech bites, microsoft's new tablet. >> the surface go has a ten-inch screen, windows 10, and 64 gigs of storage. starts at $400, about half the price of microsoft's larger more powerful surface pro. >> snapchat may team up with amazon. there's a hidden code for camera assisted shopping in the latest android app for snapchat. all you have to do is point a camera at the object and get a link to the item on amazon. neither company is talking

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just a few high clouds moving by the south bay.nd as we go to south san jose we'll be at 61 degrees as you head out the door, and then looking at the mid 70s by later this morning. early afternoon, those temperatures continue to go up with some low 80s at 1:00. now, we'll feel a little more humidity today, but the mugginess peaks tomorrow. we'll talk more about that and the weekend forecast coming up in about five minutes. >>> right now, kari. looking over here, the san mateo bridge, some low clouds hanging around, but you can see the bridge. westbound, good traffic flow. tail lights, starting to see more. no slowing though. back to you. >> 5:44. new this morning, our state dominates. a new list of hot spots for vehicle theft. the national insurance crime bureau puts 21 california cities in the 100 worst spots. san francisco, oakland, heyward area, 12th worst. san jose, sunnyvale, santa clara, 13th. redding is the worst in the state with fourth overall rating there. and albuquerque, new mexico, is number one. >> new this morning, k

also looking at the south bay and really all the commutes. this is a look at the san mateo bridge and you can see traffic is moving well. . >> warmer weather on the way for your bay area weekend and for many it'll feel a bit tropical. . >>> new the secretary of skate mike pompeo is in north korea. it's his first trip to the area since the summit between the president and north korea. he is there to discuss specifics of the commitment the north made on denuclearization. he will try to look at how seriously north korea is taking it's giving up it's nuclear weapons. >>> the president will announce his nominee for the supreme court on monday. the president said that he has narrowed his choices to a small group of candidates. we report from washington on the battle over the nation's highest court. >> reporter: for the press it's not about coming up with a pick to placate democrats but someone president at a rally in montana last night, teasing the announcement that is now just three days away. >> if you turn in monday at nine i think you will be ex

so it is warm in the south bay. lly as warm in the north bay. 89 in santa rosa and cloverdale 91. and southern california getting the brunt of the most intense heat. 98 the current temperature in l.a. 115 in palm springs. even 102 in fresno. and that intense heat will stay there the next couple of days. the reason why high pressure is firmly in control over the four corners. that will continue to keep us rather breezy and rather cool along our coastline. but inland we'll be warm to hot. and the next couple of days we'll have the marine layer snlt going to be there. limited fog in the morning however that continues to keep the highest temperatures and the highest fire danger in southern california. so sunday you could see numerous excessive heat warnings around los angeles. even red flag warnings. heat advisories reaching as far so it is warm t our south the next 24 hours. overnight a mild night. 50s to mid-60s. the name of the game the next 12 hours. 56 the low in san francisco. 57 in oakland. 62 in san jose. 63 in c

here is a look at clouds rolling over the south bay. we'll see the clouds mixing in with low 60s. 80s later today. we keep the clouds and the fog at half-moon bay. it only reaches 63 there. it is 89 in san jose. it is 105 today. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend. you have two big jams? >> we do. >>> there is a bridge crew and chp crews and crash blocks two out of three lanes. it is jammed back and sending more folks to the bridge. we do see more traffic. it is also a problem. it blends in where this crash involved a number of vehicles. approaching the bay bridge looks great. >> hope she is doing all right in that crash. >> 6:32 for you right now. >>> a south bay community being pushed out. the city council is moving forward with a plan to replace a mobile home park with town homes. they offered incentives to go ahead and sell or leave before this point. they still have a lawsuit spending. this is the bluebonnet residence community. the lawsuit hearing isn't until next month yet the council did vote to move forward. >> when it violates the city code to protect a certain

and we have that small craft advisory on the bay, south of the bay bridge. all the way down across the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridge. it starts 11:00 this morning through 9:00 with a west wind gusting up to possibly 30 miles per hour. let's talk about the east bay. we start at 64 at 8:00. wall to wall sunshine. other than maybe a passing high cloud late this afternoon and evening, we're already 70 at 10:00. mid to upper 70s from noon to 4:00. down to a comfortable 65 by 8:00. and for san francisco, most of the day is going to be in the upper 60s. then we'll drop down into the low 60s at 8:00. and 59 at 10:00. now, if you're closer to the bay, get ready for low 70s, places like the embarcadero center and sales force tower. let's find out about the commute. >> good morning, not many hot spots to talk about so far today. we have one new just very minor issue in san jose. two-car crash on mckee road on ramp to northbound 101. that is not blocking the main line. they did send an ambulance to the scene, but no injuries involved. also looking live at ou

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south bay temperatures for your wednesday, warm, 94 degrees in gilroy, 93 in morgan hill, 87 in san jose81 in -- in mountain view, 64 in pacifica. daly city, downtown san francisco, 71 degrees. north bay temperatures, 60s coastside. really comfortable here. b 103 in lakeport. under a heat advisory for good reason. 77 in oakland. 80 in hayward. head inland, hot, up to 100 in brentwood. 97 in livermore. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a wide range of temperatures, mid-60s to low 100s, then on thursday, monsoon moisture bringing in a slight chance of a thunderstorm or two, certainly will turn muggy and you will feel the mugginess since we're not used to it. still humid on friday. temperatures will start to come down a few degrees going into the weekend, in the comfort zone. mid-60s to low 90s, around where you should be this time of year. nice looking weather for the upcoming week. >> thanks, sandhya, very much. >>> teenagers, technology and >>> a show of confidence tonight from major league baseball for keeping the a's rooted in oakland. commissioner rob manford told writers today ther

visibility you can see how the south bay is nice in the clear. and half moon bay typical spots where that fog likes to form. that's where it's low. so petaluma, santa rosa, not too bad. yesterday we had a little thicker fog out there affecting visibility a bit more. overall satellite/radar showing that it's coming right through the golden gate bridge, towards the delta, as we see the west wind pick up, we'll see more of that coming through. also watching hi-def doppler to check for the chance of isolated thunderstorms in the forecast for this afternoon. i'll explain in your full forecast. >> right now, we are tracking speeds in the green for drivers heading out of antioch looking good, westbound direction along highway 4, you are moving right at the limit as you head over towards 242 or 680. if you are heading north on 680 here's a live look at the benicia bridge. you can see not too many cars out there at this early- morning hour. 4:38. but we had an earlier problem where we were tracking delays on that stretch. it's been wrapped up. here's a liv

>>> good morning, south bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm not sure why you're up but i'm glad you are. keeping us company on wednesday, july 4th. >> want to get to meteorologist frances dinglasan right now. a little gray to start the fourth. >> it's definitely gray out there. you are wearing the red and white. i have the blue. we've got the gray clouds with live doppler 7 and the satellite image from the coast as well as some fog. that's going to put a damper on some of the viewing tonight for the fireworks. during the 9:00 hour, we'll still be seeing the low clouds, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. by this afternoon, the highs will reach the near 80 temperature mark in the inland areas, mid 70s, around the bay, upper 50s at the coast, the fog starts to move in along the coast and the bay tonight with temperatures in the 50s. hi, alexis, how is it going? >> good morning, frances. doing pretty well. check out the traffic maps, pretty much exclusively

you can see the winds coming ashore and heading into the south bay. we're seeing clouds spread throughout this area. calm the north bay. not as much fog as yesterday. a look at the gray that signifies the cloud cover that is out there. we're going to have a summer spread once again in my accuweather 12-hour planner. temperatures comfortable, mid 50s to low 60s. we'll stay in the 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay. look from noon to 4:00, 86 to 94 inland and still in the 70s and 80s at 7:00. it is a spare the air day. do what you can. >> sure is. if you can carpool or use mass transit today that is recommended. yeah, you may want to use mass transit anyway if you're going to be traveling in the east bay. a crash slowing you down in the emeryville area, right around powell. we've got a better look at this truck. weve got it facing sideways two and a half right lanes are blocked and chp saying that truck hit some barrels and there's sand in the right lanes. they will need a street sweeper to clean that up. little bit of better news in the south bay, wes

you'll see down across the south bay. 'll get up to my warmest temperature in gilroy at 95 degrees. closer to the bay you're down to 86 in cupertino, 89 in san jose. hottest widespread weather right here from antioch into pittsburg and concord with upper 90s. notice the humidity. 22%. dry air. elevated fire danger. then you head right back to the bay and it's a lot more comfortable and oakland and hayward. through the peninsula we get sunshine. 84 in redwood city. san francisco, an isolated 70 degrees. it's going to be right heresion. cooler in the marina and also the outer sunset due to that colder ocean breeze. in sonoma and a warmer 92 in novato. we talked about those thunderstorm chances. the new change right now as oft models are keeping the bulk of the activity off to the south and the east of us. so it's basically less of a chance right now to get activity over the next three days but we're going to watch it closely. you can see at 10:30 tomorrow night it's in southern california. as we hit thursday morning, still m

a busy day for fire crews there the south bay. >> hot, drive weather. we will keep an eye on that. >>> we will move on to tell you about it the sheriff announcing he is ending a multi million dollar contract with ice to house undocumented immigrants at the jail in richmond. henry, what lead to the decision? >> reporter: the sheriff said budget concerns and protests lead to the decision to no longer accept ice detainees. >> the west county detention facility was the only bay area jail that housed ice detainees. for testers have -- protesters have shown up. the medium security jail housed 200 undocumented immigrants a day and received 22-dollars per inmate per day. the sheriff said the $3 million in annual net revenue the county received reduced tax payers burdens but the sheriff decided to end the contract for a number of reasons. >> much of this is driven by budget. the contract over time will not be sustainable. we would have to go to the board and ask them and hopefully have three votes to raise the rates that we charge the government and i don't see

going to be a beautiful day in the south bay. for you and i have a warm up of -- in the extended forecast coming up. >>> the unemployment rate is still low here in the bay area. according to the state employment development department all 9 counties in the bay area had unappointed rates below 5% last month. san mateo county unemployment rate was the lowest at 2.5%. the highest unemployment rate was in solano county at 4.2%. >>> 18 park hit the national stage is this weekend at the rugby world cup sevens . new zealand won the crown yesterday. today is the man's turn to chronic champion. >> and did. -- indeed. with more on that we say hello to an old friend of mine and now consulting with usa rugby. mark, a good day for rugby right?>> always a good day for rugby, frank pierce? i knew you were going to say that. give our reviewers a little sense of the world cup sevens. what it has been like this week and what is happening today . >> it has been a great week of activities. we have had 24 countries here representing the men and 16 re

highs today in our micro climate, south bay 87, warm in the south bay, 82 redwood city, mid 60s along coastline for the peninsula, san francisco to a high of 71 later today, for the north bay about 90s, santa rosa, 88 sonoma, 88 san rafael, oakland up to 77 with afternoon sunshine, 82 in fremont, inland it will be hot in the mid and upper 90s. download the accuweather app and track the warming temperatures hour by hour. seven-day forecast will show you it is hot today, especially inland. we gain some cloud cover tomorrow and also turn more humid by friday until cooler air moves in over the weekend. that's weather. a check of the roads with alexis. good morning. >> good morning, drew. we have one situation here that we've been following for about de but certainly want to tell you to avoid south bay 880 just past stevenson boulevard. we have a four car crash, one person with major injuries. sounds like a flatbed tow truck on the scene to take two vehicles away but that backup is solid to state route 84 at this point. want to zoom in and show you the speeds in comparison to 880 there, ju

and for the east bay peninsula and south bay. but if you spot smoke in the north bay, make sure to close all of those windows and just play it safe. over the next several days in san francisco, no major changes. temperatures will remain in the 60s. as far as the inland temperatures go, we really don't catch a break. even with the ridge of high pressure, it will again to weaken, but still remains over the bay area and that will keep us in the 90s. and again, remember to join me at the water festival. i'll be there at 11:00 a.m. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," a summer vacation danger that you probably haven't thought about. out of control beach umbrellas. look at that. an nbc reporter actually spent time looking at this issue. we'll have his report next. you know when you're at ross and you're like... hello. ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less. ...and you suddenly