they took jobs in southern california and moving down there.t was real loss to us. >> reporter: this parent is convinced a victory. >> yes. i hopefully win. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >>> much more ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. bay area company hoping to help airlines put an end to customer service complaints. the new way they hope companies will respond to problems. >>> plus. >> oh, my gosh. >> abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson shows us the drill underway at pg&e to help employees get ready for the big one. >>> a rare achievement for a southern california mountain lion. look at this guy. why p-55 may have used up one of his nine lives after a rather impressive accomplishment. >>> anyone recognize these baseball cards? coming up, we'll talk to the man who found the collection and what he's doing to tryryryryryry >>> this year airlines have very publicly dealt with an industry wide customer service crisis. today one san francisco tech company announced a partnership it hopes will put an end to the problem starting with one airline. abc 7 news repo

this is southern california. some people decided to try to drive through the high waters but they got stuck. one man had to be rescued by firefighters lowering down from a helicopter. the flash flooding also eroded some train tracks and stranded 200 passengers on board a metro link train. forecasters predict drier weather today in southern california but there could also be lingering storms. > >>michael flynn, president trump's former national security advisor, now revealing new decan tails about his contracts with the -- details about contracts with the trump transition team. he's filing an amended disclosure that includes payments from the trump transition team as well as payments from companies connected to the trump campaign. flynn said his initial disclosure reports were filed under rushed circumstances and therefore were not complete. flynn resigned from his white house job following reports that he misled vice president mike pence about his contact with the russian ambassador to the u.s. >>>also, we are he

one third of the water is generated in southern california southern california has two-thirds of the population in northern california which by the way is very generous. a lot of people are just north of the patch of these -- tehachapis. as far as they are concerned we are all urban but the fact is most of the water is in northern california and most of the cast of -- population is in southern california. add to that the agriculture sets up an incredible competition and the fight really between farmers and environmentalists coupled with urban users. so the bottles here are endless. you are not going to find more water in california. you're just not. if you are lucky you get it decent year. the snowpack alone accounts for one third of our water. no snow, you are in trouble. you have to draw from the california aquifer and aquifers in the central valley and it's now been drained thanks to the drought. the environmentalists are we saying water retake especially from adults of the water coming down the river you circumvent that important to agriculture the more you are endangering fish a

two thirds, one third of the water is generated in southern california to the problem of southern california has two thirds of the population and northern company which by the way is very generous because a lot of people's just north. don't tell that to the people in california because as hard as they are concerned we are all urban scum, but the fact that most of the water is in northern company must of the population in southern california said the problem in itself and add onto that agriculture uses about 80% of the water and sets up an incredible competition and figh between farmers and environmentalists coupled with urban users, so the battle here is endless. you're not going to find more water in california. if you are lucky you will get a decent. alone accounts for one third of our water. no snow, you're in trouble. but the colorado aquifer, the aquifer in central valley which now has been drained thanks to the drought. so if they are always looking for water and the environmentalists are always saying the more water you take a specialty in detail to end the water coming down the river

. >> there's scattered thunderstorms across southern california this evening. as you can see the storms are pretty lev. that cars are getting stuck in water that's several feet deep. the rain has washed out the backyards of some homes. strange weather in southern california for this time of year. >>> we have look at what's happening. >> that's the monsoon moisture. the same moisture that we're watching that's drenching that area. we're watching for the potential for some showers and thunder here. as you take a look at live doppler 7 definitely seeing some radar returns but most of them are off the coastline. we do have some greens and yellows. this moisture is moving out over the open waters. can't rule out the potential as you check out southern california that moisture is flowing from this the south. that's why the road was washed away. strong thunderstorms dumping heavy rain across the region. we're seeing numerous thunderstorms. definitely is intense out there. do you wan dew points are in the 50s and 60s across many parts of the bay area. that's what's mak

>> all we have been told is that this is in southern california, but you just don't think about flooding and thunderstorms and rain in california this time of year. >> well, that's what we experienced today as you watched this live rescue. >> that's the chopper. >> we've just been told this is act on, california -- acton, california. >> it's rolling right off the hillside, so it's very muddy. it takes about two feet of water to float a truck, a truck of that size. they're up to about two feet of water so that truck is not far from beginning to float. the front is not quite as deep. but it doesn't take a lot of rain, especially if it comes down all at once. so he is rigging this guy up. >> the sun is out, you don't see any precipitation. >> this particular thunderstorm, he's wearing a task top now. it could have been rang five miles from where he intersected this flooding. >> this is near 14, near palmdale, near the angeles national forest and san gabriel mountains. >> that would make sense. it unloads on the mountain, comes rushing down into the flat lands. i'm just making assumptions, b

there is that southern california cloud cover and brain.bit coming up on the south -- west and southwest. there are sources of tropical moisture that will play more in our weather tomorrow. 60s through 100 >> if your inland it will be in the 90s and 100s. on the coast, 60s and 70s. this is what we have seen all summer long. today and tomorrow, really hot but a little cooler toward the weekend. >>> the wait is over. after a delayed start, salmon season is here. you will see why this year may be more challenging than ever before. >>> later today, a special honor for the late jerry garcia. we would tell you how the city will honor the grateful dead frontman. >> welcome back to mornings on 2. 31 counties in florida are under any state of emergency dealing with the remnants of tropical depression emily. governor rick scott made the declaration yesterday. thousands were left without power, mostly in hillsborough county and manatee county. it was downgraded to a tropical depression last night but left behind devastating flooding. >> i had water al

. >>> breaking news in southern california. this person got stuck on a bungee ride that ventura county fair tonight. he dangled upside down 30 feet off the ground for half hour. he feet strapped to the cord. firefighters rescued the rider. the person is okay. no word on what caused the ride to malfunction. >>> a close call at sfo. the national transportation safety board released thesages. you can see -- these images. you can see the planes lined up and then the air canada flight comes in on top of one of the planes. kpix 5's susie steimle finds out the plane disappeared from radar before the close call. >> reporter: he speaks from experience when he says it is very obvious which is the runway and which is the taxi way from the air. >> the run way lights are bright yellow. the taxi lights are dim blue. >> reporter: that is why he can't wrap his head around how a pilot mistook the taxi way for a run way in july. >> i want to find out how could they have done this. that will come out of the investigation. >> reporter: new informa

the bay area has been responsible for the active weather and the flooding rains that parts of southern california to deal with. i will let you know how long the chance of showers and thunder will remain. dan, kristen. >> thank you. >> while the lightning is impressive to watch, it is also raising some fears about fire. >> in the south bay firefighters are taking extra precautions tonight in case lightning sparks a wildfire. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with the story. katie. >> reporter: dan, kristen, it is damp and muggy down here but not enough moisture to dampen a spark if lightning should strike dry brush, and dry lightning is not the only weather phenomenon here. people feel like fish out of water in this muggy weather. >> you can't get comfortable. it is awful, like florida. >> being a resident here in willow glen, we don't have air conditioning in the house. it was miserable. >> reporter: but that's not the worst of it. >> it is called dry lightning if you don't have a lot of precipitation around with it. >> reporter: certified consulting meteorologist dan no

in southern california the amount of moisture is almost record-setting. for us mostly cloudy skies with a few breaks but the heat is here. we will have some fog but it will be warm on the coast. 70s and 90s inland. some clouds and muggy, humid. a possibility of showers, isolated and the parameters are there for later today into friday. after that we will have a cooler weekend. >> you know that pam cannot handle this heat. >> a lot of people cannot. >> it is a bit warm but i'm thankful we put in a ceiling fan in the bedroom because we do not have air conditioning and that does help a lot. >>> it is 4:20 am. >>> 2 investigates and they hear from workers and serious safety problems with the bus agency and the reason the employees are speaking out. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't sto

if you are heading to southern california, look at palm springs getting the rain. it is a combination to give us a cloudy to mostly cloudy day, warm and muggy with 70s, 80s and 90s.>>> do we have some construction? >> we have some closures out there. we have been looking to see how long these construction delays are. we don't see a lot of construction delays but i want to let you know that 80 westbound driving from vacaville and fairfield out to the area, you could see some road work heading to vallejo. traffic is still doing very well to the carquinez bridge. here is a look at interstate 880 and southbound 880 has some construction although they picked it up. you can see at the bottom of your screen they are holding traffic up doing the round robin. the guy on the left does not understand what is going on. dude, slow down. settle down. anyway, here's what is going on and they are trying to pick up the closures. if you get on the road early this is something you are probably used to. traffic is light at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> it is 4:33 am. >>> eastbound hi

. >>> and a wildfire threatens homes in southern california. the stand firefighters are taking to protect them. >>> we hope to make it a better >>> we hope to make it a better start

. >>> a southern california woman says a family of bears often visits her back yard, but their latest visit was a little different. they really had a good time. watch as the mother bear and her cubs wrestle in the shade of a tree. they apparently were there for more than an hour. the homeowner said she had a great time watching but was very careful to keep her distance. you do not want to get between mama bear and her cubs. >> too bad she didn't go out there and hang out with them. >> get in a wrestling match? >> hey, guys. >> not advisable. >>> speaking of bears, it's a traditional wedding reception until the father and daughter get involved in a dance. >> many brides like to change their dresses, but this bride is making waves on the internet after surprising her father with

the bay area has been responsible for the active weather and the flooding rains that parts of southern california how long the chance of showers and thunder will remain. dan, kristen. >> thank you. >> while the lightning is impressive to watch, it is also raising some fears about fire. >> in the south bay firefighters are taking extra precautions tonight in case lightning sparks a wildfire. >> "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with the story. katie. >> reporter: dan, kristen, it is damp and muggy down here but not enough moisture to dampen a spark if lightning should strike dry brush, and dry lightning is not the only weather phenomenon here. people feel like fish out of water in this muggy weather. >> you can't get comfortable. it is awful, like florida. >> being a resident here in willow glen, we don't have air conditioning in the house. it was miserable. >> reporter: but that's not the worst of it. >> it is called dry lightning if you don't have a lot of precipitation around with it. >> reporter: certified consulting meteorologist dan noel says the bay area won't take th

we have this low circulation to the left drawing up all that moisture from southern california and off of this year dragging across us. cloudy to mostly cloudy today, muggy and humid. mild on the coast with patchy fog but 70s and 80s with inland temperatures coming down due to the cloud cover. isolated thunders hours -- thundershowers. >>> here's an update on this busy traffic morning. >> we have traffic that will be slow as we start off looking at the commute in the east bay. traffic has been slow driving to the bay bridge toll plaza. we've also seen the traffic slow from the maccarthur maze. as we approached the maze we can see traffic is slow due to the earlier closure on the ramp from westbound 80 to eastbound 580. that means a 28 minute drive in for this time of the morning that is slow. the toll plaza is backed up for another 20 minutes and almost up to one hour in combination from vallejo to san francisco. you can see traffic will be okay once you get onto the bridge. let's talk about the gilroy commute. a little bit of slow traffic already on northbound 101 in from the valley.

southern california's getting hammered by this monsoon tropical moisture leading to 70s, 80s and 90s. this will take the edge off of those inland highs. >>> which road closures are we starting with or is there something new?>> we have something at the maccarthur maze and i'm trying to get it up here. can we go -- here we go. i just noticed this before going on the air, not sure what is going on. we are looking at something on the maccarthur maze and it looks like we may have a crash or construction work that is blocking the lanes. now that i look at it it looks lower and more like the roadwork. traffic is slow. putting two and two together, i thought they would have picked this up by now. this is what happens when they don't pick things up early enough. you will start to see traffic jams. let's talk about another closure that could be affecting people on 680 at 24. this ramp coming through had a closure and they said they would pick it up and we are trying to check on that. i don't see a lot of slow traffic so hopefully they've already picked that up. on westbound 580 we have a lot of

in southern california the confederate monument at the hollywood cemetery was removed after hundreds demanded they take it down. the marker and plaque was a memorial for 30 confederate veterans buried at the hollywood forever cemetery and they have received many calls and emails asking for the removal of the monument. jesse jackson said that statues like this should've been removed a long time ago.>> these statues is an unfinished venice -- business in our country. there are no neo-nazi materials flying around in germany. these guys sought to secede from the union, maintain slavery and secession and segregation. these statues are coming down and they should come down. they should've never gone up and they should come down quickly and legally. >>> in the wake of the violence in charlottesville the mayor of richmond virginia is reconsidering his stance on confederate statues. the mayor in june said he wanted the monuments to stay put but now calling for the removal or relocation of the statues. >>> there have been attempts to remove other symbols of confederacy in california and we sho

and the problem is southern california as two thirds of the population and more than california which are generous with the cause for a lot of people it starts north. don't tell that to the people in real california because as far as they're concerned we're all, but the fact that most of the water is in northern california, northern populations in sunny california, that sets up a problem in itself. add to that agriculture uses about 80 percent of the water . that's an incredible competition and fights between farmers and environmentalists coupled with urban users. so you know, the battles here are endless. >>. >> ways to, you're not going to find more water in california, you're just not. if you're lucky you will get a decent year and the snowpack alone accounts for one third of our water. no snow, you're in trouble. you drop the colorado aquifer, the aquifer from the central valley which has been drained thanks to the drought so farmers are always looking for water. and the environmentalists are always saying the more water you take, especially from the delta, water coming down the r

a dryer day expected throughout southern california today. >>> a farmer in butte county filed a $15 millionim against the state of california saying flooding the aura build dam wiped out acres of history is. estate knew the spillway was cracking according to the lawsuit. in february when the spill failed water was release causing leading downstream. the farmstead lost 27 acres of one that trees.>> the land we speak of is gone. it cannot recover it. and the trees with it. those trees represented a good portion of my life. >> he says is far must $1 million worth of land and $14 million worth of projected revenue over the next 50 years. the department of water resources has yet to comment. >>> san francisco city leaders show their support for state funding that would speed up the development of an affordable housing project. this project would turn the park parking lot into 100 units a below market rate housing. if the legislation is passed, funding for the project could get it off the ground in 6 months. >>> california state university 23 campuses eating rid of math and english placement exam

what's clear is they haven't been. >> southern california's demographics are changing. one democratic hopeful is saying the g.o.p. is different now than when this state former governor was president. >> i grew up in the '80s and ronald reagan was the president during that time and i got up and a lot of what he had to say. i felt the same way. he was for things that no the revoking party is not four. >> one thing republicans in southern california give a big advantage over democrats nationally is that they have a better lay of the land, so democrats who might have to come in and spend a lot of money in the l.a. tv market on advertising. >> melissa: we've got a go, thank you so much. during your period? it's up to you, with tampax pearl. you get ultimate protection on your heaviest days, and smooth removal for your lightest. tampax pearl. and pocket pearl, for on the go. >> jon: "outnumbered" starts right now. >> sandra: fox news alert, a new strategy for afghanistan. president trump announcing his plan for america's longest war, vowing the u.s. will defeat the terrorists

we also have some rain down in southern california. at the airport going down to palm springs. it's raining. also in los angeles and oceanside and san diego. right there. it's coming from arizona and some of it may take the turn and bring clouds in a peer. temperatures inland today will be very warm. ukiah, near 110. santa rosa and san jose, low 90s. mostly sunny. i think there will be some high clouds coming in. 72 degrees for the game. it cooled off from 92 yesterday. it is cooler. san jose, 57. saratoga, 59. a heat advisory is out and that goes until wednesday and hilar elevations. -- and higher elevations. there is more fog than the satellite is showing. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. thunderstorms in and around the tahoe area. in southern california, the cloud cover will make an appearance tonight or tomorrow. >>> they bay bridge is crowded. we will also show you some of the other commutes. good morning. if you are just about to get onto 880, let's take a look at at 83 solano county. traffic vacaville still looks pretty good. in

there is an abundance coming up from southern california, central california coast and just missing usjust missing us. mostly sunny. look around san luis obispo. there is lightning strikes showing up. tonight i think we have to keep an eye on this. 60s for some. 70s. and then 80s and 90s. without the cloud cover, it might be warmer than that. if you're inland, it will be hot. by the coast, it will be cool. sal, at 8:02, what do you have for us. >> yesterday was a tough commute. today is not quite as bad. 31 minutes between the carquinez bridge and the east shore freeway. and you can see traffic is backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza as well. so it is very normal. but we don't have any major problems. that's the thing that always gets commuters. you can deal with what you expect. but what you don't expect ends upsetting you back. as we look at the east bay map, i can see that traffic is on 880 is slow. through hayward area. 680 is a little slow through pleasanton. the south bay map, you see the slow spots. again, no major issues in this commute. 8:03. back to the desk. >> thank you,

a new video of a wild chase and crash in southern california.his happened last night in orange county and you can see that driver weaving in and out of traffic. that chase reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour. it ended when that driver finally crashed while trying to exit the freeway. the car rolled several times before coming to a stop and a cloud of smoke as you could see there. the two people side were taken into custody. >>> at 5:14 continuing coverage morning of lawmakers' push to tackle california's affordable housing crisis. experts say renters pay 50% higher rates compared to other states. home buyers faced prices two and a half times higher than the average of the rest of the country. it is a problem facing potential home buyers the homeless. >> if there's a housing crisis in the last ten years, a reduction of about two-thirds of the funding of local, state and federal level and affordable housing of funding. anything above $500,000 still has some play, still has some inventory there. below that number it's a dogfight out there. >> s

this was in southern california. the teenager who owns winter got everything she needed from the local dollar store. >>> coming up the battle of the basement at at&t park. coming up. >>> good morning, everybody. and tuan bolan announced his retirement and how about the giants and the phillies? the bases are loaded and the giants lose five-to total -- 5- 2 and the a's bp astros 3-2. pga has the final six holes in the wyndham championship with the final day the lp virgin of the cup is the only thing to bring tim you say down with lexi thompson down but usa beat europe by five points with the largest hole on the when things clinton was in the oval office. he leaps over the wall and he may have lost the game but that kid is the talk of the school today assuming he is back at school. see it tonight. >>> are you planning on trying to watch the solar eclipse today? we are at the nasa research center and this is how scientists are preparing for the big event. >>> and oakland unified school district is facing a teacher shorta

. >>> new ads popping up outside of google's southern california offices, the latest in a controversy surrounding a memo written by a now former employee. >> i am meteorologist jeff ranieri. we will take more about this event celebrating 150 years of redwood city. plus our nbc bay area get the scoop truck and your weekend forecast coming up in ten minutes. >>> all right, want to turn things over to thom jensen who joins us live from the napa fire which is right by lake berryessa. i see you by 128. fill us in. >> reporter: it was on the southern tip of lake berryessa. looking up highway 128, there is not much smoke in the sky, cal fire got on this thing quickly. it started out pretty fast though. 1:00 reported just before 1:00. and by 3:50 this afternoon, it had grown to 100 acres and approaching home. they evacuated folks from turtle rock area down into the somerton winery estate area. also road closures at sage canyon road to highway 128. knoxville road at spanish flat near lake berryessa. and the napa county sheriff's department say those road closures are still in effect right now.

a thunderstorm leads to severe flooding in southern california.escues. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. in sunnyvale nb 101 at fair oaks. all lanes blocked to clear a crash slow from san jose (darya) flash flooding from a powerful thunderstorm has swamped a southern california community and prompted several dramatic rescues. tiffany mcelroy is at the breaking news desk with new video of the rescues. (tiffany) a sudden rainstorm caused flash flooding in los angeles county yesterday afternoon. the high waters flooded roads and trapped cars and people in a river of mud. officials say the flooding was at least three-feet deep in some areas. some intersections were completely washed out. a helicopter crew had to rescue a man stuck in his work truck in the middle of a flooded roadway. there are no reports of any significant injuries so far. ( tiffany ) and take a look at new video into the newsroom from overnight. about 200 passengers had to be rescued from a train after the flash flooding eroded part of the tracks... leaving the trai

flooding in southern california, lightning and thunder in the bay area. what a day. >> moisture. humidity. monsoon moisture. tropical moisture. that is what you get out here. hampered by the thunderstorms out here. a slight chance tomorrow, tomorrow, kind of like what we had today. these are the high temperatures today. cooler tomorrow. the trend is for cooling. you noticed that today. you will notice that tomorrow. 5 degrees warmer than it was last night, it has a lot to do with humidity and cloud cover. and here we are tracking the moisture moving through, opposite of what we usually see. it spends off sierra nevada's. scattered showers in san francisco. scattered showers on the bay bridge. also out near oakland. it is not dropping a lot of rain but you may have some issues on the roadway. tomorrow, showers are back in the forecast. it will be noticeable. cloud cover tomorrow. high tropical moisture. and we see the purple areas, over 100 degrees. most areas are 70s and 80s, and the red spots are in the middle 90s. we see 92 degrees in pittsburgh. tomorrow, tomorrow, we are part

southern california believe it or not is getting rain.d some in palm springs and just north of mission viejo, over to long beach. right into los angeles. look at that. pretty good line there. that is heading northward to the high desert. some remains of a tropical system getting close to us. i think that will play into our weather tomorrow. i don't think we will get any thunderstorm activity out of it yet. but we could get a lot of high and mid level clouds. today if you have the fog, it won't be that bad. if you usually get fog and it's not there, it will be really warm for some and hot, hot, hot for others. no way around it today and tomorrow and probably into nurse. in looks a little cooler heading towards the weekend, especially near the coast and bay. >> hot start for the month. >> yes. >> thank you, steve. >> anytime. >>> this will be disappointing. about 500 people who thought they were heading to uc irvine in september got bad news. administrators say the admitted had transcript or grade issues. some can appeal the issue. 56 peopl

. >>> the giants and athletics are on a road trip, playing ball in southern california. marquez the highlight in sports, coming up. >>> some pictures just in from saudi aredia - - we are seeing footage from saudi arabia. you are watching the 11:00 news. [ indiscernible ] [ singing ] [ indiscernible ] . [ speaking foreign language ] >>> dominoes and ford are teaming up to test pizza delivery by driverless car caught dominoes is launching that projects tomorrow. when the ford fusion arrives, customers can tap a code to get the pizza from a window. the car will have a backup driver that will not interact with customers. they are starting a six-week test. >> i could go for that right now. >> football season is here and with baseball, it was a disaster this season. >> the giants have not had a winning month since june of last year. >> especially given payroll. one of the highest in all of baseball. and three guys on the san diego padres, casual fans would have a hard time naming three. but they are ahead of the giants in the standings and have beaten the giants on a regular b

it's lifting up from southern california southern california. this is another scene this morning. we had a lot of low clouds and now they are beginning to wipe away towards the ocean as we look toward the golden gate bridge. this morning, we bottomed out just in the low 70s in livermore. that was the low. san francisco now at 65 degrees. san jose at 75. upper 60s right now in throughout portions of the bay area, oakland back through the berkeley region. west-northwest wind at 7. fluctuating winds throughout the afternoon increasing to 20, gusts late day up to 30 miles per hour. it's drippy, muggy, what can you say? 72 degrees. this is what you need to know. some unsettled conditions with that potential of a thunderstorm any point of the day. less humid over the weekend as the subtropical moisture continues to lift to the north. satellite-radar does suggest that more clouds today, but less clouds for your saturday. around the state today, big getaway day. 96 in sacramento. sundown 8:14. today 60s through 90s. again, less clouds, less humidity on saturday. seasonal by the weekend. a

(pam) breaking news out of southern california.amber alert is canceled after police safely locate a kidnapped boy. we do not know where the boy's father and alleged abductor is at this point. but we do know there was a police shooting connected to the amber alert search just hours ago in los angeles. more on kron four news at 9 (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with a look at what we are following for kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right guys... too many students!that's the word from one bay area community dealing with overcrowing at one high school. tonight parents, teachers and students got a chance to sound off to the school board, who is working on ways to alleviate the crunch in the classroom.our jr stone is on this story, which is new at nine...he'll have a live report from the east bay in just minutes..be sure to stick around for that. plus...breaking newsviolent protests taking place in phoenix right now after president trump wrapped up a campaign speech.he touched on a

. >>> in southern california the confederate monument at the hollywood cemetery has been removed after hundreds demanded it was taken down. the plaque memorial for 30 confederate veterans at the hollywood forever cemetery. cemetery officials say that the cemetery has received many calls and emails asking for the removal of the monument. jesse jackson, the civil rights activist says that these things should've been removed a long time ago. >> there are no hitler statues in germany or neo-nazi material flying around. these guys sought to sustain from the union, maintain slavery , secession and slavery. these statues should come down. they should never have gone up and they should come down quickly. >>> in the wake of the violence in charlottesville the mayor of richmond, virginia is reconsidering his stance on the confederate statues. in june he said he wanted the monuments to stay put but now he is calling for the removal or relocation. >>> there have been attempts to remove other symbols of the confederacy in california and it could be easier said than done. >> reporter: the heat of th

guest: ms-13 is a gang that started in southern california in l.a. in the early 1980's. it was originally formed by suburban immigrants coming to the united states fleeing from civil war in central america. these fwangs started in the city and then expanded especially in central america. any of the people from ms-13 went back to central america, went back to el salvador where they establish and they grew up exponentially in the 1990's, especially in the 2000's. and then we have ms-13 mostly in el salvador, honduras and guatemala and we have some cells of ms-13 here in the united states. it's a youth gang. it's a street gang that has grown significantly in the last 20, 25 years. host: how big is it? guest: well, there are no set numbers on these. the fewest that we have is for instance, in central america around 100,000 gang members, only in central america. in the united states, the numbers are smaller. the united states numbers go from 10,000 to 15,000 across the united states. so the biggest problem on ms-13 is in central america, especially in countries such as el sal

wages for mcgregor are $425. >>> new this morning six flags' magic mountain in southern california will be open every day of the year. in keeping its doors open daily, unlike disneyland prices are not going up at magic mountain. the park saw more than 3 million visitors last year up nearly 10% from the year before. >> i know you like roller coasters. >> the higher the better. coming up, a look at the weather. a muggy one, kari. >>> it's going to be a good day to head to the beach. some perfect weather today, a nice cool start and a lot of sunshine. even in san francisco we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> and we're talking about 101 through palo alto. look how easy that drive is. we'll talk about what's going on the other side of the bay. good friday morning.. a live look outside in san francisco. ad lib >>> good friday morning. a live look outside at san francisco. we see a fog blanket over the city this morning and it extends to other parts of the bay area as well making for a muggy start. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon today. >> and i

the tesla founder wants to start tunneling his way to work in southern california.some leaders just gave musk to dig a functioning car tunnel. it will be the first leg after six mile stretch linking headquarters to lax. >>> another e lon musk project. >> this is what the future of transportation might look and sound like. >> 3, 2, 1. fire. >> hyperloop one has successfully completed phase two in the desert. reaching speeds of almost 200 miles per hour. breaking its own record. >> your running the pod faster and going longer distances. >> the brain child of tesla and space x founder elon musk that tweeted he received approval to build a hyperloop tunnel to make it to washington d.c. and new york shorter than 30 minutes. >> it will basically change the way we live, where we work. and make the world a much smaller place and turn cities to natural stops. >>> hyperloop technology uses magnetic levitation to hover a pod above the track. during phase one the 1500-pound pod reached 116 miles per hour before plowing into a sand barrier to slow it down. engineers estimate tha

it's the monsoon flow from southern california that is moving our direction and that's the same batch of moisture that caused the flooding in southern california, the intense video we had on our website and on air. i'll be -- >>> and a sudden down pour triggered a flash flood that washed out roads in southern california just north of los angeles. a man in a pick up got caught up in the rushing waters. take a look at that. the driver climbed out of the truck and sat on the roof where he waited for rescue crews. eventually a crew helicoptered in and lowered a firefighter to hoist the man to safety. at least three to four feet deep. and a mote row link train got stuck after water inundated the tracks. three people were shot this afternoon. the sound of gun fire sent parents and their kids running for cover. they say five to six young men with their faces covered entered around 3:00. one of them apparently pulled out a gun and this is what happened next. >> everybody was sitting here hanging out, just chilling, enjoying the view. kiddose. dogs and these kids just come running up in here,

in the waters off southern california. >> the whale found its way into dana point harbor 50 miles off the coast of los angeles. it had close encounters with people on paddle boards and kayaks. >> the harbor patrol used boats and hoses to steer the whale back out to sea. the whole thing made for a cool day. >> i've lived here my whole life and never seen anything like it. i hope it doesn't happen again, because it's not safe for the whale, but it was pretty cool. >> experts say the whale appeared lost but seemed to be healthy. >> eventually went back out to sea after about seven hours of taking laps around the harbor. >> a cool day by the way, but there is a kids swim area, and the whale was swimming in there, they decided, okay, let's not get too close, so they eventually got those hoses to spray the whale and got it to swim out to sea. >> absolutely. >> these kind of whales aren't generally seen in southern california, so the whole story is a little bit of a rit out. >>> well, coming up, the echo, how our sister network, espn transformed itself for one day to bring us the world of un

(((break)) >>> and a bear charges at a southern california woman. how an officer managed to separate the two, likely to protect his life's work. *singing >>> we're learning more about the bay area musician killed while trying to protect his life's work. oakland.. sing sing [ singing ] >> dave deporas was working on his music when a thief stole la dave ran after the thief, and was killed after he was dragged by the get away car. >> he was an all in artist, and the community needs people like that. >> dave has been in the process of recording a new album. the suspect is still on the loose, and police are asking anyone with information to come forward. maria mendoza- sanchez and her ed in the united >>> time is running out for an oakland nurse and her family facing deportation. maria sanchez and her husband lived in the united states for 23 years and have four kids here. they tried the get legal immigration status, but couldn't do it. now they're set to be deported on tuesday. they plan to take their youngest child with them, but will leave the other t

even flooding in southern california. we talked about acton.acton is right at the bases of the san gabriels. and they got -- well, in the mountains above them, they got rainfall rates of two to three inches per hour, the idea being it all just rushed down into this little cul-de-sac, and they got flooding. we've got thunderstorms in lake tahoe for the second night in a row. you see showers just offshore for us. what's it all mean? i don't know what it all means. it means it's summertime in the bay area. the subtropical moisture that's pulling into the area created some humidity. you probably noticed that. there's the cloud cover. clear at the coast right now. air quality not too bad. cooler as we go into the next couple of days. there's that five-day forecast. you can get a feel for what the weekend is going to look like. >>> we want to update the story from los angeles county we've been covering live for the past hour. a sudden downpour triggered a flash flood that washed out roads and trapped cars in a river of mud. it is happening in the cit

. >>> a new camp being offered in southern california is teaching young kids how to become the next big internet star. jessica castro from abc 7 mornings has more on a new generation of summer camp. >> this is certainly not your typical summer camp with swimming, skits and s'mores. young kids are learning to edit video, learning online marketing tips "this is your world ♪ >> reporter: parents from around the world are sending their kids to southern california in the hopes their child will become the next social media star. it's not cheap. the ten-day camp costs more than $2,000. some kids like sophia montero and her 9,000 youtube subscribers are well on their way to internet stardom. >> so you want to be a singer. >> i want to be a singer, like, like big. >> other kids are just beginning their journey. >> we have like 16 subscribers. >> how many subscribers would you like to have on youtube? >> i'd like to have a million. that would be really cool. >> "i am in misery." >> what are you hoping to learn? >> how to market myself better. >> reporter: instagram and youtube are favorites and a

additionally, monsoonal moisture in southern california that might track our direction wednesday and and dry lightning which will increase fire danger those two days. temperatures begin to gradually fall by the end of the week. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:14 am. sunset is at 8:18 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (mark)(mark) an undercover sting led to the arrest of an accused child predator in martinez. six contra county police departments teamed up and arrested jose toledo. police say toledo showed up to the hidden lakes park monday bringing candy and condoms. police say toledo believed he was going to have sex with a thirteen year old girl he met on a chat app. that girl turned out to be made up and was actually a undercover cop posing as the girl.

. >>> plus a bizarre ending to a police chase in southern california. >>> a very good morning to you. this looks like black and white, mom. but it's not, it's just kind of foggy out there. city by the bay this morning, don't adjust your television just yet. >> all right. markus washington, a new member of today in the bay. >> yeah. >> you came back for more. >> i came back. >> we didn't make him quit yesterday. >> the sba yours. >> we still have some great weather in the forecast, a little bit warmer today than it was yesterday. and we are going to have still the clouds and at times some drizzle in san francisco, but all of that clears up quickly. we're right now at 61 degrees in san francisco and oakland as well as san jose and 60 degrees in livermore. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen you'll see in the south bay we will have some warmer temperatures for tomorrow. today we're heading up to 84 degrees and mill pete tas up to 85 degrees degrees as we move over to the east bay, pleasant ton 87 and oakland 75. antioch up to 87 degrees. san carlo 78 and for d

in the central valley it will be cooler and in the 90s and 70s in southern california.s around the bay tomorrow will be as much as 10 degrees cooler with highs only in the 70s in the warmest valleys, 60s and 70s around the bay, and 50s and 60s at the coast. after a cool start to the week, temperatures will begin to warm through friday before cooling again next weekend. (jr stone) as the big august 21st eclispe nears scammers are flooding the market with fake solar shades. and some of these falty glasses can even cost you your eyesight.reporter ali monsen has more.(pkg) fake eclipse glasses- pkgóutslcof1wks581óaluceroó2 0170810ó154209.mxf2-3 line lower 3rd:n ÷ ali monsen .. ÷ @alimonsen ÷ < 0:01 - 0:12 > 2-3 line lower 3rd:n ÷ dr. nick mamalis ÷ professor of ophthalmology ÷ john a. moran eye ce ... < xxx >2-3 line lower 3rd:n ÷ ali monsen .. ÷ @alimonsen ÷ < 1:43 - 1:49 > "by now, most of us know regular sunglasses won't do the trick. but this week, experts are saying even some of the special eclipse viewing sunglasses people are buying could cost y

(vicki) in southern california...ce are searching for a gunman who shot and killed his pregnant wife and mother of three. (vicki) police found 28-year-old roxanne acosta dead near the apartments in montebello with a gunshot wound to the head. now her husband --- christopher michael diaz is wanted in her murder. police say the couple got into an argument last sunday. family members say acosta was trying to file for divorce. diaz is a documented gang member who served prison time. he is considered armed and dangerous, (steve) taking a live look outside at s-f-o this evening.(vicki) little foggy out there. feels like it's cooling down.. kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here with a look at the rest of your week temperatures will warm slightly across the interior as high pressure strengthens over the desert southwest through late week. meanwhile, onshore flow and the presence of the marine layer will keep conditions near seasonal averages at the coast with overnight/morning low clouds and patchy fog. overall,

tv viewers in the southern california area watched it happen live. the flooding also damaged metro link train tracks and that will affect this morning's chute. chute commute. quite a dramatic scene there. >>> and further north, firefighters are holding their own in the 56,000 acre cinder butte fire in oregon between bend and burns. that fire is still uncontained and it comes as the pacific northwest is set to get a bit of relief from that heat. still temperatures over the next couple days will still be up to 20 degrees above normal. >>> and after a week without power, the lights are back on in north carolina's outer banks. tourists are being allowed to return to the popular destination today. a massive power outage forced thousands to evacuate the islands. a construction crew accidently knocked out that power. >>> and this is huge. the u.s. coast guard has finally cracked a mystery on the high seas. >> it involves a tiny mermaid house that was found floating in the gulf of mexico about 180 miles south of grand isle, louisiana. >> so now we're just le

the biggest is in southern california. thisat led you to research? >> good question, a number of issues. the first that there has been this ongoing debate for a long time. they are looking to see how they can reach out to other gay voters. that is something that came up in the 2016 election. with women conservatives and african-american conservatives that shows this intersection ofween the rights conservatism and feminism. immediate thing is i went to college with the current executive director of the log cabin republicans. he is my facebook friend. as i was reading these things he was posting information on people were asking about the local history. >> how do you conduct this research? >> one of the things that makes it easy or easier. recent, it is in the last 40 years. a lot of people are still around. there is a fair number of history of those who worked in the early club. their records were donated to oneuniversity of minnesota of the things i noticed is that every magazine is it article about how there can be gay republicans. there is a human