a piece of the city skyline and more than two d oze n of the city skyline and more than two dozen of jamesjoins me two dozen of its people have gone. james joins me now. two dozen of its people have gone. jamesjoins me now. rescuers are searching for survivors still. there are reports that people can be heard crying out from the rubble? those reports have been widely spread in the italian media. we have seen the police bring in sniffer dogs to help with the search. the police have told us that the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift several large slabs of concrete, under which they think several more vehicles may be dropped. they have also begun the process of identifying victims. they have got i9 identifying victims. they have got 19 people they know the identities of, and there will be more. dozens of, and there will be more. dozens of workers continue here. they will keep going until they are sure that no one else can be rescued. and then of course there comes the reckoning. people in this neighbourhood, people in genoa, said they always worry about the safety of the

a piece of the city skyline and more than two d oze n of the city skyline and more than two dozen ofe have gone. and, as james explained, there's reports of people crying out for help from underneath the rubble. those reports have been widely spread in the italian media. we've seen the police bring in sniffer dogs to help with the search. the police have told us that the rescue was behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they think several more vehicles may be trapped. they have also begun the process of identifying victims. they already have 19 people they know the identities of. there will be more as well. dozens of work and is continue here. they will keep going until they are sure that no one else can be rescued. and then, of course, comes the reckoning. people in this neighbourhood, people in genoa, said they always worried about the safety of the bridge that used to spend these rows. they worried about whether it would be able to withstand an earthquake. —— roads. in the end it didn't come down in a quake. the government will have

we can see the city skyline. that will keep the smogmot the festival today. >>> all right. happening tonight summer tradit. we are talking about our ice cream truck. now, we hand out the free treats for you. we did this last year. it was so much fun a lot of people wanted to pay us for the ice cream. all you to do is come up and say hi. it makes the 2018 summer debut tonight at the courthouse square in downtown. chris will act dlually be there tonight. you could tell them about it. if you don't have an issue don't worry about that. come out and get a treat and enjoy yourself. >> yeah. ut with warm hot one out there temperatures and start to cool off. i think it will be a popular place to be. it's still hot. let's get out the door with another look live in san francisco. the fog is fairly shallow. look at the bottom of the screen at the seven day forecast. hot today and then getting better as we go into the weekend and early next week. today san jose heading up to 90 degrees. gilroy, 100 degrees today. we are back up to the triple digits today in parts of the delta over towa

>> the fact that you can see the city skyline right here and there's a whale that we're tracking, whatthat -- >> right there. >> right there! right from front of the city. what does that say about the species? >> i think it says in general, healthy ecosystem relative to where it was and you can see plastic and trash out here so there's kind of a balance. recovering ocean but there's still human threats that are everywhere really. >> hi, whale. have you ever seen a whale this close to the city? >> with the city skyline, that's awesome. >> pretty cool. a good day. we did it. >> great assignment, too. >> pretty cool. >> you never cease the wonders of the ocean. >> i love seeing this. >> cool. >> we'll be right back. get to the ross shoe event and get the shoes you want...for way less. oh yeah. ross has the top brands at big savings. for the latest styles and trends... at prices that make them even cuter... ...get to the ross shoe event. yes for less. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and bec

questions remain abt how a bridge in one of the most prosperous regions in italy came down.e a pi the city skyline and more than two dozen of its people have gone. rajini: earlier i spoke to james from genova and i asked for the latest on the rescue operation there. police told us that the rescuers still have to lift several large slabs of concreth, under whic may find more vehicles. we have seen police and firefighters bring in sniffer chdogs to help with the se the area is floodlit. that gives you an indication that the rescue will continue until peop here are confident there is no one left to be aund. rajini: do we knmore about those who lost their lives in the collapse? james: we have been told that 19 people have been identified, and police have told us they believe at the moment 26 people have been killed. they will continue to try to identify those who they don't know who they were, and expect to continue to find more bodies overnight. it is difficult to tell who might have been using the bridge. italy is coming up to holidays. it might have been families using the very big road to get to t

. >>> now at 11:00, the city skyline shrouded in smoke. views like this around most of the bay area. people told to stay inside as air quality reaches unhealthy levels. good evening, i'm alan martin. tonight we are experiencing some of the worst air we've had all year. as wildfire smoke filters into the bay area from as far away as canada. kpix 5's andria borba tells us it's not going anywhere tomorrow either. >> reporter: just in the past few hours, a little wind has come through and knocked out some of the smoke here in san francisco where i'm standing on the embarcadero. hours ago you could not see the tower, that is not the case right now. you can see it. but tomorrow is said to be yet another spare the air day. in the city by the bay, the world famous landmarks are playing peekaboo. not through a purple haze but a smoky one. >> when i landed, mike uber driver did tell me about the fire and haze, my eyes got a little itchy. >> reporter: the air was nearly thick enough to chew, thanks to the flames burning from border to border. >> so ma

a piece of the city skyline, and more than two dozen of its people, have gone. has an update on those reports of people crying out for help from underneath the rubble. those reports have been widely spread in the italian media. we've seen the police bring in sniffer dogs to help with the search. the police have told us that the rescuers behind me there are still trying to lift up several large slabs of concrete under which they think several more vehicles may be trapped. they have also begun the process of identifying victims. they already have 19 people they know the identities of. there will be more as well. dozens of workers continue here. they will keep going until they are sure that no one else can be rescued. and then, of course, comes the reckoning. people in this neighbourhood, people in genoa, said they always worried about the safety of the bridge that used to span these roads. they worried about whether it would be able to withstand an earthquake. in the end, it didn't come down in a quake. the government will have to explain to the people and the resi

. >> the fact that you can see the city skyline right here and there's a whale that we're tracking. >e species. >> says in general relative healthy ecosystem relative to where it was 10, 15 years ago. you can see a lot of plastic and trash out here. there's a balance. recovering ocean but still human threats that are everywhere, really. >> hi, whale. >> have you ever seen a whale this close to the city? >> seeing a whale with the city skyline, that was awesome. >> it was a good day. we did it. >> that was like one of the best days of my entire life. i don't know if y'all have read the news this week, there's been a lot of whale news. there's an orca in the pacific northwest who has carried her baby. she delivered a baby. she's carried her baby that passed away just a few hours after birth for 17 days. over 1,000 miles. >> is that typical? >> i reached out to nick, our specialist. he said they have grief. they feel grief, these mothers just like humans do. they are huge mammals. i think mother across the country were rallying. she's now let the baby go and she's eating and frisky and t

the city? >> i have seen a whale on the city skyline. that's awesome. >> a good day. ire life. i don't know ifea you the news this week. there's been a lot of whale news. there'sn orca in the pacific northwest who carried her baby. she delivered a sbaby. he is. she carried her baby that passed away just a few hours after birth, for 17 days. over 1,000 miles. t >> ist typical? >> i reached out to nick, our specialist. and he saidav that they grief. they feel grief. these mothers, just like humans do. they're huge mammals. i think mothers across t country -- she's now let the baby go, and she'seating. d so things are good. anyway, i love a whale. >> thank you, jenna. >> cute. >> thank you.gh >>> str ahead, can you not decide which music streaming service is right for yo there's so many of them. consumer reports is here to the rescue. they your their top pick after your l >>> good morning, everybody. 8:dwix on this monday, august 13th. melissa mollet is following breaking news ic. traf >> take a look at this, live look outside union station. did have police activity, road

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normally we get a decent view of the city and the skyline, but this is pretty nasty. that is why that air alert has been issued. visibility is low six in hayward, six in concorde. six mile visibility. so, the haze will linger throughout the day today. air quality forecast in the moderate range for the north bay. the rest of us is unhealthy, especially for kids and seniors and those with respiratory problems. look at all these fires. like you mentioned, the british columbia fires have worked its way all the way down. initially the smoke was over the ocean, and then a breeze picked up. that is what is sending it to us. our particulate matter, not very good. it is around 105-110. yesterday it was over 150. so, that put us worse yesterday. it is improving slightly and into the weekenimprovement. >>> hurricane lane is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to hawaii. this video showing flooding on the big island. up to 2 feet of rain atnd. ergency crews had to rescue five tourists from a home they were renting in hilo after a nearby gulch overflowed. >> also, a fast flooding

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next the city of austin love the skyline may have to rethink its name austin texas of course the report from the city's equity office raised the issue that the texas state capitol was named after a supporter of slavery that is a sensitive issue for a city that's concealed is considered to be one of the most liberal in the whole country. so it seems leaving no stone unturned austin's equity office reviewed all the city's property on whether it had any connections or not to confederacy and they came up with a whole list of street names of monuments that they said should be changed all removed although you'll see that changing the city name is not let it happen any time soon as it would be given medium priority so if you live the don't panic yet anyway what's the controversy about let's go back to the history books a little bit so about this guy stephen f. austin the father of texas he was secretary of state of the new republic in the nineteenth century but he was a prominent slavery have occurred and even infamously said if slaves were emancipated they would turn into a menace he had slav

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. >> a visit to the iconic space needle normally provides breathtaking views but the skyline now shows a city choked with smoke and ash. >> i expected it to be clear and we could see everything. i didn't expect to smell smoke. >> it's collateral damage from a horrific start to the fire season. wildfires burning from california to canada. this image shows smoke covering nearly 2 million acres burning in the u.s. >> this is the worst air quality we have had across the region since 2000. >> right now it's some of the worst air on earth. so bad that spending the day outside is equivalent to smoking nearly 8.5 cigarettes. washington and oregon have the top five worst air quality cities in the nation. all listed as unhealthy and all the smoke is bad for the lungs, especially for the elderly and young children. >> we noticed that our numbers are up particularly in the emergency room. >> what are people saying when they come in? >> just complaining of difficulty breathing. >> that's wearing masks outdoors. a new normal in years to come. >> coming up on the morning news, the former child actor who acc

. >>> the owner of a daly city liquor store says a lucky winning lottery ticket was sold at his store. the owner of the daly city jug shop at skyline plaza says he believes that customer bought the scratch or ticket worth $10 million last week for the owner says he is pretty sure of it because of another visitor at his store. >> california lottery investigator came here and is asking to show the video because someone scanned the lottery ticket, some million dollars in my scanner. >> the liquor store owner says he showed the video of the suspect a winner to the lottery official who reportedly determined the exact time the ticket was sold. however, this suspected winner has not claimed it yet. so far there is no comment from the california lottery. >>> we will check back in with software look at the commute. >> looks good. i didn't realize there were $30 grantors. something new for me. good morning. let's look at the commute on the tracy triangle. we have slow traffic. you might be able to tell slow traffic onto a five and 580. also eastbound through the construction zone, which is typical driving to that area. if you're driving to d

the fire is 67% contained. >>> seattle's space needle normally provides breathtaking views but the skyline now shows a city choked with smoke and ash. that's because of the wildfires burning from california all the way to canada. it's having a huge impact on air quality in that city. it's so bad, experts say that spending the day outside is equivalent to smoking 8 cigarettes. the wind will change direction later this week and blow much of the smoke. so not necessarily the best place to go to exercise or go for a run. >> you don't want to be a smoker and then all of a sudden you're forced to breathe that stuff. >> good to have a gym membership. >> stay indoors. >>> we'll see hazy skies once the clouds burn off today so we have moderate air quality in your forecast today and again tomorrow. so still smoke in the sky that's sitting higher in the levels of the atmosphere so shouldn't impact your lungs too much. it's not going to be like smoking a pack of cigarettes or anything like that. no "spare the air" day today so that's good news but you will see that haze. we are going to see cloud coverage burn off this after

city. the skyline illuminated by the lightning. in new hampshire this road washed out. rob will be here soon. he will tell us what is coming to us next. >> we had a lot of little kids coming into our room last night awakened by the lightning. big night there. >>> we start with the war of words between the president of the united states and the man who until recently ran the cia. over niekt former cia director john brennan blasting president trump for revoking his security clearance. >> this as "the washington post" reveals the white house has drafted documents revoked clearances of either current or former officials who either or former officials who either criticized the president or was involved in the russian probe. >> tara palmeri is in new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. tara, good morning. >> good morning, guys. this is not ending any time soon. john brennan said he'll still fight for those officials who still have their clearances. >> reporter: john brennan stripped of his security clearance calling it an eye agree -- egregious act and now vow

city street. >> reporter: the crown jewel might be the five-acre rooftop park, a place to hang out and take in skylinethe city. >> talking about letting the sunshine in. i think one of the coolest features is this steel oculus, a giant skylight which brings sunshine and light four stories down. >> reporter: the transit center took eight years to build. commuters enduring a lot of traffic headaches during construction. cornell barnard in san francisco, abc 7 news. >>> are you ready to make sure you're prepared for the changes that the new transit city center will bring? you can download the abc 7 news app. we'll send out push alerts if there are any problems. you can also look up information like where to find your bus and what else is open at the center. >>> janet jackson will be headlining the closing day of th outside lands music festival in san francisco. the three-day event has been another major hit with popular music groups like florence and the machine. ♪ abc 7 news was at golden gate park where some 200,000 people took part in the 11th annual event, offering eight stages of simultaneous live m

the smoke invasion has some struggling to breathe. >> reporter: a visit to seattle's iconic space needle normally provides breathtaking panoramic views, but the skyline now shows a city choked with smoke and ash. >> i expected it to be clear and we could see everything. i didn't expect to smell smoke. >> reporter: it's collateral damage from a horrific start to the fire season, with wildfires burning from california to canada. this nasa satellite image shows smoke covering nearly 2 million acres burning in the u.s. >> this is the worst air quality we've had across the region since 2000. >> reporter: and right now it's some of the worst air on earth, so bad that just spending the day outside is equivalent to smoking nearly 8.5 cigarettes. today washington and oregon have the top five worst air quality cities in the nation, all listed as unhealthy. and all that smoke is bad for the lungs, especially for the elderly and young children. >> we've ned fe i pticular our numbers are ramping up, particularly in the emergency room. >> and what are most people saying when they come in? >> most people are just complaining of difficulty breathing. >> reporter: that's leading to m

how the local store owner minutes to figure out someone win such a >>> the owner of the daly city shop in skylineplaza says he believes a customer purchased a scratcher ticket worth $10 million last week. he says he is pretty sure of it because another visitor to his liquor store. >> california lottery investigator comes in i was asking for us to show the video because someone scanned a lottery ticket up my scanner. >> the liquor store owner showed the video of the suspected winner to the lottery official. who reportedly determine the exact time the ticket was sold. the winner has not yet stepped forward. so far, there is no comment from the telephone a lottery. there is someone out there with him nine dollars to spend. >>> several new movies are hitting the big screen this weekend. one is taking viewers back to the hundred acre woods.>> michelle pollino caught up with the stars. >> reporter: christopher robin is inspired by the classic movie and combining live action with cgi. and follows the adult christopher to find his imagination. after returning to the woods. you and mcgregor and hayley atw

the temperatures today, 60s and 70s, ten degrees below average. how long this is goin >>> from daly city sky 7 live over skyline boulevard near the olympic club. there's a report of a car over the side of the road. we're told there's a large presence of first responders out there and we have seen san francisco and daly city firefighters at the scene right now. obviously a very wooded area as you can see. we're monitoring the situation right now and have updates on our abc 7 news app. >>> now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> want to take you back to hawaii before i get to our local forecast. hurricane lane still a category 4, 150-mile-per-hour winds. take a look at that track and it's down to a 2 and the winds, let me show you this is the center of the track. the probability on either side or the person may be being off a little bit is what the white represents. it drops down to a 2 by tomorrow morning and then whoa, what is that? whoever has seen a hurricane make that left-hand turn. the trade winds are supposed to pick up out of the northeast. weaken the storm with wind shear. doesn't like winds m

the bay bridge. she did make it to treasure island before she was stopped by police. seattle's skyline now shows a cityked with smoke and ash. so bad, just spending the day outside is egive len to smoking nearly a lot.5 cigarettes. the wind is expected to change directions later this week. >> i know who can tell us. >> thankfully that wind direction change is impacting them as soon as tonight. man has it been bad for 14 straight days in western washington. tonight milder, stickier outside. the ocean temperature is warmer pie 5 degrees. the cooling influence of the pacific is not as public as it has been recently. all that smoke up to our north is being blown out over ocean. some of that grabbed and shoved back into the bay area. so the oceanside breeze is not completely devoid of smoke. inland it's been gloomy. the afternoons now with the otherwise breeze have been sunny and comfortable. if you're circling one day to be the warmest, that would be the saturday. after that, the ocean breeze going to get that much stronger. three areas of low pressure to our north and west, keeping the marine layer thick.

. >>> the space needle usually provides breathtaking views but the skyline now shows a city choked with and ash. that's because of the wildfires burning from california to canada. . >>> neda has the forecast. >> right now, we're looking pretty good out there. we have higher elevation cloud coverage. not the low-lying fog but here's a look at our "salesforce tower." this one looking towards golden gate bridge. you see that there in the distance. some dim lights out there right now. our view to the south, nice crystal clear conditions there looking towards at&t park. our view to the west also showing it's a bit cloudy out there right now. nice above the tower this morning. 50s and 60s at this time. normally temperatures in the mid-50s for this hour but it is warmer because of the ocean temperatures that are warmer this morning. we have upwelling in the pacific ocean. we have the marine layer extending into the central valley. so west wind and onshore breeze but it's not too strong right now. clouds not too low to the ground. west winds at 8 miles per hour. 20-mile-per-hour sustained winds

perhaps the most visible symbol ofjohannesburg's regeneration, though, is in berea, 80 miles away. towering over the skyline is the continent's largest residential skyscraper, ponte citythan 500 feet tall with an iconic circular design, ponte offers stunning views over johannesburg. now tourists can visit a converted apartment on the 52nd floor. all right, good morning, everyone. welcome. my name is frank. before i get into the history of the building, what do you guys know about the building? what are some of the stories you guys heard of the building? quite a lot of poverty, but fantastic views. also, we heard it is very cool to see the whole ofjohannesburg and see a bit more. we like to provide context for this building that we use, the reason we started here, this building played a huge part in the history ofjo‘burg. dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tour, is run by a former resident. i spent two and a half years of my life in ponte. i moved here in 2012 after doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top 1% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this ac

. >> reporter: the five acre roof top park is a place to hang out and take in skyline views of the city about letting the sunshine in, the coolest feature is the steel giant sky light which brings sunshine and light four stories down. >> reporter: the transit center took eight years to build. buses start running lot of through on a limited sunday schedule. the true test will be monday for the morning commute. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> to make sure you're prepared tore changes at the new transit center, download the abc 7 news app. we'll send out push alerts if there are any problems and you can look up information on where to find your bus and what else is open at the center. >>> janet jackson will headline the lands music festival in san francisco. it's a three day event that has been a major hit with popular music groups like florence and the machine. ♪ abc 7 news was at golden gate park where 200,000 people took part in the 11th annual vent offering eight stages of simultaneous live music from different genres. >> everybody is just out here to have a good tim

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. >> reporter: the five acre roof top park is a place to hang out and take in skyline views of the city. >> talking about letting the sunshine in, the coolest feature is the steel giant sky light which brings sunshine and light four stories down. >> reporter: the transit center took eight years to build. commuters enduring a lot of traffic headaches. the first buses start running through on a limited sunday schedule. the true test will be monday for the morning commute. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> to make sure you're prepared for all the changes at the new trans it center, you should download the abc 7 news app. we'll send out push alerts if there are any problems and you can look up information on where to find your bus and what is else is open at the center. >>> janet jackson will headline the lands music festival in san francisco. it's a three day event that has been a major hit with popular music groups like florence and the machine. ♪ abc 7 news was at golden gate park where 200,000 people took part in the 11th annual event offering eight stages of simultaneo

the a live look at san francisco tonight, where the new transbay terminal has transformed the skyline. but it )s just the beginning. >> new at 11:00 the city is changing. the new terminal and transformed the sky line. and it's just the beginning. south of market is about to grow upward. nbc bay area live in san francisco where developers continue to have big plans. >> reporter: they do, jess kachlts we are here on the 500 block of power street right in the shadow of the trans bay terminal. there are still three and four story buildings here but developers are proposing to replace them with buildings ranging from 26 to 61 stories. the view from the new sales force trans bay terminal is stunning and evolving as construction booms, developers are eyeing on those shorter buildings on howard street. four proposals to replace them with high-rises that include a mix of residential and hotel space is in the pipeline. >> white noises out some of the construction noise. >> reporter: he says it isn't always easy in the construction zone. and those moving up the neighborhood is growing up. >> if you buy an expensive view, look out, because something m

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state program call or visit ♪ >>> an increasing amount of new construction is dotting the iconic new york city skylinet a time. >> my name's rick kelly. this is my shop. i build electric guitars. i've been doing this since like 1968. >> reporter: for more than half a century, this has been rick kelly's life. tucked away along a two-block stretch in new york city's greenwich village, seemingly insolated from an evolution outside its doors, is carmine street guitars. it's one of the few shops remaining in the city that still has its roots firmly planted in old new york. keeping the books in order, kelly's 93-year-old mother, dorothy. >> new york city's so special. neighborhood's gone through lots of changes. a lot of the other places, the old haunts came and went. a lot of the clubs are going under. >> reporter: even in a digital age where production is rapidly trending towards automation, everything here is still crafted by hand. >> got a lot of wood out of chelsea and chumley's, the old speakeasy on bedford. >> reporter: the saw dust that lines the floor were once cultural landmarks in the city, many

the city displayed a brave new face. first on arrival, he would see the memorial to the airlift, a sign that west berlin remembers those who won its survival. after that, a new skyline risen from the rubble. if west berliners had as the communists alleged little hope for the future, it was not apparent in the face of their steadily facing city. in west berlin, a new look. in east berlin -- from beyond it, still thousands arriving, still a flood to airlift off the island to find new homes in the west. in the face of continued soviet obstruction, the 15 nato nations sought to clear the soviet's minds as to how the alliance stood on the thorny question of berlin. already, in 1954, the three powers responsible for berlin had made it clear beyond doubt that any attack against berlin from any quarter would be treated as an attack on their forces and on themselves. the other members of nato immediately associated themselves with this declaration. the reunification of germany applied their refusal to -- to which the west was and is firmly committed. until such time as the soviets change their minds, the nato nations will stand firm and face an all soviet pressure to main th

the city let money with abandon. in the midst of these glass buildings the two pillars of english economy to finance the slave trade still dominate the london skyline on one side the very honorable bank of england the world's first central bank. on the other the u.k.'s most powerful insurance company the prestigious lloyd's of london. within the atlantic slave trade slave traders had to take on heavy debts to charter their ships without an insurance company most would risk ruin on their first expedition. you could lose a lot you could lose this ship if the ship was your own. you could lose the crew you could lose the cargo that you put on board to barter for slaves in africa and you could also lose the supplies you carry on board for the journey and this business slaves were just another commodity of varying quality that slave companies sought to sell off the best price a sixteen eighty six letter from a slave trader to his associate illustrates this. is the natural country on the twenty first of february via the all in st on the first of march be on the merry arrival here on the twenty ninth of june with each boat having lost over one hundred of t