Bodies. It was invisible at the time. This is something you have to see to believe. Laura anthony showed us a major freeway leading into houston where 150 feet of the concrete median was just pushed aside. I9 is closed indefinitely through the houston area. Lets go live now to vic lee with a look at how the bay area is ready to help when disaster hits. Vic . Reporter strangers helping victims of the flooding. We have experience, as you know, that same kind of thing here in the bay area in the past. In fact, San Francisco has a very good program that helps people help themselves in the event of an emergency, help their neighbors, and first responders. San francisco fire captain erica heads the citys Neighborhood Emergency Response Team training, a program that stemmed from the 1989 earthquake. People were doing everything from helping us with the traffic lights all the way up to helping us carry the hose. Reporter in february in san jose, flooding trochlt ining pr evacuation of 14,000 residents and caused 100 million in damage. Hundreds volunteered to help people get back into their homes. A disaster zone can spur ordinary folk into action. Its an area where people tom together. Reporter first, they learn to take care of themselves, then others. San Francisco Fire Department wants this network and every part of the city before the next big disaster. Example if you live in an area, know who is there and who is supposed to be there. Reporter so n. E. R. T. Teaches people to search structures and leave a marking for firefighters. Once thats done, the professionals respect going to search the same building over and over again. Reporter trainees can augment a 911 system thats overwhelmed. They are trained to provide injury reports to the Fire Department in a very specific and organized way. Reporter they can also learn how to render basic first aid to treat people who arent seriously injured, helping overworked first responders. Vic lee, abc7 news. And americans continue to open their hearts and wallets to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Kristen sze has more. Reporter San Francisco giants outfielder hunter pence tweeted, praying for houston. You know, he is really pledging support as well. He did not specify a dollar amount, but hes actually opening up a coffee and comic book cafe in houston. Pences teammate brandon belt is pitching in. Hes from the houston area and tweeted, this sounds like a great idea. Im in, in response to a coachs call for baseball teams to send their extra shirts and shoes. And help a mother out is sending palates of diapers, an essential item not covered by Disaster Relief agencies. Well be giving them 25,000 diapers to support families in texas. This tweeted a few hours ago from j. J. Watt. Over 7 million. Now hes going for 10 million. Abc stations nationwide will be fundraising all day tomorrow. We call it day of giving. Money you donate will go to neighbors most impacted by the storm. So join our efforts beginning tomorrow on abc7 news. Well have a comprehensive look at the situation in texas tonight on 20 20, city under water, catastrophe in houston airs at 10 00. And were continuing to keep an eye on Hurricane Harveys impact on texas. And were preparing for hot weather here. Spencer christian joins us now with more. Okay. The outpouring of concern and help for people in houston is heartwarmi heartwarming. Lets take a look at where harvey remains. The storm is now a tropical depression, moving up through northwestern louisiana, trekking northeastward now through parts of arkansas and western tennessee, western kentucky. By friday night or saturday, into southern ohio. Although its weakening, it still has the potential to produce flooding rains. Factor the heat in our area. You can see heat to our southeast, intense heat moving into the bay area. A heat advisory is in effect for much of the bay area tomorrow in the areas outlined in orange. By friday, it will be an excessive heat warning for virtually the entire bay area with exception of the ghocoastl. Highs will range from 105 to 112 degrees. Record highs are likely. Ill give you a closer look how intense the heat will be in just a few minutes. Thank you very much. Lets go now to Alyssa Harrington with a look at how people are preparing for the heat. Reporter dan, this is the place to be on a hot day. These kids make the heat look like fun. But the truth is, this is a dangerous heat wave, bringing triple digits that could linger for days. Valerie seifert has lived in the bay area for more than 50 years. This weekend im leaving town. I feel sorry for everybody staying in town. Reporter a brutal heat wave is on the way, with temperatures expected to soar to 110 degrees or higher. Some says like concord made heat preparedness plans. Theyre opening several cooling centers. And in silano county, the city of vanetia will use the library as a cooling center. The city manager says a lot of homes dont have air conditioning. The library will stay open week through the weekend. Our Police Officers are going to have drinks and snacks in their cars. If they see somebody who needs additional assistance, theyre going to be prepared. Reporter but fire marshal, robert marshal, says on super hot days, they see more drownings. The heat wave, we had a lot of people suffering from heat stroke, things like that. Reporter his best advice, stay inside and drink plenty of water. You can see kids are practicing soccer today. But the School District did put together a heat plan, and they say theyll cancel p. E. And outside recess if it gets too hot. All of the classrooms are air conditioned. Reporting live, Alyssa Harrington, abc7 news. New details from sacramento county, a sheriffs deputy has died following a shootout. Two Highway Patrol officers are expected to recover. It hatted at a ramada hotel. A man with an Assault Rifle shot at the officers when they showed up at the hotel to check out a room connected to two women in a stolen car case. The deputy is 52yearold robert french. He served for 21 years with the sheriffs department. Now to a story youll see only on abc7 news. A dog was mauled to death in its own yard. It was all caught on security camera. The attack happened nearly a week ago, and animal control has gotten involved. Reporter animal control visited the owner of the suspected attack dogs. They brought police with them this afternoon, but the owner is still not cooperating. The next step is to pursue a warrant. She was right here. She was in the dirt. She didnt make it even to the cement. Reporter it was a horrifying discovery, that jen adams will never forget. She found her beloved dog daisy near death. I walked out and she was standing up, leaning over and her insides were spilling out. Reporter daisy had been attacked. Surveillance video shows two dogs next door break through a fence grabbing her by the neck. The mauling lasts six minutes. She was on the side, and her insides were behind her. So i got the towel and i just laid behind her and i was holding her. She was still alive. She survived it. Reporter the injuries were so severe, she had to be put to sleep. Animal control was called but the neighbors would not answer the door. The owner would not reveal where the dogs were. We also knocked and got no rely. The location where the dogs are currently at, are they going to be able to escape . So we want to find out where the dogs are at. Reporter the case is strong with the video evidence. A hearing will be set and if the dogs are dangerous, the owner must follow certain guidelines, which include muzzles, harnesses and behavior training. Im afraid for my kids. My other dog wont come outside. Is it okay that it could attack another person or animal before they get taken . Thats not okay. Reporter animal control is hoping these dogs dont strike again. Really terrible. No cars, no boats, no bikes. Its a total shutdown this weekend during the implosion of the remaining bay bridge piers. And how many months this will last. Plus a local man feared his gas grill might explode. Im michael finney. How we were able to help. And whats seen in this video that could be wow nice outfit. When i grow up, im going to mars. Were working on that. Some people know how far they want to go. A personalized Financial Strategy can help you get them there. See how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Its going to be a busy weekend for caltrans and a frustrating one for drivers on the bay brindge. The agency plans to blast away whats left of the supports for the old bay bridge. Reporter caltrans says no cars will be allowed during the blasting period saturday morning. No boats allowed within 1500 feet, and environmental expert also be out on the bay to postpone the demolition if wildlife wanders into the area. We are ready for that. Reporter the people most likely affected are the people who use the pedestrian path. It will be closed before the implosion until its over. This saturday will start out with pier seven and pier eight. And those will be imploded. Just millie seconds apart. Were shaving off the concrete off the reinforcing steel, then letting gravity take it down. Reporter doing it this time of year means less harm to wildlife and compressing the time schedule saves the state 10 million. But b. A. R. T. Passengers may see delays, especially those who travel through the transbay tube. They decided to pause the traffic in b. A. R. T. , and i believe that was just for an abundance of safety. Reporter the demolition work starts this saturday, tw two to three piers cleared away every other weekend until november 11. There will be no holiday for more than 450 b. A. R. T. Workers who will spend Labor Day Weekend on the tracks in oakland. Theyre installing 3100 feet of rail. The station will get a makeover with new signs to help direct riders, but it will be closed because of the work. We have detail on the closure and the bus bridge b. A. R. T. Will run at abc7news. Com. New at 6 00, in oakland today, california senator harris announced shes sponsoring a bill to expand medicare to all americans, not just senior citizens. Shell cosponsor the bill with vermont senator bernie sanders. It marks the latest twist in the fight over keeping or dumping the Affordable Care act, known as obamacare. The aca isnt perfect. It can be strengthened, and im willing to work with anyone to do that. Senate republicans failed to pass a bill to repeal obamacare earlier this summer. During these Uncertain Times for undocumented immigrants, Santa Clara County has launched a new program to help families fight deportation. It comes when some immigrants are awaiting a decision from the Trump Administration on daca, the program that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Chris nguyen has more. Reporter at san jose state university, daca students, like maria contreras, await their fate. This is everything i know. I love this country. I hope people get that. Reporter she came to the u. S. Illegally when she was 5, and is one of 800,000 undocumented immigrants protected from deportation under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, being now reviewed by president trump. I care about this country. Thats why i wanted to be a teacher. Reporter governor jerry brown said, these are young people who have been well vetted as part of the application process, and are committed to becoming productive members of our society. However, the program has its critic s ten attorneys general have threatened to sue if daca is not ended. And some Community Leaders have launched a response network. Officials have aloe katelocated 100,000. It is a constant nightmare, panic attacks. Reporter feelings theyre trying to push aside as they fight to remain in the country they love, with volunteers standing by, ready to battle beside them. A human being that kars about other human beings. Thats what makes us good citizens of this world and of america. Reporter chris nguyen, abc7 news. Time to turn to our weather and how hot its going to get. When you hear some of the temperatures, its unbelievable. Take a look at santa cruz beach. This is a place where you may want to spend time at. Record high temperatures are possible into the Labor Day Weekend. Normally this time of the year, we would see the clouds stacking up, but we have a heat wave building, and that explains how little sparks, this layer of low clouds, this is the view looking down towards ocean beach, clear skies, and 64 across the bay. 70 at mountain view. 87 at gilroy. 62 at Half Moon Bay. This is the view from sutro tower. Its 82 right now in santa rosa. 86 at fairfield. 90 in concord. 84 at livermore. Lows tonight in the absence of coastal clouds, will range from mid 50s at the coast to mid and upper 50s everywhere else. Maybe a couple of inland locations will bottom out in the 60s. Tomorrow, 74 in San Francisco, 84 in oakland. 103 in concord. 104 in livermore. 101 at fairfield. Ukiah, 106. Santa rosa, 96 tomorrow. And tomorrow is a spare the air day. Air quality is declining. The poorest is expected to be in the inland east bay and the santa chair clara valley. Friday, the heat continues to intensify. Well see highs at or above 110 degrees friday at concord, fairfield, antioch, livermore. 105 expected in santa rosa. We can expect the same range on saturday as it remains extremely hot. Dangerously hot in fact. Little relief is likely on sunday in those areas that are near 110 on saturday. Well drop down to 103. Near the bay, a little more cooling. Only 80s. Friday and saturday, well see 90s. On the coast, delightful, in the 70s. Heres a look at the sevenday forecast. So its going to be hot, extremely hot i should say for the next four, five days. Even monday, labor day, paf some inland locations topping out at 100 degrees. The dangerous heat on friday and saturday is not something to be taken lightly. Its advisable to limit your exposure to the son. If youre outside, try to find shady places. This kind of heat wave, the risk of heat related illness increases and obviously the risk of fire is a concern, as well. Thank you, spencer. 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California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Live, where you live, this is abc7 news. Now at 6 30, bigger than either katrina or sandy. Thats the word today from the governor of texas about the impact of Hurricane Harvey in terms of population and square miles. The storm is now a tropical depression, but flooding is a major issue around the houston area. Up to 40,000 homes there have been destroyed by flooding or storm damage equaled to the number of homes in san mateo. Limited flights resumed at houstons two airports for the First Time Since the storm flooded the runways. Even with the devastation, one evacuee is keeping her sense of humor. Oh, i didnt realize i was on camera. You look beautiful. I would have worn my wig for the occasion. [ laughter ] thats 92yearold shirley, and even in the worst of times, she was able to joke about what she called the good looking men who helped her evacuate. The receding water is allowing some people to return home and assess the damage, as well as collect valuables. Laura anthony is in spring, texas to know what one family discovered today. Reporter inside a home, these folks were able to get in this house this morning. You can still see theres plenty of water in here, about half a foot or so. This time yesterday, six feet over my head, inside this living room. You can see the water lines there on the wall. Lets show you what it looks like outside as we speak. These folks, a subdivision, about 30 miles outside of houston, just to give you an idea of t