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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 15, 2014

Out, San Francisco, san leandro and oakland and alameda and possibly over to sausalito. As far as forecast we will see increasing sunshine as we head to the afternoon hours and 87 to 92 inland and 72 for the high in San Francisco and 74 at bay. We have a high wind at advisory at the benicia bridge where it is gusty. Be careful crossing 6 80s. Through the east bay along i80 through hercules through the hoffman split and berkeley all moving along fine and drive time traffic tracy to dublin is 33 minutes in the westbound direction and 101 is convey it. Using our waze app we have a wazer reporting lanes slowing through fremont along the nimitz. Watch out for that. And there is oil that is building up on the road causing slick conditions. Sir Francis Drake boulevard is now open for the morning commute. It took 19 hours for crews to clean upped mess and make repairs to the road after the big rig crashed. Amy hollyfield is on the scene. They opened it up before 2 30 this morning. Look at the pictures to get an idea of why it took so long. The emergency crews moved a big rig and the two gasoline tank trailers that flipped around 7 00 yesterday morning on sir Francis Drake and then they cleaned it up. C. H. P. Says the driver lost control when the right tires went on the soft part of the shoulder. The driver is okay. The tank spilled 1,700 gallons of fuel on the road and officials had to shut down sir Francis Drake boulevard between 580 and larkspur landing. Crews needed to work quickly and safely establishing a 1,000 safety zone evacuating ten houses in the san quentin prison village and pg e shut down the power. The truck was not out of here until 9 00 last night with most of the fuel contained in dams and they used special material and sand to control the fuel and get it out of here. Ed Fire Department watched for unoff to keep it from going into the bay. They got sir Francis Drake open and you can count on it for the morning commute. Happening today, California Water officials are going to get tough with people who wastewater during the drought and the board meets whether to impose unprecedented 500 fine on water wasters. Katie marzullo joins us with more on this. Good morning, we are at downtown san jose and you could recognize the fountain which is a place known to cool off and place. Down the sidewalk a little further you can see sprinklers on keeping the grass green and you can see the sprinkles are watering the sidewalk, too, and that is the kind of problem waterboard regulators are hoping to do away with. The problem is, we have come up short, the governor asked those in california to save 20 percent to reduce the water use by 20 percent but through may, california has reused only by 5 percent so voluntary restrictions could become mandatory. Some of the things that the state waterboard is considering when they meet giving more authority to Law Enforcement to enforce the restrictions and the outdoor restrictions include no watering your landscape with any kind of run off, no washing down sidewalks or drives or hard surfaces and if you are washing the car the hose must have a shut off valve and no Drinking Water used in decorations until the water is recirculated. If you are caught violateing any of these restrictions you could be fined 500 a day. Regulators are hoping that will scare people into taking the restrictions more seriously and if though did, the waterboard estimates the savings could provide water for 3. 5 Million People for one year. The state board of water meets at 9 00 a. M. To make the decision. A manhunt is on for an armed robber on may have struck two cities after a man approached near palo alto yesterday morning and demanded the victims wallet and cell phone. He may have held up two teens in machine low pack on sunday. The Richmond City council will discuss options on those who if cause problems at the city council meeting, there could be a six month ban on those would cause disruptions. A commission is discussing the possibility of new rules to ban hate speech from Public Meetings a rally is planned at San Francisco city hall to urge supervisors to vote in favor of helping socalled border kids. They have become a political punching bag in the debate over immigration. Mostly they are from Central America crossing illegally into the United States without being accompanied by their parents. Many end up in the bay area. A resolution was introduced call on the city and county to commit resources to the relief efforts for the kids. A New Washington post abc news poll Shows Americans support helping the board are kids but now how it is handled. 53 percent support the 4 billion plan from the white house to support the kids but only 33 percent aproven of the way the president is handling the issue and only 23 percent approve of the way the republicans in conditioning are handling the issue. A delegation of california lawmakers is in Central America to discuss the border crisis with the president s of el salvador and guatemala. Many of the Migrant Children are fleeing because of deadly gang violence. Local legislators are among the six lawmakers on the fact finding mission. In the middle east an acceptance by israel of a ceasefire and rejection of the truce by hamas who fired rockets into israel again. Israel has promised a strong response if the ceasefire is broken. We have been following the developments all night and joins us from washington. We just learned that israel now is firing back and it looked like it would end in a ceasefire with both sides coming together but what has said, no. Ambassador a week of rocket fire and fast moving diplomatic developments, the egyptians tried to get israel and hamas to agree to a ceasefire and the cabinet accept the proposal but senior heres rejected it. Hours after a ceasefire would go into effect, rockets were interrupted that came from hamas. John kerry urged the exception of the truce. I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of hamas in so brazenly firing rockets. We urge all parts to support this ceasefire. Speaking at a dinner celebrating ramadan, president obama welcomed the talks. I believe further escalation benefits no one least all the israeli and the palestinian people. The past week, 185 people have been killed. Israel has been targeting the stock mile of longrange rockets like these that can reach the major cities of israel. Hamas is firing back launching hundreds of missiles and yesterday a drone was lunched into israel airspace. Israel shot it down. Many are worried this could escalate into a fullscale war. 30,000 israeli reservists have been called up. In the west bank, hundreds of demonstrators matched to protest israels campaign. We are here to protest the massacre by israel against gaza. With the death toll mounting the International Community will push hard for a ceasefire. It feels humid, it is not your imagination. Ought moisture is trying to make it to the ground and let me get you out of the way so you can see the full picture of the showers that are heavier to the south and moving away from us. We are barely on the edge of the precipitation shield and this is how it looks around san leandro and Castro Valley and 280 and 580 and 880 coming together right there. You can see the possibility of sprinkles and across the entire dumbarton bridge from East Palo Alto toward newark and union city and the parkway and there could be a sprinkle coming down and, also, right over sfo and back toward pacifica. This is the way it looks on the hayward side or the newark side of the san mateo bridge, it is dry. Not everything is reaching the ground although the radar runs hook impressive. Do not be surprised if you need to use the windshield wipers. Up to 62. Warm and humid this morning. Humid at noon, up to 80. Sunny at noon at 66 to 86 and brightest before sunset with 64 at the coast to 78 inland. Leyla gulen . Cant stress it enough but sir Francis Drake boulevard is open in both direction. This was a days long closure. What a might their. The might their is over. Good morning, everyone, eastbound highway 24 into oakland construction crews are working to 6 00 this morning and if you are traveling loan the westbound direction we are seeing slowing there and through orinda so, possibly we have fog that could be causing visibility issues and we will find out. There is rain and possibly sprinkles falling along 880 and san jose the drive at 87 beyond the julian street offramp you can see traffic has company and it is moving along without remembers southbound. Which is completely dark. Pizza hut will start selling a sweet pizza pie. That is in americas money. Oughtest major leg baseball is launching to fight discrimination against gay players and fans. The government releases new video of a brother charged in the Boston Marathon bombing and what it they often say, i wish i had done this sooner. Dont put it off any longer. Call 1800dentist today. Covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. Major League Baseball plans to reveal changes in how they battle homophobia before the allstar game in minneapolis. The family of the late glenn burke has been invited to the game. He graduated from Berkeley High school before playing for the dodgers and the an and and the as the only player to have come out during the career. A former san san diego padre will work on inclusion efforts. New video shows allege Boston Marathon bombing smirking with his friend the day after the attack. The Surveillance Video is from the jim in the University Dorm and he is weighing the lightare colored top taken a day after three people died and 264 others were injured. The video was released the last day of the trial of his friend who is accused of removing a backpack with fireworks from his room. The murder trial begins in november. Berkeley officials want to make sure their city is the firstinthenation to put cancer wanting stickers on cell phones. The city council will hear an ordinance requiring retailers to put a sticker on cell phone packages wanting people the devices could emit cancer caughting radiation. San francisco tried to do the same thing in 2010 but lost case. Berkeley officials will hire a harvard lawyer to meet guidelines. Can the dow continue the upward momentum . Here is americas money report. Good morning, the bull is running again on wall street. The dow rocketed into record territory yesterday opening today above 170300 after the markets worst week in three months. Automaker volkswagen is picking chattanooga to build the new s. U. V. That will mean 2,000 more jobs at plant that makes the passat. Ought new ad for nike is going viral of jeter who plays his last game tonight with spike lee, and billy crystal, and giuliani. Pizza hut is selling a sell milk. Families of children getting care at the Childrens Hospital in sanford participated in a sermon yesterday next to the existing palo alto Ronald Mcdonald house that has 47 rooms and demand now is increasing so there are 50 families waiting. , expansion will double capacity to 123 rooms and it is expected to open next year. The reason amend Mcdonald House provides housing for families would live 50 miles away from the hospital. Great service. Great service. Great service. We will be helping with the fundraiser and they are always going something. What they do is provide a place for the families to Stay Together during the illness of the children and they have been giving away 7,300 they have had to turn away the families. And a former 49er learn end is going to help us, randy cross the weather is impressive with the monsoon moisture making it to the ground and we have a sea breeze and marine layer back so we have 1. 25 visibility at Half Moon Bay and the rest of us, including the Altamont Pass no, not the a pat, the caldecott tunnel coming from the west to oakland you will run into it. 21 Miles Per Hour wind at fairfield and that is where you can see a push in the cooler weather. San carlos is still showing a good radar return, enough energy that some of this will make it to the ground. Maybe not steady but it could be sprinkles with some yellow making it steady. Headed up to felt, you can see there is a lone shower that is falling apart as it moves cross cedar boulevard and Central Avenue and newark boulevard. Headed up toward oakland right now through san leandro and headed through daily difficult and pacifica and the possibility of the San Ramon Valley around danville and alamo there could an few sprinkles. You can see the winds are blowing out to the east with a little more vigor than yesterday. Here is the big picture you can see the monsoon moisture coming in and that is bringing us the clouds and the cooler conditions today. We will reverse what we had yesterday and i said we started with sunshine and we warmed up rapidly and the clouds cooled us. This only we start mild and we will stay mild and then the clouds will open and we will run into the mid80s in the south bay and possibly getting to 90 in los gatos. On the peninsula we have lowtomid 80s until milbrae at 78 and midtoupper 60s along the coast and lowtomid 70s downtown and south San Francisco and sausalito and upper 70s to mid80s through the north bay vietnam and the temperatures midtoupper 70s richmond and berkeley and hayward and everyone else in the lowtomid 80s and low 90s in the east bay valley. We take away the 100s today and tomorrow and tomorrow we take away the 90s and hang out in the 80s inland until saturday when the 90s come back and we are in the 70s for most of us tomorrow and we will stay in the 60 at the coast. We have minor injury crash in san jose eastbound along 237 on the righthand side toward milpitas and emergency cruise are on the scene clearing that. We have construction we lingering and this is going to last until 6 00 eastbound 580 from san ramon road to 680. If the travels take you westbound, we are 51 minutes from tracy to Castro Valley, and 280 northbound through daly city it is ten minutes. 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Happening today, California Water officials will consider a proposal to fine water users who wastewater, up to 500 a day, after the governor declare add drought emergency and asked for a 20 percent reduction in water use. Two men will appear in court to face chance over a fight outside at t park at the giants and around and as game. Two suspects were arrested. Israel accepted a cease four but not hamas. Tel aviv will Gain International respect and 200 palestinians have died. The home run king for a night, as slugger won his second home run derby title in a row last night the first player to do that since the late 1990s and tonight he and five teammates will represent the as in bails allstar game in minneapolis. It may have been raining baseballs but here i am tracking a few sprinkles and possibly a light shower, i will show you where they are, where they moving and how warm and humid it will be today. A man hoping to sell his old car went beyond the usual craigs list or newspaper ad. 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