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671 livermore and finally the golden gate bridge pretty gray out. there. upper 50s coast to the low 80s inland. chris. >> lisa, thank you. happening today, act rivers plan to meet in san francisco to demand justice for black men killed by officers this week. they are expected to be on bryant street near interstate 80. last night demonstrators hit the streets for hours. sergio quintana tells us about the new precautions police are staying. >> hundreds arrived at city hall to protest police violence against black people. it was loud but peaceful. san francisco sheriff's deputies prepared for their arrival by cordoning off the entrance to city hall. it was after two shootings this week. one in louisiana and one in minnesota. the minnesota man was pulled over for a broken taillight. >> we are still having this conversation. it's still going on and we haven't got to a point we can respect each other no matter what color or sexual orientation. >> all lives matter but seems like at the end of the day black people are being killed more than any other race, every day. >> cops of hurting people but we have to work first with our justice system. we can't pick on one cop if the justice system is all fudged up. we are just repeating the bullies. >> this demonstration started on the embarcadero. the group sweeled to several one people at one point. dozens of san francisco police officers paralleled the large group as they marched to city hall. abc7 news. in the east bay protesters gathered for the second straight night in oakland. demonstrators held signs at the plaza, angry about the police killings. there was no mention of the killings of five officers in dallas. some say they continue to feel suppressed and racially profiled. >> all we wanted since we got free was equal. and they said we are equal, but we are not. i mean, we can now drink from the same fountains but we can't go to the fountains in piedmont. it's like an invisible line. >> oakland police officers were there but kept their distance. thursday night protesters smashed windows at police headquarters and splashed the building with red paint. several downtown businesses were vandalized. about 1,000 people shut down interstate 880 for hours, refusing to leave. five people were arrested. in atlanta, georgia, thousands of protesters shut down a freeway yesterday. police say no arrests were made there during the demonstrations. the protests in the bay area and across the country come against nationwide mourning for the five dallas police officers killed thursday night. the is us expect has been identified at 25-year-old micah chance johnson. police say he acted alone. authorities confiscated rifles and bomb making materials from his home. all five officers killed have been identified. meanwhile president obama is cutting his european trip short. he will return home and then travel to dallas next week. these are the five officers. police killed the suspect, michael johnson. authorities took three a other suspects into custody, but they have since been released. >> what we won't know is who, if anybody, may have known what the gun manu ginobili, if they assisted him. >> seven police officers were also injured in the attack and they are all expected to survive. mayor ed lee yesterday posted this picture from orlando where he visited a memorial at the june 12th drift attack at a nightclub. he presented a flag that was flown over san francisco city hall after the shootings to an orlando councilwoman. in a statement he said we can and must stand against violence, violence against men of color, violence against law enforcement officers and violence again our community. the mayor also signed a book of condolences at orlando city hall. 5:15, the time. a mayor of san francisco's police commission said police shootings like those in louisiana and minnesota are less likely to happen now in san francisco due it recent reforms. abc7 news spoke with dr. joseph marshall at the offices of alive and free. it's a youth club he heads in the dog patch neighborhood. he points out the confrontation with an armed man in san francisco, the incident ended peacefully after a lengthy standoff. >> officers now are waiting them outs for four hours and we are able to take him in without incident. that's the way i believe policing should be done. marshall compares that with last year's shooting of mario woods who was shot 15 times by officers while holding a knife. he credits the new acting chief for the new tactics. >> there was a town hall last night on the violence around the country. what brought together young people to talk about their concern? a big topic was distress of law enforcement. music artists, a retired new york police detective, and attorney general loretta lynch weighed in. >> the rest of america is acknowledging what this community has known for years. >> the program aired last night on all mtv networks and online a fire truck is out of service after a car slammed into it in pittsburgh. two units were on bailey road on the off-ramp addressing a separate accident. a speeding car hit a fire truck that was supposed to be protecting the scene. driver was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown at the time. no firefighters were hurt. in the east bay, raging flames sent thick, black smoke all across the bay area. sky 7hd shows the scene at the recycling center off cherry street and newark. the smoke could be seen all the way in san jose and sunnyvale. the fire is contained but firefighters are keeping an eye out for hotspots. we have the story. >> i got home, put the kids in the house, went in the backyard and in the backyard i could see the smoke billowing. >> you cannot have to be that close to see the smoke. the massive plume was visible for miles. >> it's a recycling business so there was a mixed load of fuels in there, papers and some plastics. and really it's the plastics that make that dark smoke. >> i included used my inhaler because when i came through it was a lot of black smoke and i could smell it and making it hard to breathe. >> almeda county issued a shelters in place order for about 5,000 he people who could have been in harm's way. >> let people know to stay indoors, shut windows, turn off the air conditioning. >> i have a 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandkids and my mother who is 98. i wanted to make sure the smoke wasn't heading into the house but the way luck was going, it was heading south. >> it was moving quickly toward surrounding businesses but damage was contained in the recycling plant and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is being investigated. in newark, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> a team of federal agents arrived in the bay area to investigate a huge fire in emeryville. yesterday abc7 news gas on macarthur boulevard as agents from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms surveyed the damage from wednesday's fire. the atf expert still can't go into the building, which was still under construction, because it hasn't been deemed save by structural engineers. the acts are interviewing witnesses and looking a the video of the fire. they hope to go inside sometime this weekend. >> they are going to look for the site, the or is -- the origin of the fire and how it spread in hopes that we can can he remember a cause. >> the team of atf agents including explosive experts, chemist and engineers. they will also use dogs trained to sniff out explosives and fire ac accelerants. hi, lisa. >> it is mild out there. southwest winds out of a cold front ahead of it that's well into california. we are waking up to upper 50s here, mid-60s elsewhere. it will be a cool afternoon. we will talk about when the warmup begins in a few minutes. >> thank you. also ahead, the bay area program making sure sex offenders like this abductor are tracked and monitors. and find out where the winning ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is abc7 news >> good morning, everyone. we are taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. it's not too cold as we start the day, but you can see there is fog in that area. lisa argen returns in a little bit with the full accuweather forecast. developing news in taiwan. a supertyphoon has weakened this morning to a strong tropical symptom after touching down yesterday. at least three people have died and more than 100 have been injured. winds of 150 miles an hour hit yesterday morning, throwing cars around and leaving behind damaged buildings. the storm triggered waves as high as 16 feet. authorities evacuated nearly 230,000 people living in the impacted areas. it's been seven years since jaycee dugard was abducted. she sat down last night to talk about her story and her new book. a lot of things have changed since she was rescued. here's vic lee. >> neighbors simply call it the house. this is how it looked then. seven years ago. this is the house today. hardly recognizable. neighbor steve brown. >> just stucco. not cinder block like it used to be and bars on the windows. he had security is bars on the windows. >> the new owners tore down the wooden fences. high fences that hid the morors of the makeshift compound of sets, tents and outbuildings. the backyard with with she lived for 18 years, held captive by her abduction tore, philip, who fathered her two children. he was on parole all that time but he was able to elude parole agents who failed to adequately monitor him. after a two-month investigation the inspector general recommended a series of reforms in the parole agents. reduce agents case loads. better training and policies for electronic monitoring. the oversight agency has lost much. his power since it issued the report. it can no longer launch probes into cases like this unless it's trying birdie i the governor or legislature. this man prosecuted the case. >> i think it's a step in the wrong direction with any type of government bureaucracy to remove oversight. >> but there's with a stop gap that others may want to adopt. a. >> there's a task force made up of 8 different police agencies headed by my office. that task force, all they do is monitor compliance with sex offenders who are required to register in almeda county. >> the save task force may have made a difference in jaycee dugard's life. vic lee, abc7 news a 24-year-old berkeley plan is under arrest after police matched his fingerprints to a series of sexual assaults in 2008. one happened in july of 2008. police say the victims threatened the victims with either a knife or a gun. but despite dna and fingerprint evidence, police couldn't identify a suspect. it changed when that man was arrested on a traffic warrant. his fingerprints linked him to an attack in june of 2108. he was 16 years old at the time of the assaults. he was arrested wednesday. the trial in the case of the missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar may start in the fall. suspected killer 22-year-old anthony garcia torres appeared in court yesterday. his attorneys do not want to allow cameras in the courtroom during the trial. they also report the judge said the trial could start in september with jury selection. lamar disappeared in 2012 and her body was never found investigators say illegal fireworks started a fire on wagon way. the flames erupted last night. it spread click because of leaves in the gutters and debris around the home. this picture shows firefighters pulling hoses. damage was estimated at $20,000. no one gas hurt. all lanes opened on a busy freeing connector in emeryville that was shut down by a tractor-trailer fire yesterday afternoon. it burst into flames and the roadway remained closed for six hours. after 7:00 p.m. they hauled away the burned out trailer. a haz mat crew had to clean up the fuel that spilled. happening today the annual russell city blues festival. russell city was once the harbor of a steady stream of are musicians playing deep south blues. they celebrate their 17th year with rich history and musical and cultural art forms. it starts this morning at hayward city hall plaza. let's get a check of the weather. lisa argen is tracking the forecast and whether we will be singing the blues this weekend. good morning. >> hi, chris. for those living in san francisco and around the bay it's breezy and gray. we are about to turn the corner. you see sunnier conditions that will start out tomorrow. today we have some low visibility at the coast. a half-mile half moon bay. if you widen the perspective, this is the reason why. it's a cold front that's pushing into extreme northern california. we are looking at showers well to the north ever us. and for the bay area that means a bit more of a marine layer. what else is new, right? but we are looking at milder conditions this morning. out ahead of the system southwesterly winds. numbers from the upper 50s to the mid-60s. it's 64 in san jose. good morning morgan hill. 50 for you. 57 half moon bay. mountain view checking in at 63 degrees. you can see the deck of low clouds here. some of the fog is quite dense in san francisco. so visibility is limited. so be careful if you are heading across the golden gate bridge, the richmond san rafer fell bridge. the bay bridge is better. some of these location are much cooler, 60 novato. we are starting out warmer, but the flip side of that will be temperatures today cooler than afternoon. but we will see more sunshine as we get into the second half of the weekend. areas of fog, some spotty drizzle, breezy and cooler today with temperatures once again upper 50s shoreline. but a warmer pattern and a brighter pattern starts tomorrow with the temperatures steadily increasing to near average levels. so as we take a look at the state outlook you will notice low clouds and fog not going anywhere. but in the sierra nevada we have a red flag warning for the western sierra nevada in nevada. we are looking at temperatures anywhere from the 70s, but the relative humidity below 20%. wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. 79 in los angeles today with some cloud cover, of course, along the shoreline there at our local beaches. but in san jose looking at upper 70s today. average high would be low 80s. we are going to get there next week. notice temperatures will be pretty comfortable, very summer like and definitely getting warmer by the end of the upcoming work week in the upper 80s. it's been a while. today highs look very similar to what we've experienced the past few days. 77. we talked about that in san jose. 79 los gatos, 72 santa cruz. the clouds could pull away partially from the coastline around santa cruz. 74 redwood city. low 60s san francisco. in the north bay 78 calistoga. breezy around the bay with upper 60s oakland. but you head inland, upper 70s from pleasanton, 81 pittsburgh. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the upper 50s again today. but tomorrow will be warmer and then the 90s coming back into play the next several days with 80s near the coast. so this year's a.i.d.s. walk. san francisco is just 8 days away on sunday, july 17th in golden gate park. to register call this number or visit the website. chris thank you. time now is 5:20. coming up, some elephant enjoyment. the baby zoo animals spreading smiles on the internet this morning. >> federal regulators are trying the biggest reforms of the payday debt traps. michael finney tells you how you can get involved. >> dorothy had a plan but the plan went haywire and she said she paid a steep price. >> we borrowed $2600 for the car repair. at the end of the day we wound up paying like $6700. >> the san jose woman who asked us not to use her last name took out an auto title lone that requires you put up your car title for collateral. she intended to pay it off in two weeks, but additional unexpected expenses stretched that out to two years. a study found an overwhelming majorities of auto title loans from between 2500 and $5,000 had annual percentage rates of 70% or higher. leeannna is with the california reinvestment coalition. >> it's pretty much the debt trap. it's a very high cost expensive cycle of debt. >> she said renders typically don't look at a consumer's ability to pay back such loans. the consumer financial protection bureau wants to change that and is proposing new federal reforms. >> we need protection from egregiously high-interest loans in poor communities. >> despite several attempts the consumer financial services association of america did not return our calls for comment. in a statement released on their website the group called the reforms a staggering blow to consumers that will cutoff access to credit. consumer groups aren't buying that argument. >> i think this reform is going to be a significant improvement and will establish a better floor for consumer protection. >> consumers have until september 14th to submit their comments. i have a link to the premium on our website at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, on your side. >> you can feel the disappointment here in the bay area. someone in indiana won last night's $540 million megamillions drawing. it was the seventh largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. here are the numbers. 8, 19, 20, 55, 73 and the meganumber 5. to see those numbers again head over to our website, abc7news.com. tuesday is the next drawing. the jackpot is a mere $15 million. this was a welcome break from all the tough news this week. the dallas news put out this video showing their two-month-old baby elephant calf taking other bath. it was his first dip in the kitty cool and it looks like he really loves the water. he doesn't have a name yet. more than a thousand people lined up to sign up for a school supply giveaway in san jose. abc news was outside sacred heart community center when the doors open. some camped out overnight. they will have more supplies than before to giveaway. they say they need more because of the rising cost of living. >> it's more difficult. it's hard he for us to get all the supplies. sacred heart will register 3300 students for the giveaway, which take place on august 12th. to donate go to our website, abc7news.com still ahead, a space capsule docks with the international space station, and on board is a napa native making her first visit into space. meet the mentors who convinced her to become an astronaut. >> i'm in dallas where several police officers were ambushed and killed. coming up, the latest on the investigation and the protests of that taken over the streets from [announcer] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the summer of audi sales event is here. get up to a $5,000 bonus on select audi models. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast new this is abc7 news. >> it's great to have you with us. i'm chris nguyen. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking the conditions where you live. good morning. >> good morning a live look outside from the east bay hills camera. kind of an interesting picture. a little bit of fog for you and temperatures will be once again on the cool side. we are getting into a different pattern as soon as tomorrow. it is mild from 57 half moon bay san francisco, low 60s mountain view and san jose. oakland checking in at 60 degrees. and this is mt. tam. i wanted to show you this because of all the fog on securing the view here. dense fog at the coast, mist and drizzle and low 60s inland. it's mild because we are looking at the southerly winds out ahead of a cold front. starting out 2 to 8 degrees warmer than yesterday and we will see more 60s and 70s today. a detailed look at your neighborhood and a warmer week ahead coming up. chris. lisa, thank you. now to developing news out of texas. this morning the investigation into the ambush-style attack that killed five dallas police officers continues. but so do black live matters protests all across the country. abc news reporter is live in dallas with the story. kent, good morning. >> good morning, chris. the sun is coming up on day two of this major investigation in downtown dallas. investigators believe the snipe who are took out the lives of five dallas police officers, they believe he had a deep racial hatred against white officers. police continue to look into the motives but the protest against alleged police brutality are only getting bigger. >> this morning more scenes of protests. black lives coming face-to-face with blue lives. a day of demonstrations across the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest the police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and philando castile in minnesota. they shut down major roadways. in phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowds n rochester, new york, more than 70 arrests, including two tv news reporters. >> justin carter being arrested. >> officer across the country are on alert after a bullet of an assassin rocked dallas. five were killed as they watched over a black lives matter protests. the army reservist michael johnson targeted the men because. their uniform and their race. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect stated he want the to kill white people, especially white officers. >> the suspected lone gunman was killed n his home federal and local police found bomb-making materials and guns. investigators and a nation looking for answers after one of the deadliest mass shootings of police in u.s. history. >> this guy lived around the corner from me and was willing to take people's lives he didn't even know. it's scary. >> just released this morning, vice president joe biden delivered the presidential weekly address, calling on people to speak out against disparities and the criminal justice system, and stand up for police who protect and serve. president obama will cut his overseas trip a day short to visit this city next week, chris. reporting live in dallas, abc7 news. >> thank you. as he mentioned, vice president joe biden is commemorating the lives of the officers. he echoed the remarks of the dallas police chief. they are calling on people to call for unity and stop the violence. >> we will continue to offer our thoughts and prayers and provide comfort to the broken-hearted families. we can't be pulled apart. we are americans with bonds that hold us together we endure, we overcome, and we stand together. vice president biden also says everyone needs to speak out against the disparities within the criminal justice system, and also stand up for the police who protect us every day. effective immediately, officers at three bay area police departments will patrol only in pairs. san jose, oakland and palo alto all made that change for safety. san francisco already requires most officers to ride in pairs prior to the dallas killings. one unfortunate consequence of doubling up police officers, the public will see fewer patrol cars on the road. >> outside of the police substation in san jose, eddy garcia took a moment to reflect. >> i can't imagine being somewhat fearful after what unfolded last night in dallas. >> the chief reaffirming his commitment to ensure his officers have the best equipment possible to protect against ambush attack. the plan to purchase additional rifles and bulletproof shields. >> on the one hand we want to end the violence and work with the community, but we have to make sure the officers are safe. >> someone reported seeing a sticker saying killed cops that was placed on an electrical box. the sticker has been removed. community members out protesting voice their frustration. >> they get mad at us because it is a bad cause but they aren't standing with us. >> he is with the african-american community service agency in san jose said he appreciates the work of police but believes much more needs to be done to improve race relations. >> people will make commence and not even look into what black lives matter actually represents. they will just speak on what they know. it's best people educate themselves and ask questions. >> all officers on patrols will work in pairs through the end of the weekend. >> you will see less paw tropical cars in the streets but it doesn't necessarily mean response times will reduce because two officers are together. >> we are also seeing compassion national responses in the aftermath of the dallas attack. concord police posted this picture to facebook yesterday, thanking the anonymous citizen who left flowers in front of the headquarters saying honoring dallas, stay safe, concord. and the impact of protests in the bay area continues online at abc7news.com and on twitter at abc7 news bay area the. 5:35 is our time. a russian spacecraft arrived at the international space station. it is carrying a russian cosmonaut, a japanese astronaut and a bay area astronaut that grew up here. getting into space is an extraordinary feat, and astronaut kate rubins was no ordinary student. >> as astronaut kate rubins walked to the launch vehicle in kazakstan, a stanford professor was watching from mission control in houston. >> as the rocket headed up into the sky, i choked up. i was overwhelmed. >> he was kate's ph.d. mentor. he said her graduate work with deadly diseases like ebola prepared her for spacious. >> many of the same kinds of conditions that she'll now have to face as an astronaut. she was literally wearing a space suit in dealing with life-threatening dangers. >> he said kate never took the easy road, and there is no easy road to space. >> she had to learn fluent russian, learn to fly a jet fighter and other training. >> but her training began long before grad school. here in her high school they still remember her. >> she really dove into everything. >> he was her soccer coach. >> and she was an editor-in-chief. >> did you look and say this girl is going to be an astronaut? >> no, i can't say i did but i knew there would be something special. >> they are sending something to space with her and hope she returns the favor. >> a video. a live feed. it would be a spectacular thing for our student to experience. >> the topic is genetics and how the body changes in zero gravity. >> somebody who has just joy for the unknown. >> it will be a busy few months in space, and kate was never one to do the bare minimum. >> even in my free time i'm a bit of a nerd, i think i will be doing science experiments up there. >> abc7 news, napa. >> president obama is in poland to attend semple nato sessions. this is him greeting world leaders at his firth and final nato strip of his presidency. it could be his last trip to europe as president. he will leave poland for spain tonight before heading back to the united states tomorrow night lake tahoe's current water level is well below average but it's better than last year. coming up, a look at the shifting water levels and how the people who depend on the lake are adjusting with them. but first the time right now is 5:38. here's a live look outside from our abc7 exploratorium camera at pier15. ♪ amsleep number beds with you with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. it's the final days of the lowest prices of the season sale, with our best-buy rated c2 queen mattress now only $699.99. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. >> knew this morning, is the monarch butterfly population is steady decreasing here in california. a new study shows a 74% decline in the last two decades from more than is million in 1997 to just under 300,000 in 2015. biologists say the orange and black insects that return to the california coast during the winter are struggling. they say it's possible the culprit is insecticides and in the groves where they spend their winters. lisa argen is tracking live doppler hd. hi, lisa. >> you can see it here from our golden gate bridge camera. it's 57 degrees there and 59 at the airport. no delays. we will see another cool afternoon. but we've got sunshine on the way and a warmer second half of the weekend. i'll have the details in just a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead a wild finish in houston. down by three the a's rally for five runs in the ninth, but could they hold on to (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com ♪ ♪ did you know people can save over $500 when they switch to progressive? did you brush your hair today? yes, mom. why? hmm. no reason. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. thanks for choosing abc7 news on this saturday morning. a quick look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, showing no delays as you make your way in from almeda county. we will check in with lisa argen for the full forecast coming up. >> lake tahoe the water level is well above last year. but government forecasts indicate climate change could have a serious impact on the futures of the lake and that means tough decisions are coming on how to manage the shoreline. ama daetz has the details. >> it's a storybook day on lake tahoe. blue sky, blue water, and thousands of people to take in in. the lake level is almost three feet below average for this time of year. but it's a foot higher than it was last year. that's enough to make a big difference for people on the water. >> oh, my gosh, it is better. >> we shot this video at south lake tahoe last july. this is what the same spot looks like now. better conditions for swimmers and boaters. >> we went down to pick up one of our rental boats. >> but this marina owner is worried about the future with climate change threatening the tourist-dependent economy around the lake. >> if the water level drops the boats can't get into the marinas or launch their boats. >> here they have used a fleeting dock to extend the pier into deeper water. but you see the problem with many smaller private piers that barely reach the lake and this could become the norm. they predict major challenges for tahoe over the next few decades. >> the study shows we can expect warming temperatures in the air and water. less snowpack, more frequent drought. >> the projections come as the tahoe regional planning agency is working on new rules for the lakeshore line. they are hugely controversial. for 40 years environmental groups, home own speakers businesses have fought over waterfront buildings, including adding new and longer piers or more buoys for the boats. the last ones were thrown out when the league to lake tahoe sued and won. >> it allowed for massive increase of boating on the lake without adequate mitigation. >> that was eight years ago. now with a desperate need for an updated shoreline policy, the various faxes are fledging to work together, starting with research. >> we are learning more about what the real impacts of boating are through a joint fact finding process. >> we want to protect the lake as much, if not more than everyone else. we make our livelihood out here. so it's really important to make sure the science backs up whatever we are looking to do. >> experts say the water level for tahoe has already peaked for the summer but good boating conditions are expected to last at least for a couple of months. abc7 news >> we are off to a mild start to the weekend but when can we expect a warmup? leagues arrange is here now with the full accuweather forecast. high, lisa. >> yes. we will see the low clouds and fog at the coast. half-mile visibility now half moon bay. we have mild temperatures due to the wind pattern this morning. you see the foot present here from across the bay along the peninsula into the north bay. it's all due to a system that's well to the north of us. you see the trajectory of the counter clockwise circulation of this low. it's bringing some rain as far south as extreme northern california. we aren't going to see rain, maybe a little mist and drizzle along the coast. extreme northern sonoma county could see a sprinkle burks it's enhancing the marine layer in some spots. in san francisco we have dense fog. otherwise the winds ahead of it bringing mild conditions around the bay. but by the afternoon we will do a 180, temperatures anyway. numbers below average. this was a vantage point that was a little bit more visible earlier. but you can see the clouds here from our east bay hills camera. 57 in the city, as well as half moon bay. it's 60 oakland and morgan hill with low 60s from mountain view and san jose. you step outside and it's like it feels different out here. not as cool and some is due to the low clouds and fog but mostly to the touch of southwesterly winds. once we get that up-welling off the coast we get the cooler averages and we see the winds from a different direction. 60 novato and by the delta. low 60s for you in concord and livermore this morning. it's been nice in the east bay valleys. the probably enjoy another nice afternoon. but as you head out this morning, everyone waking up to a much, much milder morning with 2 to 8 degrees warmer all acrosby the bay. once again, it will translate into cooler afternoon readings. here's a look at san jose this morning with the cloud deck out there. and as we go through the next several hours, we will get into sunny skies throughout the afternoon. but as the front pushes to the north of us, it's going to get breezy around the bay. so it will be cooler for today and then a warmer and brighter pattern beginning as soon as tomorrow. so temperatures should come up about five degrees tomorrow as the ridge of high pressure begins to build. a little mist and drizzle early on. stopping this at 11 clock you see we have low clouds and fog around the bay but it continues to clear to the coast. and the setup here with the gray, but you will notice temperatures still in the clouds will be in the low 60s. but it will be breezy. it will feel cooler than that. you see the clouds pulling away from the coast. santa cruz at 72 degrees. 63 in san francisco, you are below average again by about 4 degrees. 67 in oakland. 77 san jose. 72 in vallejo. if you are headed to at&t park this afternoon, looking at temperatures in the mid-60s with partly cloudy skies and the west wind up to 17. so the accuweather seven-day forecast today featuring the coolest day out of the next seven, 58 to 82 with the modest warmup tomorrow. but 90s arrive next week and they stick around with the warmer bay, as well. chris. >> lisa, thank you. in sports, the first 20,000 fans will receive either a johnny cueto before the game before the d-backs. yesterday they were trying to beat them for the first time here this season. here's the sports report. >> good morning. by winning the final five fan vote, giants is first baseman brandon belt earned a spot in next tuesday's all-star game. he came in batting .300 with 10 home runs and 46 rbi. willie mccovey shows you it was bobblehead night at&t park. the home run to lead it off. the next at-bat he gets hit in the elbow. in the second corbin looking for revenge, throws up him not once but twice. and he tells corbin take this, and there it goes. his ninth homer of the season. ties at game at 2. then in the third. posey grounds into what should be the third out but jake lamb airmails the throw to first. samardzija shows to make it 3-2. 6-2 is the final. it's the giants 55th win, tops in the majors. >> with his parents looking on, daniel was pitching against his hometown team, houston. he was also drafted by the astros. he did not give up a hit. the roughed-up all-star reliever will hairs gave up the two run homer and made it 7-6. with two on chris davis comes through with a two-run double off michael feliz. the a's take the 8-7 lead. they added one more run but the closer could not seal the deal. he strikes out correia, but the ball gets away from steven vote. it put runners it at the corner with one out. then the next pitch goes deep to right for a walk-off three-run homer. the a's lose a heartbreaker 10-9. oh u.s. open michelle wie did not make the cut. she finished 5 over after two rounds. let's go to the golf club for the highlights. angela stanford with one of the best shots of the round. on six she sends her ball straight into the hole for an eagle. a 70 has her three-under for the tournament. anywhereium lee followed thursday with a 74. she's tied with k amy for second place, two strokes back. another tough outing for the earthquakes. in the 51st minute, they score on the bicycle kick. that would be the only goal as fc dallas wins 1-0. san jose is winless in their last seven games. and that is sports for saturday morning. i'm rick quan. i'll see you again tonight at 5:00 >> coming up, 15,000 come no, sir all lined up are about to topple over today. where you can see the chain reaction. >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $540 million megamillions drawing. one ticket purchased in indiana wins the third largest jackpot in mega-millions history, and the seventh highest in u.s. history. happening today, a day of dominoes. builders will topple the impressive 15,000 domino installation they have been assembling in san jose. this is youtube video from alex wang. he and his team started building the sculpture. next on the abc7 morning news at 6:00. hubs of protesters hit the streets in san francisco to demonstrate against police brutality. where they are planning another demonstration today. also ahead, the bay area program making sure sex offenders like jaycee dugard's abduction tore are trapped and monitored. i just picked us up 2 breakfast croissants for $4, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up, and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. enjoy freshly cracked egg with ham and bacon. or sausage. two tasty croissants at an even tastier $4 price. it's a deal you'll devour. >> it is saturday, july 9th. thanks for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking live doppler hd. hi, lisa. >> hi, chris. >> awfully gray out there. some mist and drizzle. live doppler 7hd showing us we have the fog and clouds across the bay. not everywhere, though. we are starting off with milder temperatures due to a south wind. hears a live look outside. all that slate gray. emeryville and oakland at 61 degrees. san francisco and the coast 57. there's about a hatch mile visibility half moon bay. it's 64 in san jose and morgan hill. pretty mild out there. at the airport no delays yet, but look at all the overcast. 56 santa rosa, low 60s concord. this is the beach. can't even see it in santa cruz. we will get into sunshine in the afternoon. low 70s there and low 80s inland. chris. >> lisa, thank

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671 livermore and finally the golden gate bridge pretty gray out. there. upper 50s coast to the low 80s inland. chris. >> lisa, thank you. happening today, act rivers plan to meet in san francisco to demand justice for black men killed by officers this week. they are expected to be on bryant street near interstate 80. last night demonstrators hit the streets for hours. sergio quintana tells us about the new precautions police are staying. >> hundreds arrived at city hall to protest police violence against black people. it was loud but peaceful. san francisco sheriff's deputies prepared for their arrival by cordoning off the entrance to city hall. it was after two shootings this week. one in louisiana and one in minnesota. the minnesota man was pulled over for a broken taillight. >> we are still having this conversation. it's still going on and we haven't got to a point we can respect each other no matter what color or sexual orientation. >> all lives matter but seems like at the end of the day black people are being killed more than any other race, every day. >> cops of hurting people but we have to work first with our justice system. we can't pick on one cop if the justice system is all fudged up. we are just repeating the bullies. >> this demonstration started on the embarcadero. the group sweeled to several one people at one point. dozens of san francisco police officers paralleled the large group as they marched to city hall. abc7 news. in the east bay protesters gathered for the second straight night in oakland. demonstrators held signs at the plaza, angry about the police killings. there was no mention of the killings of five officers in dallas. some say they continue to feel suppressed and racially profiled. >> all we wanted since we got free was equal. and they said we are equal, but we are not. i mean, we can now drink from the same fountains but we can't go to the fountains in piedmont. it's like an invisible line. >> oakland police officers were there but kept their distance. thursday night protesters smashed windows at police headquarters and splashed the building with red paint. several downtown businesses were vandalized. about 1,000 people shut down interstate 880 for hours, refusing to leave. five people were arrested. in atlanta, georgia, thousands of protesters shut down a freeway yesterday. police say no arrests were made there during the demonstrations. the protests in the bay area and across the country come against nationwide mourning for the five dallas police officers killed thursday night. the is us expect has been identified at 25-year-old micah chance johnson. police say he acted alone. authorities confiscated rifles and bomb making materials from his home. all five officers killed have been identified. meanwhile president obama is cutting his european trip short. he will return home and then travel to dallas next week. these are the five officers. police killed the suspect, michael johnson. authorities took three a other suspects into custody, but they have since been released. >> what we won't know is who, if anybody, may have known what the gun manu ginobili, if they assisted him. >> seven police officers were also injured in the attack and they are all expected to survive. mayor ed lee yesterday posted this picture from orlando where he visited a memorial at the june 12th drift attack at a nightclub. he presented a flag that was flown over san francisco city hall after the shootings to an orlando councilwoman. in a statement he said we can and must stand against violence, violence against men of color, violence against law enforcement officers and violence again our community. the mayor also signed a book of condolences at orlando city hall. 5:15, the time. a mayor of san francisco's police commission said police shootings like those in louisiana and minnesota are less likely to happen now in san francisco due it recent reforms. abc7 news spoke with dr. joseph marshall at the offices of alive and free. it's a youth club he heads in the dog patch neighborhood. he points out the confrontation with an armed man in san francisco, the incident ended peacefully after a lengthy standoff. >> officers now are waiting them outs for four hours and we are able to take him in without incident. that's the way i believe policing should be done. marshall compares that with last year's shooting of mario woods who was shot 15 times by officers while holding a knife. he credits the new acting chief for the new tactics. >> there was a town hall last night on the violence around the country. what brought together young people to talk about their concern? a big topic was distress of law enforcement. music artists, a retired new york police detective, and attorney general loretta lynch weighed in. >> the rest of america is acknowledging what this community has known for years. >> the program aired last night on all mtv networks and online a fire truck is out of service after a car slammed into it in pittsburgh. two units were on bailey road on the off-ramp addressing a separate accident. a speeding car hit a fire truck that was supposed to be protecting the scene. driver was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown at the time. no firefighters were hurt. in the east bay, raging flames sent thick, black smoke all across the bay area. sky 7hd shows the scene at the recycling center off cherry street and newark. the smoke could be seen all the way in san jose and sunnyvale. the fire is contained but firefighters are keeping an eye out for hotspots. we have the story. >> i got home, put the kids in the house, went in the backyard and in the backyard i could see the smoke billowing. >> you cannot have to be that close to see the smoke. the massive plume was visible for miles. >> it's a recycling business so there was a mixed load of fuels in there, papers and some plastics. and really it's the plastics that make that dark smoke. >> i included used my inhaler because when i came through it was a lot of black smoke and i could smell it and making it hard to breathe. >> almeda county issued a shelters in place order for about 5,000 he people who could have been in harm's way. >> let people know to stay indoors, shut windows, turn off the air conditioning. >> i have a 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandkids and my mother who is 98. i wanted to make sure the smoke wasn't heading into the house but the way luck was going, it was heading south. >> it was moving quickly toward surrounding businesses but damage was contained in the recycling plant and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is being investigated. in newark, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> a team of federal agents arrived in the bay area to investigate a huge fire in emeryville. yesterday abc7 news gas on macarthur boulevard as agents from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms surveyed the damage from wednesday's fire. the atf expert still can't go into the building, which was still under construction, because it hasn't been deemed save by structural engineers. the acts are interviewing witnesses and looking a the video of the fire. they hope to go inside sometime this weekend. >> they are going to look for the site, the or is -- the origin of the fire and how it spread in hopes that we can can he remember a cause. >> the team of atf agents including explosive experts, chemist and engineers. they will also use dogs trained to sniff out explosives and fire ac accelerants. hi, lisa. >> it is mild out there. southwest winds out of a cold front ahead of it that's well into california. we are waking up to upper 50s here, mid-60s elsewhere. it will be a cool afternoon. we will talk about when the warmup begins in a few minutes. >> thank you. also ahead, the bay area program making sure sex offenders like this abductor are tracked and monitors. and find out where the winning ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is abc7 news >> good morning, everyone. we are taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. it's not too cold as we start the day, but you can see there is fog in that area. lisa argen returns in a little bit with the full accuweather forecast. developing news in taiwan. a supertyphoon has weakened this morning to a strong tropical symptom after touching down yesterday. at least three people have died and more than 100 have been injured. winds of 150 miles an hour hit yesterday morning, throwing cars around and leaving behind damaged buildings. the storm triggered waves as high as 16 feet. authorities evacuated nearly 230,000 people living in the impacted areas. it's been seven years since jaycee dugard was abducted. she sat down last night to talk about her story and her new book. a lot of things have changed since she was rescued. here's vic lee. >> neighbors simply call it the house. this is how it looked then. seven years ago. this is the house today. hardly recognizable. neighbor steve brown. >> just stucco. not cinder block like it used to be and bars on the windows. he had security is bars on the windows. >> the new owners tore down the wooden fences. high fences that hid the morors of the makeshift compound of sets, tents and outbuildings. the backyard with with she lived for 18 years, held captive by her abduction tore, philip, who fathered her two children. he was on parole all that time but he was able to elude parole agents who failed to adequately monitor him. after a two-month investigation the inspector general recommended a series of reforms in the parole agents. reduce agents case loads. better training and policies for electronic monitoring. the oversight agency has lost much. his power since it issued the report. it can no longer launch probes into cases like this unless it's trying birdie i the governor or legislature. this man prosecuted the case. >> i think it's a step in the wrong direction with any type of government bureaucracy to remove oversight. >> but there's with a stop gap that others may want to adopt. a. >> there's a task force made up of 8 different police agencies headed by my office. that task force, all they do is monitor compliance with sex offenders who are required to register in almeda county. >> the save task force may have made a difference in jaycee dugard's life. vic lee, abc7 news a 24-year-old berkeley plan is under arrest after police matched his fingerprints to a series of sexual assaults in 2008. one happened in july of 2008. police say the victims threatened the victims with either a knife or a gun. but despite dna and fingerprint evidence, police couldn't identify a suspect. it changed when that man was arrested on a traffic warrant. his fingerprints linked him to an attack in june of 2108. he was 16 years old at the time of the assaults. he was arrested wednesday. the trial in the case of the missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar may start in the fall. suspected killer 22-year-old anthony garcia torres appeared in court yesterday. his attorneys do not want to allow cameras in the courtroom during the trial. they also report the judge said the trial could start in september with jury selection. lamar disappeared in 2012 and her body was never found investigators say illegal fireworks started a fire on wagon way. the flames erupted last night. it spread click because of leaves in the gutters and debris around the home. this picture shows firefighters pulling hoses. damage was estimated at $20,000. no one gas hurt. all lanes opened on a busy freeing connector in emeryville that was shut down by a tractor-trailer fire yesterday afternoon. it burst into flames and the roadway remained closed for six hours. after 7:00 p.m. they hauled away the burned out trailer. a haz mat crew had to clean up the fuel that spilled. happening today the annual russell city blues festival. russell city was once the harbor of a steady stream of are musicians playing deep south blues. they celebrate their 17th year with rich history and musical and cultural art forms. it starts this morning at hayward city hall plaza. let's get a check of the weather. lisa argen is tracking the forecast and whether we will be singing the blues this weekend. good morning. >> hi, chris. for those living in san francisco and around the bay it's breezy and gray. we are about to turn the corner. you see sunnier conditions that will start out tomorrow. today we have some low visibility at the coast. a half-mile half moon bay. if you widen the perspective, this is the reason why. it's a cold front that's pushing into extreme northern california. we are looking at showers well to the north ever us. and for the bay area that means a bit more of a marine layer. what else is new, right? but we are looking at milder conditions this morning. out ahead of the system southwesterly winds. numbers from the upper 50s to the mid-60s. it's 64 in san jose. good morning morgan hill. 50 for you. 57 half moon bay. mountain view checking in at 63 degrees. you can see the deck of low clouds here. some of the fog is quite dense in san francisco. so visibility is limited. so be careful if you are heading across the golden gate bridge, the richmond san rafer fell bridge. the bay bridge is better. some of these location are much cooler, 60 novato. we are starting out warmer, but the flip side of that will be temperatures today cooler than afternoon. but we will see more sunshine as we get into the second half of the weekend. areas of fog, some spotty drizzle, breezy and cooler today with temperatures once again upper 50s shoreline. but a warmer pattern and a brighter pattern starts tomorrow with the temperatures steadily increasing to near average levels. so as we take a look at the state outlook you will notice low clouds and fog not going anywhere. but in the sierra nevada we have a red flag warning for the western sierra nevada in nevada. we are looking at temperatures anywhere from the 70s, but the relative humidity below 20%. wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. 79 in los angeles today with some cloud cover, of course, along the shoreline there at our local beaches. but in san jose looking at upper 70s today. average high would be low 80s. we are going to get there next week. notice temperatures will be pretty comfortable, very summer like and definitely getting warmer by the end of the upcoming work week in the upper 80s. it's been a while. today highs look very similar to what we've experienced the past few days. 77. we talked about that in san jose. 79 los gatos, 72 santa cruz. the clouds could pull away partially from the coastline around santa cruz. 74 redwood city. low 60s san francisco. in the north bay 78 calistoga. breezy around the bay with upper 60s oakland. but you head inland, upper 70s from pleasanton, 81 pittsburgh. the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the upper 50s again today. but tomorrow will be warmer and then the 90s coming back into play the next several days with 80s near the coast. so this year's a.i.d.s. walk. san francisco is just 8 days away on sunday, july 17th in golden gate park. to register call this number or visit the website. chris thank you. time now is 5:20. coming up, some elephant enjoyment. the baby zoo animals spreading smiles on the internet this morning. >> federal regulators are trying the biggest reforms of the payday debt traps. michael finney tells you how you can get involved. >> dorothy had a plan but the plan went haywire and she said she paid a steep price. >> we borrowed $2600 for the car repair. at the end of the day we wound up paying like $6700. >> the san jose woman who asked us not to use her last name took out an auto title lone that requires you put up your car title for collateral. she intended to pay it off in two weeks, but additional unexpected expenses stretched that out to two years. a study found an overwhelming majorities of auto title loans from between 2500 and $5,000 had annual percentage rates of 70% or higher. leeannna is with the california reinvestment coalition. >> it's pretty much the debt trap. it's a very high cost expensive cycle of debt. >> she said renders typically don't look at a consumer's ability to pay back such loans. the consumer financial protection bureau wants to change that and is proposing new federal reforms. >> we need protection from egregiously high-interest loans in poor communities. >> despite several attempts the consumer financial services association of america did not return our calls for comment. in a statement released on their website the group called the reforms a staggering blow to consumers that will cutoff access to credit. consumer groups aren't buying that argument. >> i think this reform is going to be a significant improvement and will establish a better floor for consumer protection. >> consumers have until september 14th to submit their comments. i have a link to the premium on our website at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, on your side. >> you can feel the disappointment here in the bay area. someone in indiana won last night's $540 million megamillions drawing. it was the seventh largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. here are the numbers. 8, 19, 20, 55, 73 and the meganumber 5. to see those numbers again head over to our website, abc7news.com. tuesday is the next drawing. the jackpot is a mere $15 million. this was a welcome break from all the tough news this week. the dallas news put out this video showing their two-month-old baby elephant calf taking other bath. it was his first dip in the kitty cool and it looks like he really loves the water. he doesn't have a name yet. more than a thousand people lined up to sign up for a school supply giveaway in san jose. abc news was outside sacred heart community center when the doors open. some camped out overnight. they will have more supplies than before to giveaway. they say they need more because of the rising cost of living. >> it's more difficult. it's hard he for us to get all the supplies. sacred heart will register 3300 students for the giveaway, which take place on august 12th. to donate go to our website, abc7news.com still ahead, a space capsule docks with the international space station, and on board is a napa native making her first visit into space. meet the mentors who convinced her to become an astronaut. >> i'm in dallas where several police officers were ambushed and killed. coming up, the latest on the investigation and the protests of that taken over the streets from [announcer] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the summer of audi sales event is here. get up to a $5,000 bonus on select audi models. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast new this is abc7 news. >> it's great to have you with us. i'm chris nguyen. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking the conditions where you live. good morning. >> good morning a live look outside from the east bay hills camera. kind of an interesting picture. a little bit of fog for you and temperatures will be once again on the cool side. we are getting into a different pattern as soon as tomorrow. it is mild from 57 half moon bay san francisco, low 60s mountain view and san jose. oakland checking in at 60 degrees. and this is mt. tam. i wanted to show you this because of all the fog on securing the view here. dense fog at the coast, mist and drizzle and low 60s inland. it's mild because we are looking at the southerly winds out ahead of a cold front. starting out 2 to 8 degrees warmer than yesterday and we will see more 60s and 70s today. a detailed look at your neighborhood and a warmer week ahead coming up. chris. lisa, thank you. now to developing news out of texas. this morning the investigation into the ambush-style attack that killed five dallas police officers continues. but so do black live matters protests all across the country. abc news reporter is live in dallas with the story. kent, good morning. >> good morning, chris. the sun is coming up on day two of this major investigation in downtown dallas. investigators believe the snipe who are took out the lives of five dallas police officers, they believe he had a deep racial hatred against white officers. police continue to look into the motives but the protest against alleged police brutality are only getting bigger. >> this morning more scenes of protests. black lives coming face-to-face with blue lives. a day of demonstrations across the country moved into the night. thousands took to the streets to protest the police killings of alton sterling in louisiana and philando castile in minnesota. they shut down major roadways. in phoenix police used pepper spray to control the crowds n rochester, new york, more than 70 arrests, including two tv news reporters. >> justin carter being arrested. >> officer across the country are on alert after a bullet of an assassin rocked dallas. five were killed as they watched over a black lives matter protests. the army reservist michael johnson targeted the men because. their uniform and their race. >> he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect stated he want the to kill white people, especially white officers. >> the suspected lone gunman was killed n his home federal and local police found bomb-making materials and guns. investigators and a nation looking for answers after one of the deadliest mass shootings of police in u.s. history. >> this guy lived around the corner from me and was willing to take people's lives he didn't even know. it's scary. >> just released this morning, vice president joe biden delivered the presidential weekly address, calling on people to speak out against disparities and the criminal justice system, and stand up for police who protect and serve. president obama will cut his overseas trip a day short to visit this city next week, chris. reporting live in dallas, abc7 news. >> thank you. as he mentioned, vice president joe biden is commemorating the lives of the officers. he echoed the remarks of the dallas police chief. they are calling on people to call for unity and stop the violence. >> we will continue to offer our thoughts and prayers and provide comfort to the broken-hearted families. we can't be pulled apart. we are americans with bonds that hold us together we endure, we overcome, and we stand together. vice president biden also says everyone needs to speak out against the disparities within the criminal justice system, and also stand up for the police who protect us every day. effective immediately, officers at three bay area police departments will patrol only in pairs. san jose, oakland and palo alto all made that change for safety. san francisco already requires most officers to ride in pairs prior to the dallas killings. one unfortunate consequence of doubling up police officers, the public will see fewer patrol cars on the road. >> outside of the police substation in san jose, eddy garcia took a moment to reflect. >> i can't imagine being somewhat fearful after what unfolded last night in dallas. >> the chief reaffirming his commitment to ensure his officers have the best equipment possible to protect against ambush attack. the plan to purchase additional rifles and bulletproof shields. >> on the one hand we want to end the violence and work with the community, but we have to make sure the officers are safe. >> someone reported seeing a sticker saying killed cops that was placed on an electrical box. the sticker has been removed. community members out protesting voice their frustration. >> they get mad at us because it is a bad cause but they aren't standing with us. >> he is with the african-american community service agency in san jose said he appreciates the work of police but believes much more needs to be done to improve race relations. >> people will make commence and not even look into what black lives matter actually represents. they will just speak on what they know. it's best people educate themselves and ask questions. >> all officers on patrols will work in pairs through the end of the weekend. >> you will see less paw tropical cars in the streets but it doesn't necessarily mean response times will reduce because two officers are together. >> we are also seeing compassion national responses in the aftermath of the dallas attack. concord police posted this picture to facebook yesterday, thanking the anonymous citizen who left flowers in front of the headquarters saying honoring dallas, stay safe, concord. and the impact of protests in the bay area continues online at abc7news.com and on twitter at abc7 news bay area the. 5:35 is our time. a russian spacecraft arrived at the international space station. it is carrying a russian cosmonaut, a japanese astronaut and a bay area astronaut that grew up here. getting into space is an extraordinary feat, and astronaut kate rubins was no ordinary student. >> as astronaut kate rubins walked to the launch vehicle in kazakstan, a stanford professor was watching from mission control in houston. >> as the rocket headed up into the sky, i choked up. i was overwhelmed. >> he was kate's ph.d. mentor. he said her graduate work with deadly diseases like ebola prepared her for spacious. >> many of the same kinds of conditions that she'll now have to face as an astronaut. she was literally wearing a space suit in dealing with life-threatening dangers. >> he said kate never took the easy road, and there is no easy road to space. >> she had to learn fluent russian, learn to fly a jet fighter and other training. >> but her training began long before grad school. here in her high school they still remember her. >> she really dove into everything. >> he was her soccer coach. >> and she was an editor-in-chief. >> did you look and say this girl is going to be an astronaut? >> no, i can't say i did but i knew there would be something special. >> they are sending something to space with her and hope she returns the favor. >> a video. a live feed. it would be a spectacular thing for our student to experience. >> the topic is genetics and how the body changes in zero gravity. >> somebody who has just joy for the unknown. >> it will be a busy few months in space, and kate was never one to do the bare minimum. >> even in my free time i'm a bit of a nerd, i think i will be doing science experiments up there. >> abc7 news, napa. >> president obama is in poland to attend semple nato sessions. this is him greeting world leaders at his firth and final nato strip of his presidency. it could be his last trip to europe as president. he will leave poland for spain tonight before heading back to the united states tomorrow night lake tahoe's current water level is well below average but it's better than last year. coming up, a look at the shifting water levels and how the people who depend on the lake are adjusting with them. but first the time right now is 5:38. here's a live look outside from our abc7 exploratorium camera at pier15. ♪ amsleep number beds with you with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. it's the final days of the lowest prices of the season sale, with our best-buy rated c2 queen mattress now only $699.99. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. >> knew this morning, is the monarch butterfly population is steady decreasing here in california. a new study shows a 74% decline in the last two decades from more than is million in 1997 to just under 300,000 in 2015. biologists say the orange and black insects that return to the california coast during the winter are struggling. they say it's possible the culprit is insecticides and in the groves where they spend their winters. lisa argen is tracking live doppler hd. hi, lisa. >> you can see it here from our golden gate bridge camera. it's 57 degrees there and 59 at the airport. no delays. we will see another cool afternoon. but we've got sunshine on the way and a warmer second half of the weekend. i'll have the details in just a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead a wild finish in houston. down by three the a's rally for five runs in the ninth, but could they hold on to (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com ♪ ♪ did you know people can save over $500 when they switch to progressive? did you brush your hair today? yes, mom. why? hmm. no reason. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. thanks for choosing abc7 news on this saturday morning. a quick look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, showing no delays as you make your way in from almeda county. we will check in with lisa argen for the full forecast coming up. >> lake tahoe the water level is well above last year. but government forecasts indicate climate change could have a serious impact on the futures of the lake and that means tough decisions are coming on how to manage the shoreline. ama daetz has the details. >> it's a storybook day on lake tahoe. blue sky, blue water, and thousands of people to take in in. the lake level is almost three feet below average for this time of year. but it's a foot higher than it was last year. that's enough to make a big difference for people on the water. >> oh, my gosh, it is better. >> we shot this video at south lake tahoe last july. this is what the same spot looks like now. better conditions for swimmers and boaters. >> we went down to pick up one of our rental boats. >> but this marina owner is worried about the future with climate change threatening the tourist-dependent economy around the lake. >> if the water level drops the boats can't get into the marinas or launch their boats. >> here they have used a fleeting dock to extend the pier into deeper water. but you see the problem with many smaller private piers that barely reach the lake and this could become the norm. they predict major challenges for tahoe over the next few decades. >> the study shows we can expect warming temperatures in the air and water. less snowpack, more frequent drought. >> the projections come as the tahoe regional planning agency is working on new rules for the lakeshore line. they are hugely controversial. for 40 years environmental groups, home own speakers businesses have fought over waterfront buildings, including adding new and longer piers or more buoys for the boats. the last ones were thrown out when the league to lake tahoe sued and won. >> it allowed for massive increase of boating on the lake without adequate mitigation. >> that was eight years ago. now with a desperate need for an updated shoreline policy, the various faxes are fledging to work together, starting with research. >> we are learning more about what the real impacts of boating are through a joint fact finding process. >> we want to protect the lake as much, if not more than everyone else. we make our livelihood out here. so it's really important to make sure the science backs up whatever we are looking to do. >> experts say the water level for tahoe has already peaked for the summer but good boating conditions are expected to last at least for a couple of months. abc7 news >> we are off to a mild start to the weekend but when can we expect a warmup? leagues arrange is here now with the full accuweather forecast. high, lisa. >> yes. we will see the low clouds and fog at the coast. half-mile visibility now half moon bay. we have mild temperatures due to the wind pattern this morning. you see the foot present here from across the bay along the peninsula into the north bay. it's all due to a system that's well to the north of us. you see the trajectory of the counter clockwise circulation of this low. it's bringing some rain as far south as extreme northern california. we aren't going to see rain, maybe a little mist and drizzle along the coast. extreme northern sonoma county could see a sprinkle burks it's enhancing the marine layer in some spots. in san francisco we have dense fog. otherwise the winds ahead of it bringing mild conditions around the bay. but by the afternoon we will do a 180, temperatures anyway. numbers below average. this was a vantage point that was a little bit more visible earlier. but you can see the clouds here from our east bay hills camera. 57 in the city, as well as half moon bay. it's 60 oakland and morgan hill with low 60s from mountain view and san jose. you step outside and it's like it feels different out here. not as cool and some is due to the low clouds and fog but mostly to the touch of southwesterly winds. once we get that up-welling off the coast we get the cooler averages and we see the winds from a different direction. 60 novato and by the delta. low 60s for you in concord and livermore this morning. it's been nice in the east bay valleys. the probably enjoy another nice afternoon. but as you head out this morning, everyone waking up to a much, much milder morning with 2 to 8 degrees warmer all acrosby the bay. once again, it will translate into cooler afternoon readings. here's a look at san jose this morning with the cloud deck out there. and as we go through the next several hours, we will get into sunny skies throughout the afternoon. but as the front pushes to the north of us, it's going to get breezy around the bay. so it will be cooler for today and then a warmer and brighter pattern beginning as soon as tomorrow. so temperatures should come up about five degrees tomorrow as the ridge of high pressure begins to build. a little mist and drizzle early on. stopping this at 11 clock you see we have low clouds and fog around the bay but it continues to clear to the coast. and the setup here with the gray, but you will notice temperatures still in the clouds will be in the low 60s. but it will be breezy. it will feel cooler than that. you see the clouds pulling away from the coast. santa cruz at 72 degrees. 63 in san francisco, you are below average again by about 4 degrees. 67 in oakland. 77 san jose. 72 in vallejo. if you are headed to at&t park this afternoon, looking at temperatures in the mid-60s with partly cloudy skies and the west wind up to 17. so the accuweather seven-day forecast today featuring the coolest day out of the next seven, 58 to 82 with the modest warmup tomorrow. but 90s arrive next week and they stick around with the warmer bay, as well. chris. >> lisa, thank you. in sports, the first 20,000 fans will receive either a johnny cueto before the game before the d-backs. yesterday they were trying to beat them for the first time here this season. here's the sports report. >> good morning. by winning the final five fan vote, giants is first baseman brandon belt earned a spot in next tuesday's all-star game. he came in batting .300 with 10 home runs and 46 rbi. willie mccovey shows you it was bobblehead night at&t park. the home run to lead it off. the next at-bat he gets hit in the elbow. in the second corbin looking for revenge, throws up him not once but twice. and he tells corbin take this, and there it goes. his ninth homer of the season. ties at game at 2. then in the third. posey grounds into what should be the third out but jake lamb airmails the throw to first. samardzija shows to make it 3-2. 6-2 is the final. it's the giants 55th win, tops in the majors. >> with his parents looking on, daniel was pitching against his hometown team, houston. he was also drafted by the astros. he did not give up a hit. the roughed-up all-star reliever will hairs gave up the two run homer and made it 7-6. with two on chris davis comes through with a two-run double off michael feliz. the a's take the 8-7 lead. they added one more run but the closer could not seal the deal. he strikes out correia, but the ball gets away from steven vote. it put runners it at the corner with one out. then the next pitch goes deep to right for a walk-off three-run homer. the a's lose a heartbreaker 10-9. oh u.s. open michelle wie did not make the cut. she finished 5 over after two rounds. let's go to the golf club for the highlights. angela stanford with one of the best shots of the round. on six she sends her ball straight into the hole for an eagle. a 70 has her three-under for the tournament. anywhereium lee followed thursday with a 74. she's tied with k amy for second place, two strokes back. another tough outing for the earthquakes. in the 51st minute, they score on the bicycle kick. that would be the only goal as fc dallas wins 1-0. san jose is winless in their last seven games. and that is sports for saturday morning. i'm rick quan. i'll see you again tonight at 5:00 >> coming up, 15,000 come no, sir all lined up are about to topple over today. where you can see the chain reaction. >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $540 million megamillions drawing. one ticket purchased in indiana wins the third largest jackpot in mega-millions history, and the seventh highest in u.s. history. happening today, a day of dominoes. builders will topple the impressive 15,000 domino installation they have been assembling in san jose. this is youtube video from alex wang. he and his team started building the sculpture. next on the abc7 morning news at 6:00. hubs of protesters hit the streets in san francisco to demonstrate against police brutality. where they are planning another demonstration today. also ahead, the bay area program making sure sex offenders like jaycee dugard's abduction tore are trapped and monitored. i just picked us up 2 breakfast croissants for $4, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up, and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. enjoy freshly cracked egg with ham and bacon. or sausage. two tasty croissants at an even tastier $4 price. it's a deal you'll devour. >> it is saturday, july 9th. thanks for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking live doppler hd. hi, lisa. >> hi, chris. >> awfully gray out there. some mist and drizzle. live doppler 7hd showing us we have the fog and clouds across the bay. not everywhere, though. we are starting off with milder temperatures due to a south wind. hears a live look outside. all that slate gray. emeryville and oakland at 61 degrees. san francisco and the coast 57. there's about a hatch mile visibility half moon bay. it's 64 in san jose and morgan hill. pretty mild out there. at the airport no delays yet, but look at all the overcast. 56 santa rosa, low 60s concord. this is the beach. can't even see it in santa cruz. we will get into sunshine in the afternoon. low 70s there and low 80s inland. chris. >> lisa, thank

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