canvass for witnesses. at the time, there were a lot of people here. we definitely wanted to gather as much evidence as we can to solve this. >> san jose police, san jose fire, oakland fire, and units from other departments led a procession on 280. it was headed to valley medical center. police expect to continue their investigation this morning and canvassing of the neighborhood should take a few more hours. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. we do have a traffic alert for you this morning. sue hall staying on top of that. good morning, everyone. we start your friday morning with a sig alert in benicia, southbound 680 at marshview. this happened last night with a big rig that caught fire. the purple means a hard road closure. the red is the backup from there. it is beyond gold hill in the southbound direction. they don't expect this to be cleared for at least another hour. so of course, we're tracking that for you. your best alternate would be to take 80 to columbus parkway. exit at columbus parkway to lake herman road to cut across to 680 or go all the way to 780 to get back to 680 that way as well. we're following this with a sig alert, expected to be opened at 6:00 a.m. this morning. let's take a look at your weather with drew in for mike this morning. >> good morning. weather wise, we're moving into this friday a lot smoother. a nice afternoon on the way. out there right now, exploratorium cam, pier 15, live look at san francisco. typical morning overcast. 12-hour planner. a.m. clouds for some. inland, we'll see clear skies from the get-go. then sunshine for most away from the coast. mild to warm. not excessively hot. 70s around the bay and lower 90s inland. enjoy this friday, guys. >> all right, drew, thank you. now on to the terror attack in barcelona. the death toll there increasing to 14 people. more than 100 are hurt. >> the terrorist barreled through one of the city's biggest tourist spots in a rented van, leaving a bloody trail of victims. and this morning, police are still searching for the driver of that van. >> molly hunter is there. >> reporter: the morning after here in barcelona, crowds gathering for a moment of silence in the heart of this city. this is the bloody aftermath of another terror attack in a beautiful european city. the dead and injured sprawled in the street. >>cr sms o looked up, saw the w van just knocking people over. at high speed. >> it was late afternoon when police say this white van hopped a curb, swerved onto a sidewalk here, mowing down pedestrians in barcelona's famous las ramblas district. witnesses estimate he was speeding by at 50 miles per hour. >> we started to run. everyone ran forward. >> it was scary not to know what's happening and seeing people running outside. >> investigators say 28-year-old driss oukabir. he was born in morocco where he recently visited before returning to spain on sunday. police arrested him and another man, but the hunt is till on for the driver of the van. and down the coast, 60 miles away in a related incident, five suspects dead, shot by police. that moment of silence happening just behind he. this is the pedestrian area where the attack happened last night. less than 24 hours later, thousands of people are out, even though the entire area is on lockdown. the manhunt for the driver continues. molly hunter, abc news, barcelona. >> amazing to see all those people back. >> here in the bay area, people are mourning the victims of the barcelona attack. >> someone placed a bouquet of roses by the window at spain's consulate on suter street. many people from california are on vacation in barcelona. we skyped with a group of young men yesterday who say they worry about their safety. >> meanwhile, an east bay family still waiting to hear from their loved one. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in lafayette with their story. amy. >> reporter: reggie, i just spoke with a family friend. he says the wife of the missing man, heidi, is very frustrated. she still doesn't have any news this morning. the lafayette couple was on the tail end of a two-week-long european vacation. 43-year-old jared tucker and his wife, they were in the la las ramblas area of barcelona, and now she can't find him. he stepped away to go to the restroom when the attack happened. heidi hasn't been able to get information from the state department or the red cross. jared's broernl spoke to us. he was too distraught to appear on camera. he told us about heidi's frantic search. she also has the help of a friend who lives in barcelona. >> went to the hospital to see if there were names or anything given. they were redirected to a red cross type setup. they were going to post names at a certain point. as of yet, they have yet to release those names. >> heidi was told to leave the area by police right after the attack. she says she couldn't call her husband because phone lines were cut. the family friend tells me that she has placed his name on a list at the state department. now, they are just waiting. reporting live from lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> must be so difficult. thank you. you can help honor those who dies in barcelona by sharing this badge. you can find it on our abc7 facebook page. it's 5:06 wrk at the live desk, we're tracking a big rig fire on interstate 680 in benicia near marshview. you can see crews putting out the fire there. the big rig burned to the fire overnight and set trees and surrounding vegetation on fire. no word on injuries. the fire is creating a traffic headache as crews are working to clean up the debrises, and sue hall is in. you have been monitoring the situation all morning long. how is it looking now? >> it's no different than when we last spoke. it's been out there since 10:00 last night. they have a full hard closure of 680 to try to get all this debris cleaned up. they thought they would be open by 6:00 a.m., although they have started to sort of push back on the time that the tow trucks and all of the cleanup crews can get there. southbound 680 at marshview. they have a detour in place right off and then back on again. but as you can see, the delay is back now past gold hill road. so the best detour would be 80 all the way down to 780 to benicia or you could take 80 to columbus parkway and columbus parkway leads to lake herman road to get back to 680. those are your good alternates. we'll follow this until they give us a time of reopening. right now, it's after 6:00 a.m. here's drew with a look at your friday weather. >> good morning, everybody. let's talk about who's seeing fog and who's seeing clear skies. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the coast, you're seeing cloud cover. zoom in tighter on the north bay. you have patchy cloud cover around santa rosa. thicker around novato and vallejo. from livermore to antioch, tracy, you're clear. patchy cloud cover over san jose. future weather. let's go hour by hour on your friday. first stop we have, 10:00 this morning. patchy fog around the bay. the bigger story, we're quickly warming inland, already into the 70s from fairfield to livermore, down to san jose. this afternoon, a few degrees warmer today than we were yesterday. but still pretty comfortable for august standards. take a look at highs today. 67 with afternoon sunshine in san francisco. oakland, we'll go up to 74 later on today. 82 and sunny in san jose. warmer in morgan hill. 91 the high in antioch. 79, vallejo. 84, santa rosa. and ukiah, a high of 99 degrees, guys. >> thanks, drew. concussions are a huge concern for young athletes, but there's a warning this morning from doctors that parents really need to hear. >> kevin durant taking a why he says he will not meet why he says he will not meet president trump, even if for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is 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while his brother called for help. >> an accident victim's family will receive $9.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit blamed on faulty brakes. daniel mcguire died when a big rig went out of control and plowed into several cars along highway 17 in 2014. mcguire's family hopes his death will send a message to the trucking industry to follow the law. investigators say the truck shouldn't have been on the road with defective brakes. the truck driver was placed on probation for mcguire's death. >> a member of the oakland raiders facing arraignment next month on assault charges. they allege shaun lee smith beat his sister's boyfriend in pasadena on july 4th. the d.a.'s office just announced the charges yesterday. smith is a corner back for the raiders. >> four people including a 13-year-old girl, are facing charges in connection with a robbery on a muni bus. the only suspect san francisco police are releasing the name of is 19-year-old clay doss of antioch. the robbery happened last month. police say doss and at least three young teens followed a man from one bus to another, assaulted him and took his phone. >> north korea's nuclear threats are topping the agenda for joint u.s. and japanese meetings in washington, d.c. secretary of state rex tillerson and defense secretary jim mattis are hosting the japanese counterparts. japan is a key ally in asia and another potential target of north korean aggressions. the meetings come as north korea has put its plan to fire missiles toward guam on hold. american forces in guam say they're prepared for whatever happens. >> we train every day. we're always ready. and that's what makes us ready to fight tonight. because we have this power projection here right behind us. >> american b-1 bombers have been making round-trip patrols between guam and the korean peninsula since north korean ruler kim jong-un made his threats. >> a state lawmaker plans to nofor deuce legislation to forbid sexual harassment between investors and female entrepreneurs. hannah beth jackson said that behavior is barred under a blanket prohibition in a civil rights act. jackson wants to amend the act to specifically name investors and start-up founders. she points to a recent report that showed more than half of women in tech have experienced lewd behavior by male investors. >> california's fair political practices commission will allow candidates to get unlimited campaign contributions from other lawmakers. but the decision to remove the state's nearly $4,000 limit is now under fire by critics who say the panel unfairly voted in favor of one political party. democratic state senator josh newman has raised more cash this year than any other lawmaker. he's faced a recall effort because of his support of the new gas tax. if he loses his seat, democrats could give up their super majority in the senate. >> because they did it in the way they did it, it makes it look as though they really threw a lifeline to one politician and that's not the job of the fair political practices commission. this ruling, quite frankly, tarnishes their reputation. >> elections officials still counting signatures on recall petitions. if the effort qualifies for the ballot, newman will face a recall vote in november. today's "gma" first look, a new study looks at what parents think about concussions and sports. >> lindsey davis has more on that. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, researchers at the neurological institute in arizona wants parents to know concussions aren't limited to the gridiron. in a new survey conducted, 85% of parents say thad wipermit their kids to participate in any contact sport. and while only two thirds of parts say thad they would allow their children to play football, 9 in 10 said they would allow their kids to take part in soccer, even though soccer has the highest rate of concussion in any teen sport. >> the greatest rise of that participation is actually in girls sports. the number one increase in actually in cheer. >> alexa was treated at the barrow institute after three concussions. >> i couldn't read. i couldn't write. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., dr. jennifer ashton weighs in live. with your "gma" first look, i'm lindsey davis, abc news, new york. the bay area's only telescope shop is seeing astronomical demand for solar eclipse spectating supplies. orion telescope center said it sold out of nearly everything, from solar filters for viewing the sun through a telescope to solar eclipse glasses. astronomy enthusiast michael green scored one of the last pair of these but he's willin to share. >> i already talked to neighbors this morning and they want to look through the grasses and see the eclipse, too. >> people who left the store empty-handed said they'll have to improvise. >> do not do that. we're not suggesting that. >> do a lot of research before your improvise. >> we'll have extengsive coverage of the great american solar eclipse, right before abc's special coverage which begins monday at 10:00 a.m. david muir will anchor. >> there's still another month left of summer, but for those of you who are sick of the season, you'll be happy to know fall foliage is looking good this year. who are you, bah hum bug? mcgrinchster. who are you? the autumn leaves in new england will be especially colorful because the region had a mild summer and more rainfall. there you go. >> let's talk about traffic now because there is a major problem going on. sue, tell us about it. >> it's still happening. i have a glimmer of better news. this is benicia, southbound 680. chp is on scene with this. it was a big rig fire last night. it's been out there since 10:00 last night with debris in lanes. the department of transportation is hoping to open the left lane any minute now. that should be a little relief. traffic stacked up to gold hill. there is a detour in place. they're taking folks off at marshview and right back on the freeway again. you're stacked up for a good solid 30-minute delay. the other alternate would be to take 80 through vallejo on to 780 eastbound to get back to 680. once again, they will try to have this fully open by 6:00. we're checking on that. we'll check back in the next few minutes. here's drew with a look at weather. >> good morning, everybody. we have a cloudy start for some on this friday morning. but let's talk about what our sky conditions will be like for monday morning when the partial solar eclipse moves over the bay area. a time stamp starting at 9:00, this is monday morning. this is when the eclipse will begin. we'll have coastal cloud cover. some high clouds streaming through the north bay. as we go towards 10:15, this is when max eclipse will be happening, about 75% of the sun will be covered on monday morning. it does look like we'll have coastal cloud cover. away from the coast, looking good with clear skies. we'll keep you updated as we get closer in the coming days. out there right now, current numbers. good morning oakland, 60 degrees. 63, mountain view. 59, the current number in novato. in the south bay, 82 for san jose. morgan hill at 89. 80, that number for sunnyvale. along the peninsula, 76. that number for menlo park, 73. downtown san francisco, afternoon sunshine, 67. cloudier at daly city at 64. in the north bay, 84, santa rosa. 79 for vallejo. into the east bay, bright and nice in oakland, 74 in the afternoon. 78, fremont. and inlntd, warm, 89 that number in concord. 90 in pittsburg. accuweather seven-day forecast holding steady through the weekend. a nice weekend around here. morning fog, sun. that solar eclipse featuring coastal clouds monday morning and then temperatures below average for the second half of the seven-day forecast. >> all right, thank you. now to a developing story that abc7 news has been tracking for months now. the last coastal sand mining operation in the continental u.s. california state lands commission has approved a settlement to shut it down. the sunex 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news in the south bay. abc 7 news has just confirmed the two victims of a shooting in san jose are oakland firefighters. officials say they were at an event in san jose when someone opened fire last night. a suspect search is under way. >> number two, we have a sig alert in effect for your friday morning. this is in benicia, southbound 680 near marshview. a detour in place. taking you off at marshview and right back on again, delays and we're hoping to have the left lane open in a couple minutes. >> a large crowd gathered in barcelona for a moment of silen silence. at least 14 people are dead, others are hurt. >> number four, an east bay man is missing after the terror attack in barcelona. family members say jared tucker was on vacation with his wife. the couple was separated during the chaos. >> number five, the berkeley city council is holding an emergency meeting today. they will consider an ordinance to stop a planned right-wing rally. >> number six, i'm meteorologist drew tuma tracking a fine friday for you on this afternoon. later on today, 89 the high for concord. 74, oakland. 67 in san francisco. 82 and sunny in san jose. and 95, that number in lakeport. >> number seven, swish swish what? katy perry is postponing her world tour. she's blaming unforeseen production issues. the tour is supposed to kick off next month. she was scheduled to perform in san jose november 14th. this is pretty exciting. you have heard of pop-up restaurants, right? but one in new york is making waves. >> the cheetos restaurant. >> what? >> called the spotted cheetah, is already sold out. the waiting list for this three-day pop-up is more than 1,000 people. diners get to enjoy cheetos inspired creations whipped up by celebrity chef ann burrell. for dessert, how about a cheetos sweetoes topped cheesecake? the restaurant opened wednesday. it will close for good today. >> i know the way you're reading it, this is making it sound gross. cheetos are my favorite crunchy snack of all time. i think this is a great idea. i'm all for it. >> come on, kids. we're in the possibly greatest city in the world. let's go to the cheetos restaurant. >> yeah. >> we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including the way some facebook users are welcoming protesters to crissy field next week. >> plus, apple's construction project taking place right now in santa clara. >> a live look at the embarcadero this morning. we'll keep up weather and traffic conditions throughout the break. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. that breaking news we have been tracking all morning long. just getting this news confirmed now. two off-duty oakland firefighters have been shot in san jose. >> one of them died from the injuries. the other one is hurt. abc7 news reporter matt keller is live at taylor and 8th. matt. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. we have confirmed they were two off-duty oakland firefighters. we're told the person who was killed was 30 years old. we're told the other firefighter is alive. he's 26 years old and is stable at the hospital. this scene is still ongoing right now. eight hours after the shooting took place here on taylor street. we talked with some people who were here last night. they say there was a very family friendly event at gordon until 9:00 last night. a lot of people were coming out and around in this area when the shooting took place. now, it's a crime scene. police have detained one person. officers also started a yard-to-yard search last night to make sure there are no other outstanding suspects. they're looking in the neighborhood east and south of the area. it doesn't appear there's a relationship between the shooter and victims. the group of off-duty firefighters were at the event. they were leaving the event when they were met by a group of men. something happened, and shots were fired. >> a nice neighborhood. like i said, this is usually a very nice event. well attended. family oriented. i see people walking their dogs here. so it just seems to be a random act of violence. >> san jose police, san jose fire, oakland fire, and units from other departments led a proceson280. this is at meridian avenue. it was heading toward valley medical center. both oakland firefighters were part of the graduating class in april, so they were only on the job for a few months. the investigation and search in this area are expected to last a few more hours. matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. that is just awful. we'll continue to follow that throughout the morning. we're also following a major traffic incident in benicia. what's going on now, sue? >> they expected to have the left lane open. it's still a sig alert, southbound 680 at marshview. it started last night with a big rig fire before 10:00. they still have all lanes closed, as you can see the backup now towards cordelia and the 80 junction. there is a detour in place here off and then right back on the freeway. the backup is horrendous so the suggestion is to take 80 to 780. we'll take a look at this video from last night. the fire, as you can see, spread to trees in the area, and that backup remains this morning. no word on how that big rig literally exploded and burned to the ground. backup still out there, and we're following that, unfortunately, all morning long. drew. >> on this friday morning, the weather we're easing on into the weekend. we'll take you outside, a live look from the weather window. the golden gate bridge, you have visibility right now. we have a fair amount of cloud cover overhead in san francisco and parts of the region. as we look at your 12-hour day planner, sunshine for most away from the coast. a fine friday by the afternoon. not too bad around the bay. 70s and sunny skies. warmest spots inland going near 90 later on today, guys. >> thank you, drew. developing news. the terror attack in barcelona, a 14th person has died. >> police still looking for the driver of a truck that plowed through a crowd of pedestrians on the city's historic las ram bls district. the truck swerved onto a sidewalk filled with pedestrians. >> everybody started to run. they're screaming from behind. and everybody ran forward. >> it was scary not to know what's happening. and just seeing people running outside. >> the u.s. state department says one american was hurt in the attack, although the person has not yet biidentified. more than sixty-s60 miles away, say five suspects have been killed in a police shootout in cambrils. suspects wearing fake bomb belts began plowing down people. an officer was among six people hurt. >> an east bay family is searching for their loved one who is missing after the barcelona terror attack. 43-year-old jared tucker was on vacation with his wife. the couple from lafayette walking through the lasramblas area when they got separated. he left to use the restroom when chaos struck, and police told his wife she had to leave. the family is trying to get information from the u.s. consulate and red cross. the state department says an american was hurt in the attack. so far, they have not i.d.'d that vm. >> the terror attack is on the minds of people traveling to and from spain this morning. abc7 news spoke to several young men from the bay area on vacation in barcelona. they say they're with a group and they're safe. still, they're shaken, knowing that the popular tourist spot they had just visited became a target. >> we were actually on that same path where the van plowed through. literally two hours before. we have pictures of us there. >> people from spain who live in the bay area say they're sending their thoughts and prayers. san francisco police say they have increased their presence around landmarks. they also know right now of no threats against san francisco. abc7 news was in san jose after a local restaurant owner spoke to her aunt in barcelona. she is a native of spain's catalon region and her son acted as an interpreter as she talked about the tragedy. >> it's one of the most famous streets in barcelona and in the world. there's so many tourists there every year. and it's just very disappointing to see so many people die, innocent people. >> her restaurant contains many mementos from barcelona, including the flag of the city's soccer team. >> you can help honor those who died by sharing this badge. you can find it on our facebook page. happening today, the berkeley city council is holding an emergency meeting to consider an ordinance to stop a planned right-wing rally. it's being promoted for next weekend at civic center park. the mayor says no one has tried to obtain a permit yet, but the police department will have extra officers on duty. city leaders are concerned upth confrontations about rally supporters and counter protesters. >> obviously, we have concerns based on other events that have happened here. what we're telling people is the safest thing to do is to stay away. >> the emergency ordinance would let city manager issue rules to control or stop unpermitted events. the city council will meet at 3:00 p.m. from the live desk, we're learning about a plan some bay area dog owners have to thwart some of the protesters who represent the right wing. the patriot prayer free speech rally is planned for august 26th at crissy field. sf gate reports dog owners want to litter the open space with dog poop. a facebook event is urging people to, quote, leave a gift for our alt-right friends. the organizer says the event was created as a joke. he didn't expect more than 3,000 people to actually rsvp, saying they want to go. local and state government officials have expressed concern that law enforcement won't be able to protect the public during the rally. a man who resigned his position at a popular berkeley hotdog shop after being spotted at the rally in charlottesville insists he's not a white supremacist. in a blog post, cole white said he attended the event because it was billed at the biggest right leaning event of the world. the portrayal over the social and mainstream media has been inaccurate, biased, and completely unjustified. tonight, 20/20 has a special on extremist groups. fractured america. it airs at 10:00 p.m. tonight. it's 5:36 now. alameda police are investigating after a synagogue was vandalized. these pictures were taken at temple israel on bay farm island. you can see the broken windows have been boarded up. the congregant who posted the photos said the vandals knew they targeted a jewish institution because of the symbols displayed on the property. >> the smart train has finally received the green light. full passenger service begins a week from today. the federal railroad administration just gave final approval to the system's positive train control. that's what's able to automatically stop trains if it senses a potential crash or problem. smart will run 34 weekday trips and 10 weekend trips between santa rosa and san rafael. all right, let's get over to sue hall with a check of traffic. hi, sue. >> good morning. a lot of traffic out of santa rosa. to san rafael. excuse that interruption there. we have still this problem, an overnight big rig fire still in lanes. the left lane has been reopened. southbound 680 near marshview. the right lane still remains closed. traffic is stacked up to cordelia. you want to avoid this area for a while. 80 westbound to eastbound 780 through benicia is probably your best alternate. we have another sig alert. this one near discovery bay. highway 4 near victoria island. a fatal collision with a big rig head on to a car. both cars out of the roadway into a ditch, but chp has closed off the entire area westbound and eastbound 4 near victoria island. that's out towards discovery bay. we'll have more on both of these sig alerts in a few minutes. in the meantime, here's drew with a look at friday weather. >> good morning, sue. you got traffic, i have got weather. and we are going to ease you into this weekend nicely this afternoon. expect a lot of sunshine and really comfortable temperatures. right now, you'll have that morning fog in place when it's august around our region. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the cloud cover. zoom in, you can see petaluma, novato, over to napa. that's low cloud cover we have now, doing a-okay from livermore, antioch, tracy, you're clear. but even some patchy cloud cover south to san jose. as we get you out the door, just a light jacket this morning. 50s and 60s the name of the game. 62, hayward. 59 in san francisco with cloudy skies. 64 and clear in brentwood and 57, that current number in napa. lets prr go hour by hour for you. watch the time stamp corner of the screen, 10:00 later on, patchy fog around the bay, but we warm up quickly inland. by 2:00, we're approaching 90 degrees away from the coast. highs today, take a look. nice in palo alto. 79 and sunny. 82 in san jose. 67, afternoon sunshine in san francisco. 74, oakland. 84, santa rosa. and 99 in ukiah. we'll look at the all important weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. >> everyone will be looking to the sky during monday's solar eclipse. pg&e engineers will be watching computer screens while you're doing that. they're planning to keep your electricity flowing when the sun goes dark. >> a huge fire in yosemite is threatening homes. the move firefighters are making the move firefighters are making to turn the flames three people are in custody in connection with the shooting death of a hayward man. 29-year-old daniel del toro was shot and killed on july 19th. it happened as he was pushing his infant son in a stroller in the cherryland neighborhood of unincorporated hayward. the child was not hurt. the suspects are 25-year-old pablo mendoza from hayward, 26-year-old brandon fullings of oakland, and 26-year-old valerie boden of alameda. investigators think the shooting was gang related. >> a grim answer, but a family is finally getting one after almost 26 years. this is charles campbell. the 20-year-old was last seen in oakley before he disappeared in september of 1991. his family never knew what happened to him. sheriff's investigators working a cold case were able to use new fingerprint technology to identify his body that was found in the sacramento delta. it's still not known how he died, but investigators say he was not murdered. the skipper of uss fitzgerald and two top sailors will be relieve of duty because of mistakes that led up to a deadly collision in june. seven sailors lost their lives when the navy destroyer collided with a philippine container ship in the middle of the night off the coast of japan. a dozen of the ship's crew could be facing administrative action for their role in the collision. the navy report also details the haeroism that saved the lives o all but seven soldiers. >> crews are trying to take advantage of higher humidity and cooler weather to slow the spread of the fire in yosemite park. the big battle right now, keeping the flames from closing in on the town. they're working to gield the flames deeper into the winderness and away from the south entrance. this is new video of the fire. so far, the south fork fire has burned about 3 1/2 square miles. it's just 7% contained. happening today, meteorology student at san jose state university will be testing their equipment ahead of monday's solar eclipse. they're taking part in the solar eclipse radio sound projects, joining students from threne universities across the country. they will study how the atmosphere response in the total solar eclipse as it moves across the country. the students are teaming up with students from oregon coast community college and newport. >> the peak of the eclipse will last about two minutes. something pg&e has been preparing for for an entire year. solar power in the bay area will be reduced by 75% when the moon crosses the sun. pg&e expects a 2600 mega watt dropoff of solar energy when demand is typically 13,500 megawatts. their plan is to use state of the art technology to replace what's lost, that includes hydropower, natural gas and other sources to make sure service is not interrupted. >> hundreds of thousands of people are already hitting the road, driving to the path of totality for monday's eclipse. a third of the country is within driving distance of that diagonal path coast to coast where the moon's shadow will blot out the sun. we'll have extensive coverage of the great american solar eclipse including live local reports before the special coverage monday at 10:00 a.m. david muir will anchor the special report. >> let's take a look at how some traffic problems for going this morning. what are you seeing now? >> better in benicia. happy friday. we had a sig alert, still have a sig alert. this is southbound 680. believe it or not, this is an improvement, the roadway left lane has been reopened. right lane still closed. look at those speeds, less than five miles per hour and traffic is stacked up to cordelia. you can take 80 westbound to 780 eastbound. that's probably your best bet. elsewhere, we have a new accident reported, second lane from the left near palo alto, and another sig alert, this one is highway 4 near discovery bay and victoria island. we'll update that in a couple minutes, plus a b.a.r.t. delay, ten minutes out of the macarthur station. here's drew with a look at your friday weather. >> good morning. this morning would not be a great morning to see a solar eclipse. a lot of cloud cover out there. let's talk about monday morning. future weather showing you as we get to the start of the eclimps, 9:00 monday morning, we have cloud cover along the coast, some high clouds streaming through the north bay around santa rosa, even north into clear lake. as you get to 10:15 monday morning, this is when the max eclipse happens, about three fourths of the sun will be covered by the moon. you have cloud cover away from the coast, but good viewing conditions inland. we'll fine tune this over the weekend, but know away from the coast, the best bet for visibility monday morning. highs today, 82 for san jose. 81, santa clara. peninsula, 71, redwood city. 66 and cloudy in pacifica. downtown san francisco, afternoon sunshine, 67. 84, the afternoon number in santa rosa. 79 for vallejo. 82 for napa. oakland up to 74. 78, that number in fremont. 77 for hercules. and inland into the 80s for most sparts. 89, concord. 91, that number in antioch. seven-day forecast, show you the weekend, a steady pattern of morning fog to sunshine. and then next week, temperatures dip below average through thursday. natasha. >> thank you. more than 70 schools in the oakland unified school district will serve students free breakfast and lunch this year thanks to a federal program focused on providing student in high need areas meals in school. the number of schools qualifying has gone from 5 to 73. the first day of school is on monday. >> this 17-year-old high school student from your agai is $10,000 richer thanks to his computer programming smarts and pezequiel discovered a security bug in google's app engine server and sent a summary of his findings to the search engine's security team. google responded with, great catch. and then awarded him the cash prize. i think that kid is going somewhere. >> absolutely. american idol coming to abc7 this fall. odd ishzs will be held in oakland on sunday. the bus will be in jack london square giving you a chance to be a star, but you don't have to wait until sunday. you can actually audition right now online. we have a link to that application at abc7news.com. by the way, you have to be at least 15 years old. overcoming peanut allergies. the possible breakthrough out of australia. >> first, a man who saved up pocket change thought he was out $3,000. two years later, he has some of it back. the thief with both a kaunconsce and a heart. >> can the secret to controlling your appetite come in a shell? >> breaking news in san jose where police have confirmed two oakland firefighters have been shot. you're looking live at the scene right now. one firefighter is dead. one firefighter is dead. the other in critical cond ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. lgbt advocated for calling for more representation in california school textbooks. they held a public hearing to get input on what changes should be made. the lgbt community and its supporters showed up in force to stress their desire for more significant and positive presence, especially in history books. >> we have a promise in the united states that we are all created equal. and that means equal representation, that means equal treatment. and so we have to keep true to that as we create these texts. >> the commission will decide next month which changes to make. it's then up to the state department of education to adopt the recommendations. >> throw some walnuts into that lunch. you could discourage overeating that way. researchers find walnuts activate an area of it brain that controls hunger and cravings. the harvard medical school study used an mri to look at the brain. when people in the study ate walnuts, that part of the brain lit up. participants said they felt less hungry. >> still want to know about that chocolate walnut ice cream. >> it's just the walnut, not the ice cream. >> just plain walnuts. >> happening today, adults can unleash their inner child at fairyland. adults only night at the museum in oakland. from 7:00 to 10:00, the park will host a dance party, puppet shows and other attractions. two drinks included in your $30 ticket price. you must be at least 21 with a valid i.d. to get in and proceeds go to outreach programs, summer camp scholrships, field trips for low income families and the children's theater program. >> and good morning. sue hall live at the traffic center. we have the metering lights turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. we hit 5:38 this morning. you're stacking up towards the macarthur maze for about a ten-minute delay to pay your tolls getting into san francisco. big problem since before 10:00 last night with a big rig fire. southbound 680 near marshview road. still in the leanp process. the better news is the left lane is now open, the right lane is still closed. 80 westbound to 780 eastbound is your best alternate route to avoid the less than five-mile-per-hour traffic zone there. getting first reports of a stall leaving san francisco, northbound 101, right near the 80 split, as you're headed towards the bay bridge, a lane is blocked there. sensors are green. they're looking pretty good at this point. the bay bridge folks are trying to get their tow truck out there to get it all cleaned out of lanes, but just try to avoid that. we'll be back in a couple minutes and check on that stall as well as your sig alert and another sig alert with a fatal accident near discovery bay on highway 4. back in a few. here's drew. >> hey, good morning. we're tracking clouds for some on this friday morning. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the coastal clouds as is typical this time of year. we'll zoom in, you see the gray shading, kind of a mixture of stars and clouds out there early this morning. same in albany. hayward, patchy cloud cover. same in san leandro. san jose, breaks in the cloud cover, but clear from livermore, antioch, and tracy. 63, the current number in mountain view. 58 in milpitas. cooler in the north bay, 56, cooler in the north bay, 56, that number in sebastopol. the you liked yesterday, kind of a carbon copy forecast today. by 4:00, we're mild to warm around the bay. 70s and inland. at&t park. phils in town to take on the mets. your three-day forecast showing you the weekend, a really steady pattern of limited fog to afternoon sunshine and excessive heat. >> drew, thank you so much. a so calman had a water jug containing thousands of dollars worth of coins stolen two years ago. >> in a twist, he received an apology letter in the mail with $1300 in cash. bill fulbright had been filling the bottle for 25 years. he estimates there were $3,000 to $4,000 in it. the family kept the loose jug of change in the garage. one theory is a delivery man may have spotted the change when the garage was open and stolen it. >> gives me the chills now. that someone could be so convicted that they would feel the need to pay a restitution like that, and it must -- i kind of feel for the person. i don't on one end that they stole from us, but the fact they were so convicted, it must have laid heavy on someone's heart. >> he's not interested in finding out the identity of the thief and has forgiven the person. >> next, details on the oakland raider now facing assault charges. >> plus, a search for a bay area man in barcelona following the terrorist attack there. >> we're live in san jose tracking breaking news. two off-duty oakland firefighters are shot. one of them is dead. the suspect still on the loose. >> it is 5:56. here's a live look outside at weather and traffic information on your screen during the commercial break. it's time for the biggest sale oit senses and automaticallyep adjusts on both sides. the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. we're coming up at 6:00 a.m. we have been tracking breaking news out of san jose. in just the last hour, we confirmed two off-duty oakland firefighters have been shot there. >> one of them is dead. other is hurt, and right now, the sunch is still on for the suspects. reporter matt keller live for us at taylor and 8th. matt. >> natasha and reggie, in just the past ten minutes or so, they opened up one lane of taylor street. it appears they'll be opening up both lanes. it appears they're done and the on-scene investigation at least here is over. sad morning for oakland firefighters, finding out the news two of their own were shot here in san jose. one, a 30-year-old man, was killed. the other, a 26-year-old man, was taken to the hospital. and is stable. this is the crime scene here. it was active for 8 1/2 hours until they just wrapped it up after that shooting. this is also still happening now. this is video of police doing a yard to yard search in the area to the east and south of us. police detained one person. they want to make sure there are no other suspects still in this area. this happened after a family friendly event. they had music, food, and activities for kids. group of the off-duty firefighters were leaving the event when they were met by a group of men. something happened and shots were fired. >> for there to be that many people, plus it's a family vept. a lot of kids. i can only imagine how scary that must have been to be that close around all of those people and have gunfire around. >> san jose police, san jose fire, oakland fire