san jose you will top off at 82. average high is 83. 60s at the beaches today. pacifica a little sunshine. 90s in the santa clara valley. 80s at the peninsula. from the 80s to 94 degrees east of the bay. the winds will rotate from the west to northwest 10 to 20. that will help clear some of the smoke out of the inland areas. we will be cloudy in stinson beach in the mid-60s. we'll be in the 70s in mill valley. then topping off at 85. if you want heat go not far reaches -- to the far reaches of the north bay, 101 in ukiah. a minor change in the forecast. i have those deals coming up. we have actually a chp traffic alert for a fatal crash -- excuse me, first let's get to the nimitz freeway where there was a car fire, now it's on the shoulder and the fire department has put that out so there was some spectator slowing. highway 9 lane closed in the area, use 17 as an alternate. this was the traffic alert. earlier a fatal crash, unfortunately. carquinez bridge to the maze to the maze, westbound 27 minutes. toll plaza looking clear. in just a few hours, hundreds of court workers have plans to strike outside the hall of justice. kpix 5's maria medina reports from the courthouse reporter: this is going to be a much different story in a couple of hours. at 7:00 nearly 400 santa clara court workers plan to strike. they say they deserve more pay. now, the court is offering them a 5% increase and six months later another 5%. but the union workers say they want three increases because the last time they saw a pay hike was nearly a decade ago. the court says they can't afford it, they are $5 million in the red and the workers say if that's true, why were so many high level employees given raises and how did they build a new courthouse? they simply say enough is enough. >> unfortunately, to live in this valley, you need some decent living wages and it's been eight years since our last raise. and we feel at this time that we cannot afford to live under these circumstances anymore and work in this area. >> reporter: so negotiations stalled in june and that's why they plan to strike today. many of them are clerks, countywide. so again, this morning, they plan to strike at 7:00 right -- just a few feet away from me. court operations will be scaled back. they say expect delays and longer wait times. if you have jury duty, they say check n and as far as crim -- they say check in. and as far as criminal proceedings, they will do the best they can. maria medina, kpix 5. it was a wild kidnapping for ransom case that made headlines around the world. at first vallejo police called it a hoax. and now we know why. new court documents show a lead investigators didn't believe the victims' account because its outlandish nature. denise huskins was kidnapped last march. her boyfriend's account of the ordeal contained odd details like the abductor was wearing scuba gear and took their blood pressure. police say another red flag was that when she was found she didn't act like a victim. >> it's just outrageous that officers would go out and continue to do this after they had been through. >> denise and her boyfriend filed a defamation suit against the officers for calling the experience a wild goose chase. the officers hope to have the suit thrown out. [ pause ] [ no narration ] right now, police are looking for two men who reportedly shot someone in broad daylight. it happened yesterday afternoon near the arroyo bike trail in livermore. officers say the two confronted a 25-year-old man shot him in the stomach and then ran off. the victim is in critical condition. there are no suspects and no descriptions. police say it's an isolated incident. officers need your help tracking down this woman. the palo alto police department says she robbed a bank. she reportedly hit the star one credit union on el camino real yesterday morning. a teller says she handed them a note demanding money. she did get some of the cash and then ran off. looks like san francisco's homeless crisis solution won't be funded by tech tax revenue. but the decision could end up on the november ballot. the measure would have taxed larger tech companies 1.5% of their annual payroll. the bill's sponsors says it was an effort to get them to pay "their fair share." it would have been funneled into homeless services. the proposal was shot down monday by business leaders and the mayor. the backers plan to fight until the decision is up to voters in november. in the presidential race, some prominent republicans are announcing their support for democrat hillary clinton. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from the newsroom to explain their rationale. reporter: the most recent party defector is hewlett- packard executive and former candidate for california governor meg whitman now intending to vote for hillary clinton. in a facebook post she said trump's reckless and uninformed positions on issues from immigration to our economy to foreign policy have made it clear that he lacks both the policy depth and sound judgment required as president. the snubs go both ways. donald trump gave an interview to the "washington post" withholding endorsements for house speaker paul ryan and arizona senator john mccain referring to speaker ryan, trump telling the post, we need very strong leadership and i'm not quite there yet. about senator mccain, trump said he has not been a big fan because of the way he treats veterans. president obama challenged republican leaders to take to stand. >> if you are repeatedly have to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him? >> the democratic party still faces its own internal struggles. three more top officials at the democratic national committee resigned tuesday in the wake of of the committee's email hack. back to the republicans, new york congressman richard hannah says he is also planning to vote for clinton. he by the way is not running for re-election. live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. is there any indication that whitman is planning to throw money into this campaign? >> reporter: yes. she hasn't said how much but said she would provide a substantial donation to clinton's run and whitman used to be a top republican donor so when she says substantial, she usually means it. >> thank you. the father of a u.s. soldier killed in combat is continuing his criticism of donald trump. khan first gained national attention while speaking at the domestic disturbance. democratic national convention. yesterday khan called trump a draft dodger. >> he wants to be the leader, commander-in-chief of this united states of america, you had your chance. you skipped. you dodged the draft. >> the comments were in response to a story in the "new york times." the report indicated trump avoided the vietnam war draft through one medical deferment and four student deferments. trump said yesterday he regrets not serving in the military and accepted a purple heart from the military veterans. president obama and first lady michelle obama were dressed to the nines last night for a state dinner with the prime minister of singapore. the party celebrated five decades of diplomatic relations between the u.s. and singapore. over 3500 american companies have some kind of presence there. singapore was also the first country in southeast asia to join the fight against isis. there's a new push this morning to stop the dmv from suspending driver licenses of low income people who fail to pay traffic fines. advocates for the poor sent a letter to the dmv demanding they stop the unfair practice. licenses can be suspended for failed court appearances but many can't afford them. driving is a source of income for so many in the bay area and suspending that right further entrenches residents into poverty. today the san francisco police department is having a ceremony. a horse named gunny is getting to retire at the age of 19. sfpd is so proud of his work fighting crime, the acting police chief is giving him a bucketful of apples and carrots. but the ceremony also involves a very special tradition. gunny's shoes will be nailed above the bar's front door along with the horseshoes of six other horses who helped keep the city safe. so thank you to gunny. >> happy retirement. [ laughter ] time now, 5:10. the centers for disease control and prevention says that efforts to contain the spread of zika virus in florida is failing. the new cases just reported. >> shocking video of a robbery caught on camera as a store clerk escapes a shootout just in time. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good wednesday morning, everyone. we have a change in your weather pattern that you need to know about. we'll talk about that up next. ,,,,,, - hi, it's me. 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[ scuffle ] >> sit down, sit down! enough. enough! >> completely re relaxed and whatever you do, enjoy your facebook! >> according to the fbi, 25- year-old michael curr threatened, shoved and kicked and spit on flight attendance . he is facing federal charges. the number of people infected with zika in florida is 15. it hit in wynwood arts district. crews will spray insecticide in the air instead of just the ground. >> we're not seeing the number of mosquitos coming down rapidly. they are resistant to the insecticide or still in standing water breeding. >> experts worry the virus will spread if people infected go into other countries. the cdc is warning women who are pregnant and who plan to be pregnant to avoid that area. the rio olympics are days away from the opening ceremonies and the former warriors player andrew bogut isn't impressed with the village. he put together this, putting together a shower curtain so we can flower and not flood the place. when asked about the beds, he said at hashtag ioc luxury logging, we believe a bed is not vital for sleep. fine-tuned athletes can sleep standing up. people are posting tweets saying the red, white and blue ralph lauren design includes shirts that resemble the russian flag. >> they even welcomed the team. >> we always have these stories leading up to the olympics about how bad things are but it seems like this year in particular it's really bad. >> the joy they made it there -- but let's face it, there is a bad venue with a lot of underlying issues and i have seen pictures that the usa basketball team is now staying on a luxury yacht. >> i read about that. >> i have mixed feelings about that because you're supposed to be a team and it's part of the olympics village but they say kidnapping is a big issue for people with money. and about those uniforms, i don't like them! [ laughter ] traffic is probably not as controversial. heading to berkeley, westbound 80 through berkeley there was some roadwork that was getting some late clearing there. it's causing a backup but there's clearing up on the way to the bay bridge, cars moving about 19 miles per hour so keep that in mind and then to the bay bridge toll plaza, cars moving smoothly carquinez bridge to the maze westbound taking you about 25 minutes. and then altamont pass, usually our normal trouble area, cars moving 32 miles per hour. you can see the yellow and the red. altamont pass to 680 westbound will take you about 16 minutes and then golden gate bridge four lanes going south are open. so that should be pretty easy- going into the city. and then all trains and mass transit are good. no delays. ro? >> thanks, rocky. 5:17. good morning, everybody. let's go ahead and head on out towards alexander drive. our photographer this morning is looking out towards the golden gate bridge in the direction of the skyline of san francisco. and you can see some very thin high clouds and overcast conditions. meanwhile, let's go underneath that little deck of overcast skies and head to the golden gate bridge where, boy, visibility is not obstructed this morning. it's very light. as far as the push of the onshore flow is concerned, it's very light. 60 in livermore where we have clear skies. 56 in the san francisco area. good morning to our weather watcher. dave in napa, paul in brentwood, george, san francisco and katie in hayward all reporting temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. the winds have been under 10 miles per hour so it's stagnant except in fairfield, southwest at 18. these winds will rotate northwest and west 10 to 20 during the afternoon hours and blow a little bit of that smoke out of the inland areas. a sliver of sunshine into pacifica, moss and montara beaches areas today, seasonal around the bay, hazy sunshine inland. satellite and radar suggests we have the clouds stacking up next to the coast but it's a slighter onshore push this morning. a trough is developing and going to make a huge dent in our temperatures beginning tomorrow. two inches of rain in one hour in phoenix yesterday. this monsoonal moisture is looking towards the vegas area. we have flash flood watch in effect for that area through tomorrow night. 99 at the state capital. 83 in the high sierra. 102 in fresno today. smoky hazy monterey bay 60. our numbers will play out like this. 60s beaches, 70s bay, mid- to high 70s peninsula through the 80s to the low and mid-90s away from the bay, 94 in brentwood. temperatures cool due to a trough on thursday through about saturday. that's a look at your "hump day" forecast. we'll be right back. in maine, two cows were walking around in the middle of a road like they owned the place. >> a cop had no choice but to arrest them. >> sorry, you guys. you just step over to the side of the road put your hands up in the air. don't run from me, i'm the police! hey! get back here, watch out for the mailbox! >> you can see the cows weren't moved by his badge but still the officer didn't take it hard because he actually filmed the whole thing as a joke for his 10-year-old son. it turns out his colleagues found it so funny they posted it on the department's website and now his showdown with two cows has gone viral. >> man versus cow. an umpire at a giants game made a controversial call last night and had nothing to do with what happened on the field. take a look. >> did he just toss a fan out of the game? >> i think he did. >> really? home plate ump threw out a phillies fan who was heckling at the top of the 6th inning. the fan was yelling, quote, you suck, to davidson. the ejection took many by surprise as heckling isn't out of left field. the phillies ended up beating the giants 13-8 despite being down a fan. and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, a brawl on a golf course that you have to see with your own eyes. and josh redick's catch not enough to save the dodgers last night. could the giants up their lead in the west? we'll tell you about it coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, orgasm? >> everyone. there was a time when -- good morning, everyone. there was a time when bumgarner was as automatic as the atm. giants lost five of the last six starts. 10 and two home runs last night. matt moore will make his debut on thursday in philadelphia. giants trailed 6-0 and came all the way back and took the lead in the 6th when angel pagan went yard two-run shot 8-7 san francisco. now tied at 8 in the bottom of the 8th. philadelphia gets the lead. they win 13-8. new giants reliever will smith took the loss. san francisco took two from the dodgers in the west. aaa angels and a's in southern california. the go-ahead three-run home run. angels win 5-4. the a's have now lost four in a row. and these golfers in colorado don't seem to understand the term golf etiquette. the two players got into a fistfight on the course because one of the groups hit into the other group. but golf is known a -- is known as a gentleman's game but they shake hands in the end of the you get one shot at that. do you see that? nothing different with the morning crew here at channel 5 in the makeup room every morning. i'm dennis o'donnell see you tonight. coming up we'll get up up to speed in the latest drama in campaign 2016 including more republicans moving for now to the other side of the aisle. >> reporter: a warning if you have any business to do at a santa clara county courthouse, why you could be told to come back. ,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, - hi, it's me. 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[ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat! water would be nice, but that would go right through me. ghost problems. morning... this one near lake berryessa. plus fire crews are working to put out yet another hijack pfeiffer this -- yet another wildfire this morning this one near lake berryessa. >> and what caused a deadly tour bus crash. >> good morning, from the kpix 5 weather center, sure, it's going to be seasonal today. but we have some changes coming up in your forecast. good morning, it's wednesday, august 3. i'm michelle griego. . >> i'm kenny choi. not a single court worker plans to court in in morning. maria medina is live at the courthouse on why workers are striking and how the system is coping without them. maria reporter: you can see they have started to set up here already now at 7:00. nearly 400 santa clara county court workers plan to strike. they want more pay. the court is offering them a 5% pay increase and another 5% six months later about your the union workers say they deserve three increases -- but the union workers say they deserve three increases because the last time they had a rate hike was about 10 years ago. the court can't afford and and are $5 million in the red. the court workers want to know why were high level employees given raises and how do they build a new courthouse? they say enough is enough. >> very hard. we have people that have to decide if they are going to buy food or pay bills. people who had to have their lights turned off because they can't afford to pay for the rent. the rent keeps going up $200 or $300 every six months and no increases in salary. it just makes it tough. >> reporter: some of them have said have lost homes. they have juggled two or three jobs. now negotiations did stall in june. that's why they plan to strike today. many of them are clerks, countywide. so again they plan to strike here at 7:00 nearly 400 of them. what does that mean for court operations? they will be scaled back. they say expect longer wait times and delays and if you have jury duty, check in. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> you touched on this a little bit, maria. core services will definitely be affected. what does that mean if you have a scheduled hearing? >> reporter: pretty interesting. so, if you have a court hear they say you may be told to come back and as far as criminal proceedings, suspects who are expected to face a judge today, they say they are going to try to do those as best as they can. back to you. >> thank you. firefighters have their hands full this morning at the scene of a wildfire in napa and yolo counties. it started near lake berryessa late yesterday and quickly grew to 1700 acres. evacuations are in effect at the canyon creek campground near winters and residential area known as golden bear estates. the fire is burning near monticello dam, which is on the southeastern edge of lake berryessa. they are trying to get more firefighters on scene. >> there's fires all over the state now so we are trying to get resources. everything is dry because of the drought. >> the fire forced the closure of state highway 128 in the area. there's no indication of when it will re-open. firefighters say that an illegal camp fire is to blame for a deadly wildfire in monterey county. it was abandoned when two hikers came across it last month. the soberanes fire is currently burning more than 44,000 acres, hundreds of evacuations and dozens of homes have been destroyed. one man died when he was working on a dozer last week in the fire battling the blaze. the fire is 25% contained. it could take a month to get it under control. new information about a crash-landing at dubai international airport. passengers aboard the emirates airlines flight say the pilot came on the loudspeaker minutes before the crash to say there was a problem with the landing gear. all 300 passenger and crew were evacuated through the emergency exit. no one was hurt. time check 5:33. let's get a check of weather with roberta. >> i'm pulling up our live weather camera looking across the bay bridge towards the port of oakland and for the first time this week, seeing some clearing at this very early hour. >> good. >> in fact, let's share that particular view with you at this time. good morning, everybody! this is the scene looking out again from san francisco due east and we have the skies clearing from that thin layer of low clouds and fog. it is clear in santa rosa and as a result, 49 degrees in comparison to 60 in livermore. it's now fallen to 57 in san jose. these are the numbers that will be reported in our weather books later today. temperatures near seasonal: sunshine at the beaches, 70s and 80s at th peninsula. 90 gilroy. 82 santa clara to san jose. that's spot on for this time of the year. then in the eastern portion of our bay area and just like the santa clara valley we'll have a pollution in the atmosphere during the afternoon hours with the smoke from the fire to the south of us. otherwise, 80s and 90s will be common. 94 in brentwood. north bay numbers 64 in bodega bay to 83 in napa and 84 degrees towards the glen ellen area. we have the full forecast coming up at about 48 after the hour but first here's roqui. >> thank you, ro. not much going on right now, pretty slow time now 5:35. metering lights came on around 5:30. the maze downtown to westbound will take 11 minutes but that total traffic is not looking pretty. then altamont pass to 680, westbound will take but 17 minutes. but there is a crash coming out of the interstate 205 to 580 causing delays, about 29 miles per hour. and then san mateo bridge 880 to 101 westbound will take about 13 minutes. you can see the cars are moving but there is some delays -- there are some delays going up there, as well. authorities are trying to figure out what led to a fatal crash on highway 99 in merced county. five people were killed and more than 20 others injured when the northbound charter bus ran into a sign pole that happened about 3:30 yesterday afternoon between atwater and livingston. it took more than 15 hours for the california highway patrol to fully re-open highway 99. the bus was headed from mexico by way of los angeles to washington state. the bus was nearly split in half when it hit that sign. [ speaking spanish ] >> i woke up and he was lying on the floor. and i think it crashed into a post. the bus was split open and that's how i got out. >> the bus was about to get a driver change in livingston when the accident happened. the driver is among those injured. in los gatos, a story of locals versus an app. council members have just approved several street closures this summer so they can't be used as waifs shortcuts. it will be cut for several weekends this summer. it will be saturday and sunday in august and the labor day weekend. the idea is to prevent the heavy traffic that builds up when drivers use waze for shortcuts. the traffic is unbearable according to the neighbors. [ inaudible ] >> we have never seen traffic this bad in the whole time we have lived there. >> council members are eager to gather data from the closures because they may consider permanent closures on south santa cruz avenue. a new warning this morning for any pg&e customer. a customer in half moon bay lost more than $4,000 when they got a scam letter in the mail that said the bill was past due and they must send a prepaid money card to pay it off. if you have a question about the bill, call pg&e before praying some republicans are crossing party lines supporting hillary clinton. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from the newsroom to explain why they are abandoning the republican party. >> hillary clinton picked up the support of republican meg whitman who raised a lot of money for the gop, a hewlett- packard executive and former candidate for california governor. she says, quote, to vote republican out of the party loyalty alone would be wrong. the snubs go both way. paul ryan and john mccain are not being endorsed by donald trump in the primaries. the controversy between trump and the family of a muslim- american soldier killed in combat. a purple heart was given to donald trump yesterday. >> i always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. but i tell you, it was such an honor. >> president obama criticized trump calling him woefully unfit to be president. republican congressman richard hanna announced he will vote for hillary clinton. he said it's not enough to simply denounce his comments. he is unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country. reflecting a cbs poll from earlier this week, a new nbc surveymonkey national poll shows clinton with an 8 point lead. in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> back to meg whitman, didn't she back chris christie? >> she was his national fundraising chair when he was running for president but then when he endorsed trump after dropping out, she cut ties accusing christie of a, quote, astonishing display of political opportunism. >> thank you. trump was also involved in a more lighthearted controversy yesterday when a baby started making noise at a virginia rally. >> don't worry about that baby. i love babies. i love babies! i hear that baby crying, i like it. i was kidding. get that kid out of here. i love having a baby crying while i'm speaking. [ laughter ] >> the baby wasn't the only one to be escorted out. a row of people was out who staged a protest. starbucks thought selling straws made out of stainless steel was a good idea but kids will be hurt when they take sips. jill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.com reports. >> reporter: good morning. the price of crude oil keeps falling so that's been dragging down energy stocks wanted it the market. the dow was down 90 yesterday, the 7th straight day of declines. the nasdaq fell 46. there will be another lower open today. the private sector added slightly more jobs than expected last month. 179,000 according to payroll processor adp. almost all of the job growth came from the services sector sector. sales of fitness trackers forfeit bit for fitbit soared last quarter but profits are down because of development programs. >> starbucks is throwing out stainless steel straws because of problems with children. they are rigid and could poke children in the mouth causing cuts. so far there are reports of three children being hurt. . >> instagram may feel more like another popular app. what's the latest on this. >> reporter: instagram wants the new feature called instagram stories, it's pretty much snapchat. you could add text and stickers to videos and pictures and they will disappear after 24 hours. instagram stories lets users post more often without overposting. >> and wonder if they will have a feature where you have the dog ears and the, um, the tongue? i think that's one of the best features of snapchat. >> yes. that's when we'll officially know they have been snapchat, right? >> exactly. all right. what is this world coming to? 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>> no. >> you might have eaten one without knowing it. >> my latest obsession is mango. >> mangos from hawaii are the best. >> i like watermelon, too. >> i used to hate it but now i like it. in traffic there's not much going on. this is my first time using this graphic. isn't it lovely? okay. now let's take a look at the bay bridge. obviously the toll plaza is backing up. the metering lights came on around 5:30. keep that in mind as you head out from san francisco. then of course the richmond bridge toll plaza is looking clear, as well. ro, what's going on? >> what? what? what? what are you talking about? we are talking about watermelon! [ laughter ] this is our live weather camera looking towards the bay bridge where we have the marine layer about 1300 feet deep already breaking up over the bay. that's the first time we have seen that this morning. this is our weather camera looking out towards the golden gate and you can see the tip- top. 747 feet above the bay waters. and therefore, that's notable. we haven't been able to see the top of the golden gate bridge all week long. now we have that thin overcast. now, again, bay bridge looking at that right now we have some clearing across the bay waters. 60 degrees currently in livermore. in san jose it's 57 degrees. it's 49 degrees in santa rosa. visibility is about a quarter mile there due to the clouds intrusion. winds west 6 in san francisco right now, 6 vallejo, 18 southwest fairfield. winds rotating to the west and northwest later this afternoon. that's going to blow off haze and smoke. hazy sunshine noted inland. blue skies bayside. we'll see some sunshine today along the immediate seashore. satellite and radar shows that this area of low pressure that enhanced our marine layer on monday and tuesday is now exiting to the east. but behind me here, a developing trough that's going to enhance our marine layer on thursday and friday and bring down our temperatures. planning a vacation, heading to hawaii? this is thunderstorm howard. it should be disintegrating down to about 30-mile-per-hour winds by friday. should not interfere with the weekend outlook for the big island of hawaii. meanwhile, let's bring you back closer to home. we are talking about your travel weather in and around the state today. 99 sacramento. 83 high sierra. 102 in fresno, merced and modesto. haze in monterey bay. today clouds lifting at the seashore mid-60s. 60s and 70s around the rim of the bay then topping off mid- to high 70s around the peninsula up to 90 farther south in the gilroy area 82 into alviso. 90s east of the bay through the tri-valley into brentwood at 94. 86 to the north in santa rosa. and also guerneville, occidental. here's your outlook. again that enhancement of the marine layer on thursday brings us, boy, cooler turbulence through friday. we begin to inch up the temperatures all the way through tuesday. by the way, first wednesday in pleasanton, it's the pooch parade. a temperature at 90 degrees. time now 5:51. the company behind "pokemon go" facing a lawsuit. why one man says legal action was the only option. in ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. pretty low. the palot-alto based company has weathered a tough summer... fall in a few hours tesla will release earnings 2nd quarter earnings. expectations are low. they have weathered a tough summer. >> shares are falling after announcing a merger with solarcity. stocks are down almost 7% year- to-date. another reason for the fall, their autopilot technology. after the death of a tesla enthusiast who crashed his car in autopilot mode, employees wonder whether the technology is ready for widespread use. some say elon musk is unfazed. >> he is not backing down even when some people say, look, this is dangerous, you're moving too fast. people at consumer reports are saying, okay, but look, can you at least tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel? but to elon musk, they would rather just push and make the technology better. >> tesla meantime appears to be burning through cash at a rapid rate. the solarcity move came with a $2 billion price tag. google has been given the go-ahead to start delivering by drones as soon as possible. the announcement is part of the white house office of science and technology policy. the faa hopes the drones will be able to fly problem-free before the end of the year. white house officials say that the drone industry could eventually create nearly $83 billion into the u.s. economy. the company behind "pokemon go" has been slapped with a lawsuit. a new jersey man is suing san francisco-based my antic because he says for the past month, strangers have been outside his home and even knocking on his door asking to get into his backyard to catch a pokemon placed there by the virtual game. the lawsuit blames the company for displaying disregard for the consequences of populating the real world with pokemon. nyantic has not responded. a new smartphone for samsung the galaxy note 7 has a feature to unlock the phone with eyeballs and device to make the device more secure. the note 7 comes in four colors. it will be available for preorders starting wednesday. it is 5:56. in the next half-hour, more on the republican defectors. how prominent members of the party are abandoning the party. >> hundreds of santa clara court workers plan to strike this morning. what that means for court services including criminal proceedings plus a live interview with the union president. ,, - hi, it's me. 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