Im kate larson in San Francisco where the school board took a vote that left few happy about a controversial mural that some feel is racist. Im amanda del castillo in santa clara. People started noticing overgrown weeds and unkempt conditions. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Im tracking a summer scorcher. Im lisa amin gulezian. Here in front of this cafe. Abc7 news starts right now. Now news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. Good evening, everyone. Get ready for a sweltering conditions inland tomorrow. Concord reaching 106 degrees. Its going to be 105 in fairfield. Livermore, 104. Santa rosa 100 degrees. Walnut creek, 105. Excessive heat warnings for these counties until 10 00 p. M. Friday. Heat stroke and lease exhaustion possible. Heat advisories for areas shaded in orange, including Santa Cruz County and in effect starting at 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow running until 8 00 p. M. Thursday. Temperatures soaring. There is an increased risk of heat related illnesses. Ill be back to let yo
Im kate larson in San Francisco where the school board took a vote that left few happy about a controversial mural that some feel is racist. Im amanda del castillo in santa clara. People started noticing overgrown weeds and unkempt conditions. Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Im tracking a summer scorcher. Im lisa amin gulezian. Here in front of this cafe. Abc7 news starts right now. Now news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. Good evening, everyone. Get ready for a sweltering conditions inland tomorrow. Concord reaching 106 degrees. Its going to be 105 in fairfield. Livermore, 104. Santa rosa 100 degrees. Walnut creek, 105. Excessive heat warnings for these counties until 10 00 p. M. Friday. Heat stroke and lease exhaustion possible. Heat advisories for areas shaded in orange, including Santa Cruz County and in effect starting at 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow running until 8 00 p. M. Thursday. Temperatures soaring. There is an increased risk of heat related illnesses. Ill be back to let yo
Through 8 00 tomorrow. It does not include excessive heat warning. Hotter for even longer. Temperatures well over triple digits. Starting about 11 00 this morning through about 10 00 friday. This is the way today breaks down. Already about 63 in san jose. Were already seeking air conditioning at noon with 80s and 90s and its alarmingly hot, 90s and 100s away from the coast at 4 00. Lets talk about the commute. Here is frances. Well start off wh a live shot bay brie to plaz things are starting to back up for the fast track lanes as well. But only backed up to the end of the parking lot, although you see theres some cars stopped right there in some of those cash paying lanes. Well find out if an accident has been reported. You can see it in the third lane from the left. So far no problems reported on many bay area freeways. Well head to the north bay and show you a shot of 101 in san rafael. Southbound traffic on the right. Traffic light down to the golden gate bridge. Drive time, santa
Of data on the docket. Building up to fridays jobs report, today we have december auto sales. Tomorrow, its ism nonmanufacturing and factory orders. Wednesday we get the adp. And well have International Trade and minutes from the last fmoc meeting. And thursday the initial claims and the friday payroll report. How are traders viewing 2015 . So far with a slant to rise 8. 2 this year. The big drivers they are looking at economic expansion and earnings growth. Oil prices dominating the market this morning with wti and brent losing half their value since mid2014 with prices falling to 5 1 2year lows this morning. Among the headlines, iraqs oil exports were at the highest level since 1980 last month. Also, we can tell you the new congress meets this week and the incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee says a gas tax is on the table with them not rising since 1993. I dont, joe, drive, but i think 18. 4 cents per gallon for unleaded. I think its 24. 4 for diesel
Moments ago the New York Stock Exchange observed a moment of silence following the events in connecticut last friday. It was a somber moment in the financial world. Ten minutes from now, trading will begin and these are the stories which we will concentrate on this monday morning. Speaker boehner says, go ahead, raise tax rates on millionaires, thats a retreat. Its a new offer from john boehner, a higher tax rate on incomes over a million a year. Gas prices really falling fast. In the whole state of missouri the average is 2. 94. Nine states are within a few cents of breaking below 3 a gallon. And yes, its the monday after the connecticut shooting and father Jonathan Morris is here for Varney Company. Scuba diving the Great Barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the marke he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesnt nickel and dime him with hidden fees. So he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter wh