Today so mass transit a great option. If that doesnt work for you, carpooling as well. 32 b. A. R. T. Trains in service, no delays. And ace one no delays. Well check on the Central Valley commute in a few minutes. I want to get you a breaking news update on the reported explosion at a Chemical Plant in crosby, texas, that hospitalized ten deputies. Authorities now say they were monitoring the situation, that it was not an explosion. And that instead, it was a planned and very controlled release of chemicals. In a press conference they held just minutes ago, officials said when the chemicals were released, they made a pop inside of the containers where they were released. The Sheriffs Department says their officers were taken to the hospital as a precaution and the chemicals are not toxic. Again, those explosions were something that they expected. So there was still a big plume in the air. They said moments ago they dont think the public is at any risk, that everything went as they wanted it to. Which is why folks in the area were evacuated to begin with. The plant was shut down this past weekend. All right, yes caw, thanks for the information. With harvey on their minds, Climate Change was a big topic at a town hall meeting with jaky speier. Constituents couldnt help but worry about possible Climate Change effects in the area. Shes wondering if the catastrophic flooding in texas will change some minds. It will be interesting to see what happens after Hurricane Harvey and whether or not some of the republican members in texas find that maybe theres some truth to this. Speier says its more important than ever for california to continue taking the lead in Climate Change legislation. One easy way to give is through abcs day of giving today. Abc stations nationwide will be fundraising onair and online all day long with money going to neighbors most impacted by harvey. You can also donate to the red cross any time by texting the word harvey to 90999. Its going to make a 10 donation to the red cross that will appear on your cell phone bill. Yes, today is the start of one of the biggest heat waves of the year. Pg e gearing up to respond to outages. Matt keller live for us in morgan hill where its expected to hit 100 degrees today. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, reggie and natasha. Really, you have to find a Perfect Place to be on a day like this, especially when temperatures are going to reach triple digits. I found the Perfect Place. Sorry, not perfect yet. Hang on. There we go. A little closer. Let me get the cap off. All right. There we go. Now were in the Perfect Place, at the Centennial Recreation Center in morgan hill. Check out the air conditioner vents that are above my photographer, ian. You can see that theyre just pumping in here. Im actually wearing a jacket. Its nice and cool in here. You really have to be prepared for the heat because the heat is coming. Today, weve got a heat advisory thats going into effect. And then tonight, the excessive heat warning goes into effect. It lasts until monday night. Boy, is it going to get hot. Here in morgan hill and other inland spots, you can see temperatures reach 110 degrees on saturday. Pg e says it has a plan and will dedicate all available resources to the heat storm response. They also say you should be prepared just in case the power goes out. Make sure you have flashlights, radios, and fresh batteries. And it may be critical to get to a place with power and air conditioning like where im at at morgan hill at the Centennial Recreation Center. For more information on cooler centers in your area, you can go to our website, abc7news. Com. Meanwhile, im doing to make sure i stay cool in here this morning. Back to you in the studio. I say the next time we see you, youre going down the water slide. Its a challenge, matt. Well see you soon. 5 04. Developing news in the east bay. Police need your help identifying a woman accused of posing as a Bank Customer and stealing cash. They posted these photos of the suspect on its facebook page. In the photo, shes wearing glasses and a hat. The woman is accused of withdrawing a large sum of money from the west america bank in livermore on june 21st. Police say she gained access to victims accounts by using a fake drivers license. They also say she did the same thing at other banks, including one in walnut creek. If you recognize here, call police. A dogs owner is demanding answers after her neighbors two dogs came into her yard and mauled her met to dooth. Surveillance cameras show the dogs attacking her dog daisy. The owners of the dogs have not contacted her, and they also havent told San Jose Animal Services the location of the dog. Is it okay that they could attack another person or animal before they get taken . Theyre going to do the same thing, are they going to be able to escape . We want to find out where the dogs are at. One of our reporters tried speaking with the neighbors yesterday, but no one answered the door. And on to developing news out of santa cruz where political controversy has shut down a restaurant. The owner is accused of contributing to david dukes senate bid. Hes the former imperial wizard of the ku klux klan. Katie marzullo has that. Im shocked. If i knew he was contributing to hate organizations, i would not come eat here. Jason planned to eat at this chinese cuisine for his birthday. He didnt know it was closed until he arrived and read the sign in the widow. The restaurant is closed because of, quote, slanderous and malicious internet rumors. Its referring to an article which accused the owner of contributing 500 to david dukes 2016 senate campaign. Duke is a former leader of the kkk. Jacqueline griffith is outraged. I cant spend my money knowing its going to a white supremacist group. A racist group. Not everyone feels the same way. These men prefer to keep food and politics separate. I think its unfortunate that he gave money to duke, but so what . Lots of people do. And its not exactly a crime. I think its unfortunate, and i think its immoral but i would still eetd here. I like his politics, but to vilify him and vilify his business, i dont think thats right, personally. The sign here thanks customers for the last 38 years, and it indicates the restaurant will reopen. In santa cruz, katie marzullo, on to new developments in piedmont. Former mayor jeff step down. Two piedmont residents read a few of those posts in last weeks Council Meeting new details on kaisers plan to offer a Medicare Advantage plan in santa cruz county. The Health Care Provider tells the sentinel that the plan is now on hold. Earlier this year, kaiser opened three medical offices in the county and announced a plan for 65 and older was coming in 2018. A spokesperson says kaiser is now addressing operational considerations and regulatory requirements. Weve got the trifecta. We have the heat. Weve got poor air quality. And now weve got the high fire danger. Red flag warning for all of our hills. Starting at 9 00 this evening through saturday morning at 8 00. That means a very heightened alertness for the fire potential in these areas. You have to be careful if youre going to beout and about in these areas above 1,000 feet the next couple days. Lets talk about temperatures. Now, normally, when were going to hit 100 in the inland east bay neighborhoods, mt. Diablo in the 80s, but its 78. The air will be coming in and building throughout the day. Thats why were starting in places like san ramon, dublin, pleasanton at 55. But ending up nearly 50 degrees warmer than that in the low 100s. Right now, its 60 in walnut creek and concord. 63 in brentwood. Most cities in the United States have about 20 degree spread from lows to highs. Well have 50 today in some areas. Gives you an idea just how dry it is outside. Temperature 48 in novato to 70 in los gatos in the hills there. Lets talk about temperatures today. 76 in San Francisco. 84 in oakland. 92 in san jose. Santa rosa, 97. 100s, theyre out there. But then the 110 and higher comes in tomorrow. And it hangs around through saturday. Ill show you the rest of the weekend forecast in the microclimates for today coming up next. Im not sure you want to see them. Alexis. I know. I dont like seeing the temperatures you have on the map right now. Taking a look at the traffic maps. This is actually pretty pleasant to look at for the time being. We only had one blocking issue. Southbound 880 before you get to state route 238, we had a van lose control, spun out and hit the center divide. Thats all clear now. Giving you the thumbs up. We never had any lanes blocked. And typical slowdowns out of the tracy area. Westbound 205 to 580, 12 and 21 Miles Per Hour respectively. And unfortunately, its a spare the air day and were encouraging you to use mass transit, but were getting word of a b. A. R. T. Delay. Between millbrae and san bruno. Well keep a close eye on that. Next traffic update at 5 20. Lead in the water at some Castro Valley schools. The measures being taken to keep your kids safe. And a show of force. The u. S. s spectacular demonstration of power and precision in the wake of north koreas missile test. Heres a feature youll only see here on abc7. Well keep live weather and well keep live weather and traffic conditions hi leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. A personalized Financial Strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. Hi guys aw yeah see how access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. More breaking news on the aftermath harvey has left behind. This time in beaumont, texas, where the city has lost its entire water supply, and its because flood waters are causing a nearby river to flood the citys pump station. Residents have been without water for the past few hours. Right now, repairs are being made. Theyre hoping to have a temporary fix some time soon, but they do have to wait for waters to recede to fully repair the plant, so the timetable very flimsy. Ill keep my eye on things. Thanks, jess. Houston texans star j. J. Watt has been a leader in raising money for Harvey Relief efforts. Now hes aiming for a new goal. T. J. Holmes shows us how hes raising the bar. In this mornings gma first look, j. J. Watt, star defender for the Houston Texans is taking to social media to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Its very tough to watch your city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help. Starting with his own 100,000 donation on sunday, watt challenged his followers to match it and raised over half a million in less than a day. After tackling that goal, he raised the bar higher. I upped the goal to 1. 5 million. And higher. 2 million. After raising 9 million, hes setting his biggest goal yet. Everything is bigger in texas so im raising the goal to 10 million. Money is pouring in from over 85,000 individual donors, and coming up at 7 00 a. M. , join us for gmas day of giving, celebrating the heroes of houston and raising much needed money for the red cross. Im t. J. Holmes, abc news, new york. 5 15. Another alister stepping up in a big way when it comes to helping harvey victims. Leonardo dicaprio just donated 1 million to the newly established united way Harvey Recovery fund. That money will go toward relief and Recovery Efforts for several years. Earlier this week, Sandra Bullock donated 1 million to the american red cross. Great to see. Happening today, a teen accused of gunning down two workers in a Public Library will appear in court. Four others were injured during mondays shooting. No word on an official motive, but the boys father said he was troubled and recently suspended from school. The teen is currently being held at a juvenile detention center. A judge is expected to decide whether hell be tried as an adult. This is interesting video of a test near kauai. It shows a medium range Ballistic Missile shot out of the sky. It follows moves by north korea to demonstrate advances in its own technology. The navy will continue developing these technologies to staw ahead of any potential threat as it evolved. An interesting thing to see on vacation to hawaii. 5 16. Senator john mccain set to return to washington. He will head back to the u. S. Senate next week as Congress Begins a new legislative session. According to his office, he looks forward to continuing his work for the people of arizona and the nation. The 81yearold who just had a birthday on tuesday has been receiving treatment for brain cancer since he was diagnosed in july. Developing news in Castro Valley where tests show lead levels above the recommended range at some schools. The Castro ValleyUnified School District sent a letter saying the water has turned off at stations where higher levels were present. The fixtures will be replaced and the water retested. New developments on a plan to lure retailers to a shine anew Shopping Center on midmarket street in San Francisco. The site is located at 945 market. Known as 6 by 6, in reference to the building being six floors near strixth street. The chronicle reports things are not exactly going as planned. The developer is having a hard time attracting the strong crop of stores, restaurants, and Entertainment Venues it hoped for. Cypress equities is now wanting to confort two floors into offices. That would reduce the amount of retail in the building by 20 . California state park will hold a meeting to get the input on concessions on angel island. The publics input will help them plan the parks future facilities and operations. The new concession contract will continue existing angel island amenities including food service, tram tours, and Recreational Equipment rentals. Thats at 6 00 p. M. Hey, everyone. This just in, some good newses for all of you thrill ride lovers in the bay area. I want to show you new images we got from six flags this morning. A new roller coaster set to open at six flags dicovery what is called the harley quinn crazy coaster. The park ceo made an announ announceme announcement, the new coaster and water attractions will open spring of next year, which coincides with a new roller coaster opening up at its competitor, great america. As for the water park, the expansion would be the biggest in nearly a decade, called splash water island. And ill see you there, jess. Because i know you love a roller coaster. Lets go over now to mike nicco and a look at the weather. If youre going to the amusement park, its going to be ridiculously hot. Youll want to find shade while youre standing in line or get in those water parks early because theyre probably going be packed this weekend. Heres a look from sutro tower. Notice the difference compared to yesterday. No cloud cover out there. Sunny today, large temperature jump. Temperatures could jump from 20 to 50 degrees from the comfortable temperatures this morning to the dangerous heat developing this afternoon and the poor air quality thats going to last through the weekend. Highs will slowly taper, looking warmer than average. 100 today, morgan hill. Upper 80s to low 90s for most of the south bay. Peninsula today, mid 80s to 90 degrees. Cooler in millbrae, 78. Look at this, 67 to about 70 along the coast today. Mid to upper 70s in Downtown SouthSan Francisco. And sausalito. Low 70s, north bay coast. About 20, 25 degrees warmer in the valleys. 92 at sonoma to about 97 at santa rosa. Cant help but notice those, those 100s around lakeport, cloverdale, and ukiah. Everybody else in the mid to upper 80s along the east bay shore. And inland, 102 to 105 from san ramon and pleasanton out to brentwood. Its going to be chilly compared to tomorrow and the next couple days when were greater than 110. Lows tonight get warmer. 61 in santa rosa and san rafael, to the 70s around antioch and livermore. Let me show you the lows saturday morning. Low 60s to near 80 degrees. We have that high fire danger in our hills during that time also. All right, San Francisco, our hottest days, friday and saturday. Tomorrow and saturday, at least mid 80s. Maybe a little underdone there because look at the temperatures in oakland. Upper 90s to low 90s friday into saturday. The rest of us, yeah, well be in the 90s to 100s at the same time. In fact, 100s dont leave until we get to tuesday and wednesday and were still in the mid to upper 90s. 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. Be careful tomorrow and saturday. Thats the worst of it. Ill be glad when all of that is over. Right now, were doing okay to kick off the thursday morning commute. Heres a live look outside. Walnut creek, southbound 680 slowly starting to fill in. Were seeing folks tap the breaks, but no major problems. We have no blocking incidents. We really have not had any issues so far this morning, and the bay bridge toll plaza cruising along, no issues here either. We have a couple more minutes until the metering lights flip on. Its moving along better than average today. Westbound 580, not too bad, starting to fill in, in the yellow at 46 minutes. Westbound 4, antioch to concord in the green. And southbound 101, youre in the green. I have more information about the bart delay. Next, the seven things you need to know as your start your day. Also, dinosaurs in d. C. The protest against budget cuts. And is the oroville dam leaking . The states response to claims. And the heat is coming. And the heat is coming. Were keeping live weather and its a highly contagious disease that can be really serious. Especially for my precious new grandchild. Its whoop