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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM August 29, 2017

Next heat wave ends. Lonny rivera has been out in the heat all day, but first, lets check in with drew tuma to see if any records were set. Today, no records were set. They were safe, but that didnt stop temperatures from soring into the triple digits inland. It was hot. Highs today, 108 in fairfield. 103 in gilroy. 106 in choef loverdale. The only place it wasnt hot, the coastline in the 60s. Changes are coming. The fog, going t expansive tomorrow morning to help cool us off. By midday tomorrow, only in the 70s and 80s. But our next heat wave is not far behind. Thats coming up in the forecast. Ama . Thank you, drew. Lonny rivera continues our Live Team Coverage from walnut creek. Reporter ama, you can really feel the heat out here and you can see it when you look at all the dry brush here. Its one of the reasons Officials Say during this time of day, avoid any strenuo activity. Here you go. Reporter a steady flow of cars and trucks cruised through this car wash. Today is monday. I didnt prepare at all. Areporter alana lopez admits se didnt wear sun screen. Its nice to be inside for the air conditioner. Reporter they work in rotations, but the guys that clean the cars are the real troopers around here. I give them props. Yo i dont know how they do it. I dont personally do well with the heat. They work so hard. And i want to give them the bigger tip. Reporter some say the heat is more bearable under a shady tree. The breeze out here is so nice, it makes it kind of liveable. Its not just like baking heat. So i find it to be quite nice. Reporter the heat and low humidity have raised the wildfire danger in several east bay communities. W encourage people to be very careful with smoking materials. If youre going to do weed abatement, make sure youre doing it before 10 00 a. M. Reporter working before the hottest time of the day is always smart, as well as drinking a lot of water. And we are just a couple yards away from the walnut creek library, where i saw a lot of people inside there enjoying the air conditioner. Today, fires say we are in the heart of the wildfire season. Checking our breaking news now. The pentagon has confirmed north korea launched a missile that flew over japan. It crossed over a northern island. Japan leaders called ate grave threat and promised to take all the measures to protect peoples lives. U. S. Officials said theyre assessing the launch. Saturday, north korea fired three shortrange ballistic missiles. Last week, the u. S. And south Korean Forces began military exercises, which the north said threw fuel on the fire. Multiple people are dead after a gunman opened fire in new mexico. It happened late this afternoon about ten miles from the texas border. A man entered and started shooting into the air. Developing news now on harvey. You see it here stalled over houston where around the clock flood rescues are under way. Meteorologists say, are you ready for this . This storm has dumped 15 trillion gallons of water, and Southeast Texas can expect double that amount by the time the storm passes. At least six deaths are blamed on harvey. 2,000 People Living in a suburb east of houston were evacuated. 5500 people were already in shelters. Many of them among the thousands rescued from rising water. We need helicopters, a boat. It was ridiculous. My first time seeing that. I was nervous and i was saying at that time, all i can do is pray. President trump says federal aid will be approved quickly. Hes going arrive in texas tomorrow. Help is on the way from the bay area. Abc7 news was at moffett field. National guard members took off headed east towards texas. The 129th rescue wing has helped out after previous hurricanes, including rita, ike and gus taf. People across the bay area are pulling together to help those affected by the flooding catastrophe in texas. Melanie woodrow is here with a look at how people with texas roots are reaching out. Reporter absolutely, dan. We spoke with several people today with family and friends in houston. Renowned chef hugo ortega says his heart is in houston. Were going to help each other. Reporter he owns four houston restaurants and partnered with a San Francisco test kitchen. All his Houston Family and restaurants are okay, but he says hes eager to get back as quickly as possible. This is a situation that you have to go through, and endure and be part of it in every way. Reporter monica burke, who lives in the bay area, has been texting and talking with her family nonstop. Its just harder being out there knowing what they were going through. Reporter she says she cant escape the images of others suffering. You feel a little helpless. Reporter chris wants to transform that sense of helplessness he feels. Right now, were in the process of figuring out where to focus our attention. Its heartbreaking. Reporter houston has no shortage of support from the bay area. Since 2010, weve been thoughing bake sales to raise money for Natural Disasters. Reporter based on past sales, they expect to raise up to 2,000, which Chronicle Books will match dollar for dollar. Its part of our culture here at Chronicle Books to try and reach those in need. Especially when so many in the bay area have friends and family in houston. Melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Reporter to a live look in new york city. The Empire State Building going dark tonight in honor of the victims of harvey. Some of the most heart wrenching and heartwarming stories have been shared on social media. Kristen sze has more. Reporter i want to start with newly posted videos of the latest ves cuerescues. You can see this helicopter crew today rescued survives, trapped on roof tops. And a houston track camera captured a Good Samaritan in a boat, spotting a car that was nearly submerged. He pulls the driver into his t boat and out of danger. Ad this picture of a man crying with his dog after haven harvey destroyed his home. And Laura Anthony just tweeted this video. Take a look at it. Lots of rain coming down, cars in flooded ditches. Laura had to turn around. Shes in houston on loan to our sister station, reporting the news for them so their reporters can tend to their homes and families during this difficult time. Kristen, thank you very much. Laura will be very helpful there. Much of the nation is bracing for higher gas prices, but unless this persists for days, california may not feel tim pact. So why are some already complaining . Caroline tyler has that story. Reporter gas prices off climb around Labor Day Weekend because theres a surge in demand as people hit the roads. Maybe part of it is back because the experts we sauked with say harvey should not be playing a role. Since Hurricane Harvey swept through texas on friday, some bay area residents think they have noticed a residual impact, a spike in gas prices. So many of the retyperies and Oil Production is in texas, like the area impacted by the hurricane. So its going to affect the supp supply. Reporter a jump could be likely from a nickel to 25 cents a gallon or more nationwide. But not here in california. They point out that california has a unique state mandated cleaner burning gas le ining gas not tied to texas. Usually thats bad news because we have higher prices and get in trouble when california refineries go offline. But in this case its bad news, because were less likely to be affected by the out ans in the texas refineries. Reporter but demitris thinks Something Else may be in play. Sometimes i think the Gas Companies use disasters as a way of making profit. Reporter obviously, any pain we might feel at the pump is nothing compared to the suffering in texas. The western States Petroleum association is helping colleagues in the lonestar state where refineries are closed. Hopefully to bring facilities back online and supplies will begin flowing. We will be looking to other locations to make sure we can source those needs. Reporter right now, about 19 of oil produced in the gulf has been shut down. Carolyn tyler, abc7 news. Thank you, carolyn. The victims of Hurricane Harvey need your help and the red cross tells us cash doe faces are tfac donations are the best way to do that by texting harvey to 90999. You can also call the red cross to donate. That number is 1800helpnow. And they need it so badly. Thousands marched, rallied, and yelled over the weekend. And after all that, place made just over a dozen arrests. Tonight, were live in berkeley with both criticism and congratulations. Plus, we do the math. How much can you save shopping at whole foods now that its been bought by amazon . Consumers paid and waited as long as a year and a half for a high tech ear bud. So what happened . Im Michael Finney. 7 on your side is coming up. Comfortable you are in it. So find a venus smooth that contours to curves, flexes for comfort, and has a disposable made for you. Skin smoothing venus razors. Berkeley settles down today after thousands descended on the city of yesterdays antihate d demonstrations. Police made sp arrests. A more peaceful scene in San Francisco. A Pro Trump Group canceled its rally in crissy field, but hundreds still showed up across the city. We have reports from both cities. We begin with Leslie Brinkley in berkeley. Leslie . Reporter activists who marched here in berkeley on saturday called press conferences on monday to criticize the monday for showing videos of skirmishes, and secondly to criticize the Berkeley Police department. When the Berkeley Police department mobilizes more resources to prevent people from engaining in antifascist Community Selfdefense than to defer groups in the name of racial pride, that is white supremacy. Which is absurd. I mean, you dont fight bullies by being a bully. What we saw yesterday was the antifa being violent. Reporter these are the booking photos of 11 of the 13 people arrested sunday. Only three are from berkeley. The rest from out of town or out of state. There may be more arrests to come, as police study video. Police imposed new rules this time, including searching people for weapons, having physical separation between both sides and arresting people who covered their faces. It is unconstitutional. We have never arrested people for wearing a mask and not committing other crimes. Reporter but the mayor credits the new tactics helping police keep things safe. There were six injured, two hospitalized. It did not turn into another charlottesville, as feared by some. Were here to claim a victory against forces of white supremacy, altright, neonazis. Reporter the maj mayor says winner was the city. The winners were clergy members, students, seniors, it really reflected the diversity of our city. Reporter another wave of protests is expected in september. Leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Unlike berkeley, San Francisco saw no violence for destruction of property for a conservative rally that never happened on saturday. Leeann melendez is live with more on what worked and the cost of keeping San Francisco safe. Reporter ama, police told me that it will take between two and three weeks to find out how much all of this will cost us. In the meantime, the Mayors Press Office issued a statement saying city departments accommodate many unforeseen events, not condition the budgebudge within the budget. I am prepared to send a bill to the National Park service. [ applause ] reporter that promise made by mayor ed lee is getting the support from many San Francisco residents. From day one of the announced Patriot Prayer rally on federal land, the mayor was upset that San Francisco would be stuck footing the bill to keep the city safe. The total bill for police overtime, putting up fences and other moves has yet to be calculated. Mark farrell told us within the police budget, there is money set aside for these kinds of events. Its a small amount each year. Reporter the mayor suggested perhaps the city would apply for a Public Safety grant from the feds. We reached out to the National Park service and congresswoman nancy pelosi but got no response. Were going to pursue it. Theres no reason San Francisco residents should be out of taxpayer dollars because of this event at crissy field. No way. Reporter the Police Department and the Mayors Office began preparing two weeks prior to the rally. In law enforcement, you never know where those contingency also pop up, so we have to be prepared for them. Reporter but perhaps the most crucial move made by the mayor was his outreach to Community Organizations and activists, getting their commitment to not respond to the event. To suggest maybe we ought to consider not dignifying this event by not going to chrissy field. Many Peaceful Demonstrations were held on friday and saturday with the mayor saying much was accomplished. In San Francisco, leeann melendez, abc7 news. Happening tonight, part of contro costa county will be treated with chemicals to kill mosquitos. The target area is brentwood where mosquitos have tested positive for west nile. Trucks will small amount of insecoticide that kills mosquitos but poses little risk to people. It will start at dusk tonight and last till midnight. We are heating up around here. Dealing with a lot in texas here. Not too bad. Its a brutal heat, but drew tuma is watching both conditions in texas and the heat here. Its all about the rapidly changing temperatures here at home. The accuweather highlights show you the current heat wave will break tomorrow as cooler air arrives on today. The clest day is on wednesday. Because on thursday, we are tracking our next heat wave beginning, and this could last selfdays longer. Outside right now, current temperatures, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 100s. 59 right now in half moon bay. 104 in san ramone. 82 in san jose. Cooler in San Francisco at 63. Vallejo, mild at 87. We continue to have that heat advisory along with that excessive heat warning. Both will be expiring tonight at 9 00. Live doppler 7 hd with satellite, here we go with the cooler changes. That marine layer is thickening at this hour, helping to alleviate the heat overnight. Mid 50s to mid 60s will be the overnight temperatures. And your starting temperatures out the door on tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon, we can slash about 10 degrees off of our high. So cooler air felt inland. Were out of the triple digits, 93 in concord. 95 in antioch. San jose, today we were in the 90s, tomorrow the 80s with a high of 86. 73 in oakland. And santa rosa, up to 88 degrees. As we get you into wednesday, were sitting pretty in most spots. The warmest spots in the 90s. Everything is going to change on thursday. A rapid warmup will get under way. Back into the triple digits inhand. Watch what happens on friday. The heat welcomes widespread, even along the coast. Well be approaching 80 degrees. Were well into the triple digits away from the coast. To houston we go. We have heavy rain once again approaching houston. The loop of the past hour, you can see that on shore flow. They are still in the thick of this. This is day three. The forecast track shows harvey just me aandering around housto until wednesday night, bringing several more inches of rainfall through thursday. Houston will see five to six additional inches. Then the bullseye of the rain will push east as harvey moves to the north. The accuweather sevenday forecast. Wednesday, were still in that heat relief. And then everything changes once again. The heat wave begins on thursday. Really on friday. 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