Tropical iselle. At the San Francisco airport, were checking on air travel to hawaii. What is the latest on iselle . Reporter the latest is what we expected, and that is flooding rains. Nearly 10 inches of rain falling in some parts of the big island, especially near Volcano National park, five inches. And weve got five inches around hilo right now. In fact that Flood Warning continues for a halfhour for the southeastern half of the island. And thats because of the heavy rain that continue to pound there. Even though the winds are weakening, were seeing wave after wave after shower. Its reaching up to honolulu right now even though the heart of the storm is over the big island. As we take a look at whats going on, Tropical Storm warnings until at least monday morning. We could have 39 mileperhour winds across the chain. Hes take a look at how its shaping up. Its falling apart and sticking at the island and thats why with 50 mileperhour winds were seeing the rain. Tomorrow afternoon hawaii time its going to be pulling away and moving away. Well focus on julio. Its going to produce pretty cool waves to surf on but it will not be a onetwo punch as far as the hurricane coming in. The big threat now is the flooding thats coming out. Well keep on eye on you. Mike is at the playground build where well be joining him later. Right now it is a little bit after 8 00 in the morning on hawaii big island. Thousands 0 people are waking up to find out their power is still out this morning. As we told you tropical iselle forced more than 1200 people on the big island into evacuation shelters. Strong wunds and rain brought down trees and power lines. In oahu theyre expecting the storm this afternoon. Were hunkered down, in the drk, and its starting to get noisy out there. Its a little scarey. The winds are starting to howl and the rain is going in all different directions. And that was abc news camera woman jenny. Shes riding out the storm in her home on the big island. Schools and government offices remain close. Hurricane julio is close behind and could reach the island over the weekend. Several flight to hawaii have been canceled and some local families have had to cut their vacations short out fear they would be trapped by the storm. Alyssa herrington is life with more. Reporter the good news is most flights are on schedule today but some travelers i talked to did not want to risk it and came home from their hawaiian vie occasion early. We were supposed to go to the big island and took a detour. Reporter this family is back from their hawaii yann vacation two days early. We just wanted to be safe and back home. Reporter they booked a flight from hand lew lew to sfo to try and beat the bad weather. The tenyearold admits the shorter vacation meant she wasnt able to do everything she was looking forward to. I wanted to go on a helicopter tour and i wanted to actually swim with dolphins. You were going to show her the lava rocks and all of that. Because of the Tropical Storm we were scared because they were predicting the landfalls and high winds. Reporter the Tropical Storm started grounding the flight yesterday. Eight total have been canceled in and out of sfo, this includes four arrivals this morning. One alaska air flight was canceled. A departure to maui delayed more than two hours. Here are a few of the lucky ones to get on a plane that took off from honolulu. Rain at the airport. You could hear the people at the airport getting stressed out. Reporter this video shows passengers there, many forced to make lastminute changes. One flight to los angeles actually left five hours ahead of schedule to get travelers out of town before iselle stormed in. Several carriers are waving fees for travelers who have to make changes to their flight. Live at sfo, alyssa herrington. Well continue to follow the situation in hawaii on air and online. Our coverage continues now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. Concord police are investigating a deadly accident involving a motorcycle. The crash was at the intersection of oak cove grove. A 29yearold man from concord who was driving the motorcycle died at the scene. Police say he was speeding as he approached the intersection and ran a read light. Police say the driver of the car did stop and has cooperated with the investigation. Police are investigating a groping incident. A come said she was assaulted shortly after 6 00 last night. She reported the incident to Stanford Police and described the suspect as a white man in his mid 20s, 63 with a thin build, short hair, a light beard and was wearing a light blue shoirt sw blue jeans. She says he was walking a gray pit bull. The man had a tattoo with unknown writing on his right arm. We want to continue to talk about the exciting news. Were involved with a project to improve the quality of life for kwids kids in east oakland. Were pairing up with disney to build a knew playground in just a few hours. Kristen sze is there. But well begin with reporter nick smith with a unique view. Reporter im used to holding the microphone but today i picked up a ham ma because this is what its all about. Turning this ugly park upside down and transforming it into something beautiful not only for the kids but for the community to. Were proud to be here. Reporter if youre anywhere near Concordia Park, youre sure to hear the screams and cheers coming from a group of excited volunteers. Morning news anchor kristen sze reminded everyone of how many young lives will be touched by creating this new play space. Were going to put up an awesome playground in six hours time. Reporter we paired up with disney and kaboom to transnormal this playground from top to bottom. We believe that play is an important part of every childs life. She helped to leave hundreds of volunteers, many of whom from this east Oakland Community through the paces. She says making over the park is about more than assembling slides and sand boxes. She says what children will take away will last a lifetime. Play is more than moving your body. Its engaging your mind and its also socially engaging your peers, adults and others. Reporter the next six hours are crucial to the makeover. This time lapsed video shows some of the preps being done and only hint at the number of nails, hammers and hands necessary to make it happened. I feel like i have been sprinkled with pixie dust. She suz what are now unrecognizable blocks and colored pieces of plastic will soon be turned into the things that shape a childs imagination and help to transform a community. If our kids have the opportunity to be a kid and do that through their childhood years, theyll be already when they become adults. Reporter we are punching the clock because we only have six hours to get all of this done. People are working, were moving, trying to get i done because it only matters if we get it ready for the kids. Nick smith, abc 7 news. Thank you, nick. Abc 7 news anchor is not with us because as you saw, hes out there taking part in the big playground build. Kristen with, the community is really involved in this. Reporter really. Do you guys know how to wash out paint from a tshirt . No. Okay. Thats all right. You know what . Play is dirty work and theres a lot of work being done. Youve been seeing that in nicks story. But also theyre having fun. Compliments of radio disney, wonderful music, everybody is exercising, getting their groove on. Were here to make it fun for kids. With us is sondra alexander. Tell us what this is about. Its an organization that empowers the community. We go around and have a Technical Technology center over on foothill boulevard and were teaching youth and adults the same thing they could get at silicon valley. Reporter and youre providing muscle for todays project. Yes. Were very excited. Reporter im a mom, youre a grandmother. We know how important it is to have space like this for kids to play. Its post important. I dont know what we would do without these kind of spaces. Im excited about the Health Initiative and were working on obesity for children. We want them healthy and to live long. Reporter we were talking about one in three u. S. Kids are overweight or obese. This is a great place for them to have. By the way, follow the action today as we try to beat the deadline. You can follow us on social media playmatters if youre on twitter, instagram or facebook. Where you live and check out the postings. And dont forget, if you want to watch a live stream, you can log on to our website abc 7 news. Com. I know youll be out here later cheryl, eric, you too. A lot of fun. We cant wait. Thanks so much. She didnt tell us if that was water based or oil based paint too. Different treatments for those. We have much more news ahead on abc 7 news at 11 00. The u. S. Has been pulled back into the conflict in iraq. Why the u. S. Military launched air strikes against islamic militants this morning. Major developments in the Oscar Pistorius murder case. Both sides rest their cases and the judge decides when hey ca sure. You bet thats our new interactive speaker wall. sup . Thinks its a speaking wall. This can even dim your lights. Your 3dprinted girlfriend will love that. Real mature. There you go. A laser drone for cats. I wish i had lasers. I dont. Pew pew pew. The new radioshack is finally here. The store of your past is now the store of your future. Come see one of our remodeled stores and get a free portable power charger with a 15 purchase. Developing news, u. S. Air strikes against islamic militants in iraq have begun a day after president obama authorized strategic attacks along with human tear aid. About 3 45 this morning the u. S. Military struck the militant isis target in northern iraq. They dropped 500pound laser guided bombs. The pentagon says isis was using the artillery to shell forces near where the u. S. Personnel are located. Thousands of families have fled to the top of a mountain to escape the threat of isis militants below. Carefully and responsibly. Thats what were doing on that mountain. Right now the faa is prohibiting u. S. Airlines and other commercial carriers from flying over iraq saying hostilities there could threaten safety. A South African judge announced that she will give the verdict of Oscar Pistorius on september 11th. The judges announcement came as both sides rested in the fivemonth long trial. Prosecutors claim pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend last year. The defense says they believe he was defending himself against an intruder inside his home. Meteorologist mike nicco is live with the forecast. Reporter yes, we here here in Concordia Park in oakland where look whos helping out. You know this playground is going to get put together well. 7 is on your side in many different ways. This is just one of those. Well talk more about the weather out here, all of the activities that are going on this weekend. Ill have an update coming up in your accuweather sevenday forecast. Plus, a google street view driver under investigation for going a wrong way down a onew n] the wait is over for even faster internet. Xfinity is now doubling the internet speed. On two of our most popular plans. Xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet. Period. Xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. They often say, i wish i had done this sooner. Dont put it off any longer. Call 1800dentist today. Youre looking live at pictures from Concordia Park in oakland where you see folks mixes up concrete there in the wheelbarrows. Abc 7, disney and kaboom are teaming up to build a new playground. They say were going to do this in six hours. I think we may do it in five and a half. Cheryl and i will be healed over after the newscast to take part. Thats right. Well right now some trouble for a google car driver who was mapping a street view in arkansas. The 29yearold driver crash into a mans car. The problem started when the google car went the wrong way down a street, made the uturn, tried to merge on to another street and sideswiped a car. Neither driver was injured. But the google car drive was cited for careless driving. Were waiting for a comment from google which is based in mountainview. Take you back to concordia mark where mike is there with the people putting together the playground. Reporter it is gorgeous out there. We talked about it all morning. We dont need to worry about the warm weather. We do need to worry about the sunshine. You have to be careful that every project has a good foundation. Im sitting in one of the many holes that were dug yesterday that are being filled can concrete yesterday. Six hours. And the way these guys are going, i think im going to get out of the hole right now and Start Talking about the weather. Weve got some amazing weather for you this weekend. Lets go over and go to the map. What ill talk about is whats happening here right know. About 62 degrees. Were definitely working hard. We deaf notally need the sunscreen. And i dont know, were going to sweat a little bit but not too badly. By the time we get to the Ribbon Cutting at 2 30, we should be in the low 60s. North of the bay bridge weve got a crash advisory. Youre going to have choppy waves. And if youre heading to the beaches where were seeing sunshine develop already, youre going to have brisk winds to deal with throw 9 00 tomorrow morning. As far as whats going on cloudwise, what were dealing with is the northerly grade in. Now it will work its way down to the south. Im not sure well completely get out of the woods. But were looking at sunshine. As far as whats going to happen today, you can see the nice breeze blowing through San Francisco. Were going to see a lot of sunshine and seasonal temperature. Well have temperatures truck wait a lit bit over the next couple of days. Lets take a look at those. 60s along the coast into San Francisco, upper 60s to mid 70s around the bay, and 90s in antioch. If youre going out and about, maybe up to santa rosa, weve got the Sonoma County fair continuing through sunday. Were going to be in the mid 80s. But if youre hanging around for the evening festivities the, it will cool to 65 degrees. Weve got other things going on too, like outside land. Its going to be in the 60s there. At least theres in drizzle this year. Now lets head over towards one more stop, youre going to the game, twins in town taking on the as. Lets wrap it up by showing you whats going to happen tonight. You can see right across the bay and its trying to stretch into the east bay valley. Mid to upper 50s for the rest of us. Look at the low clouds. Afternoon sunshine, temperatures truck wait a degree or two depending on how what quickly that morning marine layer blows off. I didnt know my coworkers work so hard outside of work. Theyre doing a great job. Theyre about to fill the hole i was in. Thats how hard we with are working out here to make oakland a better place for the kids. I hope they enjoy it. Well see you out here in a few minutes. Still ahead, well be back to introduce you to this weeks perfec this is mary, a woman who loves to share her passions. Grandma mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts her at a greater risk of stroke. Rome . 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Com i am here now with cindy shelby. And you have this adorable Little Critter here. This is mojo. And mojo is a nineyearold male. He is neutereds and ready to go to a new home. Hes been so mellow with all of the camera action. Hes wonderful. Ive taken him on many mobiles and hes this little gentleman that you would love to have. We recommend a quieter home for him but he loves long walks. Long walks by the beach. Exactly. And youve got some good specials going on right now. In the month of august we have waved our adoption fees on friday. So every friday of this month you can come in and adopt an animal and you do not have to pay for the adoption fee. Thats a good deal. We have to thank you viewers because you have good news, right . So far every animal that weve brought on tv this year has been adopted and even our rabbit got adopted and has a forever home. I think that mojo is going to be a nice home very soon. Heres a number. Eric . From all of us here at abc 7 news. Thank you for joining us. Who wants to be a millionaire is next. Here a live look at the work going on in oakland where were helping to build a playground here at abc 7 teaming up with disney and kaboom. Cheryl and i are heading over. You got power tools there . You may want to hide them. What is it . There are no marshmallows in this box of lucky charms huh. We