Protesters in San Francisco make it clear this is no place for hate as a rightwing group scraps plans for protest. But tomorrow the focus is berkeley where an anti marxist is planned. Good evening, i am eric thomas thanks for joining us. We begin with a claim of victory tonight. A roundup of protests in San Francisco. Lisa, those attending say they were standing up against hate. Very true. San Francisco Police are calling today and tonight successful and declaring the city safe. The fencing and barricades went up and heavily armed police were on the streets and rooftops. San francisco was ready for whatever came today. I am proud how we communicated and how we responded to the will of the people to get out and express themselves but do so peacefully. Reporter counterprotesters chanted in the organizer didnt show up. This after cancelling the crissy field rally too. I am here to say i am a queer white woman who is not going to take their crap. Reporter there was one arrest and police had to push the crowd back. One person was detained. While one group disbursed, another grew. Hundreds marched and arrived at Civic Center Plaza. We wanted to show up but show up in a place that would be safe for our family. Reporter children played and families gathered for a message. If people want to have a stage in san franciso, they better have a message that contributed to peoples lives rather than find ways to hurt them. Reporter police will keep an eye on alamo square tonight. Protesters peacefully marched through the mission district. They staged a diein after completely blocking the intersection. The group also burned a pinnata that looked like donald the Patriot Party group leader called off the rally. But he did meet with supporters. Reporter the leader came here unannounced and a couple of hours later than the rally was originally scheduled to arrive. Police say no one was arrested here at crissy field. You know, i reporter today did not turn out the way joey gibson planned. I am just a rookie. I am learning and growing. Reporter chapman was charged with a felony for fighting at rightwing rallies. Te two men explained why the rally was canceled. They set it up to where it would be the highest chance of violence between our people and protesters. Reporter he blamed the media and politicians for misrepresenting the Patriot Prayer movement. Made San Francisco way more dangerous than it could have. And you have a may or who says we are hateful and violent. Reporter several dozen patriot supporters were waiting. He left just as tensions mounted. A Strong Police presence including officers in riot gear helped maintain control. He says he is still unsure about his plans for berkeley tomorrow. Berkeley is preparing for an ant lye marxism rally scheduled for tomorrow though the organizer is now asking people not to attend. Abc news was in civic center park. Urging people not to attend fearing violent confrontation. Earlier people gathered there calling for peace. Leaders from several faiths led people in song and prayer. They hope their message will help reduce potential tension tomorrow. Abc 7 news let people knew immediately with a push alert. Download the app for free. And you will get instant updates. Latest on harvey now a Tropical Storm but still pounds parts of texas. Two deaths are being blamed on the storm and one in houston. Harvey hit the coastal city of rockport city texas last night. Weakened to a Tropical Storm this afternoon. Forecast is expected to dump 30 to 40 more inches of rain. Warning the threat of tornadoes will persist. Live in houston with the very latest. Lana . Reporter that woman who died here in houston, she was in her car. She found herself stuck in the water and went to get out. She was carried away by the rushing rain. That is the situation. And that is why so many people are concerned. Harvey has moved in on the gulf storm a coast and the storm doesnt look like it is going anywhere soon. Please dont come back into these affected areas. Reporter the fiercest hurricane to hit the u. S. In a decade. Sinking boats and in rockport, one of the areas hardest hit debris flew through the air slicing through metal. Police say that hundreds are now homeless. Abcs mat gupson visited elementary schools. Devastation not limited to rockport. The bulls eye was in aransas pass. That is when everything went bouncing. Reporter even after harvey was downgraded to a Tropical Storm, it continued its assault. All of this alongside the promise of torrential rain continuing store days. We want to do everything we can to keep people out of rising water. Reporter we are continuing to feel the downpour that has been unrelenting here in houston. Currently under a flash flood warning. And will be for about five and a half more hours. Moments ago officials saying everybody in pasadena should shelter in place. A lot of it begs the question, when will the worst of this pass. Reporter yeah. That is a good question and a lot of folks here are asking that very same one. I have to tell you, Walking Around there were Manhole Covers that were spouting water like they were fountains. Drainage system overrun and this is day one of a four or fiveday storm. Thank you so much for. That lets take a look at where the Tropical Storm is at this moment. Eric, the storm is folding over houston. It is not moving and that is putting rain over the same spots over the same am t of time. This is three hours. More than 10 inches of rain has fallen outside of houston. Additional rainfall over what they have already seen. Back here at home, all about the heat. We have excessive heat warnings to round out in the weekend. Talk about how hot we will get toorrow. Thank you very much. First responders from across the bay area heading to texas. 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Reporter this is the first time 11yearold keeno will be deployed. They are priceless. They can search an area faster than any human. Reporter firefighters can be in the hurricane zone for weeks. They are bringing dozen of these shelters. This is where they will sleep and they are used for medical space. Alissa harrington, abc 7 amtrak train hit and killed a driver. A sacramento bound capital corridor train struck the truck which was on the tracks. Peninsula jackey spear made a plea for speech. So this is a time for engagement and that is what you are seeing throughout the bay area and love will win out. At todays trip to the memorial, spooer marked the end to womens suffrage. In walnut creek, a crowd gathered in civic farm to form the words end hate. The crowd wanted to fight against today we had record breaking heat and tomorrow one, two, or three degrees warmer than what we experienced today. Very quiet picture. Limited if any fog just off the santa cruz coast. That is what we have out there. Never leave anything in your car. Good reminder look before you lock. The sun can quickly heat up the inside of your car. With the windows up, the ac off, the sunshine in a matter of an hour can heat up your car 40 miles per hour. On average, 37 deaths are associated with kids staying in hot cars. Dont forget about your kids and your pets. Especially your pets on the pavement, their paws are sensitive to the pavement. Outside, great visibility tonight. The fog is not with us tonight. It is a mild if not warm night depending where you are right now. 76 current temperatures in concord. 88 degrees in brentwood. Cooler in San Francisco at 66 degrees. Gilroy warmer at 64. Overnight tonight here is the call. A lot of stars out there. Warmest spots will stay in the midand upper 60s over the next 12 hours. Future weather, hour by hour for you. 7 00 in the morning, the feg is limited on the coast. Look at this, wide spread 80s and mid90s on the board. Going to be a hot afternoon on the way to finish off the weekend. Hot 95 in san jose. 94 in fremont. Warm in oakland. Even downtown San Francisco, 75 is warm. 101 101 for santa rosea. We could go as high as 108 degrees in the afternoon. Closer to the bay waters, a heat advisory will go in effect. Temperatures well above normal for this time of year. Heat tips on your sunday, get your workout before 10 00 in the morning or after 7 00 at night. Take frequent breaks in the shade outside. Check on senior and pets and be careful with the cars they heat up quickly. Down right hot tomorrow no matter where you are. And we are going to do it again on monday. Heat begins to retreat on tuesday. I am calling wednesday the pick of the week. If you like cool weather. And then we go right back up. And friday and saturday downright hot again. Triple digits. Got some hundreds to get used food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. 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In berkeley, barricades went up in anticipation of what might happen tomorrow. The rallys organizer has urged people not to come. A counterprotest is expected. Loading up equipment tonight to help people in hurricane. The teams 70 members include firefighters, paramedics and doctors. That group is a small part of the massive Emergency Response to harvey. This is the view of harvey from the space station. Clayton sandal has the latest from austin. Reporter military might helping the military rescue mission. The coast guard saving boaters today. Near rockport stranded with their dog got a chopper lift to a nearby hospital. In houston turned this suv into a submarine. In the middle of Hurricane Harvey reporter the force now battling harvey. Thank you. Thank you. Reporter and tonight, Swift Water Rescue Team gearing up across texas. Remnants of harvey move americas new strategy follows a speech by President Trump saying the u. S. Would increase its presence in the war torn nation. Reduce the u. S. Role after 16 years of policy also chaens the policy established by president obama. In the past, we timed our presence on the calendar. Now we are basing it on conditions on the ground. Right now, the u. S. Has, at least, 8400 troops in afghanistan. Some of the additional 3900 troops being sent to that country will deploy immediately. The controversial lawman was facing jail time for aggressive tactics against immigrants. Reporter as Hurricane Harvey was hitting texs, the president ge getting brief. First friday evening signing the directive implementing his ban on transgender serving in the military. And then the president pardoned former sheriff joe arpaio. He was convicted for ignoring an order to stop using racial profiles of latinos. I had fought in the front lines to prevent illegal immigration. Reporter immigration advocates and Human Rights Group acted swiftly. I am angry. The chances today was part of racism, White Supremacy and okayed the terror that arpaio caused. Reporter Arizona Republican john mccain said the president s pardon undermines his claim for the respect of law. On twitter arpaio thanked the president for seeing my conviction for what it is, a political witch hunt. Senate democratic leader chuck shum ser accusing him of using the cover of Hurricane Harvey. Families of two missing hikers hope a 10,000 reward helps find them. They disappeared in southern californias Joshua Tree National park. Searchers found their car in a rugged area of the park. If joseph or rachel can see or hear this message, we want them to know we love them very much. If they are held against their will and are captive in any way, please, we ask you to release them. Trained dogs are also part of the search records. Teams have spent thousands of hours looking for them. Several people detained during a rally for Internet Freedom in russia. Officials estimate 1,000 people turned out to protest. Participants demanded that the government stop clamping down on media sites. A hawk hitches a ride to avoid Hurricane Harvey. Do you remember me . Also a tail wagging reunion. A lost dog found wandering the desert 800 miles away. Heat grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. A better way to grow, a better way to eat. And it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. California grown with no antibiotics ever. We got to go, buddy, seriously. You got to go, buddy. You know people are not the only ones looking for a safe place when a hurricane strikes. You are looking at a hawk who took refuge in a taxi. The cabby names him harvey. Harvey is refusing to fly away. I guess because of all the wind and stuff, he simply doesnt want to go. And look, he is a wild bird. You can fly on your own, butterball. He is not crazy, the cabby plans to take harvey to a wildlife weather center. As you can expect, he has been ruffled by the weather. San jose woman is snuggling her beloved dog more than she used to. She lost her dog after a car crash in the arizona desert. I am extremely excited. I hope he recognizes me. Reporter it is the moment Mary Elizabeth thought would never happen. The waiting, the worry finally over. Do you remember me . Do you remember me . Yes, you do. Look at you. Reporter after 30 days wandering around the desert, surviving the almosts and the odds. She didnt think easy would make it. I was depressed. Reporter depression that set in after the accident when she lost easy. But she was back on the road again back to globe. And she found a family, strangers from globe to mesa hitting the streets handing out fliers. When a dog goes missing, you never give up hope. You just keep going. Look at you, my baby boy. Are you happy . Im happy. Look at you. Yes. Reporter and there is a special nugget to this story. The man who found easy didnt want to go on camera but he gets a 600 reward at a time he needs most while his wife is fighting a lifethreatening illness. The search for easy turned strangers into friends as people also helped mary print fliers and spread the word on social medial. All right. Hot enough for you . Hot for you tomorrow. Tomorrow is warmer than that. That is why we continue to have the heat advisory in effect. Excessive heat warning for our hottest areas. A lot of colors on the screen. Away from the water, there is that excessive heat warning. Highs on your sunday, going to be very, warm. 95