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KGO ABC7 News 500AM June 16, 2017

Light and hoping, right now we have a nice shot of the Golden Gate Bridge with four lanes in the southbound commute direction. The sun is just coming up and its a gorgeous morning out there. Light conditions with a 20minute drive from novato into San Francisco and even the Altamont Pass looks good this morning, so a couple problem spots. We had an earlier accident over the sunol grade and that has been cleared but still seeing slow traffic, and they may have emergency crews out there keeping things slow. Well check back on that and some of your mass transit options in just a few minutes. Were tracking mild temperatures out there this morning. Good morning, 63 right now in san jose. 59 in San Francisco. Look at the day planner later on today. Its nothing but sunshine, and its going to be warm to hot. Mid90s inland, and even around the bay. Were go into the mid80s along the coast and we are go into the mid60s. Heat advisory will be in place and well talk about temperatures in a few minutes, guys. What is it in here, like d degrees right now in the studio . Its like a heat warning. Amy hollyfield is live at the b. A. R. T. Station where commuters are getting an early start before the temperatures start climbing. Reporter we are talking to people who are headed out of the heat and towards San Francisco, towards the coast and they are happy about that. It is going to be a good weekend to head to the beach. Grab dad and a beach chair, especially since father day is expected to be dangerously hot. The whole weekend will bring heat, with the heat advisory starting tomorrow morning and lasting until monday night. Those that live in the heat but work in San Francisco are feeling lucky right now and are sympathetic for those who will stay in the east bay. For those that will be in the heat its going to suck, but i am in San Francisco so its not too hot out there, i dont think. When you get out from over there to here, its totally different. Reporter a couple reminders as we shift to the new weather pattern, protect the pets, the pavement is hot on the paws, and they need lots of water and dont leave them in cars, and take care of you, and lots of water, and mainly we want you to be aware of the change shift, and you are thinking towards hot, hot weather. Reporting live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Amy, thank you. The best way to keep track of the heat is to go with the new abc7 news app on your phone, and you can find it for free in your phones app store. A coworker says the driver that shot and killed three fellow ups workers seemed down, lightly. Jimmy lam killed himself when San Francisco police confronted him at the end of h rampage on wednesday. And one man said he urged lam years ago to seek professional help to battle depression and lam took time off from work and appeared to feel better when he returned to ups. Tracking breaking news in london, and officials there just held a conference about the terrible highrise, and they say it was not deliberately set and the death toll claimbed to 30. Investigators say they have put out some of the fires that were burning inside the building and they believe they know where it started. The death toll still expected to climb, though they dont know to how many. They are still looking to part of that. And British Police say some of the victims may never be identified. Thank you. Police are expected to soon release the identity of a man killed while running across a freeway during a police chase. And it happened near west laurel drive last night. The suspect was driving a stolen car trying to get away from police when he crashed and he and another passenger got out and started running and he was hit by a pickup truck and died at the scene, but the other passenger got away. And then abc news was in palo alto where dozens rallied outside the courtroom in support of the victim. He cofounded a business startup and he will serve 13 days in jail for the verbal and physical abuse of his estranged wife. I was looking for Something Better to happen, and i just want to thank everybody for being here for me. I am confident that we reached the right outcome given the merits of the case. The das office said there was not enough evidence to impose a harsher penalty. And then rescuing two adults and a child after their jet ski overturned last night. It took less than ten minutes for the coast guard to reach them. No injuries reported and the no injuries reported and the group was said to be in good pair it pa spirits. One smart board member expect a soft open for smart next week. Whenever Service Starts smart will not charge full fares until after labor day. What a day for the warriors and dub nation. An estimated Million People pack spwa ed into downtown oakland for the rally. It was a sea of blue and gold. Many jumped off the buses to give Draymond Green mocked lebron james for saying he never played on a super team. You started the super team, bro bro the rally c music. And now its all confetti everywhere. After the amazing celebration across oakland the Unsung Heroes are stepping in, as lonni rivera shows us what comes down must come up. Cleaning can be fun when you host a celebration for the champions and devoted fans. We will be going home about midnight. The crew has no complaints about over time. We did it a couple years ago, you know, and it went okay and its basically the is a same set uup this year. And they left confetti on the streets and in the stores. We expect to find confetti for weeks from now. A winning Basketball Team only enhances business. Definitely people from all walks, east bay, south bay. This kind of celebration comes with a price and the team owner is picking up the tab. This parade, the whole day, every cost, every dollar, is on us. Street sweepers are cleaning things up but dont tell the young fans the party is over. Were just happy. We are out here in the same clothes from this morning, just happy. Reporter theres a huge desire to return back to celebrate again. Lonni rivera, abc7 news. Oakland Police Arrested three people at the rally, and two for public intoxication and for an assault on an officer. There were no major incidents. If you missed the celebration or want to relive it all over again, we have the photos and video and more at abc7news. Com. Now your Weather Forecast with drew tuma. We are showing you the 5weekold puppies because somebody left them in a hot car in south carolina. Its going to resonate here. A Police Officer noticed them and the car registering at 94 degrees, and that can happen rather quickly. She got the two puppies out and had a cooler in her car with ice packs and the owner is being charged with ill treatment of animals. This weekend, especially check on your pets and your elderly neighbors, they are the most susceptible to the heat this time of year. Outside we go , a live look fro sutro tower. 9 00 this morning we already have spots in the 80s and as we head towards midday we will be quickly warming up into the 80s and low 90s already, so its going to be a warm to hot afternoon on the way. Highs today, take a look, lots of sunshine no matter where you are from the coast to the bay, and inland pheutd and thats weather, and lets get a check of traffic with sue. Friday light so far and we hope it stays that way. We have traffic moving well through the san jose area, and this is highway 280 at the 880 over crossing up towards cupertino, so from san jose into kaouper ton kwru cupertino, an eightminute drive. And then nice flowing here from dublin pardon me, from concord towards the 24 interchange, you are looking at less than ten minutes. We do have a couple problem spots, mostly green and even out of the Central Valley, and thats fantastic news, about 20 minutes to get into the livermore area, and westbound 128 near tubs lane, we have an accident blocking the southbound lane. Thank you. Do not panic when you log into twitter this morning. We will explain. We will explain. A mama bear, how she ended at a sacramento Convenience Store went viral, and it started when two walked out of a store for items they did not pay for, and a woman captured the video and another woman went to grab the phone and got a jolt with a taser. It was over hot cheetos . Apparently. In todays gma first look, a dramatic scene where a blimp flying over the open crashed. Alex perez has the details. Federal investigators are working to figure out what caused this advertising blimp to come crashing down exploding into a ball of flames. The aircraft came crash into the field about half a mile from the u. S. Open tournament golf course in wisconsin around 11 15 thursday morning. Thousands of spectators watching the competition, and many finding themselves watching this instead, in disbelief. We saw the whole thing going down and then three explosions on the ground. Onboard, the pilot, and rescue crews pulled him from the blimp, and thompson placed on a stretcher and carried on to a waiting medevac helicopter. And coming up, we will have more on the investigation, with your gma first look, i am alex perez, wisconsin. And then a stricter rule where the California Public Utilities Commission hopes to cut Greenhouse Gases emitted. Utilities had not been required utilities had not been required to cut down the leaks that dont put people in danger. And then the Nationals Park last night, the squads faced off one day after a gunman open fire in virginia. Congressman Steve Scalise remains in the hospital, and paul ryan and nancy pelosi got together before the game. We know each other well and many of the members do but not enough do. We need to find more opportunities for republicans and democrats to break bread, and literally go and have meals together. I thought you were going to brag about how much my grandchildren like you. Yeah, her grandchildren like me you may notice they are both wearing Louisiana State apparel, and thats in honor of scalise to graduated from lsu. And the trophy is going to go to scalises office. The lifesaving epipen has a new competitor this morning. Its a new product from a san diegobased pharmaceuticals. And epipens costs is 94 ten years ago but rose to more than 600 last year. Both products can save people from an allergic reaction. What if you could recharge your electric car while driving down i80. Stanford scientists have overcome a hurdle by transmitting electricity to a moving object. If the technology is perfected it would eliminate range anxiety. The results are here in this weeks edition of the journal nation. You may wake up to a new look on twitter this morning. Twitter says its faster and easier to use and has boulder headlines and more intuitive icons. The biggest thing you will notice is the profile images are now instead of square, which is perfect for our logo. It would not be twitter without it would not be twitter without people making jokes, like this meme of a round spongebob. The Alameda County fair is opening today. And prepare for the heat, it opens at 11 00 and nintendo is bringing some of the latest games and consoles so you can play for them free this weekend, and on sunday dads get in for free on sunday. The fair runs through july 9th. Sounds like a lot of fun. Going back to twitter, all everybody wants is the edit button. Let us edit our tweets we will show you the plan over the Alameda County fair. Its hot out there. By 3 00, 94 degrees. Drink plenty of water and put the sun screen on, and its already a mild start out there and a lot of 60s across the board, and a 70degree reading right now in brentwood. Your day planner for your friday, look into the afternoon, its warm to hot. Mid90s inland and even around the bay we will go into the mid80s and along the coast, cool but still mild for this time of the year go into the mid60s. Watch what happens on sunday, this heat is going to crank. 90 will be the high in oakland but thats one of the cooler spots. Inland in the north bay we are go into the triple digits and even San Francisco will be toasty at 80 degrees. Its for that fact a heat advisory will go into effect for the entire region starting tomorrow morning, and the only exception along the coast. And stay hydrated with water and our bodies are not used to this type of heat, and check on the seniors and pets. Thats weather and lets get on the roads with sue. We will look at the bridge toll plaza, and no metering lights on yet. Just a minor delay for the cashpaying folks and the spider is back on the webcam, if you will. We had an earlier stall on the westbound span, and here at the san mateo bridge, the flat section up towards the highrise and over towards foster city. You are looking at about an 18minute drive, so less than 20 minutes. Look at all the green on the maps. Its wonderful this time of morning. We usually have a heavy flow of traffic out of the Central Valley and we are not seeing that. Improvement on the sunol grade with speeds picking up a bit, we had a sigalert with a big rig, and that has been cleared over an hour now and traffic is recovering nicely now. St. Lukes hospital in San Francisco plans to close one facility by october. Its owned by sutter merged with st. Lukes to form st. Lukes campus. The closure will affect 44 patients and 72 employees. A representative said they are working with patients and their families to ensure a transition to a local facility. And then a fire started at 2 30 yesterday in the south park neighborhood. Six units of the complex the red cross is helping out those evacuees. Something adorable at the zoo, black bear cubs. This almost didnt happen. The bears were captured after the mother bear attacked a woman in kern county. In kern county. By law that means but instead the cubs had not been weaned so they send them there. And the Trump Administration and the Trump Administration wanted to your body was made for Better Things than rheumatoid arthritis. Before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz is right for you. Xeljanz is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. Xeljanz can reduce joint pain d swelling in as little as two weeks, and help stop further joint damage. Xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. Dont start xeljanz if you have an infection. Tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have ppened. Your doctor should perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz, and monitor certain liver tests. Tell your doctor iyou were in a region where fungal infections are common and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. Xeljanz can reduce the symptoms of ra, even without methotrexate, and is also ailable in a onceily pill. Ask about xeljanz xr. Good morning. Whether you are just joining us or heading out the door here are the seven things to know before you head out the door. Warm to hot today but over the weekend especially fathers day on sunday down right hot. A heat advisory goes into Effect Tomorrow morning. And number two, a uber passenger has gone public with a video where the driver can be making inappropriate comments about drunk female passengers and uber says the driver is no longer driving for them. Russia says they may have russia says they may have killed the leader of isis, if its true it would be a severe blow to the extremist group. And the memorials continue to grow for the fallen ups workers. You are looking at one of the tributes in diamond heights. They were shot by a coworker on wednesday. And then the cleanup continues after the warriors victory parade and rally. Number six, sue hall abc traffic center, no metering lights yet and the sensors are showing green around the bay area. One unhealthy fad may be on its way out with teenagers. The number of high school and middle schoolers using ecigarettes dropped and thats the first decline since 2011. Another 90 minutes of news coming up including russias claims that it killed the leader of isis. What u. S. Reports are saying. And the two accused in the ghost ship fire is back in court this morning and what one is saying about the charges against him. The queen and Prince William the queen and Prince William making a visit to the morning after one of its drivers in the south bay is heard making really disturbing comments about women. What he said was all caught on camera. Soon you could be seeing this at bay area airports. The new technology meant to speed up security lines. If you are not taking off for the weekend, prepare for the heat. This cool morning is about to change. I love it is getting warm out there. Jessica has been waiting for this moment to happen for basically a year. Shes excited about it. Take it away, drew tuma. We will see with your day planner on the day. The picture outside showing you bright skies already. Your day planner, its going to be quickly warming by noon. 4 00, just warm to hot across the region. Mid90s inland, and the bay, we are in the mid80s. Its going to get even warmer over the weekend. So its for that fact a heat advisory will go into Effect Tomorrow morning, and lasting through monday night everywhere except the coast. We will detail how hot we get, and first a check of the roadways with sue. We go outside to the east shore freeway, the stream of headlights heading past golden gate fields. It looks busy but traffic is moving at the limit and no delays so far at the bay bridge. Look at all the green on the maps and even coming out of the Central Valley, we have a blip of slow traffic, and still we

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