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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2017

A tiny bit of yellow filling in. A pickup truck landed on the shoulder. Emergency crews are on the scene and we have at least minor injuries. Theyre still working on clearing that. Quick check outside, heres the san mateo bridge. Westbound 92 slowly starting to fill in as folks leave hey wr. So far, no major delays anywhere. We do have a b. A. R. T. Delay this morning. Well talk about that coming up next. That breaking news in newark. Alameda county firefighters there right now investigating, look at this video from the scene. There was a twoalarm fire at a business overnight. This was near Central Avenue. Fires started about 2 15 this morning. They got it out in about 15 minutes. Firefighters told us several trucks caught fire and then the fire spread to the building. There were no reports of injuries. Right now, theres there. Theyre trying to figure out what sparked the fire. Back to you. Yikes. Several skateboarders and a San Francisco Police Officer ended up hurt after a skater takeover outside dolores park. All of this happened last night, and this morning, Amy Hollyfield has the latest. Good morning, amy. Reporter good morning, natasha. I just spoke with a Police Sergeant here in the mission district. He said the officer who was hurt last night hurt his shoulder. Hes okay. He has been released from the hospital. There was some tension between police and the skateboarders. Some borders thinking police got in their way and thats what caused them to fall and get hurt. Oh police tell me they were just trying to keep the public safe, pointing out the skaters were taking over the street, and there are pedestrians and cars to look out for along with the skaters. Police were called to the scene when people complained they couldnt use dolores street because of all the people blocking it. This informal skateboarding competition drew hundreds of people to dolores park last night. There were some big falls, at least two skaters were taken to the hospital after they hit the pavement. Participants were not wearing helmets. Police say some people threw objects at them. Two police cars were damaged. You can see where their windows were broken. Dolores street reopened around 9 00 last night. Thats when police felt like they had a handle on it and had everyone clears out. No arrests were made. Reporting live in San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Were tracking developing news out of the south bay where a raging brush fire has destroyed this home in the foothills of east san jose. This is a live look this morning showing the damage. Its on clater way near lariat street. This morning, the fire is still burning nearby. The latest numbers show its 40 contained. Its grown to 100 acres since it broke out yesterday afternoon, prompting evacuations. The thick smoke was visible throughout the south bay. We expect to get an update on the fire later this morning. Crews are keeping an eye on a junk yard fire that started just before 5 00 last afternoon at the alco iron company. We have more. Reporter sky 7 was up above as thick, heavy black smoke poured from the alco iron and Metal Company. It looked like the smoke was intensifying, getting a lot blacker. You could hear a few like explosions of stuff that was in the pile or, you know, stuff that was burning. Firefighters battled the blaze from a safe distance. They managed to contain it, but the issues continued. The large fire making sure that it remains under control. Making sure that the residents who live in the immediate area are safe, which is why a shelter in place advisory was issued as a precaution. The precaution is because of this, huge plumes of smoke that spread across the sky. People reported seeing and smelling the smoke from as far away as cal state east bay in hayward. Bay area air quality officials are here testing the air. Still, some have reported having headaches and feeling dizzy. Luis was working right next door when the fire started. I started getting a little headache, then i had to get my mask. Thats when we left. We went outside and started getting worse. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. In san leandro, abc 7 news. Small grass fire in Mountain View burned a 100yard area off central expressway near ravendale drive just before 3 00 yesterday. No injuries there and the cause is under investigation. Meanwhile, a grass fire in richmond threatened several homes near barnard street. Fire investigators evacuated several homes yesterday. The backyard of at least one of them burned. It appears San Francisco Police Officers association not happy with the way sheriffs deputies responded to last months u. P. S. Shooting. A Union Board Member complained at a june 21st Union Meeting that the 18 deputies presented safety concerns for the Police Officers. The Board Members said the deputies appeared to be preparing to enter the building with long rifles. The july issue of the poa journal published the minutes of the meeting but it did not specify what safety concerns they presented. Alameda is trying to figure out if a mans job is the motivation for his mirder. A 19yearold was shot to death. He worked at a legal medical marijuana delivery system. His mom spoke with us last night. Just made me so proud of him, you know. He had so much love. He always he just moved out a month ago. Ad still came over every day. Deputies hope Surveillance Video may hold clues that could lead to an arrest. New developments on donald trump jr. s meeting with the russian lawyer. Trump jr. Appeared on Fox News Channel last night and insists he didnt try to coclude with russia to try to damage Hillary Clinton during the election. This morning, President Trump tweeted his son did a good job, saying he was open, transparent and innocent, and that this is the greatest witch hunt in political history. Sad. Abc news spoke to the russian lawyer overnight. She said trump jr. Was disappointed she didnt deliver any incriminating information, and she doesnt know why he was told to expect any. President trumps lawyers spoke to gma this morning. The meeting itself and what took place at the meeting doesnt violate the law. The president was not aware of it. Donald trump jr. Said in retrospect, he would look at it differently today. The kremlin today denied reaching out to the russian Property Developer who arranged the meeting between the lawyer and donald trump jr. 5 07 now. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said theyre delaying the start of the recess to work on major issues like health care. The senate typically takes its recess at the start of august, but its being pushed back to the third week in the month. He said they also need to work on tax reform and the budget. San Francisco City officials plan to discuss imposing a tax on vacant properties. Supervisor requested the City Attorneys Office explore legislation to do so. He says the number of vacancies contribute to the housing crisis and Small Businesses struggle. Vancouver and canada recently assessed a 1 tax on homes that arent principal residences or arent rented out for at least six months of the year. Heres a look from mt. Tamalpais this morning. You can see its fairly clear there. Well use this to talk about our activity planner. Our beaches, we still have dangerous waves through this evening. Sneaker waves and large breakers and rip currents. If youre going do be on the bay, slightly calmer. If youre going to be exercising, there will be some extreme sunshine out there. Heres a look at our temperatures, from 55 in danville to about antioch and brentwood at 62. Pretty comfortable in our inland east bay neighborhoods. 60 in san jose. Los gatos, 64. Novato, 50 there. Oakland, 58, along with Mountain View. San francisco, 54. Pacifica, about 52. Heres a look at whats going on in oakland. Average high is about 72. 8 00, were at 60. Noon, 67. Well hang around 70 from 2 00 to 4 00, and 67 back at 6 00. Nothing too extreme there. Around the state today, 110 in palm springs. Well crack 100 in fresno and redding. 91 in yosemite, and about 83 in tahoe. Heres a look at san jose at 280 and 17. And what youre going to see are temperatures the next three days that will be pretty steady, just about everywhere. You wont notice much of a change until i get to the weekend and show you where those 80s, 90s, and 100s will be. Lets get alexis in here for a look at your morning commute. Were doing pretty well so far. Heres a look at the richmond side of the Richmond San Rafael bridge. We have a few cars coming through on westbound 580, but thats about it if youre driving this morning. If youre taking b. A. R. T. , i have a heads up. We had unscheduled track maintenance between west oakland and embarcadero stations. That means we have a 20minute delay. We heard from b. A. R. T. And they said the problem has been resolved. Normal service is resuming. If youre heading in to the pittsburg bay point or dublin pleasant directions, you can expect that delay. 20 minutes could slow you down this morning. Well look at the Central Valley up next. Remember the selfie that monkey took . Whats happening in San Francisco today regarding the controversial photo. And if you make six figures, you can now qualify for Affordable Housing. The change impacting the bay area. 5 10 in the morning. We want you to have a better start to your day. A live look at the glittering bay bridge before the sun comes bay bridge before the sun comes mom. Where all the walls echo with laughter and every room has its own chapter youve carried on your familys tradition. Let us help you prepare for your familys future. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. Happening today, the can bait over who owns a monkey selfie is back in court in San Francisco. A monkey made headlines for this. He smiled for the camera and snapped a photo. The photographer argues he owns the photo because its his camera. Peta wants the monkey declared as the owner. If the court rules in petas favor, it will be the first time an animal owns property. New, Alameda Police hopes someone can identify this man, accused of an Armed Robbery at a cvs, july 1st at the storon island drive. Investigators believe he may have been involved in another Armed Robbery at a cvs in albany. If he looks familiar, Alameda Police want to hear from you. In todays gma first look, a toddler is seriously hurt on a trampoline. Its serving as a reminder of the danger of using these. Reporter in this mornings gma first look, this is the grief stricken face of 3yearold colton hill after breaking his femur broen jumping at an indoor trampoline park. He just let out the worst scream. His mom caitlin poising the photo showing colton in his body cast on facebook after his doctor told her the American Academy of pediatrics recommend children under the age of 6 never use a trampoline. Colton had his accident at a Sky Zone Trampoline Park in tampa. The company writing our thoughts and prayers are with the injured child and his safety. Guest safety is our top priority and were investigating how an incident of this nature might have occurred. Well tell you how you can keep your family safe at 7 00 a. M. With your gma first look. Im linzie janis, abc news, new york. 5 15. On the peninsula, police are looking for any witnesses to a hitandrun crash in palo alto. It happened near california avenue on friday around 5 30 p. M. They say a white car hit a bicyclist and took off. Paramedics found the injured cyclist in the roadway. He was taken to the hospital and is now recovering at home. The suspects car is described as a white fourdoor sedan. Investigators are looking into another incident at sfo after a propeller of a u. S. Coast guard plane clipped the tarmac. Thats the plane you see on the bottom of the screen. Coast guard Officials Say they believe it was some kind of failure that happened when the plane was taxiing for takeoff. The runway was closed while officials looked for damage and debris yesterday. This comes after a nearly disastrous incident on friday. The faa and now the ntsb are investigating why an air canada plane nearly landed on a taxiway instead of the runway. Four planes were waiting to take off when a pilot flagged air traffic control. Flight aware shows the plane, the air canada plane, dropped as low as 175 feet before suddenly throttling the engines and pulling up as it went around to land for a second time. San francisco is changing its Affordable Housing policies. So now, a Single Person making less than 121,000 can qualify for Affordable Housing. That is up from the current salary of 44,000. Developers of Large Properties will be required to make a portion of their unit affordable, dividing them up between low, moderate, and middle income families. City supervisors say it will be easier to keep middle class workers hire in San Francisco. Trying to emotionally recover from that number you gave us. Thats crazy. Okay, do not take furniture or appliances on public transit. Do i have to really tell you this . This message is coming out of australia after two men tried to do it two weeks apart. You see it on the Surveillance Video next to me. This shows both of these incidents. The man with the refrigerator that you see right here, he got a ticket for 192 because its illegal to board a train with an item that cant be placed underneath your seat. And then the man with the couch, you see in the far monitor, well, he rolled away without incident. No ticket for him. Im surprised they didnt get stuck for the rest of the day, honestly. Happening today, mexico celebrating the launch of a nonstop flight from San Jose International to guadalajara. They started the nonstop route on july 1st. They do have some competition from Alaska Airlines and vulairs. It likely means cheaper trips. San francisco is now americas worst city for driving, according to personal finance website wallet hub. Oakland is second. Wallet hub has 12 experts looking at the largest cities in the u. S. And consider traffic, cost of vehicle ownership, and safety. Sf tied with several other cities for worst congestion. Oakland tied with four other cities for highest car theft rate. Wahwah. Thats not great. But we have great weather and great people. Right, mike nicco. We never get to enjoy it because were stuck in traffic. Thats true. Good morning, everybody. Hires a look from looking back towards walnut creek from the east bay hills. Clouds and sunshine today. Cool at the coast, seasonal inland. A short inland heat wave is coming. Heres a look at the winds, 21 at fairfield. The stout sea breeze, not quite as intense as it was yesterday. Heres a look at our cloud cover. The clouds developing along the coast as we head through the Morning Hours and right up until noon. Some of that will spill across San Francisco into oakland, but it will retreat back to the coast by noon. Thats where its going to stay. You get up around, you say, sea ranch there and down towards santa cruz where well see more sniefr. Looks like the peninsula coast will be cloudier than yesterday. 79 in milpitas. 87 in morgan hill today. There you go, 72 in santa cruz. On the peninsula today, well go from 70 in millbrae to 81 in redwood city. Half moon bay at 63. Same thing in sunset, downtown San Francisco, 66. Through the north bay, 79 at san rafael, low to mid 90s around cloverdale and lakeport. Along the shore, 70s for you. And as we head deeper, 87 all through the san ramon valley. A few 90s out around antioch and brentwood. Quick look at tonights temperatures, about 51 to 59 degrees. Great sleeping weather once again. My sevenday forecast, enjoy this pattern. A few more clouds for friday. Moisture passes us to the north. I think the thunderstorms will stay in the sierra, and then a quick hit of 100 saturday and sunday inland and then back in the 90s by monday. Good morning. I have good news area. Its all clear. Southbound 101 near petaluma boulevard started off with a flipped pickup truck this morning. It landed on the shoulder, but we had an onramp taken away for a while, and theyll bring a street sweeper out to totally clear the debris from the shoulder. For now, all the lanes are open. Westbound 580, tracy dublin, coming in at 50 minutes. Westbound 4, antioch to concord in the green at 15, and south wnd 101 also looking great. We have one transit issue, an early b. A. R. T. Delay. A new takata airbag recall is impacting millions of vehicles made by ford, nissan, and mazda. This is separate from the prior airbag recall. There have been so many, right . That one affected 42 million cars. This new problem is with an airbag inflater. No reports of anyone actually getting hurt. Owners can get their cars repaired for free. To see if your car is on the list, look for the story on abc7news. Com. C

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