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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM August 2, 2017

Livermore. Its also 66 degrees in the san jose area and low 70s in redwood city. The winds are picking up now at sfo. Thats a westnorthwest flow at 13 Miles Per Hour. And then again we have a west southwest wind at 13 fairfield. Winds consistent later today 10 to 20. Tripledigit heat again today after a very slow recovery in the overnight hours. Boy, i left the house this morning in pleasanton. It was 68 degrees. Its still in the low 80s at the very tiptop of mount diablo. Thats your inversion layer working there with your temperatures. Overnight low in the 70s in the highest elevations. We have an excessive heat advisory in place until 9 00. 70 at the coast, a big change in store for all of us. That heat wave has forced many in the bay area to crank up the airconditioning but one waterpark is offering a solution to those looking to cool off. Jessica flores is live in dublin at the wave waterpark where guests can actually get in for free. Hey, if its free, its for me, jessica. [ laughter ] reporter thats right, michelle. Well, its not quite pool weather just yet but later on today, those scorching temperatures are going to hit inland areas especially here in dublin and thats why the pool will be free tonight from 6 to 8 p. M. Kids can enjoy the splash zone for free. Theres also other ways tocle down around the bay area. Theres a lot of cooling centers. We are talking about libraries, senior centers, Community Centers, those things will be opening to the public. You can get a glass of water, watch tv, cool down. Some of the place will have extended hours today. If you need to crank up air conditioning, pg e has ways to bring down your bill. They offer Financial Assistance with customers on the care Program Giving people on public assistance help. Its been around 1989 but a lot of customers arent aware of it. The care program is an excellent option. It can reduce your bill by 20 and right now we know 84,000 customers in the bay area are eligible and have not signed up. Reporter along with the care program, pg e offers things like budget billing that lets you average your bill over the year so you pay the same every month. Theres a heat advisory in effect for the santa cruz mountains, north bay mountains and the these bay hills. Now, if you are going to be outside, drink a lot of water. Dont wait until youre thirsty. Check the car for kids and pets before you lock the doors. If you want to enjoy the pool or kid zone, this is open for free from 6 to 8 p. M. Tonight. Jessica flores, kpix 5. Thats perfect. I have not hit the wave yet but i love a good waterpark. I like the slide. The wave pool. Lazy river. I like that, too. [ laughter ] all right. Were going to dream about what we can do to cool off and you can just talk about traffic, jaclyn. Hey. Whats going on. [ laughter ] how do i follow with that . All right. Right now, we are tracking a stall vehicle, not severe but blocking one lane. This is on westbound 580 right as you approach 980. It has one lane blocked. Speeds still green and were doing fine in both directions making your way towards the toll plaza there. An earlier crash still has some on and offramps shut down. A big rig flipped overnight. We have a crowded ride for drivers out of hayward into foster city. Two out of three lanes on the san mateo bridge will be closed until 1 p. M. And thats for bridge crews to paint the bridge. So if you are heading eastbound on the san mateo bridge, be prepared for slowdowns. The white house changing its story on a meeting that donald trump, jr. , took with a russian lawyer during the president ial campaign. The Administration Says the president did weigh in on his sons misleading statement which was released after that meeting was revealed. The statement was drafted aboard air force one as the president returned from the g20 summit in germany. It claimed that the purpose of the meeting whats to discuss the adoption of russian children. But trump, jr. Himself later said that he was looking for dirt on hillary clinton. Former federal prosecutors said the president s intervention could lead to legal trouble. If somebody comes to you and tells you x and, in fact, thats not true and then you learn that somebody counseled them to do that, then youre going to look at not only the person that made the false statement, but the person that coached them or instructed them to basically obstruct justice. Last month, the president s attorney denied that mr. Trump had anything to do with drafting that statement. And the president s soninlaw Jared Kushner and then Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort also attended the meeting at trump tower in june 2016. Dozens of retired Service People are speaking out about President Trumps transgender military ban. Kpix 5s [ nonenglish language ] is live in San Francisco on the bay area nonprofit giving them avoid. Netta. Reporter 56 retired generals and admirals said the president s plan to ban transgender would degrade the military. They released that statement out of the palm center right here in San Francisco. Theyre an independent group who researches sexual minorities. Retired military leaders signed a statement saying they respectfully disagree. The president claims transgender in the military costs too much and disrupts Service Members. They cite the Rand Corporation and new england journal of medicine saying the financial cost of transgenders is at most 8. 4 million a year and this is 1 100th of 1 of the militarys budget. Part of the statement says reporter President Trump tweeted last week i thought it was a joke. To do it number one makes little sense. To say the outrageous things why he was doing it makes no sense. Reporter back on july 26, the president said in a series of tweets, the u. S. Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity saying the military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened. Now, the president s announcement appealed to conservatives. It created a lot of uncertainty. At the moment, theres about 1300 to 15,000 transgender active duty Service Members. And they were officially welcomed into the military just last june. In the castro, im netta ear ram pure for kpix 5. After President Trump tweeted it didnt change the policy for the military, right . Reporter no, it certainly did not everything is as is. The president s tweet blinded the chiefs of staff. The chairman sent out a memo to military leaders saying they will not be changing the rules. Transgender people can continue to serve and they will continue to treat all members of the military with respect. Back to you guys. Thank you. This morning, a 17yearold boy accused of jumping out of a plane on the sfo tarmac is set to undergo a Mental Health evaluation. The teen was traveling alone on a Copa Airlines flight from panama city. The plane reached the tarmac at sfo by 2 30 yesterday afternoon and heres what happened right after he popped out of an emergency exit. He jumped off the plane. Passengers told us that some people started screaming when it suddenly became clear. Both the door and the boy were missing since the windows were closed, lights started pouring in after the boy escaped. Some on the flight were startled to watch him dash down the tar pack. Then this guy, i seen him jump on the wing, and then he starts climbing down the wing and then he just runs. Then he just starts running the other way. Construction crews spotted suspicion behavior and was taken to customs and border agents. State safety officials gave the goahead to reopen great americas delirium pendulum ride voluntarily shut down following a fatal accident on a similar accident on a fireball in ohio. One killed, seven hurt. Santa cruz boardwalk has the same fireball ride which will stay closed pending further investigation according to the state agency. 10 minutes after 5 00. Video of a Security Guard attacking an as fan at the coliseum went viral and now we know what happened. How scam artists are trying to cash in on the upcoming Solar Eclipse. Here we go again well have plenty of solar heat again today with triple digits but we have a huge notable change for your thursday that you need to know about. And traffic still flowing freely in both directions across the golden gate bridge. Its foggy. We are seeing some slowdowns on your other bay area routes. More coming up. Tropical storm system brought as game is out of a job. The woman is seen on cell phone video punching a fan and pulling a Security Guard who attacked a fan at the Oakland Coliseum during an as game is out of a job. The woman seen on cell phone video here punching a fan and pulling her hair at monday nights game against the giants. Oakland police say the altercation happened after the guard discovered the fan had stolen another guards backpack. Security is not supposed to be involved. I would think Security Guards wouldnt need to be punching people. The guard was employed by ussa, the Parent Company of staff pro. The company said it regrets the actions of a rogue employee and the guard has been terminated. Oakland police are looking into the incident to determine if criminal charges are appropriate. Theres new information about crime in the bay area. New report shows the number of homicides is on the rise in San Francisco. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live in the newsroom with the latest. Jackie. Reporter michelle, homicide and petty theft numbers are higher this year compared to last but on the flip side of things, most other crime numbers are flat. These numbers are being reported by the sfpd and show us what the first half of the year looked like so homicides are up by 36 reported rapes dropped from 224 to 223. Robberies increased slightly from 1525 to 1594. And burglaries were down by 10 dropping from 2551 to 2541. Now, this was number 40 homicide number 41 of year started sunday night and continued well into monday morning. Finally ending 15 hours later. Police were called to the Corona Heights area for a shooting. They said one woman was rushed to the hospital where she later died, and the second gunman may be the womans son. At some point he shot himself in the chest and is in critical condition. The examiner reports that this latest report is a pared down version of the once detailed breakdown of crimes numbers and says these include march through june and does not show a breakdown by neighborhood or station as used to be the case. In the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. As Solar Eclipse nears theres growing concern that eclipse glasses are being falsely advertised. We have learned some solar viewers are being sold with a logo implying that they meet International Safety standards. But their materials do not block enough of the suns ultraviolet visible and infrared radiation. Some sellers are displaying fake test results on their website to suggest otherwise. Now the aaf Solar Eclipse task force is complying its own list of manufacturers to especially koo people safe why would you do that . Blind somebody . Anything to make a buck. Yeah. Thats the world these days. But yeah, roberta, you got some tips for people looking to watch the eclipse. We want to remind you, the total Solar Eclipse 2017, if you are around the continental United States monday august 21, it begins in lincoln, beach, oregon about 9 a. M. Totality is right after 10 a. M. It ends in charleston, south carolina, about 2 48 in the afternoon. And if you totally missed out on it, next up will be october 14th of 2023. And a tip again, coming off that story, do not look directly into the sun. It is not a good idea. We can see clearly this morning from our kpix 5 studios. Pier 9 in the bay waters towards the bay bridge even though its overcast there totally socked in this morning in portions of the bay and also the coastline. But not that particular view. In fact, George Hughes our weather watcher in San Francisco reporting 55 degrees. He says it is foggy at the coast this morning as far as his observation is concerned and he is spot on. Look at the morning commute across the golden gate bridge. This is actually a better view. We had a lot of condensation on the lens this morning about 15 minutes ago from the drizzle all associated with that deep marine layer. Temperaturewise 53 degrees right now in santa rosa to 68 in livermore after realizing a High Temperature there yesterday officially 101. But some neighborhoods were hotter than that. It was 103 in pleasanton. We had 62 in Half Moon Bay to 102 in dublin. So the yellow highlighted areas is where we had the extension of a heat advisory through tonight. Temperatures in the triple digits with very little overnight recovery. Then in addition to that, we are looking at our satellite and radar, we have monsoonal moisture lifting up through southern california. This time yesterday, we were seeing thunderstorms in the l. A. Basin. Thats all associated with that right there. Meanwhile, were under the influence of High Pressure but theres a lot of instability, unstable air mass including a 20 chance of a thunderstorm in our forecast tonight late night into your thursday. Otherwise 101 sacramento. 107 ukiah. 112 in redding with a heat warning in effect. Now, according to our computer models, which crunches its data and comes up with particular numbers, it does suggest that Mineta International airport the official reporting station for san jose 95 degrees. Im getting willow glen and the rose garden district, alviso and alum rock 90. 99 morgan hill and gilroy. 88 benicia, 87 san rafael. Brentwood the outside number at 103. There you have the slightly cooler conditions on thursday and friday. But muggy. And then a little more seasonal by sunday through tuesday. Thats your midweek forecast. Heres jaclyn. Hey, good morning. Right now, we are starting to see it heat up on the roads. No accidents this time around. If you are making your way 101 at first street in the south bay, its getting crowded. We are still in good shape. We are moving at the limit on all of your south bay majors all green looking pretty good. Over at the san mateo bridge, we are seeing a few more cars join the wednesday morning commute but overall, the westbound direction is in the green about 13 minutes from 880 over to 101. Eastbound direction two out of three lanes closed until 1 p. M. This afternoon for painting of the bridge. 380 north of sfo, you can see traffic is fine. You shouldnt have trouble going to the airport. Over at the bay bridge toll plaza, if you are approaching the lower deck, we are seeing speeds in the green just the way we like to see it for the start of your morning ride. Richmond san rafael bridge and bay bridge toll plaza, you know, thats seeing some action. We are starting to see that backup towards that first overcrossing there but we are still in the green. Hats a check of your traffic; over to you. Trending today, a new teaser for the Carpool Karaoke series james corden and friends get down to james brown. [ music ] allotteda lot of singing, dancing and celebrities. The series is going to be released on apple music next week august 8. Beyonce could be expanding. She wants to own part of an nba team. According to bloomberg, the singer wants to buy a stake in her hometown team, the houston rockets. No confirmation from queen b herself but the rockets current owner is apparently looking to sell after buying the team 15 years ago for 85 million and could sell it for more than 2 billion. A lot of people are excited about this. A sweet exhibit coming to San Francisco. The creators behind the Ice Cream Museum Just Announced a bay area stop. Before this, its only been in new york and los angeles. Guests can taste new flavors, walk through immersive installations, and jump into a sprinkle pool. Sound right up my alley. The exhibit is going to be downtown at one grant avenue. Thats the former armani shop. It is expected to open next month. To something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Good morning. The giants havent had many big innings this year. Last night against the as, they scored five in the 1st inning the biggest out put all season in any inning. For the second straight night, over 38,000 at the coliseum, already 30 in the 1st inning. Hundley off manaea for the fifth home run of the year. Hunter pence, the 8th long ball of the year. Threerun shot. The giants win 104. They snapped a fourgame losing streak. And now they are heading to San Francisco. Steph curry will play in his first pro Golf Tournament this week when tees it up at stonebrae. His odds to win, 2500 1. He played a practice round yesterday but admitted he isnt isnt ready to play in the pros and went to his teammate, harrison barnes, wedding. If any of the pros followed my practice regiment, im sure they know i dont have much talent. Coming off the china trip wasnt the best of timing for, um, for this tournament but ill still have fun. Curry has his work cut out for him. He just wants to make the cut. And he is paired up with a guy named steven yeager, who shot a 58 last year. Good luck to steph curry. Im dennis odonnell. See you tonight. [ music

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