kumasi. >>> thanks, lisa. in sonoma county they're expecting heat and a sold-out crowd at sonoma raceway. while they may be hot it may only be a mild distraction as the national hot rod association nationals come to town. "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman has the details. >> reporter: have you heard someone complain about the heat being a drag? we know a place where they're taking that literally. >> i love the action. i love the noise. i love the rush. >> reporter: so welcome to sonoma raceway this weekend. got a hose? >> we put a little water down for the burnout. >> reporter: keeping that burnout area wet may be one of the cooler jobs along the starting line. >> of. >> reporter: how who do the tires get? >> you are talking 120, 130 degrees. >> reporter: don't blink. you have might miss a heat. >> whoever wins this racerack m and a half total. >> reporter: that's a minute and a half for total racing all weekend. if you like loud, crowd the fence. soak it in! . do your insides rattle? >> everything rattles.

kumasi. >> thanks, lisa. >>> developing news. we are getting our first look at the man accused of killing two men on the peninsula. san mateo county sheriff's office released this mug shot of malik dosouqi. they are asking anyone that may know him as a friend, neighbor acquaintance to contact the sheriff's office as they tried to figure out more about his past. he is accused of killing these two men. investigators say he lured them to a remote section of skyline boulevard in san mateo county on two separate nights last month. this is video from the crime scen scenes. earlier this week the suspect was in court for a hearing. the judge reviewed medical records and noted he was laughing randomly in court. all criminal proceedings are on hold until doctors can examine him. a hearing is set for august 30th to hear the results of the evaluations. >>> the thorng amorning all lan interstate 880 are back open after crews had to repair this giant pothole, four feet by three feet. it formed in the middle lane just before noon yesterday. doz

hey, lisa. >> hey, kumasi. it is changing. we have sun inland and we have fog at the coast, but it is a quick warm-up today. as we look live at emeryville right now, we still have clouds around but it will be a warm day on the bay. so if you were headed a little further east to the baseball game today, it is going to be hot there, where temperatures will be into the mid 90s -- i should say the mid 80s, and then they're going to cool off throughout the afternoon into the 60s. here is a look at santa cruz where you are looking at the fog right now and temperatures there near 80 degrees. so it is going to be a nice afternoon if you can stay towards the coast. live doppler 7 with the fog in the north bay, visibility reduced and looking at a sunny south bay right now where we had some clouds earlier. temperatures right now from the mid 50s downtown, and morgan hill, 62 in redwood sb, 54 in half moon bay. this is our sutro tower camera where you see the deck of low clouds, the marine layer. it has been thick this morning with the mi

kumasi. >> thanks, lisa. > developing news. multiple states are under excessive heat watches this weekend. many are gearing up for temperatures in the upper 90s and hugh humidity making it feel in the triple digits. organizers cancelled the new york city triathlon and crews are inspecting roads threatened by intense heat. high temperatures could cause pavement to blow out and roads to buckle. >> you are talking about body temperature rising three to five times faster for children than adults. >> correct, way faster than you and i. they're smaller and can't regulate their temperature like we can. >> power officials are confident the griddle hold after last weekend's blackout in manhattan. >>> three burglary suspects in custody after this high-speed chase in los angeles. it happened yesterday. at times speeds topped 120 miles per hour. the driver hit three cars, and all of this ended when the driver pulled into a shopping center in sherman oaks. >>> a 27-year-old compton man is in custody after handing his young neighbor a firewo

kumasi. >> thank you. developing news in concord where police are searching for pickup driver after a motorcyclist is killed by hit-and-run. the biker was trying to pass a toyota prius. the two collided around 12:30 this morning and the biker was thrown off the motorcycle. police say a pickup driver then ran over the biker and did not stop. the biker died at the scene. the driver of the prius is cooperating with police. >>> neighbors in mountain view are calling for change after a woman was attacked while working out in creekside park. the suspect has been arrested. this is the second attack in that park this year. abc 7 news reporter has the story. >> reporter: a popular creek side trail. noises most common, bikes, people working out, nature. at 9:42 a.m., a woman's plea for help was heard loud and clear. >> came up behind her, wrapped his hand around her mouth and attempted toift her . she began kicking and screaming which alerted passersby. the man became spooked and dropped her and left. >> the suspect

kumasi. >>> thanks, lisa. in the south bay santa clara county is taking extra measures to be ready to respond to heat-related issues. abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo with more on how to prepare for the heat. >> reporter: if you can't find shade you want to be close to something that will keep you call. in downtown san jose fountains at cesar de chaves are helping the littler residents beat the heat. >> it is hot, hot, hot. >> reporter: she says weekend plans involve being outside. >> the house is fun and there's ac in there but they like the outdoors and running around so we come to places like these. >> reporter: santa claira's office of emergency management says they plan to expand services because of the excessive heat wave. temperatures are expect to reach near record levels including it 0s in san jose and near 100 in gilroy. 100,000 people are expected at the gilroy garlic festival. oem officials say hydration is key to surviving sizzling temps. arrive early to avoid peak heat hours. >> you can suffer

kumasi. >> thanks, lisa. >>> developing news. we are getting our first look at the man accused of killing two men on the peninsula. san mateo county sheriff's office released this mug shot of malik dosouqi. they're asking anyone that may know him as a friend, neighbor akwand answ acquaintance to contact the sheriff's office. he is accused of killing these two men. investigators say he lured them to a remote section of skyline boulevard in san mateo county on two separate nights last month. this is video from the crime scenes. earlier this week the suspect was in court for a hearing. the judge reviewed his medical records and noted that he was laughing randomly in court. all criminal proceedings are on hold until doctors have a chance to examine him. a hearing is set for august 30th to hear the results of the evaluations. >>> this morning all lanes of interstate 880 through downtown oakland are back open after crews had to repair this giant pothole. the four feet by three feet hole formed in the middle lane just before noon yester

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we have a special guest today. >> kumasi is here. you're neve than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mike, what's going on today? >> a lot like yesterday, kumasi. good morning to you, good morning natasha. hi everybody. as you look over in the central valley, there's thunderstorms. that's how close the monsoon moisture is getting towards us. for us, the marine layer is going to be the big player in our forecast or not the big player. fog pushing into petaluma. fog moving across the golden gate bridge. you can see it starting to swallow san francisco as it makes a late push off towards the east. when you head outside, feels the same as yesterday. mid 50s to mid 60s at 7:00. less sunshine, low 60s today. pretty much everywhere else, 73 to 82 bay and inland at lunch. 80 to 92

kumasi. >> thanks, lisa. new this morning tens of thousands of people in hong kong demanding an investigation into police brutality. this video from earlier today shows them marching on the street. they say police have used violent tactics against pro democracy protesters. massive protests began last month over a bill about extradition. hong kong's leader has since declared the deal dead but many want her to resign. protesters are concerned about their civil rights. >>> president trump is stepping up for a popular rapper rapper asap rocky has been in prison in sweden for two weeks after an altercation. he says it was self-defense and he has a video to prove it. white house coordinator has more in the effort to free him. >> reporter: in an unusual telephone call pleading with an ally, prime minister of sweden, to intervene with asap rocky who has been did he stained for two weeks. trump tweeting, he assured me he would be tweeted fairly. i assured him he's not a flight risk and would personally be liable for h

i'm kumasi aaron. heads up in san francisco tomorrow. it might be hard to get around the city unless you are running. the san francisco marathon race starts at 5:30 a.m. on sunday. you can see the course map here, which starts along the embarcadero and goes around the city before finishing back on the embarcadero. many muni buses are rerouted because of the race and a lot of roads are closed to regular traffic. lisa. >> hi there, kumasi. good morning to you. we have clear sky in the inland valleys but fog around hayward. santa rosa with a quarter mile visibility. look at the fog here. even mist and drizzle at the coast. 60 in livermore. excessive heat inland, over 100 degrees here. 103 in concord. 75 in san francisco. it will be hot tomorrow with a spare the art teacher alert and cooler on monday. >> thanks, lisa. thank you for joining us. the news continues right now you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? (smiling) sure. or when you f

. >> kumasi is here. you're neve than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. mike, what's going on today? >> a lot like yesterday, kumasi. good morning to you, good morning natasha. hi everybody. as you look over in the central valley, there's thunderstorms. that's how close the monsoon moisture is getting towards us. for us, the marine layer is going to be the big player in our forecast or not the big player. fog pushing into petaluma. fog moving across the golden gate bridge. you can see it starting to swallow san francisco as it makes a late push off towards the east. when you head outside, feels the same as yesterday. mid 50s to mid 60s at 7:00. less sunshine, low 60s today. pretty much everywhere else, 73 to 82 bay and inland at lunch. 80 to 92 mid to upper 70s at 8:00. >>> we lad a hit-and-run collision reported on the fremont off-ramp, but i am not seeing any delays and they haven't filled any details. i don't think it's too serious. doesn't sound like a lot of lanes are blocked if any on that ramp. we'll see. i'm keeping an eye on that. you've got your

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kumasi aaron, abc7 news. >> okay, kumasi, thanks very much. we will take that news conference as soon as it's available. i do want to let you know gilroy police have created a phone line for witnesses. they very much want to hear from people who may have seen something valuable. that number is 408-846-0583. there is also a number for anyone still looking for family members who were at the festival. in case you are looking for someone you have not heard are from yet, the number is 408-846-0584. that's different than the witness line as you can see by one number. 0584. we have both numbers on our website, abc7news.com. >>> now, of course, a lot of attention will focus on the person who perpetrated this terrible atrocity. as we reported the suspected gunman who was killed has been identified as 19-year-old santino legin, atf alcohol tobacco and firearms police searched his family home on church street early this morning trying to gakter any evidence they possibly could. it is less than two miles away from where with the garlic festival is held. s

. >> kumasi, good morning. temperatures running in the upper 50s to low 60s through most of the south bay. mountain view a little warmer. san jose 63, 6 in alum rock. 60 in newark and redwood city and fairfield. mid to upper 60s in the east bay valleys. if you look around alameda, san carlos, up the coast and into the north bay, low to upper 50s. let's take a look outside. a beautiful shot. that is the bay bring from sutro tower. we have foggy spots that will possibly develop. it will be cool again to hot for mass transit. small craft advisory in the same spot as yesterday. check out our temperatures. it will be a lot like yesterday. the heat wave kind of in a holding pattern right now, if you will. 54 in the north bay at 7:00 to near 8 o at 1:00, low to mid 80s. increasing clouds through 8:00. quick sunshine. we'll hit the mid 70s. even a few 80s around fremont and union city this afternoon. san francisco, a little more cloud cover than yesterday along the coast. a day when you need the sunglasses. we'll te ao

kumasi. >>> right now we are getting video into our newsroom out of italy. this is people coming to pay their respects to a police officer who was killed there with connections to the bay area. police say one of the suspects was blindfolded for a few minutes before he was questioned about the deadly stabbing on friday. police paying their respects to the beloved officer today. abc news reporter david wright has the latest. >> reporter:wo boys from the san francisco bay area are being hold in a roman prison accused of murdering a policeman. friends and family members back home are shocked. >> i have never seen violence in him. >> reporter: italian authorities say the two confessed to being involved in violent altercation over a stolen backpack in which the police officer was stabbed. police say the boys were demanding money and cocaine to return the back. the suspects caught on security cameras as they fled the seen. police say they found overwhelming evidence in the suspects' hotel room including the alleged murder weapon cleaverly concealed behind one of th

good morning, kumasi. nice to have you with us. you can see the finger of fog rolling through the san bruno gap. right now no delays reported. quick sunshine, warming continues that you had yesterday. clear inland, but bay and coast fog the next couple mornings. several days of inland heat. all seven days of my accuweather forecast feature at least 90. first i want to show you the reason why. high pressure sitting on top of us. look at the lack of cloud cover. we have some along the east bayshore, fog near taoos gone, the coast we'll see pockets of sunshine. let's check out the temperatures. south bay 82 in milpitas. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. 82 in redwood city the warm spot. 62 to 63 most neighborhoods along the coast. upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco. a little breezy in the north bay beaches. about 20 degrees warmer with mid to upper 80s in the north bay valleys. along the east bayshore we'll have mid to upper 70s in most neighborhoods. we do have richmond at 71, union city, newark, fremont, castro valley i

you can probably say your own name. >> you can say it. >> i'm kumasi aaron, having fun hanging out with you guys this morning. >> welcome to the early shift. >> first day is this weekend? >> yes, had a good weekend. cruising into monday. >> you thought i'll just get up early and come and join you all. nice to have you here. welcome. >> thank you. >>> let's talk about what's going on weatherwise. there we go. we've got fog. we talked about how it was going to increase in the north bay, petaluma, penngrove, rohnert park. street level shows 101, mcdowell boulevard, redwood highway. visibility less than 1/8 mile. getting dangerous around half moon bay where it's down to a mile. that's going to hang around for three more hours. 60s at the coast. we go from ms. 70s to 80 around the bay and mid 80s to low 90s inland in noon to 4:00. >>> out to a new problem getting out of the central valley. this is in a bad spot. westbound 580 just before grant line road, a three-car crash blocking the left lane. emergency crews have arrived on the scene. look at the speeds, 11 miles an hour, 7 miles an hour.

kumasi aaron brought up this issue with mayor london breed. >> kumasi? >> i was able to ask the mayor about this as well as the homeowners city supervisor. she believes more needs to be done and she wants answers. >> these are all the drug paraphernalia. this is the heroin. >> reporter: this is angela padilla in her kitchen yesterday showing me what burglars left on her dining room table after breaking in and stealing her clothes, jewelry, and family heirlooms. >> so creepy. i mean used hypodermic needles, works for heroin use, actual heroin on my table? no, that is not acceptable. it's not. i have three young kids. not acceptable. >> my daughter is scared to go to the ice cream store. one block away. >> reporter: today i showed that video to her city supervisor rafael mantleman. >> what do you think when you hear her? >> it's horrible. it's a terrible situation. it's terrible for housed and unhoused folks alike. and it is although this is an extreme case,t n inconsistent with what i'm hearing from many, many more of my constituents. >> so what needs to

kumasi has the details. >> reporter: those city officials decided against that be. instead, they decided to move forward with the environmental review process and they encouraged both sides to come together and find some sort of compromise. video from inside that meeting, the san francisco historic preservation commission had almost a full house for the meeting. dozens of people from the community showed up sharing how important this site was to them and how they wanted to preserve its history for future generations. the developer said that's important to him, as well. but he also is wanting to focus on housing. the garibaldi nursery is the last left of more than 20 locally tallian american nurseries in the portola district. while the commission agreed it is significant, three of the four members voted not to move forward with the landmarking process. i talked with both sides after that decision. >> so it's unfortunate in san francisco the people with money are the ones who end up with all the influence. this is why this is why there are as howanrancisco has lost it

kumasi aaron, abc news. >> why are the neighbors concerned about the couple possibly being evicted? >> reporter: well, it's twofold. first of all the people i talked to said they're great neighbors and been here in the community for a while and they would hate to see them go. also, they said they're concerned about the house being empty. they've had issues with squatters here in the past and said that's something they don't want to deal with again. >> makes sense. thank you. >>> the rinters were paying far, far below market rate for that mansion. comparable mansions with six or more bedrooms in pacific heights are going for anywhere between $17,000 and $25,000 a month. that's according to real estate website zillow. >> crazy. >> for the $5500 that the family was paying for the mansion every month, it would get them a two-bedroom, two bath apartment elsewhere in the city. >> new information today about the shuttered russian consulate in san francisco. foreign minister sergey lavrov told a russian news agency tas that is moscow is kring options to reopen what he calls unlawfully seize

i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 news morning. meteorologist mike nicco is here with our forecast. >> west wind at 14. that's going to keep the bay and coast from overheating today and also bring us a small craft advisory north of the bay bridge from 2:00 to 9:00. what do i mean by overheating? this is just the beginnings. 90s in east bay. it's going to get even hotter as we head deeper into the week. the 60s and 70s will be a mainstay around the coast and the bay. alexis? >> we have yet another problem in the concord, pleasant hill area. east bay on our traffic maps, southbound 680 before you get to gregory past the 282 split, a multicar crash. sounds like a couple of those will need a tow truck and one lane is still blocked. once again, the third time this morning, 242 is heavy along with southbound 680. no change t b to pza.s sie av bee >> o "gma," prince george turns 6 years old. the family celebration fit for a king and the adorable new photos. we'll another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. honey, this gis ridiculously f

reporting live, kumasi aaron, abc7 news. >> what's next? >> well, this is just the beginning of the process to see if it will be a landmark. the first hearing out of three will be tomorrow at 12:30 in the afternoon, guys. >> thank you so much. >> governor newsom appointed several leaders and experts to advise his administration on solutions to address the homelessness epidemic. libby schaaf is one of the elected officials involved. the group will assist local governments in crafting regional strategies to address homelessness.onalnings are planned in the months ahead including in northern california in october. >> we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join our better bay area facebook group. >> some of the biggest names in the tech industry came under fire today on capitol hill. representatives from google, amazon, google and apple appeared in both houses. in the senate lawmakers questioned the growing power and influence these companies possess. >> facebook has two competing missions make the world more open and conn

i'm kumasi aaron. in the east bay firefighters are battling a wildfire on mount diablo. cal fire says crews will be working overnight to put out the flames. you can see the fire and smoke in the picture tweeted. they took it yesterday. as of yesterday the fire on summit road had burned about four acres. >>> we've all heard about renting bikes and scooters but how about renting a cup? businesses will partner with vessel, a reusable to go cup starting in december. customers check out steel cups on silicone lids with an app and return them in five days. pcup is late.fined $15 if the by january they will require vendors to use compostable items and charge 25 cents for sis posable cups. we'll toss it to lisa for the weather. >> good morning. we do have fog around the bay. 63 in oakland, 61 san jose. for mount tam that sun is evaporating the fog. 62 concord, 61 livermore, cool in santa rosa at 53. 60s and 70s around the bay, warm-up inland to 90 by the delta. upper 80s in concord, 82 in fremont. today we begin our warm-up away from the bay. as we look at the accuweather seven-