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and with the wind you will notice that cool-down inland with upper 70s to low 80s. low 70s around the bay for our near east bay and the coastline with 20 mile-an-hour wind gusts, low to mid-60s. big changes for the weekend. the cooling trend continues right through earlyex week. i'll detail that for you and talk about how much cooler we are going to get. katie. >> thank you, lisa. >> caught in the line of fire. a young girl is in the hospital after being shot in the neck. she was playing in her yard after bullets started flying and another man was wounded. police don't know who was the target. it happened yesterday in oakland on 66th avenue near international boulevard. around 6:30 in the evening. the girl was taken to children's hospital oakland. alan wang has details. >> police say bullets from half a block away pierced this wood fence and struck a young girl playing on the other side. >> i heard a young girl trying. -- crying. >> juan said he heard 10 or 16 shots and ran to help the girl who was bleeding badly in her front yard. >> how bad was it? >> bad. >> another man halfway down the block was also shot several times but police aren't sure if was he the intended target or if he was caught in the line of fire. >> we don't have a good description on the gunman at all. >> it happened on 66th avenue in this neighborhood east of international boulevard. sky seven was overhead as officers collected evidence. there was at least one driving vehicle driving southbound in the 1800 block of 66th avenue. at least two individuals exited the vehicle and fired several rounds. >> placecy the few witnesses they have, are not fully cooperating. in oakland, abc7 news. >> police and fire crews are on alert in novato. they say an artnist has set 13 different fires there. most were grass fires but two were set near homes near south novato boulevard and redwood boulevard. we have the details. >> reporter: fire crews are on watch. they are joined by five police officers on special patrol. they are all hoping to keep a series of fires from happening again. one of them kept tracy up all night. >> she came over and started screaming and banging on our door, trying to get me up and said grab the babies, we have to go. >> her neighbor is the one who woke them up. her husband shot the pictures of the fires burning just yards from their home. but it's their normally quiet gray-haired shauna that is the hero because she started barking. >> if it wasn't for her i think we would have been in trouble because it was spreading very, very quickly. >> the dog's early barking called a quick call to 911 and a fast response from the fire department kept the grass fire from getting to homes. this is just one of the fires of -- that were burning at the same time in the area. the several fires singed the front door of this home. another burnt a car inside this garage. we're all bringing back terrible memories of a firebug on the loose two years ago in this neighborhood. this time she is spooked. >> if they were to do this again, their rooms are the first ones to go. it's too late. i don't want that. >> she decided her kids will not stay at home overnight for a while. >> investigators in walnut creek say four suspicions fires in a park they believe are all related, including this one. the fire is in the same spot as another fire two years ago and in the same area as three other fires in the past week. a fast response from cal fire crews in the south bay kept a brush fire from growing out of control. sky 7hd was there as helicopter speakers planes dropped retardant on the seven-acre fire. it was reported between santa clara and santa cruz county in the hills. no structures were ever in harm's way. major progress to report this morning on efforts to put out the destructive wildfires that are burning in san diego county. officials say they are nearing full containment on all but two of the 11 fires that broke out this week. fires burning at camp pendleton and the community of san marcos are still raging right now. but in other parts of the county residents were allowed to return home. >> the fire just blew down through the hills. kind of jumped over, came up the back hillside and we managed to keep my mom's house and guard house next door. >> yesterday a 57-year-old man pleaded not guilty to arson charges after he was seen adding dead brush to a fire in ocean side. fire investigators also included -- concluded sparks from faulty construction equipment accidentally touched off the 1200-acre rancho-bernardo fire. >> police in antioch are investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy who drown in a swimming pool. sky 7hd was over the pool shortly after he was found around 3:45 yesterday afternoon. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. authorities say there was a fence around the pool and adults were present at the present time of the drawing. they are interviewing everyone present to determine how the child drown. the family of one of the two bart track inspectors who was killed hit and killed by a train is suing the agency. his daughter is suing bart for being negligent when they sent him and the other man to check for a dip in the track near the walnut creek station. they were both veteran bart employees. the train was being operated by a trainee and three bart managers. this morning a san jose company is warning whoever stole a piece of equipment from one of its work trucks, that what they have is radioactive. the device is used to measure soil density and moisture content. the silicon valley soil engineering company tells our media partner, the san jose news, the radioactive material about the size of a tick tack and is surrounded by steal but can cause health problems if someone is directly exposed to it. >> people are being warned at a walnut creek school not to be alarmed by gunshots it's at walnut creek intermediate school. they are telling people ahead of time so they don't panic and assume the worst today during the training. this is the time of year when students are celebrating prom. last night it was enjoyed by students of all ages at lucille pack already children's hospital. ama daetz takes us to their prom. >> boys and girls, step up to the tenth annual hospital school prom at stanford lucille packard's children's hospital. >> basically it's kind of a cross between a cirque du soleil and a kid friendly festival. >> a prom that seems to surpass the traditional festivities by leaps and bounds thanks to the gymnastic teams from stanford and cal. kids can get their face planted and even play games where they can win prizes. >> i love this and this. >> that's so cool. good times for the little ones. while the big kids dance today their favorite songs. >> super nice. you get to hang out with all of your friends and you have fun and you can be yourself after being in the hospital. >> this 14-year-old was born with a congenital birth defect. it's in her feet. she's had four major surgeries and several other procedures. >> i wore tennis shoes for three-year now i can wear flats. it's really nice. for the hospital staff. >> they are beautiful people and they love our kids. they want them to be there. it's just amazing and they truly love these children. >> and they love them enough to give them a night they will never forget. ama daetz, abc7 news. >> 6:09. that's wonderful to see. and wonderful to see things cooling down outside. >> finally. the weekend will be very comfortable. what happened to this? we had a nice view from the tower cam. these are high clouds drifting by. so the marine layer is moving across the bay compliments of a pretty gusty sea breeze. today just upper 60s san francisco. we will detail the rest of the the forecast. nice lacking sunrise in a few minutes. >> how did you do this? like conducting the clouds. glorious. also next, it's graduation day at u. c. berkeley. nancy pelosi will be delivering the speech. and what telemarketers don't want you to know. 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she's still reviewing the shooting death of a 13-year-old santa rowsa boy who was shot by a deputy last october. according to "the press democrat" her officer is still determining whether the deputy should face criminal charges in the death of andy lopez. lopez was killed october 122nd as he walked along the avenue carrying an air soft bb gun resembling an ak-47. the officer testified he thought the boy was carrying a real assault rifle. >> a former santa clara county supervisor who was found miss outing thousands. dollars in public funds has been released from george shirakowa was released after 7 years of his long sentence. he pleaded guilty to twelve charges, including corruption and gambling with public funds. he faces three years of probation, where he is not allowed to gamble and must attend counseling. it's probably one of the most annoying things people experience at home, calls from telemarketers. it can happen even if you are on the federal "do not call" list. here's michael finney with the inside scoop on how to make them stop. [ringing] [ringing] [rings] >> it happens all too often. you just sat down for dinner with your family and the phone rings. on the other end of the line, the telemarketer. >> it just became annoying. >> she lives in petaluma. she had her fill of tell he marketing calls because she often gets more than 10 a day. >> i was like i have to do something. >> she was so aggravated she stopped answering the phone and left the message on her answering machine. >> we will call you back promptly. this is our little effort to stop telemarketing calls. thanks. >> some are more persistent and they say this is good, you should here this. no. please put us on your "do not call" list. sometimes it works. >> one of the most common questions we receive in our office is how do i get the telemarketers to stop calling me? meet erica. she's worked as a telemarketer this southern california for years and she has a few insider tips to get telemarketers to stop calling. number one, answer the phone. >> one mistake that people commonly make is they let telemarketers call them over and over without picking up the phone. >> she said that's one of the worst things you can do. >> we will assume you are just not home or we can call another time. >> number two, don't hang up. >> definitely do not hang up the phone as soon as the telemarketer has identified themselves because we will assume you got disconnected and we will call you back. >> number three, after answering insist to be put on the "do not call" list. early in her career her boss taught her about the rule. >> you don't want to let someone off the phone until they have given you three clear indications they are not interested. >> number four, don't explain the reason you are not interested. >> you just want to clearly state the same thing. repeat you want to be put on the "do not call" list. >> number five, she said keep your anger in check. >> when you get angry at them, they might take it personally and as a way to retaliate, they will throw you back into the pool and then you will get called by another person. >> six, never give a telemarketer a reason to call you back. >> we will keep calling until you tell us not to. >> despite the fact that phyllis gets calls so often she rarely gets upset. well, kind of. >> never vial. just a little bit rude. >> our producers who worked on the story tried the tips and they worked. if you aren't yet on the do not call list go to abc7news.com. i have all the information there. it's easy to get on the list. one final note, even if you are put on the list. political organizations, charities and survey companies can legally still call you. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. happening today hundreds of local children will release more than 2,000 chinook salmon into the san francisco bay. it's part of the kiss and release salmon event. officials say that the salmon have released the stage they must be released into the bay for preparation for life into the ocean. event is meant to be a fun experience for children, while also teaching them to learn about their role in salmon conservation. today's event runs from noon to four at blackie's pasture in tiberon. good news for san jose state students who will be returning next year. the school has scrapped plans to increase fees for the fall semester and is actually cutting them by $100. students have protested the fee which would have been the highest in the cal state system. administrators were going to charge almost $800 a year. instead they will pay $600. the money goes to fees for courses, athletics and technology. happening today, nancy pleasety will be delivering the graduation commencement address at the u.c. berkeley graduation ceremony. she's encouraging students to stay involved in public service and to be ready to challenge the status quo. today's commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning at memorial stadium in berkeley. the clock strikes 6:18 this saturday morning. graduates up really early, i'm sure, to prepare for such a big day. >> absolutely. and so many times sitting in the hot sun and it's very, very warm, but today it will be nice. in the 70s in the east bay with a little bit of a breeze out there. we are looking at live doppler hd right now. low clouds and the marine layer at about 1,000 feet. that brings the cooler air to the valley today. no more upper 80s. you will be lucky if you hi the low 80s today around the delta and livermore. from san jose it's a nice, clear start with temperatures mainly in the 50s. numbers today in the santa clara valley will be just in the mid-70s. so nice afternoon on tap. even cooler for the second half of your weekend. 55 half moon bay. breezy winds there. oakland 56. here's santa cruz where it's pretty gray right now. that will continue through about the 9:00 hour then we will get sunshine. 51 napa, 355 livermore and the winds from the upper elevations. you see the marine layer with us. it will clear but the high clouds throughout the day today. mostly cloudy to start out and then sunny, high clouds. breezy this afternoon. cooling trend through monday. there is yet another system that will bring the temperatures into the upper 70s for our friends in the east bay valleys. so even further cool is on the way. so high pressure ridge is weakening, and that will allow for a trough of low pressure to allow the sea breeze to really kick up throughout the afternoon. and then yet another trough drops down from the gulf of alaska. that could even bring in a few showers in the mountains. a few more clouds for us and the further cooling as we get into tomorrow and monday. so the winds throughout the days today will beziest along the coast. you notice around the bay still coming in from the west. that will keep the numbers, the breeze up to 15, 20 miles an hour from oakland to livermore today. it should feel pretty good. napa about a 20 mile-an-hour wind and at times kind of gusty from the airport down through half moon bay. 75 in santa clara, as well as cupertino. redwood city mid-70s. low to mid-60s with fog from half moon bay and pacifica. 66 in south city with san francisco in the upper 60s. temperatures will be in the low 80s, but that's pretty far north from santa rosa and calistoga. 76 san rafael and stinson coming in at 64. low 70s in oakland. hayward about 70 today with 72 richmond. castro valley 73. you head over the hills and a nice afternoon with a few clouds. 80 in concord today with 77 in pleasanton. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows that today we will see temperatures in just the low 80s to the low 70s bay, and inland. and as we go through the weekend, the temperatures will stay just in the low 60s at the coast. remaining breezy. the coolest day monday, a few extra clouds and we look for a slow warming trend, low to mid-80s and nothing extreme going into next week. >> you are saying that for me? >> no, it was intense for sure. we will let you know how warm it will be in your area. you 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[ laughter ] [ laughter ] got my eye on him. s. >> welcome back, everyone. dan harris joining us live from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." good morning, dan. you are following our fires out here in california? >> we are very closely. coming up on gma there's a dangerous new fire burning in the southern part of your state on the largest bay, camp pendleton. we are live on the frontline. the weather is changing and perhaps bringing much-needed relief, as you know. also overnight a woman fell nearly two stories down an elevator shaft at fenway park in boston. the question is how did it happen. plus busted fire chief who became a fugitive after allegedly killing his young fiancee caught after two weeks on the run. another story from your state this morning. how he was found and where he was hiding for so long. and on a lighter note, a miraculous comeback story to tell you about this morning. this young man was deep in a coma with doctors really not expecting him to survive. and today, though, he's back in action and, in fact, back on the basketball court. look at him. we will tell you how he made it and the one doctor who had a hunch that played a key role in all of this and it's coming up on gma very soon. we will see you then. >> wow, that gives me the chills. thank you, dan. can't wait to see the story. >> san francisco giants pitcher in the cain is known for pinching the corners when he's on the mound but yesterday he had a lot more traditional kind of painting. he helped decorate the injection clinic at the st. mary's medical center. they were adding more color to brighten up the place for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. he painted the silhouette of batter. he said his mother has battled cancer and he's glad to pitch in. >> it's surprising being able to go through the situations and meeting some of the people that are part of that and meeting some of the people going through chemo, how much they can touch our hearts more than we think we touch theirs. >> the injection clinic treats about 3,000 patients a year. >> up next on the abc7 saturday morning news, a crackdown by police that could drive up the price of get together airport. they are targeting one group in particular. and we will show you knew technology solutions that may help solve a major security issue at parents around the country. heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you >> welcome back. we are starting this half-hour with a quick check of the whether with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. it's a beautiful start to your saturday. san carlos, just up the road, mid-50s. looking at 53 in san francisco with more of a breeze. here's a plan for the rest of the day. 60s not only at the coast but upper 60s san francisco and winds breezy here. it's allowing for cooling all across the bay with low 70s in oakland. mid-and upper 70s. look at the 80s. they are really out toward the valley. maybe a few by the delta and concord, but overall another aspect of the cooling trend with 4 to 8 degrees of cooling today. we will talk about the continuing to the second half of your weekend in a few minutes. katie. >> thank you, lisa. new this morning, president obama said he's heading to the baseball hall of fame to show how tourism can lead to good-paying american jobs. he will visit there thursday. he said tourism is an export that can grow the economy. he's pitching to congress to spend more to modernize bridges, roads and ports. he said first-class infrastructure attracts first-class jobs. >> we know manufactures don't set up shops with crumbling roads, they set up jobs with the newest transportation networks that let them invent and sell goods made in america as fast as possible. here's the problem. if congress doesn't act by the end of this summer, federal funding for transportation projects will run out. >> the president warns almost 700,000 jobs are at risk if congress doesn't authorize more transportation dollars by the end of the summer. a strong showing of police officers averted what was promised to be another afternoon of violence in downtown berkeley yesterday. for the past three fridays students from area high schools have been fighting in the downtown area. this is video posted on the local news website berkeley side showing what happened last friday. about 50 officers flooded downtown streets yesterday hoping to keep the piece. >> there's been a lot of concern from the business community, our parent community. their kids are going to school and moving around. the city has contacted us. we've been in discussions all week with the police department. berkeley reports two berkeley high school students were arrested last week. one student from an oakland charter school was also arrested when he peppersprayed a crowd of teenagers. police say the violence stems from an off-campus dispute from berkeley and oakland high-schoolers. happening today the family of a missing 19 year old with a traumatic brain injury will hold a walk in golden gate park to mark the first anniversary of his disappearance. he was last seen may 21st, 2013 during a visit to his former high school on oak street. he later called his father before he disappeared. that phone call was trace today golden gate park. today's walk will follow his presume path from the school to the park. today's walk for shawn event gets underway at 12:30. bay area congressman said technology and private contractors may improve security around airports, but airports want passengers to pay for it. he sits on the homeland security committee. yesterday he featured but did not endorse six companies which make perimeter security systems. this comes after 15-year-old yaya abdi hopped a fence and stowed away on an international flight. they want passengers to pay for the increased security dollars to $4.50 to eight dollars. >> passengers pay for what they use and that money is kept locally and is reinvested back in our airport. >> the congressman wants to create a pilot program to find a way to close gaps in security. a major runway safety project that could lead to flight delays could begin today at sfo. two of the four runways will be closed through september. the airport is pouring crushable concrete at the end to prevent planes from overshooting the runways a summer closer is the fastest option for finishing the federally mandated project. >> a heads-up for drivers in the santa rosa area. highway 101 at airport boulevard will be closed tonight for bridge demolition and cleanup. both northbound and southbound 101 will close at 10:00 and not reopen until at least 6:00 a.m. also the eastbound airport boulevard on ramp will be closed from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. the off-ramp will be closed from 10 to nine. and the westbound airport bluffed on ram many will be closed from 10:00 until 8:00. san francisco international airport is fed up with ride sharing companies. they say drivers for companies like uber, lyft and sidecar are operating at the airplane illegally and they are turning to city officials for help. >> driving travelers to and from sfo is big business. so much so that drivers for ride sharing companies are doing it general way without the proper permit. he got a stern warning from an airport officer. >> he said are you a commercial driver? i said no, i work uber. he said that's commercial. you are restricted and told me to leave. >> most have taken off the trade dress, the pink mustache, for example. they are still catching a number of drivers in violation. in a three-week period they have given warnings to 110 drivers. 101 were from uber, 7 from lyft, one from sidecar and one from wings. in a letter to the public utility commission that regulates the companies, they said the disturbing lack of compliance with requirements raised serious public safety concerns at the airport. >> we are finding drivers that have expired licenses, finding drivers with no insurance, finding drivers that don't even own the car that they are using. >> sfo said a permit would solve these problems. companies would pay a $1,000 deposit and $3.75 per ride. but uber said it's concerned with the tracking devices required for all of their vehicles, which they said violates the privacy of their drivers and passengers. it's the same technology required for taxis and limos. >> do you think they should have permits like you guys? >> definitely, yes. >> this cabdriver said everyone should be held to the same standard. >> we're required to have insurance. we pay money and they don't pay anything. it's completely different. >> changes may be on the way. the cpuc will be meeting with airport officials about the issue next month. at sfo, abc7 news. >> still ahead on the abc7 saturday morning news, safety is the theme of tomorrow's bay to breakers race. we will show you what is being done along the course for your protection. and a live look outside at 6 k:36 this morning. this is the view from our mt. tam cam. a little shaky. you can see the camera there. that's wind. it's going to be breezy in other places, as well. lisa argen will have your forecast in a few minutes. >> welcome back, coming up at 6:40. beautiful bay of the san francisco bay from our exploratorium cam. san francisco is looking at a high of 67 degrees today. lisa argen will have more details for you about how the day and weekend ever shaping up. big things in the city this weekend. bay to breakers tomorrow morning. to let you know if you are planning to run or do other things tomorrow, it will be very special. >> organizers are hoping bay area residents will turn out in force today to save the life of a seven-year-old boy who is battling leukemia. he needs a bone marrow transplant. his parents are of japanese and german heritage. a search for an asian-caucasian match has come up empty so far. there's a drive today. it's today at larkin and mcallister in san francisco. an english teacher has been named teacher the year. melissa competed against 38 of her peers to earn the title. she teaches classes at john muir middle school. this is a picture of her holding her award. a photo provided to us by the district. she's known as an advocate for students. someone devoted to classroom achievement. congratulations, melissa, and congratulations to all of us on a better forecast. >> it's definitely coming our way. it was still pretty warm yesterday. look at sutro. this is really cool with high clouds and the marine layer back at about 1,000 feet. numbers in the mid-and upper 50s right now. another ten degrees of warming. but breezy winds in the city and that does translate over into the valleys. i'll explain when we return. >> thanks, lisa. also next, josh reddick remains hot on a cold night in cleveland. we have the highlights of red afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. 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"i wish i'd done this sooner." don't let that be you. you know your teeth are important. so don't put it off any longer. ♪ >> welcome back. a beautiful picture here from santa cruz. it's a little cloudy right now. can see that. no one braving the beach at this early hour. but it will warm up. up into the upper 70s later today. but the clouds will stick around. partly cloudy in santa cruz today. lisa argen will have more for you coming up in her full forecast in just a little bit. feels like i'm at the beach now. >> the iconic beta breakers race kicks off tomorrow morning but much of the race prep is already underway. abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the details. >> people strayed from the start line for many reasons. and we heard a handful as runners waited outside. it's the bay to breakers expo booth. >> it was eight years ago. >> as a survivor he hopes to show others anything is possible. these girls are celebrating a friend's engagement. >> we're going to a vineyard it get our nutritional fill and then we will be nice and energized. >> as his sneakers suggest, he is a serious runners. >> i hope for under 50 minutes, about 7 minutes a mile and go as fast as i can. >> while the rationale for runner and spectator varies wide by, officials share a serious concern. >> we want people to have fun but we want people to be safe. this has a ton of history. it's been going on since 1912. we you want to honor that history and tradition, but we want it to be a very safe environment. we will have officers all over the race route itself. alcohol is banned. if we see alcohol we will take enforcement action, as we see those violations occur. >> after neighborhood complaints about unwanted partyers, crews installed temporary fences around alamo square park. multiple police agent escalation in ukraine and a 20% increase in private security will also help with crowd control. these girls are just hoping for help with their costume. >> maybe we will get wigs, we'll see. we will figure it out. >> we haven't really figured it out yet. >> whether you are run of 40,000 registered runners or one of the fans, sunday's bay to breakers is sure to be a collection of san francisco's finest. tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> if you are planning on coming into the city for the race, bart will be running earlier than usual seem and they will have extra cars. the larkspur ferry will make four early morning trips to the san francisco ferry terminal which is just a few blocks from the start. very convenient hopefully everyone will be may have and the weather with cooperate. >> yes, it will be pretty nice. temperatures comfortable not only in the morning but right through the afternoon. the cooling trend got underway a couple days ago but before it was confined in the shoreline. but higher clouds anybodying for a pretty start. hd doppler shows some of the clouds here. we are looking at a couple disturbances that will keep the cooling trend with us. in fact if you are headed to the sierra nevada, maybe even some showers by early next week. sutro tower, we can ponder this for a while. it continues to change and shows a beautiful start to the day today. it's going to be a nice afternoon with plenty of sunshine. although the high clouds will stay with us. the breeze kicks up along the coast. it's been with us all morning long. half moon bay has had wind gusts over 20 miles an hour. san francisco 53. the view from santa cruz, a little gray right now, but katie mentioned upper 70s today with some sunshine under the partly cloudy skies. the cool spot is in santa rosa right now. concord and livermore in the mid-50s. you will be out of the upper 80s today. a good 8 degrees cooler for you. finally our cooler air makes its way into the valleys, and from mt. tam the camera handshaking a little bit. nice looking va with the long shadows of the morning light and the marine layer. it will continue to scour out by about 11:00 and that will leave us with more sunshine and the high clouds. the winds continue at the coast. so it will be a breezy day today there. so if you are planning on coming into the city or heading out to the shoreline, it will be a windy day. in fact the winds are going to stay up there through tomorrow. an upper level disturbance has dropped southward and that has allowed for the increasing on shore flow and yet another disturbance pivots on through to begin the work week. that allows the further cooling and the possibility of maybe high elevation showers in the mountains. otherwise we are looking at temperatures today still pretty warm from yosemite. 85. 82 los angeles, but look at san diego. into the 70s with all the low cloudiness banked up along the shoreline. it retreats but still the sea breeze with us throughout the afternoon helping the firefighters. high temperatures today in the low 60s half moon bay. we finally get the temperatures down to the average about tomorrow. today 76 in san jose with 72 in richmond. some low 80s up through santa rosa and you can see it looks pretty calm now in san francisco but it will be breezy for the game later on today. 6:035, 64 degrees and the sun not setting until 8:15. tomorrow if you are planning on coming into the city early, we will have the low clouds, the fog, the gray conditions with upper 50s and then sunshine revealing itself by 11:00. 1:00 low 60s. so, yeah, really nice nice lookg morning. the accuweather seven-day forecast, it will keep cooling off in to monday. a few extra clouds there. we look at the warm trend tuesday, wednesday, into next week, it looks modest and comfortable. but for memorial day it still looks like it will be very seasonal around here with temperatures comfortable. that will give us next monday off. some of you, anyway. >> just right. thank you, in sports this afternoon, kentucky derby winner california chrome goes for the second jewel in the triple crown. he is the 3-5 morning line favorite to win the 139th preakness stakes at the racecourse in baltimore, maryland. he will face eight other colts and one philly in the race. he has northern california ties, as you might now. he was born at the harris farms and he's one of the co-owners is from yuba city. with a win he would head to the belmont stakes with the chance of becoming the first horse to win the triple down since affirm did it in 1978. pest time is 3:18. good luck. tonight the giants will send tim lincecum to the mound against the marlins. first pitch 6:05. yesterday the giants tried it win their second straight over miami. here's abc7 news sports anchor with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. tim hudson was scheduled to pitch lift night but a hip injury caused the giants to skip him in the rotation. metallica rocking the national anthem at at&t park. miami would rock petit early. leading off with a bomb and 1-0 marlins in a flash. bottom of the first it's tied up. sandoval, a double to left, scoring angel pegan. and this one high, deep and aloha. the five innings allowed five runs and the giants 5-4. blanco, the two-out single to right. michael morris and we are tied at five. in the ninth miami breaks through again. casey mcgehee singles to right. marlins go on to win by a count of 7-5. on monday josh reddick decided to make the slow dance heavy saxophone tune careless whisper. his new walk-up song. he's been crushing the ball since then. fourth season on the road. reddick wrecking the indians last night. i like a wiener that can take a hit. the catcher gets lit up in the hot dog races. nick swisher teeing off on sunny gray. third of the year, 1-0 cleveland. game changes here. in the second. bases loaded for the careless whisperer himself. reddick grand slam. a's up 5-1. josh donaldson. this is a colossal blast. way out. his tenth. 8-1 a's. gray, six innings of 1-1 ball. the closer, nothing lake it. reddick again in the seventh. his second homer of the game. 2-1 blast. six rbis in the game for josh reddick. nice touch by the fan out there as well and the a's cruz home 11-1. raider rookies are at mini camp and a lost talk about the quarterback david carr. the raiders second-round pick. he's the quarterback of the future, if all goes well. he figures to back up matt schaub this weekend. schaub replaced carr's older brother in houston. now he will be replaced bit younger carr. >> he said i know you have your brother, he played 13 years but he sid we are teammates, i'm here for you every day. we are teammates and whatever you need, i'm here to help you. that meant a lot. >> day six, tour of california. 94 miles. wiggins started and finished the day in the yellow jersey. up the canyon to the mountain high ski resort, esteban chavez won. 9:13:19. wiggins still in front with two stages left. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. next, inventors and the makers fair will return to san mateo this weekend. what this year's event is celebrating. p thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so you can. >> here are the winning numbers from last night's mega-millions draw. nobody picked all six. tuesday night's jackpot grows to $149 million. happening today, inventors get a chance to showcase their talent at the ninth annual maker fair in san mateo. it will feature invasion and technology, engineering, food and arts and crafts. this year's event will celebrate makers and how far the maker movement has come. more than one hundred thousand visitors are expected to come out for the two-day event. the maker fair runs today and tomorrow at the san mateo expert center. doors open at 10:00 a.m. >> it should be very interesting. >> we've had a lot of nice shots around the bay. with that we will bring you this one. look at the low clouds out there. looking at mt. diablo. a beautiful start to the day. 57 san carl rose and 55 half moon bay. breezy at the coast, 67 here. 72 san mateo, 79 in livermore. out of the 60s for some of you up by the delta some low 80s. we will look for the cooling trend to continue through monday. >> all right. thank you, lisa. and thank all of you for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. the news continues now online, twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our new abc7 news mobile eason lell kinds o ks of color in all kinds of places. there, there and even up there. let's get the real dirt from a guy like this, not this. we're gonna save big and then we're goin' in. ♪ ready to color outside the lines? lets do this. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the one place with the ryobi hybrid. the only hybrid trimmer so you never run out of power. good morning, america. this morning -- raging infernos. in southern california, a new one breaking out just hours ago. >> oh, my gosh. >> homes and businesses at risk. we're live on 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caught in the line of fire -- an 8-year-old girl is in the hospital after being shot in the neck. she was playing in her yard when bullets started flying. a man was also wounded. police don't know who the target was. it happened around 6:30 yesterday evening in oakland on 66th avenue near international boulevard. the girl was taken to shirld's hospital oakland. abc news reporter allen wong has details. police say bullets from half a block away pierced this wood fence and struck a young girl playing on the other side. >> i hear a little girl crying. >> juan garcia said he heard 10-16 shots and ran to help the girl who was bleeding badly in her front yard. >> how bad was it? >> it sounded like all i can hear. >> another man halfway down the block was also shot several dimes. but police aren't sure if he was the intended target or if he was caught in the line of fire. >> we don't have a good description. gunmen at all. >> it happened around 6:00 on 66th in this neighborhood east of international boulevard. sky 7 was overhead as officers collected evidence. >> there was at least one vehicle driving southbound in the 1800 block of 66th at least two individuals exited the vehicle and fired multiple rounds striking the victims. >> police say the few witnesses they have are not fully cooperating. in oakland, allen wong, abc7 news. police and fire crews are on alert in novato, they say an arsonist has set 13 different fires there. most were grass fires, but two were set at home in the neighborhood near south novato boulevard and redwood boulevard. abc7 news reporter have details. >> fire crews on watch. joined by five police officers on special patrol. hoping to keep a series of fires from happening again. one of them kept tracy barber up all night. >> she came over and started screaming and banging on the door. trying to get me up and saying grab the babies, got to go. >> her neighbor, nancy pollock is the one who woke her up, pollock's husband shot pictures of the fire as it was burning yards from their home. it's their normally quiet greyhound shawna who is being hailed at a hero because she started barking. >> if it wasn't for her we would have been in trouble. it spread quickly. >> the dog's early warning prompted a quick call to 911 and a prompt response by the fire department kept the grass fire on the hill from getting closer to homes. this was one of nearly a dozen fires that were burning at about the same time in novato. one of thosesinged the front door of this home. they're all bringing back terrible memories of a fire bug on the loose just two years ago in this neighborhood. this time, tracy is spooked. >> if they were to do this again, their rooms are the first ones to go and it will be too late. >> she's decided her kids will not stay overnight at home for a while. in novato, sergio quintana, abc7 news. investigators in walnut creek say four suspicious fires in a nearby park are related. the fire is in the same spot as a fire two years ago, and in the same area as three others in the past week. a fast response from cal fire crews in the south bay kept a brush fire from growing out of control. sky 7 hd was there as helicopters and planes dropped retardant on the fire which reached seven acres. it was first reported just after 4:00, between santa clara and santa cruz counties, in the mount madonna area near morgan hill. firefighters say no structures were ever in harm's way. major progress to report on efforts to put out the destructive wildfires burning in san diego county. officials say they are nearing full containment on all but two of the 11 fires that broke out this week. fires burning at camp pendleton and in the community of san marcos are still raging. but in other parts of the county, residents have been allowed to return home. >> the fire blew down through the hills, kind of jumped over, come up the back hillside, we managed to keep my mom's house and their house next door. >> yesterday, a 57-year-old man pleaded not guilty to arson charges. after he was seen adding dead brush to a fire in oceanside. also fire investigators have concluded sparks from faulty construction equipment accidentally touched off the 1200-acre rancho bernardo fire. police in antioch are investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool. sky 7 hd was over the scene after the child was found in a pool on simpsondale court. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. adults were there at the time of the drowning and are interviewing everyone who was present to determine how this happened. the family of one of the two b.a.r.t. track inspectors who were hit and killed bay train last year is suing the agency. lawrence daniels' daughters accuse b.a.r.t. of being negligent when it sent him and christopher shepard to check for a dip in the tracks near the walnut creek station. both daniels and shepherd were veteran b.a.r.t. employees, the train was being operated by a trainee. this morning a san jose company is warning whoever stole a piece of equipment from one of its work trucks, what they have is radioactive. this device is used to measure soil density and moisture content. the silicon valley soil engineering company tells our media partner, the "san jose mercury news," the radioactive material in the tool is about the size of a tic-tac and surrounded by steel, but it can cause health problems if someone is directly exposed to it. walnut creek police are warning people not to be alarmed if they hear gunshots and screaming at a local school today. those sounds are part of a training exercise. at walnut creek intermediate school. the department says it's telling people ahead of time, so nobody panics and does not assume the worst today. well this is a time of year when students across the bay area are celebrating prom. last night, that rite of passage was enjoyed by students of all ages. at lucille packard children's hospital. abc7 news anchor ama dates takes us to their prom. >> reporter: boys and girls, step up to the 10th hospital prom at lucille packard children's hospital. >> basically it's kind of a cross between a cirque du soleil and a kid-friendly moulin rouge. >> a prom that seems to surpass the traditional festivities by leaps and bounds, thanks to the men's and women's gymnastics team from stanford and cal. the perfect way for the children to forget about their illnesses, if only for a night. while at the prom. kids can get their face painted. get a caricature and play games and win prizes. >> that's so cool! >> good times forle little ones while the big kids get to dance. >> you get to hang out with your friends and you have fun. you can be yourself after being in the hospital. >> 14-year-old tatum was born with a congenital birth defect in her feet. she's had four major surgeries and several other procedures. >> i wore tennis shoes for three years and now i can wear flats. so it's really nice. >> her family is so thankful for the hospital staff. >> they're just beautiful people and they love our kids. and they want them to be there and it's just amazing, these truly love these children. >> they love them enough to give them a night they'll never forget. alma dates, abc7 news. ah, prom. so many moons ago. congratulations to the youngsteres and good news weatherwise. >> the cooldown continues, another four to eight degrees cooler. the look for emeryville. it's 57 degrees, a light southwest wind. the breeze kicks up and the temperatures come down through the entire weekend, even into part of next week. i'll have the forecast, when we return. also next, it's graduation day at uc berkeley. the message that nancy pelosi is expected to deliver during her commencement speech. and the secrets telemarketers don't want you to know, 7 on your side's michael finney tells you how to get covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> hey there and welcome back, 8:12 on your saturday morning. thanks for waking up with us. this is the view right now live from our mount tam cam. a little bit of shaking of the camera, san francisco, you're going to be a little breezy today. but it will get to be about 67 degrees. so nice temperatures, nice day shaping up, lisa argen will have all the details in a little bit. meanwhile, take a look at this, good samaritans rescued a woman in boston after she fell on to train tracks, caught on camera the woman in white pants seems pretty oblivious to the edge of the platform and she goes over. falls hard. this happened on tuesday night. people rushed to get her up and out of the way. and luckily there was not a train coming. transit officials said she was sore, but otherwise okay. sonoma county's district attorney said she is still reviewing the shooting death of a 13-year-old santa rosa boy last october bay sheriffs deputy. according to the "press-democrat" district attorney says her office is still determining whether sonoma county deputy eric gillhouse should face criminal charges in the death of andy lopez, lopez was killed october 22nd as he walked across an avenue, carrying a b.b. gun. a former santa clara county supervisor found guilty of misusing thousands of dollars in public funds has been released from jail. our media partner, the mercury news reports george shirawkawa junior was released after seven months of a year-long sentence, he pleaded guilty to charges including corruption and gambling with public funds. he faces three years probation, during which he's not allowed to gamble and must attend counseling. this is one of the most annoying things that people experience at home -- calls from telemarketers. and it can happen even if you're on the federal do not call list. so how do you get those pesky calls to stop? here's 7 on your side's michael finney with the inside scoop on how to make that happen. [ phone ringing ] >> it happens all too often -- you just sat down for dinner with your family and the phone rings. on other end of the line? a telemarketer. >> it just became annoying. >> phyllis schara lives in petaluma, she understands the problem of telemarketing calls, because she says she often gets more than ten a day. >> it was like i have to do something. >> fills was so aggravated, she stopped answering the phone and left a message on her answering machine. >> please leave us a message and we'll call you back promptly. this is our little effort to stop telemarketing calls. thanks. >> some are more persistent and they say, well, this is really good. you should hear this. no, please put us on your do not call list. sometimes it works. >> one of most common questions we receive here in our 7 on your side office is -- is how-day get the telemarketers to stop calling me? meet erika elson, she has worked as a telemarketer in southern california for years. and she has a few insider tips to get telemarketers to stop calling. number one -- answer the phone. >> one mistake that people commonly make is that they let telemarketers call them over and over again without picking up the phone. >> elson says that's one of the worst things can you do. >> we'll assume that you're not home. or we can call you another time. >> number two, don't hang up. >> definitely do not hang up the phone as soon as the telemarketer has identified themselves. because we'll just assume you got disconnected and we will call you back. >> number three, after answering, insist to be put on their do not call list. early in her career, elson's boss taught her about the rules. >> you don't want to let someone off the phone until they've given you three clear indications that they're not interested. >> number four, don't explain the reason you're not interested. >> you just want to clearly state the same thing, you want to repeat that you want to be put on the do not call list. >> number five, elson says keep your anger in check. >> when you get angry at them, they might take it personally and then as a way to retaliate, they'll throw you back into the pool and you'll get called again by a different person. >> number six, never give a telemarketer a reason to call you back. >> we will keep calling until you tell us not to. >> despite the fact that phyllis gets calls so often, she rarely gets upset. >> well, kind of. >> never vile. just a little bit rude. >> now one of our producers who worked on the story tried the tips and they work. so if you aren't yet on the do not call list, go to abc7news.com, we've got all the information there, it's easy to get on the list. one final note, even if you are put on the list, political organizations, charities and surveying companies can legally still call you. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. happening today, hundreds of local children will release more than 2,000 chinook salmon into the san francisco bay. it's the kiss and release salmon event. officials say the salmon have reached the stage where they must be released into the bay in preparation for life in the ocean. organizers say the event is meant to be a fun experience for children, while teaching them about salmon conservation. today's event runs from noon until 4:00 at blacky's pasture in tiburon. good news for san jose state students returning next year. the school has scrapped plans to increase student fees for the fall semester. instead, the school is cutting them by $100. students had protested the fee, which would have been the highest in the cal state system. administrators plan to charge almost $800 a year, but instead now students will pay about $600, the money goes to fees for courses, athletics and technology. happening today, democratic leader, nancy pelosi, will deliver the commencement address at uc berkeley's graduation ceremony. pelosi is expected to encourage the class of 2014 to stay engaged in community and public service, and urge them to be ready to challenge the status quo. today's commencement ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. it is of course at memorial stadium in berkeley. and that's how you see people sitting there the sun beating down on them. >> it will be sunny and comfortable with low 70s and the breeze that has kicked up this morning around the bay. we have more clouds to speak of. not only along the coast, but the higher clouds as well so with the marine layer and the breezy winds, it is making for a cooler afternoon. so get set for temperatures more seasonal today. and tomorrow. live look outside. san jose right now, you can see mostly sunny conditions, 54 in the city, 58 in oakland. san carlos there temperatures in the 50s, 55 in morgan hill. half moon bay, 55. and the clouds here in santa cruz, they will clear and we'll see numbers in the mid 70s later on. so upper 50s with a southwest wind in fairfield and then winds have been quite gusty. and in concord the breeze has picked up. 58 in livermore, good morning to you from mount tam, you can see the higher elevations have the wind and the camera is shaking a little bit. it's a partly sunny conditions, sunshine, high clouds, breezy this afternoon. and tomorrow, the cooling trend not only throughout the day today, but tomorrow and monday is another system visits us. so the winds throughout the afternoon today will continue to be quite gusty along the coast half moon bay, pacifica, point reyes, it will be windy. oakland and livermore, 4:00 in the afternoon. we'll call it breezy, and the sea breeze spreads the cooler marine air. as much as four to eight degrees cooler around livermore. you were 88 yesterday. with high pressure close to the coast and an area of low pressure dropping to the south, that allows for the gusty winds. and the increasing sea breeze, so another disturbance pivots through early part of the week. maybe some showers or thunderstorms in the sierra nevada and allows for further cooling for the bay area into monday. tuesday we turn around, 79 in morgan hill and los gatos. with 75 in santa clara. peninsula numbers, low to mid 70s, nice afternoon, breezy, 73, menlo park with low 60s for pacifica. here you will have the clouds and the gusty winds, 62, daley city, and san francisco, 67. in the north barks the rose parade in santa rosa, featuring a nice day, 80s for you, havev o vallejo. 79. and 72 in san leandro. so nice afternoon for the commencement speech. 73, castro vally. heading inland, you'll notice a big change today, 80 in concord, 77 in pleasanton. the accuweather seven-day forecast features the cooler air tomorrow into monday. by tuesday, little bit warmer. so we're trending near average for mid may. late may and then by wednesday, thursday and friday, returning to the low to mid 80s. feeling a little summer-like. memorial day kicks off the summer season. and of course, it will bring us next monday a holiday and it's looking pleasant. so between now and then, we're looking at comfortable weather, we'll let you know how warm or cool it's going to be in your community by keeping track of bay area weather on twitter at live doppler 7 hd. yesterday in san francisco, i feel like it was just right. we finally hit it. >> we're going to spread it around. >> not too hot, not too cold, just right. >> that's how memorial weekend is shaping up to be. >> cool, thanks lisa. next, why giants pitcher, matt cain was throwing out a first paint, if you will, instead of a first pitch. stay with us. heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you >> san francisco giants pitcher matt cain is known for painting the corners when on the mound. yesterday he did a more traditional kind of painting. cain helped decorate the injection clinic at st. mary's medical center. the hospital is adding more color to brighten up the place for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. cain painted the silhouette of a bat anywhere a giants' themed room. the star said his mother has battled cancer and he's glad to pitch in. >> it's surprising, though, how much being able to go through these situations and meeting people that are part of it and meeting the people going through chemo. how much they can touch our hearts more than they think that we touch theirs. >> the injection clinic treats about 3,000 patients a year. the oakland zoo's oldest giraffe, celebrated her 25th birthday yesterday, that's the equivalent of 85 in human years, this is provide provided by the oakland zoo. in honor of the occasion, zoo keepers treated tiki to some carrot and banana cupcakes. tiki was born at the zoo and has given birth to five calves, three of which still live there due to her age, she gets special care, foot massage and chiropractic care. giraffes in captivity live to be about 28 years old. a new yorkbound flight was delayed at san francisco international airport yesterday by a snake. it was a garter snake, this is what one looks like. the delta pilot reportedly announced that it was on the runway and that a worker was being sent to retrieve it. passengers live-tweeted the incident. one man quoted the pilot as saying, folks, slight to delay due do a snake on the runway. ground crew working to apprehend the snake and take it to a sanctuary. the airport spokesman said the flight may have been delayed a few minutes or less. up next on the abc7 news saturday morning news -- a crackdown by police that could drive up the price of getting to the airport. they're targeting one group in particular. and we'll show you some new technology solutions that may help solve a major security issue at airports around the country. he gets a ready for you alert the second 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and that marine layer providing the cooling not only today, but for the rest of the weekend. so 60s to start out around the bay and inland. in the next hour. then we'll see mid 70s by noon time, near 80 around fairfield and concord today. perhaps morgan hill. low 70s, berkeley and hayward and the clouds will re-enter the picture tonight. a look at the cooldown further for the beginning of the work week coming up. katie. lisa, new this morning, president obama says he's heading to the baseball hall of fame to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying american jobs. in his weekly address, the president announced he'll visit the hall of fame on thursday. he said tourism is an export that can grow the u.s. economy. he's pitching to congress to spend more to modernize bridges, roads and ports. he says first-class infrastructure attracts first-class jobs. we know business owners don't seek out crumbling roads and bridges and backed-up supply chains. they set up shop where the newest, fastest, most convenient transportation and communications networks let them invent and sell goods made in america to the rest of the world as fast as possible. here's the problem -- if congress doesn't act by the end of this summer, federal funding for transportation projects will run out. >> the president warns almost 700,000 jobs are at risk if congress doesn't authorize more transportation money by the end of the summer. a strong showing of police officers averted what was promised to be another afternoon of violence in downtown berkeley yesterday. for the past three fridays, students from area high schools have been fighting in the downtown area. this is video posted on the local news website, berkeley side showing what happened last friday. about 50 officers flooded downtown streets yesterday, hoping to keep the peace. >> there's been a lot of concern from the business communities, downtown community, our parent community obviously, their kids are going to school and moving around. the city has contacted us, we've been in discussions all week with the police department. >> berkeley side reports two berkeley high school students were arrested last week. and one student from an oakland charter school was arrested when he pepper-sprayed a crowd of teenagers. police say the violence stems from an off-campus dispute between berkeley and oakland high schoolers. happening today, the family of a missing 19-year-old man with a traumatic brain injury will hold a walk in golden gate park to mark the first anniversary of his disappearance. shawn seedy was last seen may 21st 2013 during a visit to his former high school on oak street. he later called his father and then disappeared. that phone call was traced to golden gate park and today's walk will follow his presumed path from the school to the park. today's walk for shawn event gets under way at 12:30. bay area congressman eric sillwell says technology and private contractors may improve security around airports, but airports want passengers to pay for that smallwell sits on the homeland security committee and yesterday he featured, but did not endorse six companies which make perimeter security systems. this comes after 15-year-old yaya abdi hopped a fence at san jose and stowed away on a flight to hawaii. airports want congress to increase the cap for passenger facility charges from $4.50, to $8.50, which means passengers would be paying for increased security. >> local money, and passengers that use our airports, they pay for what they use. and that money is kept locally and is reinvested back in our airports. >> congressman smallwell wants to create a pilot program to find a way to close gaps in security. a major runway safety project that could lead to flight delays begins today at sfo. two of the airports' four runways will be closed through september. the airport is pouring crushable concrete at the ends to prevent planes from overshooting the runways. sfo says the summer closure is the fastest option for finishing the federally mandated project. also aheads up for drivers in the santa rosa area. highway 101 at airport boulevard will be closed tonight into tomorrow morning, for bridge demolition. and clean-up. both northbound and southbound 101 will close at 10:00 and not reopen until at least 6:00 a.m. also, the eastbound airport boulevard on-ramp will be closed from 7:00 until 10:00 a.m. southbound off-ramp to airport boulevard will be closed from 10:00 to 9:00 and the westbound airport boulevard on-ramp will be closed from 10:00 to 8:00. san francisco airport fed one ride sharing companies. they say drivers for companies like uber, list, and side car are operating at the airport illegally and now sfa is turning to state regulators for help. here's abc7 news reporter lillian kim. >> driving travelers to and from sfo is big business. so much so, that drivers for ride-sharing companies like uber, lift and side car are doing it anyway, without the proper permits. gregory bruno got a stern warning from an airport officer. >> just basically said, what are you commercial driver and i said well, no, i work for uber. he said that's commercial, you're restricted from picking up here. and told me to leave. >> many drivers have even taken off their so-called trade dress, a pink mustache for example. but sfo office remembers still catching a number of drivers in violation. in a three-week period they've given warnings to 110 drivers. 101 were from uber. one from lift and one from side car. in a letter to california public utilities commission which regulates ride-sharing companies, sfo's director wrote, the disturbing lack of compliance with cpuc requirements raises serious public safety concerns at the airport. >> we're finding drivers that have expired licenses. finding drivers with no insurance. finding drivers that don't even, don't even own the car that they're using. >> sfo says a permit would solve these problems. companies would pay $1,000 deposit and $3.75 per ride. but uber says it's concerned with the tracking devices that would be required for all of their vehicles, which it says violates the privacy of their drivers and passengers. the same technology required for taxis and limos. >> do you think they should have permits like you guys? >> this cab driver says everyone should be held to the same standard. >> you know, we're required to have insurance, whatever it is. we pay money, they don't pay anything. so it's, it's completely different. >> changes may be on the way. the cpuc will be meeting with airport officials about this issue next month. at sfo, lillian kim, abc7 news. organizers are hoping bay area residents will turn out in force today. to try and help save the life of a 7-year-old boy who is battling leukemia. baylor frederickson needs a bone marrow transplant. his parents are of japanese-american heritage. there is a drive today, it's from 11:00 until 4:00 at the asian heritage street celebration which is at larkin and mcallister in san francisco. still ahead on the saturday morning news, safety is the theme of tomorrow's bay-to-breakers race, at least as far as police are concerned. we will show you what is being done along the course for your protection. and as the clock strikes 8:37 on your saturday morning, a live look here from our exploratorium cam. it looks kind of artistic out there this morning, doesn't it? the water is gray, the sky is cloudy, a lone boat sails through the shot. but the clouds should clear and it will be nice in san francisco today and tomorrow for bay to breakers, lisa arg covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area -- this is abc7 news. welcome back, everyone. an eighth grade english teacher has been named teacher of the year by the san jose unified school district. melis melissa urbane teaching english and john muir middle school. this is a picture of her, she is known as an advocate for students, someone devoted to classroom achievement. congratulations melissa, certainly. lisa argen with a check of the weather. >> it's been warm around here and warm in the sierra, still very mild there later on today. near 70. right now in the 50s, but it will be windy. you can see the sunshine, maybe even some thunderstorms by the early part of the work week. i'll have the forecast for the bay area and across the state, when we return. >> also next, josh reddick remains hot on a cold night in cleveland. we have the highlights of reddick's career night coming up in sports. shaping up to be a nice day, about 67 degrees as a high in san francisco. lisa argen will tell you what else is happening where else this weekend coming up in a little bit. but we start with sports, in afternoon kentucky derby winner california chrome goes for the second jewel in horse racing's triple crown. he is the 3-5 morning line favorite to win the 139th preakness in maryland. the preakness stakes i should say. chrome has northern california ties, he was born at harris farms and one of his owners is from yuba city. with a win chrome would head to the belmont stakes, with a chance at becoming the first horse to win the triple crown since affirmed won it in 1978. post time 3:18. well tonight the giants will send tim lincecum to the mound against the marlins at at&t park. first pitch, 6:05. last night the giants tried to win their second straight over miami. here's abc7 news sports anchor larry biehl with more. good morning, everybody. tim hudson was scheduled to pitch last night, but a hip injuries caused the giants to skip him in the rotation. yus americao petit got the call and got roughed up by the marlins, metallica rocking the national anthem. miami would rock petit early. leading off, christian yell itch with a bomb and it's 1-0 marlins. bottom of the first, giants tie it up. pablo sandoval a double to left scoring angel pagan. in the third, derrick dietrich. petit goes five innings, allowed five runs. in the sixth, giants down 5-4. gregor blanco, michael morse hustles home. tied 5-5. in the ninth, miami breaks through again, casey mcgee singles off of lopez, yellich scores by a count of 7-5. on monday josh reddick decided to make the slow dance heavy saxophone tune "careless whisper" his new walk-up song. he's been crushing the ball ever since. reddick wrecking the indians last night. i like a wiener that can take a hit. ketchup gets lit up in the hot dog races. game changes here in the second, bases loaded for the carolless whisperer, reddick grand slam, a's up 5-. josh donaldson, this is a colossal blast, way out. his 10th. 8-1 a's, gray six innings of 1-1 ball. gomes, jose ramirez, you get nothing and like it. reddick again in the seventh, his second homer of the game. two-run blast, six rbis in the game for josh reddick. nice catch by the fan as well and the a's cruise home 11-1. raider rookies are in mini camp this weekend, a lot of curiosity over quarterback derek carr, clearly the qb of the future. look for a ton of yardage at fresno state, figures to back up matt schaub. shaub replaced carr's older brother david in houston years ago and now replace ed ultimate bit younger carr. >> says i know you got your brother who has played 13 yearsing, but he said we're teammates, i'm here for you every day. whatever you need, i'm here to help you. that meant a lot. >> page six, to your of california, 94 miles from scleeta to mntsen high. bradley wiggins started and finished the day in the leader's jersey. esteban chavez won this stage in four hours, nine minutes, 13 seconds. wiggins still in front, with two stages left. >> the weather is cooperating for the weekend. >> mother nature's air conditioning cranked up today and for the weekend. so as we check out live doppler 7 hd, we have a few clouds, not only the low clouds at the coast. but higher clouds from the north bay and breezy winds by the delta, wind gusts up to 31 miles per hour. fairfield concord you have a 24-mile-per-hour wind gust. half moon bay, here's a look at emeryville. beginning to see partly cloudy conditions, temperatures ranging from the upper 50s, san carlos, san jose, 59, 59 in half moon bay. breezy winds here, we're back to that again. and it should feel pretty good out there. here, santa cruz, you can see things brightening up already with numbers in the mid 70s. 58 by the delta. but it is going to be cool, our local bay area beaches from ocean beach, pacifica, half moon bay in fact some gusty winds, you've had it the past couple days. santa rosa, once again up into the 80s, but only low 80s. so numbers will be about the same up in the north bay. but the cooling trend certainly felt in our east bay valleys. here's the mount tam shot. you can see the windy conditions up to 30-mile-per-hour winds above 1500 feet. we'll call it partly sunny this morning. sun and high clouds with a breezy afternoon not only today, into the second half of your weekend, and also monday as well. looking at the cooling trend, really encompassing all of us in the fact that another system is going to pivot down from this one will allow for some extra cloud cover and even maybe some mountain showers heading towards tuesday. but locally today, we'll have the sunshine, a few high clouds, and then we'll look for the next system to increase the cooling trend. today four to eight degrees cooler, another couple of degrees knocked down tomorrow. so partly cloudy in southern california and boy, they are happy about the onshore flow, the moisture air heading into san diego. helping with the fire-fighting efforts, just 75 there today, 64 in monterey. upper 80s in sacramento. so still pretty warm there. with 70 in tahoe. but the cooling trend will be headed your way, too, very windy in the sierra nevada. 72 in oakland today. with san mateo coming in about the same. palo alto, 73, san francisco 67. so temperatures coming down to near average today. but still, in the low 80s for fairfield and antioch with the breeze reaching our east bay valley. so here's the way it looks outside right now. you can see a little puff of wind out there for the game tonight. 6:05. temperatures will be in the 60s, dropping to the 60s, it will be breezy, the sun setting at 8:15. and tomorrow for bay to breakers, if you're headed into the city early morning hours, we'll have the cloud cover, and numbers in the 50s. so near perfect conditions, 59 at 9:00, low 60s, 11:00 and 1:00 will increase the sunshine. the accuweather seven-day forecast then we'll keep the winds throughout the weekend and into monday. extra cloud cover on monday, we'll look for a slow warming trend into the rest of the upcoming work week with, a few 80s to mid 80s returning. >> have you ever done bay to breakers or been agistant? >> i haven't. have you? >> a long time before i lived here. it's interesting. >> a big party. >> uh-huh, it really is. not a big race, a big party. speak of the iconic bay to breakers race kicks off tomorrow. much of the rest day press is under way. abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the details. >> part race, part party, people stream to the start line for many reasons, we heard a handful of those motivations as runners waited outside the bay to breakers expo. >> i got a stroke eight years ago. >> as a survivor, he hopes to show others anything is possible. these girls are celebrating a friend's engagement. >> we're going to a vineyard to get our nutritional fill and then we'll be nice and energized. >> as his sneakers suggest, brian kelly is a serious runner. >> i was going to try to do it in under 50 minutes, about seven minutes per mile and you know just go as fast as i possibly can. >> while the rationale for runner and spectator varies widely, officials share a serious concern. >> well obviously we want people to have fun. but we want people to be safe. this race is a ton of history. it's been going on consecutively since 1912. so we want to honor that history and that tradition. but we want it to be a very safe environment. >> essentially we're going to have officers all over the race route itself. alcohol is banned. if we do see alcohol, we will taken forcement action as we see those violations occur. >> after neighborhood complaints about unwanted partiers, crews installed temporary chain link fences around alamo square park. multiple police agencies and a 20% increase in private security will also help with crowd control. these girls are just hoping for some help with their costumes. >> maybe look at wigs, maybe look at boas, we'll see. >> we haven't figured it out yet, but we will. >> whether you're one of the 40,000 registered runners or 100,000 expected fans, sunday's bay to breakers is sure to be a colorful collection of san francisco's finest. in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. costumes can be so great. if you plan to come into the city for the race, b.a.r.t. will be running earlier than usual tomorrow and it will have extra cars, and the larkspur ferry will make four early morning trips to san francisco and the ferry terminal here in the city just a few blocks from the start. next, inventors and the maker fair return to san mateo this weekend. what this year's event is celebrating. but uh, i...oh...i actually tried the online thing... which uh, i dunno. i, i guess i'm just hoping for a caring and nurturing relationship, you know, one th...one that's going somewhere. uh, like i, i take them where they're going and they buy me chevron with techron. i mean, yeah, you know, what can i say, i'm a, i'm a romantic. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. alright, now i just look desperate. here are the winning numbers from last night's $136 million megamillions draw. 13, 14, 16, 50, 56 and the meganumber is 11. nobody picked all six, so tuesday's jackpot grows do $149 million. happening today inventors will get a chance to showcase their talent at the ninth annual maker fair in san mateo. the fair will feature innovations in technology, engineering, food and arts and crafts. this year's event will celebrate makers and how far the maker movement has come. more than 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the two-day event. the maker fair runs today and tomorrow, it's at the san mateo expo center and doors open at 10:00 a.m. so makers will be heading indoors, but as far as getting there, and being out and about -- >> cooler today. in fact everyone experiencing slightly cooler conditions. some more than others, east bay valleys, just barely 80 in concord. 76 in san jose. about the same in san francisco at 67 with a breezy winds and about the same over in oakland. peninsula low to mid 70s for you and a look ahead. we'll keep the winds with us, so the cooling trend to further establish itself over the east bay hills and the south bay. so very pleasant the next couple of days. >> thank you, lisa and thank you all of you for joining us on the abc7 news saturday morning news, the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with our new abc7 news app. we continue at 5:00 p.m. in the meantime, have a great day. things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. welcoheyback. really?bye. kiss yo. cardiologist to check stand 1. crystal geyser alpine spring water? toucé. crystal geyser. always bottled right at the mountain source. >> jack hanna's "wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide insurance.>> hi, everyone, i' >> hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo. welcome to "wild countdown." it's the law of the jungle: eat or be eaten. these animals can eat 25 to 40 to pounds of meat at one time today, see how seven carnivores hunt down prey. you can see the mother is still breathing real heavy from the kill. scavenge for scraps... do they bite? >> they certainly do. >> ok. and scare up a meal any way they can! >> they're killing machines. these guys are killing machines. >> and later, one of my favorite bloopers. exactly how does the door work? how

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midday heat spell. mid may and looking outside right now from the mount tam camera still pretty warm throughout tonight. even a little bit muggy in fact. for more on today record high pressure let's start with 7 news weather anchor spencer christian and live doppler 7hd. it's still kuwait warm outsid outside. >> it is. very warm out there as you know hot as today was tomorrow is even moro press i have. here's live doppler 7hd clear skies and mild to warm conditions all around the bay area. live view from emeryville across the bay on the warm evening. lack at today record high. all over the bay area record high for this day in 90 degree ins richmond exploratorium 90 degrees. 92 at sfo and moffitt field and notice virtually all the record high for the date were set back in 1976 with exception of san francisco so apparently this was a hot date in 1976. i was a hot date in 1976. advisory in effect until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow night for virtually all of the bay area for heat. 90's around the bay and 96, 102 in the inland location expect warm night in the hills and the risk of course of heat related illness in weather like this one mr. panel for you tomorrow. third consecutive spare the air day with poor air quality in the inland east bay and santa clara valley heat wave break we can look for some better air quality. >> we will indeed. thank you spencer very much. >> more now on the fire happening in san diego county. burning east of encinitas in the rancho better than dino area. the fast moving blaze at one point forced he have been asian of 20 house and people as well as several schools. all evacuation orders cancelled about half hour ago. the fire started this morning again in the san bernardo area and now grown to more than 800 acres and only 5 percent contained. as the wind die down tonight firefighters were cautiously optimistic they could prevent damage to any homes but it was burning. red flag warning is posted for most of southern california writ now. in santa barbara county brush fire burning near the town of lompoc force evacuation of 1200 homes and business and grown to 700 acres just like in san diego it was hot and windy today in that area as well. >> back up in northern california. kirk pass road in pittsburgh expected to be closed until 7 tomorrow morning after down power lines ignite add fire. it happened 5:30 tonight when car hit a power pole knocking down the lines near nortonville road. driver was not seriously hurt good news. firefighters quickly doused the flames but pg&e says the crews will have to work overnight in order to make repairs. >> the warm weather made this especially grueling day for bicycle racers in the tour of calf. stage 3 of the tour took them up mount hamilton east of san jose to the top of mount diablo near danville. 2 climbs in any weather but especially in 90 degree heat. 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> the this is how the top riders in the world bear the mountain and heat near the summit. last 4 and a half millions of a grueling climb. >> worry about them at all with the heat sf. >> they are pro. they know what they are doing. so it's good. >> same route many amateur take an hour before. undaunted by the altitude and the warm temperatures. >> too hot for this? >> no. not at all. especially get out and is in and cool going down. >> many here told us this is an event they wouldn't miss. >> warm enough for you. >> it's so hot. and. >> air conditioning. >> staying cool. ty use my hat and this spray thing and helps a lot. >> race officials plenty of water and medic along the way to ensure that everyone stays well and safe. on mount diabl diablo, abc 7 news. >> now stay with 7 news for complete weather coverage and down load the abc 7 news weather app to track the record bricking temperatures exploratorium police are asking for your help tonight in locating a man they are calling a violent attempted murder suspect. he's chavez perez the sf pd sent out the photo. he brutally stabbed a 23-year-old woman a number of times in her torso during dispute on mission district on sunday. they think he may training now to leave the country. >> we are learning some new information on what may have led to last week crash of vintage plane during an air show at travis air force base. this is video of that deadly tragedy. a preliminary report from the national transportation safety board safety board found that the pilot was making his second attempt at upside down stunt. he was supposed to be 20 feet off the ground but he was too high on the first run. 77-year-old ed died on the second attempt. >> fish wild life investigation has found no evidence that federally protected birds were killed outside post office in oakland. there were reports that some black crown heron were killed during tree trimming may 3rd and maybe even put into a wood chipper. u.s. fish wild live vest gated checking video and inspecting the wood chipper. agency rae leased a report saying no indication the birds were killed but still investigating. fight moving on. there are few things as moving really in american life as homecoming especially the men and women of the military who serve our country in far away polices. today a group came back from one of the far away places. wayne has more now from the oakland airport where they landed this afternoon. >> one look outside the oakland airport terminal today to see something special happening. >> we want to feel appreciated and welcomed. >> hardly alone not based on the balloon, sign. anxious faces. >> it's h it. in 15 minutes. we have just been told the plane hasn't even landed yet. >> when are you getting marrie married. >> that's to be determined. >> williams waited for her fiance and robin vierra for her son. >> got to afghanistan the first week in august. if. today they about the soldiers times all the family members who came to the airport to greet the california national guard's quarter master company. fathers. sons. mothers. daughters. brothers. sisters. uncle. aunts. nieces. nephews. friends. neighbors. one big tangle crying screaming leaping mass. every soldier who left home in july l returned safe and sound financially ichltd your soychbility my son. >> valerie williams big fuss over her son kyle. fiance making a big fuss too. fight a lot of emotion. this is a lot. i'm real happy writ now. over joyed right now. >> as long as sons and now daughter have gone off to war there have been home coming like this. they have been painted written about. photographed. romantic but to fully appreciate a moment like this. one must live it. from both sides. fight oakland international airport wayne abc 7 news. >> everybody loves mom macaroni and cheese. welcome home. >> not just playing around. coming up next. effort by twitter and others help bridge the digital divide for san francisco media space. >> watching the bay to breaker almost as much fun as running in it. pop already spot to do just that will be closed. that story. >> game changing ruling that affects what you see when you google someone. 7 news at 9:00 co heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you for over 60,000 california it's a challenge fostto replace clothes that are too small or worn out. i grew 3 inches last year. i don't need anything fancy. i never had much to begin with. when i look nice on the outside, i feel better on the inside. to help, sleep train is collecting new clothes for kids big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help make a foster child's day a little brighter. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >> twitter announce a move today to help needy family ins san francisco neighborhood where it is headquartered. as jonathan bloom explains it's a step toward addressing criticism for those who feel the company should do more to help that struggling part of the city. >> the kid in the play room may not know it but the organization that put up that rope swing and shiney new climbing wall pretty old. the family services is turning 100 back in the day it was called travelers aid society and getting people jobs in housing require a good sturdy clipboard and sharp pencil. how things change. >> every person needs a computer and every person needs access to technology to make it into today society. >> that's why you might notice a few people here from much younger company. headquartered right up the street. twitter turned 8 and like a good 8-year-old twitter is sharing in a big way. >> first ever time technology comes in and made commitment creating physical space pop litigation for the homeless family and children. >> twitter may help the kid jump around right now but ultimately learn to sit still as they learn the computer skills they need for bright future. >> having kids is like locking the door to the library. >> twitter build the neighborhood nest. part innership build lab part community center and parents apply for jobs and kids do homework and both learn new skills. >> i see kids learning coding and having the opportunity to enter career that is might otherwise be closed to them. >> why they have so much fun volunteering. >> come work at twitter as engineers or as full-time employees. >> that would be a dream come true for some of the kid and for some of the homeless adults we have talked to outside twitter headquarters. advocate long wish twitter does more to help them the. big first step that isn't the last. >> twitter doesn't want to be a resident of this we want to be a neighbor and neighborly. >> they will open the neighborhood in the summer of 2015. in san francisco job thon bloom abc 7 news. >> popular resting spot for ru runners off limits during this sunday bay to breaker race. al month square located in the crest of strenuous a street hill you may know between steiner and scott street. it's become a hang out for people may going their way to golden gate park. as you see in the video crowd overwhelming there. neighbors xlaing complained about lawlessness and bay to bricker organizers ask that it be fenced off. >> definite indication. over drinking. your nation. created all sorts of parking concerns. basically prevented the neighbors from using the park any way. >> police keeping an eye out for alcohol and rowdy behavior on the course. there will be 20 percent more officers on patrol. this will be prohibited and nudity prohibited but that may or may not be strictly enforced. we have to see. >> governor brown release add record breaking spending plan for california the governor revision to the state budget would have california spending a record 107.8 billion dollars. this plan is priority. pay down the state debt and unfunded liability. says the plan would shore up the teacher pension system. pay down 11 million dollars in debt. increase payments to cover an expansion in medi-cal and provide more money to respond to the drought. >> this doesn't handle it all. we have health care and the june retirement system. we have lots of other stuff here. and we'll handle it. but this is taking a big bite out of our long-term obligation. >> legislature has until midnight on june 15 to pass the budget. >> city of livermore expanding the mandatory water restriction. livermore is served by 2 different water utility now these restrictions now apply to customers of both limited to twice a week. water consumption cut by half in the drought. in the from nose area the blm said it will have to get raining water from the lake to supply farmers downstream. along the river with the water they leave this summer. it's the first time in a 75 year history of the central valley project they have ever had to do that. it just speaks to how serious this drought is. it's really, really bad. easy to put in the back of our mine. we can have a very long summer. >> very, very long summer. challenging one. >> already with this kind of heat exacerbating the situation this early on. >> exactly. very early for this kind of heat. you are right. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. clear sky across the bay area and mild to warm evening around the bay area with temperatures to drop-off very much especially after a record setting hot day as we had today. roof top camera along the embarcadero 71 degrees right now in san francisco at this hour of the night. 73 in oakland. 77 in san carlos and san jose. 79 at morgan hill. 63 at half moon basement live view from the emeryville camera west ward across the bay. 72 santa rosa. 68 in napa. low 70's in novato fairfield concord and 79 at livermore. one final live view from sutro tower san francisco lovely evening. though a bit warm. these are our forecast feature heat advisory extend into tomorrow night. record high are expected again tomorrow with triple digit temperature in the inland location. coastal cooling will begin on thursday. that will break the little heat wave. we have a beach hazard statement issued for tomorrow. painly for our south facing beaches and there's a long period south swell that may produce rip current for large shore break bear that in mind if you are along the coast line may want to move away from the immediate why the coast line to avoid the danger. now satellite radar composite shows big ridge of high pressure dominates our weather hot air mass. heat will peak tomorrow. hottest day in the forecast period. let's look at what we expect happen tomorrow in the morning hours still have the offshore flow to bring warm air out to the coast lean but by late afternoon we have an on shore flow sea breeze even stronger than the offshore flow was. bring cooling by late afternoon to coastal locations and even to some of the bayshore line locations that have heated up during the day tame and start to cool down a little faster in the afternoon. than the inland area. inland. livermore as we lack at the week ahead reach high tomorrow of 101 degree so that cooling along the coast won't reach the far inland places tomorrow but by thursday we see the dropping to 94 degrees. 85 on friday then over the weekend we see further cooling with high dropping in the 70's. this is typical of what we can expect around the bay area in the next 7 days. >> tonight clear skies and very mild temperatures overnight. low will drop low 60's in many location. certainly not going to be a cool overnight period and then tomorrow very hot day in the south bay we expect record high in san jose gilroy. santa cruz high of 101 and morgan hill and los gatos and peninsula mid upper 90's mountain view a record for tomorrow. the 92 degrees downtown san francisco. that materialize that's a record for tomorrow in san francisco we may have records tomorrow in napa, san rafael, north bay, east bay likely we see record high in oakland and richmond and inland numerous location in the triple digit may see record high livermore of 101. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. it break tomorrow on thursday still pretty hot inland though but cooler in all areas on friday and over the weekend and through the early part of next week. high pressure back in the 70's inland and around the bay. down to about 60 on the coast. welcome relief finally coming from this 3 day heat wave that pretty oppressive. >> huge drop tomorrow. >> as we get to the weekend. >> thanks very much. still to come tonight the explorer who says he found one of christopher columbus long lost ship. that's coming. may is asian pacific heritage month and using our instagram feed to show case the culture in the bay area. today we recognize dr. elizabeth lindsay the world first female pacific islander 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riding his bike wrong way on the streets when officers stopped him. these are pictures of that incident. actor was asked to show i.d. and police say that's when he became belligerent. baldwin was issued 2 summon one for disorderly conduct and the other for the bike offense. as alec does he fired back and tweeted this. new york city is a miss managed carnival of stupidity that is desperate for revenue and anxious to crimina criminalize behavior once thought benign. alec baldwin tonight. >> unwater explorer says he may have found the long sought wreckage of the santa maria christopher columbus flag ship. he says circumstantial evidence is overwhelming that a wreck he and his son first explored back in 2003 off the north coast of haiti is the santa marie a.evidence include what is appears to be a 15 century cannon and ballast stone that appear to have come from spain or portuga. >> experts are skeptical and say it will be difficult to the proof the ship is the santa maria but certainly an exciting prospect. >> another half hour of abc 7 news is moments away. stay here. coming up. health alert for every major airport in america for dangerous virus from us over seas. the search for people that may have been exposed. we bring you magic johnson response late today to the disparaging comments made by about him by l.a. clipper owner donald sterling. >> president obama award the nation highest military honor to former army sergeant. what a 20-year-old did to 7 the medal of honor. half hour of 7 news at 9:00 against here in hey there. did you select these things on purpose? not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. >> good evening once again. united states is trying to stop an invisible enemy from spreading into american cities. it is the new and powerful virus called mers. letters stand for middle east respiratory syndrome and search is on for hundreds of people may have been exposed by the 2 patients already in the hospital. steve has this new alert. >>reporter: tonight health officials are trying to track down more than 500 passengers from at least 20 states. anyone including craw members who shared a may 1st flight with the florida patient diagnosed with mers. a new and potentially deadly respiratory disease imported from the middle east. posting warnings tonight at 22 of the nation busiest airports. infected people from saudi arabia blew into boston, atlanta into orlando state health department warning travelers to look out for flu like symptoms. >> we travel a lot that is pretty concerning. yes. especially going over seas next month. >> at 2 hospital in orlando where the 44-year-old medical worker went for treatment 2 health care workers who treated him are already showing symptoms. one is hospitalized with what lacks leak pneumonia. to be safe the hospital sent 20 other health care workers home for two weeks. >> i would think we are not going to see the last of this. we are going to see other travelers come from this part of the world. >>reporter: so far 2 confirmed cases in the u.s. cdc tells us today that doctors can only treat the symptoms giving oxygen to help breathing and drug to break the fever. no cure no treatment. >> no treatment for the virus. >> they think it spread during close long lasting exposure to somebody who is sick. believe it might be the cough that spreads the virus. >> florida doctors aren't taking chances wearing special mask, goggle, gowns and gloves when they walk in the sick patient room. when they leave they take all that gear off and throw it away. >> steve reporting. both patients diagnosed with are recovering tonight but this is a serious disease. third of the people who have come down with it have died. >> organizers hoping that bay area rest didn't will turn out in force once again tomorrow to try to save the life of a 7-year-old boy battling leukemia. baylor frederick son needs bone marrow donor. parents jap necessary and german and so far a nationwide search for asian caucasian amaro match empty. drives healed over the weekend in albany and walnut creek. another drive held tomorrow from noon until 2 at the berkeley shared services building. that's on fourth street. joining the bone marrow registry easy and painless all you have to do is have your cheek swab that simple. >> there is a public dual tonight between the nba most controversial owner and one of its greatest stars. donald sterling compounded his earlier racist comments with a racist comment to magic johnson. >> magic johnson. firing back late today to donald sterling deeply personal attack. speaking out to cnn. >> he's reaching. he's reaching. he's trying to find something he can grab on to to help him save his team. it's not going to happen. >>reporter: johnson was one of the first to call for the nba to ban sterling after his racist rant. monday sterling was on cnn lashing out at the basketball legend. >> what kind of a guy goes to every city and has sex with every girl. is that someone we want to respect and tell our kid about? i think he should be ashamed of himself. >> it went on. >> what has he done? can you tell me? big magic i don't know so. what has he done? >> he has aids. did he do any business? i would like did he help anybody in south l.a. >> johnson has hiv but not aids. and today he seemed outrage at sterling claim that he's done nothing to help people. >> whole life is devoted to urban america so i just wish he knew the facts when he's talking. >> magic johnson foundation establishes community empowerment center throughout the country. and john son wor works tirelessly at encouraging kids to good to college. now commissioner silver weighing i in. apologizing that johnson was quote dragged into the situation and degraded by such a malicious personal attack. >> am i upset? of course. but at the same time i'm a god fearing man. pray for him and hope that things work out for him. >> ryan smith abc news new yor york. >> close friend of a bay area soldier killed in afghanistan received nation highest military honor today. the president presented the medal of honor to former army sergeant kyle white. 2007 white fought through enemy fire to save another soldier and evacuate wounded comrade caught in ambush that killed 6 americans in afghanistan. afterward he spoke of piece of medal given to him by one survivor. >> this is maybe even more precious than the medal symbol placed around my neck. . on it are the names of my 6 fallen brothers. they are my hero. >> one of those names is that of 23-year-old para trooper shawn of walnut creek. he and white close friends who just weeks before the ambush vowed to take care of other family. if something should ever happen to either of them. >> well from europe tonight landmark ruling that could affect what pops up when you google someone. highest court today says people have the trite ask google and the other big search engine as well to stop displaying link contain outdated incorrect information about them. man from spain complained long settled debt came up when the name was searched. the ruling applies throughout europe but it is unmostly clear how it will affect internet search in the united states. >> well today was a momentous day for jackie spear the 25th anniversary of an event she createed to empower women. 7 news anchor carolyn tyler was there and brings you some of the excitement. >> 5000 women are celebrating the silver anniversary of the professional business women of california conference. there are seminar workshop and an expo. congresswoman jackie followed her instinct 25 years ago. in creating an event that is now a special day of empowerment. >> i think developing confidence. security. if doing the networking opportunity. running -- learning how to better position yourself in a corporation. taking risk. >> many of those we talk to call the conference inspiratio inspirational. and say it it show cases the growing camaraderie among women in the workplace. i'm in a man's world and when you start working with women you realize that you have to unite and support one another. >> i definitely find it easier now than it was when i started. >> but despite drastically mat ick change the glass ceiling remains a reality. >> we see a lot more women engineer. more women doctors. but i still think it could be better. >> why women still struggle with the same world issues like pay inequity. >> suggested way to rise above. thousands jam the auditorium to hear the president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post. hundreds stood in line for autograph cope of her best selling book thrive. >> women should know longer just aspire to be at the top but need to change the world. because the way the world is designed at the moment is not working. >> it was a sell out crowd that heard all the messages this year. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> well coming up next. it's not a kite. bouncey house airborne with kids inside. you airborne with kids inside. you can hear from people who saw it happened at the company picnic. oww, that's hot. that is hot! wow daddy like. owww, that is smoking hot! ahhh, hmmm, awww! hi georgia. hey georgia. man this is hot! try jack's hottest sandwich yet. his new blazin' chicken sandwich has spicy crispy chicken, ghost pepper ranch sauce, and sliced jalapeños. owww, that's hot! you better be holdin' a sandwich. heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you is 30. was a terrifying event in upstate new york. children playing inside an inflatable bouncey house when a gust of wind sent it and the kid up into the sky. jim avila has the story. >> no that is not a kite. inflatable play house flying through the air. one minute about staked to the earth in the front yard. in the next swept off the ground with 3 children inside. the wind blowing upwards of 25 miles per hour lifting the entire house more than 2 stories high. carrying it over a stretch of wood finally landing on a two story school building. >> out of a horror movie yes. >> 10-year-old girl suffered just scrapes but 2 boys ages 5 and 6 were hurt more seriously. one suffering 2 broken arms. the other landing on a car that has a serious head injury. >> he was here then the little arm and leg were going. >> my god. >>reporter: consumer product safety commission estimates 5000 are injured in inflatable like this one two years ago. . little took says abc news today we are lacking into what happened. our thoughts and practitioners are with the children and their family. the abc news washington toychbility have you ever seen anything like that. >> coming up next on 7 news at 9:00 from zero to fame news two week. young woman and her song has captured a at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. [♪] if. >> young woman is proving just how fast fame can arrive at your door step. taej girl post add song played out on an out of tune piano. video shot on a crack i-phone too and tonight more than 6 million view. many abc news reporter cinderella story. tickets is a voice that captured the world. ♪ only 6 years old hid behind the shine. >>reporter: unfiltered ♪ daddy had a little too much to drink. >>reporter: unexpected. mama didn't want to feel pain. >> welcome to new york. how are you? >>reporter: minnesota high school senior the big voice behind the big you tube hit titled his daughter. sp ♪ posting the song on line easter sunday 6 million view from 178 country. did you expect this kind of response. >> absolutely not. the molly only began playing the piano last year. she's written over a dozen songs with friend family along the way but this one she wrote in 15 minutes. recorded it on the cracked i-phone and played it on her great grandmother out of tune piano oychlt next day i had all the messages like 100 friend request i was lake mom what the heck is happening. >>reporter: rack pouring in. voice of angel and move over taylor swift. what opportunity are being thrown at you. meeting with a record label. you have an agent. >> no. >>reporter: lawyer. >> no. do i have an agent? dad mom? if. >>reporter: with her parents supporting her for now this daughter taking it one note at a time. the ♪ . >>reporter: paul a abc news new york. >> had you cute is that. do i have an agent mom and dad. >> very cute. wish her luck. back to the heat. >> my forecast and. >> on you tube. here's live doppler 7hd mild to warm conditions across the bay area tonight. tomorrow is going to be a very hot day even hotter than today. high of 90 100 sacramento mean at fresno and los angeles which by the way hotter than palm springs tomorrow. 89 expected at upon the ray. record high for tomorrow date in monterey. here in the bay area we will see numerous inland locations with temperatures at or about 100 degrees and notice all the asterisk these are location where is we expect record high for tomorrow date. here's a look at conditions at&t park tomorrow where giants take on the braves at 12:45 game time 90 degrees here if san francisco. uv index very high. here's accu-weather 7 difficult forecast. tomorrow hottest day 10 cool down and mo moderate on thursday an cooling down all areas of friday and weekend high drop back in the 70's where tomorrow they are in the hundreds. unbelievable. >> 70 will be nice. >> frainers today release ticket prices for upcoming days at levi stadium in santa clara. price based on if you pricing model that divide game into 3 categories and charges more the most popular games. pre-season tickets run 43 to 187 dollars a piece. prime ticket sell for between 110 to 4 75 dollars while marquis games will cost you between 131 to 5 69 dollars for a ticket. fans who paid for seat license get discounted rate on regular season tickets. but why would you pay those prices when you could just have larry show you the highlights. up close and pivrnlt. >> unlikely event i want to take you to a game. we wanted to go to the seahawks that would be the high end. we have the good tickets. 1500 dollar dollars. >> let us know. >> get out of my wallet. when is the game? >> late in the soap. might be a thanksgiving nature. any wa way, play at the plate. one of the most exciting moments in a baseball game. you make the call here. giants braves tonight. buster make the tag at the plate. so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, with ten gigabytes of data for the five of you would be... one-seventy-five a month. with a year of high-speed internet, free. ah, "free" is not deductible! i smell audit! i smell savings... so yso you can happily let the life get in the way,... while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel. banking for the life you have... investing for the life you want chase. so you can. >> coming up tonight 7 news at 11:00 with the bay area heating up so is crime. we ride along with local police. the seemingly harmless thing you may doing to stay cool to make awe target. >> looking for new flies live? so cheap tore rent or buy? 7 on your side has what you need to know to navigate the red hot bay area real estate market. those stories and more coming up on 7 news at 11:00 coming up on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7 >> all right. larry is here and pretty good stuff tonight. >> i have 2 really interesting replay reviews and very impactful in the games. start with the giants ryan until a good outing tonight against the braves then the freak play at the plate changed everything. if who goes to the ballpark and has a salad? no crew ton in baseball. the top of the fourth. man at first. about triple alley here. fred scores the first 1 nothing braves. wells come off in the sixth. chopper to right. hayward trying to score from second. hunter will fire home inside buster miss the ta tag. hayward just dove around him. complete if about whip. maybe on the back. no. not really. 2 fog braves. atlanta has 2 more. upton brings free free man home with the single. in the 9th 5 nothing braves. a host white sox and this is why you bring your gloves. nicely done. do it all day long. drew ready for the start struck out the side in the fears. 5 shut out frames. allow 3 hit struck out career high 8. 2 nothing in the fifth. the rbi double then norris with the double and reddick with a moon shot here look leak a golf swing. that made it 6 nothing a's tee off 11 hits on scott carol and moss belted 2 homeers in this game late. now 11 nothing athletic in the eighth. firing jackson turns out that was the easy part. finding replacement much more difficult. warriors management reportedly flew to oklahoma city to meet with steve kurr working the game tonight for tnt and also the number 1 candidate to the be knicks head coach. kurr wanted a 5 year 30 million dollar deal in new york. this is for a gay never coached a game. now there's a sense of urgency for the warriors because other top candidate stan has apparently agreed to take over the pistons as head coach and head of basketball operations. 5 year years, 35 million. this is for executive. coaches. i wish i could coach. warriors would not give him that much control here so owner and maybe on plan c if kurr also turns him did you know. speaking of the gam game. clippers and thunder crazy finish. l.a. up 7 with 47 seconds left and kevin hits the 3. 4 point game of after clipper miss. up the floor lay up 2 point game with 18 seconds left. clippers inbound. west brook forces turn over. thought would he get fouled. jackson loses it so thunder ball? look like he was fouled but these not reviewable. can't call it afterwards. look like maybe the ball was off jackson. these our ball that's our bal ball. no. it gets worse. 9 seconds left. west brook for 3. that's an air ball they call chris paul for a foul hitting him on the wrist. so he make the 43 throw and up 1 then paul turns it over. don't even get a final shot off. unbelievable finish. clippers were up 7 with 47 seconds left and lose by 1. if thunder steal game 5 105-104 lead the series 3 games to 2. not as compel. pacers and wizard. sf i have to be honest. washington john wall 27 points. tl they ball there. if this would be with authority. fch wizard survived 102-79. still up 3 games to 2. to the ice love game 7. new york up 1 nothing in the secon second. if the seventh of the play off. we are if the blackhawk. this is patrick scing on the back hand and that ended the series. chicago win the series with a 2-1 victory over the wild. they take it 4 games to 2. now if i guess i told you what happened rangers and penguin. rangers won it 2-1. we need to do a replay review open the sportscast. about than introduce new players after draft but special day for st. louis ram. met media first time. openly gay player picked in the nfl draft for sam. he was a star defensive end at missouri one of time few pick in the 3 day draft. no. 2 45 out of 2 56 over all players chosen some question whether he will make it in the nfl but sam has no doubts. >> when you see me, like i say earlier i'm just determined to be great. i'm determined to make this team and i have every confidence in myself that will make this team so when i do make it, i put my padres on and somebody wants to say something then you will see number knicks running down the field make big play for the team. >> stage 3 of the tour of california 108 and a half mile san jose if look out. they go down here. these guys are oka okay. dennis of australia. survive what look like a very, very uphill stage. just under 5 hours t.2012 tour de france whipper. bradley wings still in the leader yellow jersey with 24 seconds to his lead with 5 stages left. all right. 7 sports brought to you by toyota. can you imagine in 90 plus degree weather. >> can't immanuel 60 degree. >> up mount diablo. >> those guys are incredible. >> amazing. thanks very much. >> that's this edition of 7 news here at tv 20. for all of news here at tv 20. for all of us here, thanks for watching [alarm clock beeping] and we're back. 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more for you on abc 7 news at 11:00 over offer channel 7. >> good evening. other top story here tonight. in novato 5 police officers have just been assigned to an area where an arsonist struck. there have been more than a dozen blazes all deliberately set between highway 101 and south novato boulevard. wayne is on the story. >> dry grass. high pressure and an arsonist in novato they have become a recipe for anger and concern. >> it's scary but it was here two years ago. we thought somebody in the neighborhood left now it's back.what do you make of that. >> it's a disease obviously. >>reporter: is this morning monique echo the sentiment of most novato resident. 2 years ago 60 unsolved small arson fire frighten the community now what happened last night. 13 fires within a mile of each other burning simultaneously. 10 of the fires burned about grass. >> that's a really, really about nut to swallow because we have a very tight knit community here. homes are close together. we all know each other. >> steven morris took these pictures of the flames burning up behind their homes last night. fire crew were so busy that by his watch it took 8 minutes for them to arrive. >> it had already view about substantially in that, just the few minutes. >> today novato fire crew went through the daniel brush looking for clue. they have found consistency between the fires two years ago and last night but with an escalation. 3 of last night fires involve structure. one burned car m and this house another burned the door of the apartment. third burned a trash can. >> when you start burning someone personal property or endangering intant dwelling then different crimea apply not discuss standard arson crime e-in the quiet community filled with homes surrounded by fuel now a time for high alert. >> obviously somebody was sick. >>reporter: in novato abc 7 news. >> another remained they are fire season has started. fire broke out on the santa cruz mountains this evening. right on the border between santa clara and santa cruz continue in the mount madonna area near morgan hill. no structure threatened. planes brought in to help with the effort to put it out. screw expected to stay all night. 7 acres of brush burned before firefighters contained it. no determination yet on exactly how it started. >> well from fighting fires to stopping firefighters. former cal fire about a tall i don't know chief fleming arrested today in elk grove and sacramento county sheriff's says he admitted to killing his girlfriend. 55-year-old man is at the center of state wide man hunt since may 1st. high tech tools to look for him but the search ended when a detective spotted fleming getting on a bus. >> he followed the bus. got additional officers and when the person got off the bus approached him asked him his identity he replied he was if fact mr. fleming. taken into custody without incident. >> fleming told investigators he had been living in some bushes. see the latest mug shot that he has saved his mustache. detectives don't believe anyone helped him while hiding for the couple weeks. >> popular restaurant san francisco mission district was vandalize overnight. this photo shows you the extent of the damage and it is not the first time local corner has been tagged. the restaurant is located at 23 and bryant street. people in that neighborhood say it's another example of the gentry ification of the area. 7 news reporter has the story. >> these are pictures of the damage done to the facade of local corner located on brian street and 23rd. all wind 0spray painted silver. even the exterior of the neighbor house was vandalize. this morning one of the owner was busy removing the graffiti. this is the sixth time the restaurant has been targeted. but today the message was clea clear. they will reman open for business. neighbors who came to see the daniel believe it's all about the gentry ification going on in the mission. >> definitely see the money pouring into the mission and the residents who are just trying to continue their day-to-day. >> live hear and suddenly the represent is triple you get pretty recentful. if you lived here and suddenly your corner stories gone but there is a fancy bistro there you might get reseptemberful. >> another restaurant on florida and 20th has been tagged 12 times in the past two years. >> just unfortunate to come to work and see the building tagged but it's one of those things without camera outside how do you present vicinity women. regard to local corner some community leaders say the owner have not been popular because the restaurant once refused to seat a large latino family. but the owner who want to keep a lo he profile said they didn't have a table big enough for them. latino community leaders have sat down with restaurant like this one to find better ways to work with the neighborhood instead of trying to change it. >> on the other hand the if you are a young business owner and trying to start a new business and open a bistro should you be pirnd. >> one of the owner of the corner aunt disclosed location with will tino xhpt lead investigators figure out who to do. at that community leaders they assured him that this was not done by anyone in the latino community. they reminded him there are other groups who oppose gentry ification in the mission. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> there is a call to shut down petaluma high school wild life museum after some students were caught on video abusing animals and let me warn you images disturb to go watch. won't show you the worst of it of course. student who was uncomfortable with what she was seeing made the recording. other stants can be seen abusing rat. slamming them against a rock. killing them just brutal ways. rat used to teach students about wild life and feed the program reptile. >> something they learned outside the classroom that's not the environment they promote. >> petition on change.org is calling on governor brown to shut down that facility. school officials release a statement saying quote as soon as teachers and administrators are made aware of this accident the students were identified and they were disciplined accordingly. >> bay area congressmen eric says technology and private contractors may improve security around airport but airport want passengers to pay for it. sits on homeland security committee and today he featured but did not endorse 6 companies which make perimeter security systems. this comes after 15-year-old ya ya hopped a fence at this airport stowed away on the flight to highway remember in the wheel well? airport want congress to i hope crease the cap for passenger facility charges from 4 and a half dollars to 8 and a half dollars which means passengers would pay for increased security. >> local money and passengers that use our airport they pay for what they use and that money is kept locally and reinvested back in our airport. >> congressman wants to create a pilot program to find a way to close gap in security. >> starting tomorrow sfo will close down 2 of its 4 runway through the summer for construction project. flight into and out of the airport could be delayed even during good weather. closure of the 2 north south runway will last into september. >> mean time sfo fed up with ride sharing company. they say drivers for company like uber lift side car are operating at the airport illegally and now sfo turning to state regulators for some help on this. the here's lillian kim. >> driving travelers to and from sfo is big business. so much so this drivers for ride shearing company like uber lift and side car do it any way without the proper permit. gregory bruno stern warning from airport officer. >> basically said are you commercial driver i said well no i work for uber. he goes that's commercial. you are restricted from picking up here and told me to the leave. >> many drivers have even taken off sought called trade dress pink mustache for example but officers catch a number of drivers in violation. 3 week period they have given warnings to 110 drivers. 101 were from uber. 7 from lift. 1 from side car and 1 from wing. in a letter to the california public utility commission which religion later ride sharing companies, sfo director wrote the disturbing lack of compliance with cpuc requirements raises serious public safety concerns at the airport. >> we are finding drivers that have expired licenses. finding drivers with no insurance. finding drivers that don't even own the car that they are using. >> sfo says a permit would solve the problems. company would pay 1,000 dollar deposit and 3 dollars.75 per ride but suber says it is concerned with the tracking device reared for all of the vehicle. which it says violates the privacy of the drivers and passengers. same technology required for taxi and limo. >> do you think they should have permit like you guys. >> definitely yes. >>reporter: cab driver here says everyone should be held to the same standard. >> required to have insurance. whatever it is. we pay money they don't pay anything. so it's completely different. >>reporter: changes may on the way. cpuc meeting with airport officials about this issue next month. at sfo lillian kim abc 7 news. >> more to bring enthusiastic friday on 7 news at 9:00 coming up next. safety the theme of this year bay to breaker race is what being done along the course for your protection. >> also. the snake that stopped a flight at sfo today. what passengers say happened. the sandhya is here with the weekend weather. >> yes. it's going to include decreasing temperatures. i'll let you know how much cooler it gets compared to today coming up. >> saying goodbye to one of this country best listeners. and reporters. coming up. final seen off of barbara walters and what she plans to do now off camera. 7 news at do now off camera. 7 news at 9:00 continues rig >> iconic and always entertaining bay to breaker race is this sunday and preparation work is well under way. some interesting changes this year. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the story. >> party race party pa party stream to the front-line for reasons. the motivation as ru runners waited outside the bay to breaker expo today. >> this is if stroke eight years ago. >>reporter: as survivor he hopes this show others anything is possible. these girls are celebrating a friend engagemen engagement. >> we are going to vineyard actually to get our nutritional fill and then we'll be nice and energize. >>reporter: others the sneaker suggest serious runner. >> i was going to do it upped 50 minutes. seven minutes per mile as fast as i can. >>reporter: rationale for runner spectator vary widely there is a serious kivrnlt we want people to have fun and safe. the this race is ton of history. going on since 1912 so honor that history and tradition but we want it to be a very safe environment. >> essentially we have officers all over the race route itself. alcohol banned if we see alcohol we take enforcement action as we see the violations occur. >> after neighborhood complaints about unwanted partier, today crews install temporary chain link if he says around the park. multiple police agency and 20 percent increase in private security will also help with crowd control. these girls are just hoping for some help with the costume. >> maybe we get wig or boa we'll see. figure it out. >> we have haven't figured it out but we will. >> whether one of the 40,000 registered runners or 100,000 expected fan sunday bay to to breaker sure to be a colorful collection of san francisco finest. this is abc 7 news. >> won't dispoint. now if you plan to kilometer into the city for the race bart will be running earlier than usual on sunday and they have extra cars and larkspur ferry make early morning trips to the term until few block from the start of the race. quick note for people in walnut creek. the police department says you can expect to hear gunfire screaming and other noise at walnut creek intermediate school tomorrow. do not be alarmed it's all just a training exercise. but that is tomorrow. new york bound flight was delayed at san francisco international airport today. that happens all the time but not like this. it was snake. garther sneak. delta pilot announced it was on the runway and worker was being sent to retrieve it. passengers tweeted it and the incident as it happened one man quoted the pilot at saying slight delay due to snake operate runway. ground crew work to go apprehend the snake and take it to sanctuary. airport spokesman says the flight may have been delayed maybe just a few minutes even less than that. >> all right. rather have the snake on the runway than on the plane. >> kahn imagine you would have to red that again. snake. >> glad not a seat near me. >> spencer is off and sandhya is here what a nice day today. this is what we are talking about. >> i electric hot wchblingts i know did you as well but getting old. >> we needed the break win feel gate the break in the inland area today. cooler in all parts of the bay area. absolutely beautiful keep it going. this weekend temperatures are going to fall few more degrees. trust me notice especially if cooking this week with the record heat as you look at live doppler 7hd things have changed from early today. we start to see some cloud moving in. both low clouds and some higher clouds passing through the bay area right now. look from the east bay hills camera. visibility fine as we look clearly across the bay. mid 50's in san francisco. 60 in oakland. 64 san jose. currently 55 in half moon bay. now sea breeze and a little bit of the fog today were responsible for cooling us down. most areas 5 to 15 degrees lower than just yesterday afternoon. sfo cam you can see the low cloud right there all right temperatures in the north bay. low 60's for santa rosa novato currently 67 in concord. 66 degree ins livermore. oneless live picture from the golden gate bridge camp are and we don't have any restriction here as far as visibility. partly to mostly cloudy tomorrow morning. sun high cloud breezy afternoon. cooling trend continues through sunday and even beyond sunday you will see here in just a moment pacific satellite picture showing you a weaker ridge which 80's we saw mostly sunny weather and cooler conditions today. we are going to see the cool down continuing right on through monday as this system here just reinforces the drop-off in the numbers heading into the weekend in early next week. tomorrow morning we start off with some fog clouds as well. high level clouds upper from is to the mid 50's. we see patchy fog around half moon bay visibility down to 5 miles so be careful for the morning and speaking of agents on the gray side tomorrow morning with clouds peeling away and most areas should enjoy a bright afternoon with few patches of low cloud lingering at the coast. 60's to 80's another 4 to 8 degrees cooler for your saturday afternoon. here are your saturday high in the south bay. 76 san jose. 74 sunnyvale santa cruz 73 degrees nice looking day on the peninsula. 73 menlo park palo alto redwood city breezy in the low 60's along the coast. we are rerng back to average for this time of year. do you want san francisco 67 degrees and north bay community 60's coast side 70's, 80's for most of the rest of you. 81 in santa rosa filtered sunshine at times in novato. 78 degrees. in the east baylow 70's rich mopped berg berkeley oakland 71 newark and inland spot in the 70's to low 80's so very mild weather. 79 for you in livermore. 77 please anton. 81 in pittsburgh. accu-weather 7 day forecast. temperatures bottom out on monday. mid 70's inland. low 60's coast side. start to bump up the temperatures into the middle latter part of the work week but just all modest, dan. 60's to 80's. didn't want any extreme. >> no. nice. thank you very much. >> still to come tonight on 7 news at 9:00 one man tragedy inspired new campaign for patient safety 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students. someone who is devoted to cast room achievement. congratulations to melissa. >> another half hour of abc 7 news at 9:00 moments away. developing news southern california where a man has been arrested for arson in one of those wild fierce. plus update on the battle to fight them. also general motors slapped with a maximum fine tonight for giving us the silent treatment that ended with more than a dozen deaths. >> also here. celebrating barbara walters. her big farewell. had a little help from whole lot of friends. from whole lot of friends. another half hour of 7 news ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. find your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at universal studios hollywood. [whispering] i'm the breakfast fairy. what are you doing? leaving you a few bucks. that's all you need for my - sourdough breakfast melts, with your choice of ham, egg and cheese, or bacon egg and cheese, both on toasted sourdough. right now they're 2 for just $4.00. there's no such thing as the breakfast fairy. woah, woah - you're right. uh, i'm jack. i just put these wings on and broke in through your window to leave some money under your pillow ohh, good. cuz for a minute there this wasn't making any sense. is sz is jeans. >> good evening once again. start this segment with fires in san diego county. fire crew getting a break from the hot windy weather thankfully and 57-year-old man has been charged with arson in one of those 10 fires. another fire was ignited by accident at construction site. abc news reporter cecelia on the fire lines. >> plume of black smoke filling the sky. as 3 separate fires at the west coast largest marine training base continue to burn this evening. flames scorching more than 14,000 acres at camp pendleton. with temperature and winds dropping finally firefighters are getting a leg up in this raging battle. >> my god my god. >> what a week it has been. at one point 11 southern california fires burning at once. leaving one person dead. charring more than 19,000 acres, destroying at least 11 homes. forcing 23,000 people into evacuation. it is a community on edge. 3 people arrested for setting small fires. blazes quickly put out. so far investigators know the cause of just one of the fires. blaze in rancho bernardo started by spark at construction project this video may show the beginning of the carlsbad fire. >> look how fast it's moving dude. >>reporter: landscaper caught it on camera. small brush fire near golf course flames jumping across the street and then they take off. that fire turned neighborhoods into this. >> right there. >>reporter: firefighters call the conditions in california the perfect recipe for disaste disaster. >> this is just dry branches. they burn really fast. >> this is a match. >> basically a match exactly. >> it's not just here. across the country fire season now last 2 month longer than usual. this year alone washington could spend nearly 2 billion dollars on fighting fires. >> only may. what does this say about the rest of the year. >> if it continue this is way it says we are going to have a lot of fires. throughout the state of california. >> frightening image from the fire line. miss vega reportin reporting. man charged with arson responsible for 105 acre fire in oceanside. the bail set at quarter of a million dollars. >> federal government issued a record 35 million dollar fine against general motors today. after it failed to recall millions of the cars to fix a major safety defect. ignition switch on chevy could bottle and saturn link to 13 death at least. under an agreement with the transportation department general motors admits it reacted too slowly to inform regulator witness ago decade to issue a recall. records indicate gm knew about the problem as early as 2001 but didn't address it. >> problems are many. systemic problem. problem in structure and in the ability of the organization to react quickly to the information it had. >> faulty ignition could have turned off the car unexpectedl unexpectedly. according to documents release by the auto maker the cost to fix the switch problem would have been just 57 cents per car. >> state employment development department today sent out one of the strongest signal yet of rebounding economy. the state jobless rate is now 7. 8%. it's the first time fallen below 8% in nearly 6 years. 5 56,000 jobs were added last month alone. in construction. financial of services industry as well as the hospitality industry. and since the official end of the recession 4 years ago california added 1.3 million jobs. nearly 1.5 million people are still out of work keep in mind and looking for jobs. bay area has some of the lowest unemployment ritz in the state. marin county lowest in the straight at 3.9 percent followed by san m te'o coun exploratorium. santa clara and alameda county all below 6 percent. while persons debate the minimum wage the swiss set to vote this weekend on making it $25 an hour. if this proposal passes the swiss would have the highest minimum wage in the world. mean unskilled work worse make about 4500 dollars a month. minimum wage in the united states is 7 dollars an hour and last year switzerland passed a limit bonuses paid to executives. >> man denied entry into the united states in 2005 now getting a personal invitation to the white house. president obama is inviting india next prime minister to visit washington. president says he looks forward to working with the new leader and expanding the relationship between the 2 countries. >> we congratulate india and the people of india on l historic national election which saw more voters cast their ballot freely and fairly than in any election in human history. >>reporter: united states denied him a visa in 2005 for alleged involvement in deadly religious riot. >> star studded send off for barbara today as she co-hosted the view for the veryless time if you can believe it. david muir was in the studio as they tape the final show with the help of a lot of friends. >> her final walk to the set of the view. >> won't be seeing this any more. >> 5 decade contrary. it was not easy. >> take 3. cue barbara. >> after years on the today show in 1976 joining abc news to become the first female co-anchor of the evening news. >> contract for rumored 1 million $a year. >> she showed up ready but she knew her co-anchor did not want her. >> harry reasoner. bar were walters. bring you the news. >> i have a new colleague to welcome. bar were. >> thank you harry. >>reporter: he was keeping count. >> i note i kept time on your stories and mine tonight. you owe me 4 minutes. >>reporter: walters remembers those days well. but she would press on. interviews. world leaders. the president. historic desk and another milestone today. >> once more. >>reporter: walking in. no idea who was waiting. and right before she told me this. >> i'll miss it a little bit. >> the amazing barbara walters. >> the amazing barbara walters. >>reporter: audience welcoming her. about to welcome the surprise guests. >> hillary clinton. >> do you have any advice for her. >> well i have been thinking about this. yes. okay. first of all take some time off. i mean really. >> you are not in a position to take time off. >> who was next? >> open are winfrey. >> oh. if. [applause]. >> i want to thank you for being a pioneer in everything that that word means. it means being the first. the first in the room. to knock down the door. to brick down the barrier to. pave the road. that we all walk on. many of the incredible women that have been influenced by you and we all have been influenced by you are here for you today. and we all proudly stand on your shoulders barbara walters. as we honor you. please welcome diane sawyer. robin roberts. laura spencer. elizabeth vargas. amy, deborah roberts, miss chang. katie couric list of names goes on. jane pally. gail king. >>reporter: many of you at home remember. >> joan london. >>reporter: all there to say thank you. and with them all standing behind her a message from bar were to all of them. >> this is my legacy. there's my legacy. and i thank you al all. >>reporter: have a great moment. david muir reporting and tonight bar were tweeted this. what a wonderful journey and amazing career thank you all for sharing witnessme.so long. barbara. >> coming up next. the tragedy that inspired an east bay man patient safety campaign. critic say could it make going to the doctor more spent i have. lack at that story as abc 7 news female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ sz. >> legislature wouldn't do it so a danville father bring ago measure in memory of his kids state to the voters. troy and alanna killed by driver on prescription drug and patient safety act bearing their name would change the state medical malpractice law. something that hasn't been done in nearly 40 years. laura anthony has the story from danville. >> what we want is for other families to be safe. >> for danville bob pack it brings some measure of satisfaction after decade of mourning and healing. it's ballot measure pack created memory of late son and daughter that will go before california voters in november. >> if a doctor harms someone they need to be held accountable so people can understand what happened and then secondly they need to change whatever wept wrong. right now if you don't go to court and hold them accountable they feel there's no need to change. >> 10-year-old troy and 7-year-old miss pack died in 2003. struck by a driver high open alcohol and drugs just few block from his their home. l the gold mercedes jumped the curb and struck and killed the children as they walked with her mother and friends on the sidewalk. he should be abusing vicodin and pain killers minutes and months before the incident. they were narcotics prescribed by 6 different doctors at the same walnut creek hospital. if voters it tt safety act would require drug testing for doctors. and raise the state 250,000 dollar cap on damages in medical malpractice cases. also rare doctors to consult a government database before prescribing pain kill investigators new patients. california medical association insurance and hospital group have raised 33 million dollars to approve pack measure. >> increase the cost would be passed on to consumer. passed on to rate payers. passed on to taxpayers as well. >>reporter: current 250,000 dollar cap on damages was put that place nearly 40 years ago in 1975. if the pack measure passes it would go up to well over 1 million dollars. in danville laura anthony abc 7 news. >> you leave a tank parked on the street and likely get some curious onlookers. this video posted on live leak and shot in the ukraine city. unclear how it got there but one person manage to find the trigger to the nk large caliber cannon. can you believe that? the lively post says no fatality but the shot did just miss an older man. >> coming up next on 7 news at 9:00. many of have you no doubt tried singing behind the wheel we have all done. that wheel we have all done. that i'll show you the guy [♪] you. >> all right. weekend arrived one last check on the weather. sandhya is here. sandhya. >> yes dan the weather looks fantastic for any out door plans this wean. live doppler 7hd few clouds right at this moment low and high clouds. temperatures are coming down. san diego county the firefighters will continue to get help from the marine layer and cooler. 75 there hot still though in the desert. 102 in vegas. 70 tahoe and bit windy. 57 in eureka a. around the bay area we notice the temperatures coming down some more tomorrow. low 60's to low 80's few high cloud passing through the bay area. and we also see some lingering low cloud along the coast. low cloud will be around for bay to brickers as the race gets and way in the morning and work its way across san francisco. mid 50's right before the race starts at 7:00 a.m. partly cloudy then am. mostly son but enough of a breeze between 11 and 1 to keep you comfortable there. temperatures in the low mid 60's. accu-weather 7 day forecast will keep dropping the numbers right on through monday before we see a turn around with 80's returning to the forecast. next week dan. >> bit warmer but not bad. >> beautiful here. >> thank you very much. >> now the paramedic taking singing in the car to whole new place. watch. >> ♪ he's getting his groove on to rihanna song. sirping has seen the video with the tweet this paramedic guy why god sent me here i can't stop now. not now. not ever. wishes he had his hand on the wheel. >> driving that. >> not enough. if i'm in the back. heart attack. >> please. not a lot of time. >> having the heart attack now. in sports tonight. josh changed his music topic of music. on fire. careless whisper blasted that cleveland whisper blasted that cleveland tonight. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so you can. a broader mix of energies, world needs to move, to keep warm, to make clay piggies. that's why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. if. >> come up tonight at 11:00 o'clock. arsonist targeting one local community and homeowner worry they could be next. tonight we ride along with police patrolling the streets. >> stop the calls once and for all. 7 on your side uncover the secret that telemarketer do not want you to know. how you can finally get the phone to stop ringing. wouldn't that be nice? those stories and more coming up on 7 news at 11:00 over on up on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7 >> sports director larry is here. number of things to talk about tonight. did you like the old george michael song. the wham song careless. >> pitching your head. sure. on monday josh decided to make that slow dance heavy sachs phone song careless whisper his walk up song. sandy has fond memory of the song. memory she is not willing to share, sandhya. >> just saying. >> just saying. read into that whatever you will. >> reddick crushing the ball since i switched song and even work on the road. don't play it in the stadium. rips the indian tonight and start with advise of hot dog varrett. big hit in the hot dog race. first inning. teeing off on gray third of the year. 1 nothing cleveland. game changed here. bases loaded for the whisperer josh grand slam. a's up 5-1. not finished. josh this is a moon shot. this is sky high his tenth of the year. 3 run homer makes it 8-1. 6 innings. struck out "newsnight"and ramirezing in and like it. reddick in the seventh. second homer of the game. 2 run blast check out the catch by the fan there. wow! nicely done. 6 rbi for reddick. if. >> don't do it while driving. >> and the a's win 11-1. giants marlins on metal cam. different kind of musical them theme. orange friday at this in place of hudson who has a hip injury. lead off homer by christian 1 nothing miami. bottom of the first giants tie it up pablo double to left. angel in. ties it at 1 panda couple hits in the evening. 3rd inning. and it's another home run. daryn diedrich homering in consecutive games against the giants to make it 3-1 marlins. giants down in the signature. knock in morris with excellent sped for guy who goes this tied at 5 right now that's where we are in the 8th inning. 5-5 at at&t park. raider rackie at men camp this weekend. a lot of curiosity over new quarterback derek car the second round pick and kind of the quarterback of the future projected by the raiders threw for ton of yard at fresno state. figure to back up shaw replace older brother david in houston years ago and now he may eventually replaced by the younger car derek. >> he's here. asking question questions. man i know your got your brother playing 13 years but he said we are team mates. i'm hear for you every day. whatever you need i'm here to help you. that meant a lot. meant a lot. >>reporter: along with 12 new draft pick the 49ers are getting to know the new receiver johnson acquired from buffalo on draft day. grew newspaper san francisco high foo school in fairfield. junior college in hayward. ampleing 79 reception over 1,000 yards and 7 td from 2010 to 2012 last year johnson kind of off year. number of reasons injuries were part of it but he caught only 52 ball for 5 97 yards and 3 touch downs. he's looking forward to a bounce back year in red and gold. >> every season is new motivation. you come into optimistic and i take all the season whether off year or whether i was on. i feel coming in was human hope and optimism to play big. >> funny story out of cleveland mansel falling in the first roup of the draft. he apparently texted the browns quarterback coach that said i wish you would come get her hurry up and draft me i want to be there and wreck this league together that was the quote this prompted the pwrns owner jimmy to insist to everybody in the organization that cleveland needed to make whatever move, trade up to get him which they did at 22. log instance ended up telling the story to radio station which i'm sure the rest of the staff felt wonderful about. you don't want to reveal what you are doing. any way, all the johnny football shut them out of minicamp and draft johnny football and do this to make a dead franchise relevant but now you are afraid people will see him in a may, month of may minicamp? that's why you are the cleveland browns. michael sam documentary on oprah network. well, postponed. ram apparently had no idea about this project when they drafted sam and they didn't want the distraction so after meeting with his agent today they decided to put the stop on this sam became the first openly gay player selected in the nfl draft. consider it to be a long shot to make the team. to the ice. jonathan quick and l.a. kings game 7 of the play offs in anaheim. first period. kings on the power play. justin williams in front of the net here. punches it past hill and 1 nothing l.a. 3 nothing kings in the second. guy who killed the sharks. play off series. the 2 on one beats gibson 4 nothing. kings came back from a hold to upset the shark. down to upset the duck. win the game 6-2. 6 and o in limbo nation game this season. play chicago on sunday in game one of the western conference final. 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> johnny football. >> don't lack at him. >> that is this edition of 7 news i'm dan ashley for all of news i'm dan ashley for all of us we see you at 11:00. city college has a space simulator. we know, close the door. as i was saying, on monday, city college will be unveiling the city college cosmic pioneer, their very own orbital launch simulator. pretty soon, they will have an astronaut on their brochure,

Search ongoing for missing canoeists - The Timberjay

Gov. Walz sends Minnesota National Guard to assist in BWCA canoeist recovery

Areas closed include Iron Lake, the LaCroix-Bottle portage, the LaCroix-Iron portage, and Crooked Lake west of Sunday Bay.

'No longer a rescue': Water emergency in BWCA turns to recovery for 2 missing canoeists

Areas closed include Iron Lake, the LaCroix-Bottle portage, the LaCroix-Iron portage, and Crooked Lake west of Sunday Bay.

Hopes fade that 2 canoers who went over waterfall in Boundary Waters will be found alive

Time and weather are working against a successful rescue, a sheriff's commander said.

Two canoeists missing in Boundary Waters after going over waterfall

Two canoeists are missing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after two canoes went over a waterfall on Saturday evening between two large lakes along the Canadian border.

IDs released as search resumes for 2 of 4 canoers who went over BWCAW waterfall this past weekend

People in "one of the canoes got into some distress, and the others tried to give assistances," Sheriff's Cmdr. Nate Skelton said. "That's when they both went over the falls."