Knowledge traffic headaches. As you can see in this live picture, the headlights toward us are a solid line of cars. Its been this way all day long on the approach into the city and onto the bridge. Its been backed up coming up from the peninsula. Yerba buena island looking at the bridge itself, a little difficult to tell because this picture is in breeze frame. You can see though traffic on the righthand side of your screen, those are the cars heading toward oakland, it is packed and slow going for many trying to head home. Weve learned a drug suspect has died after having been shot by an undercover cop this afternoon. In the parking lot of hobeys, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety tells us Santa Clara Police officers and sheriffs deputies were involved in the drug investigation but theyre not saying which officer opened fire or why. The latest now on the breaking news refirst told you about on abc 7 news at 6 00. Oakland police say it appears to be a tragic accident. A 2yearold boy died after being hit by a pickup truck in oakland. The boy was playing in a parking lot near where his mother was selling fruit out of her truck when he was struck. Sky 7 hd shows us the scene. This happened just after 4 00 this afternoon at embark der low near ninth avenue. The driver is cooperating with police. The investigation closed down a stretch of embark der low for several hours late this afternoon. Now to syria. Todays developments on capitol hill, the Senate ForeignRelations Committee gave president obama the power to launch a military strike in response to syrias use of chemical weapons. Aye by proxy. Aye. Aye. Aye. This is the First Time Since a 2002 resolution a Congressional Panel has voted to authorize military action. Meantime, president obama and Russias Vladimir Putin are each making their case about syria and the right time to carry out action. Jonathan karl on the two powerful leaders shadowboxing on the world stage. Reporter shortly after landing in seed win today, president obama said responding to syrias chem weapons attack is a test of more than just his leadership. My credibility is not on the line. The international communitys credibility is on the line. And america and congress credible advertise on the line. Reporter he pointed out that chemical weapons like those used in syria have been banned by International Law for nearly a century. I didnt set a red line. The world set a red line. Reporter on the eve of president obamas visit to a summit of World Leaders in russia, Vladimir Putin is once again standing in opposition. Today accusing secretary of state john kerry of lying about syria. And in a rare interview with western media, suggesting it was syrian rebels, not the government, who used chemical weapons. Putin also denied having a frosty relationship with president obama. But he added, your humble servant hasnt been elected by the people of russia to be pleasant to someone either. Back in washington, the white house won a narrow victory when the Senate ForeignRelations Committee approved a resolution to give the President Authority to attack syria. But five republicans and two democrats voted no. Suggesting a tough battle ahead. I satisfy horrible tragedy but i dont see that our involvement will lessen the tragedy. Reporter the president will see putin at the summit in russia tomorrow for the First Time Since russia grant ad asylum to fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden. Obama and putin will undoubtedly Exchange Words but theres no plan for a formal oneonone meeting and with tensions high nobody expects a breakthrough on syria between those two. The full senate still needs to approve that measure and so does the house. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is in San Francisco. Shes working on a resolution that would also limit u. S. Involvement in syria. She expects a house vote after a full debate. I think theres a good chance but i really dont know. Because again, im not persuading many local syrians are lobbying Bay Area Congress members to vote yes. Every day that passes, more people are dying. More civilians are being killed. So we hope that, again, the u. S. And the World Community act and act quickly and swiftly and put an end to this war. Opponents of military action worry this could lead to prolonged u. S. Involvement in syria. In marin county the sentencing phase began today for convicted serial killer joseph naso. It was an emotional day in court as he faced his victims children, and drew 18er from the judge. A dan noyes has been covering the case and what the latest. Reporter one by one the children of the victims took the stand and testified about the impact of their mothers death. Carmen colon was 21 when naso killed her. Today, her daughters were too upset to speak with me but they testified about their loss, having no memories about their mom, being abused by their grandfather after the mother wa no longer there to protect them. Shane ashby spoke with me. I think hes a monster. And should be should be punished for the crimes that hes committed. Reporter he is the son of roxine who was 18 when he killed her in january 1977. Shane was 2 years old at the time. You guys think about it. Think about everything your mothers done with you since you were 2 years old. Imagine life without your mother. I mean, theres no simple way to explain it. Reporter Jamie Parsons was also 2 when her mother died. Naso killed pam par sevens, 39 years old, and dumped the body in an over command in yuba county in 1993. She grew up in foster homes and says her mothers murder affects her relationships to this day. In Opening Statements naso said all of these victims, my heart goes out to hem but i am not responsible, i have no regrets. Late this afternoon the prosecution called a marin county sheriffs investigator to add another victim to the case. 56yearold sharia pattons body was found on a beach in january 1981. She lived in a San Francisco hotel that naso managed and prosecutors say several of his writings tie naso to the murder. In one outburst, naso equated lawyers with prostitutes. The judge called a recess but he said the judge should brush her hair. The judge was not happy, told naso to act his age. Face the consequences. What can you do when the man faces at best life behind bars . Safeway agreed to pay a 600,000 fine and spend 4 million to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from its stars for failing to fix cool lant leaks allowing the escape of gas that contributes to global warming. The epa called it the largest ozone protection case leech reached under the clean air act. Nfl Players Association has launched a new partnership with a San Franciscobased company designed to keep players out of trouble, a car service. Carolyn tyler has the story. Reporter San Franciscobased uver offers an alternative to taxicabs. This video the Company Provide shows how customers use a Smartphone App to summon a driver within minutes. Now nfl teams, including the 49ers and the raiders, will have this service. An effort by the leagues Players Association to reduce the number of player duis. The more they can use a service, the safer theyll be the more they can party if they want. Reporter between the super bowl in february and Training Camps in july, nine nfl players were arrested on duirelated charges. The Uber Partnership will give the players a 200 credit as an incentive to use the service. But sports psychologist and 49er consultant, dr. Harry edwards, says its unlikely to have a major impact. Because a player thats too drunk to drive is unlikely to be sober enough, in contact enough in terms of mental faculties, to call a car to pick him up. Reporter he says the league takes the issue seriously but its hard to change a culture of behavior. You go out and pay 85,000, 125,000 for an automobile because you want to show up in it. Not leave it at home when it comes time to go into the club. Reporter veteran 49er kicker phil dawson hopes players will take advantage of the new deal. An ideal world youd like to think everybody can handle their business in a professional way. Be responsible. Obviously sometimes things get out of control and helps needed. Reporter the partnership kicked off today, rolls out throughout the month. Carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. Coming up, more than 1,000 california chickens are flying the coop. Why someone has paid for them to go on a crosscountry trip. A rare view. What a firefighter sees as he battles that Massive Wildfire burning around yosemite national. In the accuweather forecast center, weve been talking about this and its almost here. The warmup with temperatures approaching 100 degrees. A new 3d video game that can tomorrow, make the most of your day with abc 7 morning news. Traffic alerts and drive times start at 4 30. Along with my forecast to plan your day. At 6 00 dont miss Michael Finney tomorrow on morning news. More than 1,000 hens headed for certain death are instead going to live out the rest of their lives in animal sanctuaries back east. The story of how theyre getting there may raise eyebrows. The chickens traveled from vacaville to hayward where they flew on a chartered cargo plane toal myra, new york. Reporter Everybody Knows chickens cant fly. Well, thats usually true. Except for the 1150 chickens about to take wing on a crosscountry flight to new york. Its the great hen roundup at the animal place in vacaville. I sneak up from behind and wait until shes in a corner. Reporter 3,000 hens rescued from a commercial egg producer that were headed for certain death. In california, there is no slaughterhouse that will take these hens. These are hens from the egg industry, considered spent when theyre only 2 years old. And egg farmers have to pay people to come to their property, gas the birds, then dump those birds into landfills. Reporter animal place cant support 3,000 chickens. But nine animal sanctuaries from michigan to maryland said theyd be happy to take a little more than onethird of the birds if someone could get them there. And someone can. An anonymous donor whos writing a 50,000 check for a chartered plane leaving hayward. 50,000. Thats 43 per hen. Animal advocates know what some of you are thinking. Eccentric. Extravagant. Ludicrous. Youve heard all those comments. Heard them all. And we just take it as it is. We know what were doing is good work. We know were saving lives. And thats what matters. Reporter the 3,000 hens rescued from that one egg producer represent. 02 of the total egglaying population in california. But animal advocates say it also represents their commitment. In vacaville, george warren, abc 7 news. That is a commitment. Updating the sierra fire, the u. S. Forest service says its unlikely it was started by marijuana growers and lightning isnt to blame either. A Forest Service official today said the area where fire broke out 2 1 2 weeks ago doesnt have a water source needed for a remote pot farm. Whatever the cause, the rim fire is now 80 contained and firefighters are now trying to save groves and meadows inside its 371 square mile footprint. Youre looking at a map or you were looking at a map tweeted by the National Weather service. It showed that burned area of the rim fire would actually cover an area stretching in the bay area from fremont all the way down to los gatos. National guard firefighting crew is back home in the bay area tonight after battling the rim fire. The 129th rescue wing spent days providing air support to firefighters. This is video shot by the National Guard of the airmen in action. The crew says fighting the fire was intense but definitely a team effort from the ground up. We have the team in the helicopter then all the people, the thousands of people that are out there, firefighters, logistical people out there, just everybody. One big team effort to get this thing under control. The 129th rescue wing flew nearly 90 hours and made more than 450 water drops on the rim fire. A lot of work. They really have made tremendous headway in recent days. 80 contained which is phenomenal. Wetter is helping out a little bit. Its certainly nice here in the bay area. A look at live doppler 7 hd. Mainly clear skies. A few patches of low clouds and fog near the coast. Not very widespread. On we go to a live view from our exploratorium camera here in San Francisco, looking back at the skyline. You can see puffs of low clouds back in the background near the coast there. Current temperatures 63 in San Francisco. Oakland 65. 67 san jose. Los gatos 66. 63 half moon bay. Emeryville looking at the glorious new span of the bay bridge under clear skies, it is 67 in santa rosa. Novato 64. Livermore 66. And one more live view from our rooftop camera abc 7 looking towards the Ferry Building on the embarcaderembarcadero. Patchy fog overnight. It wont be very widespread. It will be mild to warm again tomorrow afternoon. Our hot pattern begins on friday, continues through the weekend. Satellite radar composite image those low pressure to our northwest and the circulation around that low producing an onshore flow, breezy conditions near the coast. Another sunny day tomorrow and windy conditions because of the circulation around that low over in the sierra where we still have a red flag warning for high fire danger tomorrow from 11 00 in the morning to 11 00 at night for much of the central e. R. A. , including tahoe and reno area. With windy conditions there, that could increase the risk of fires. Looking over the next day or two, the low lifting northward being replaced by a center of High Pressure with clockwise circulation that will bring us an offshore flow. Thats going to contribute to the hot weather coming our way beginning on friday. Overnight, little patches of fog. Mainly clear. Lows mild, generally up 50s to 60. Tomorrow, sunny skies. South bay, highs will range from upper 70s in san jose to mid 80s at morgan hill and gilroy on the peninsula, highs upper 70s, 79 at redwood city. Mountain view. On the coast mild. 69 half moon bay. San francisco a high of 70. 66 in the sunset district. North bay well see high temperatures generally in the mid 80s. 85 at santa rosa and calistoga. East bay highs of 74 at oakland. 76 at newark. 78 at fremont. The inland east bay, nice and warm with highs generally in the 80s. 86 at concord and walnut creek. 87 at antioch. Heres the sevenday forecast. Here comes the heat beginning on friday. And continuing through the weekend. Actually the peak of the heat saturday and sunday with high temperatures inland. Upper 90s to almost 100. Upper 80s around the bay. Mid to upper 70s on the coast. Then on the next few days after the weekend, temperatures gradually tapering off. The warltd is going to hang around for a while. Looks like a nice chunk of warm weather for a change. Coming up next, a trip down memory lane. A 3d video game that could have you thinking like youre 20 years old again. And he drills one to left. Down the line. And thats gone. The as and giants, home run crazy. 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Encouraging news tonight on the aging process. Not exactly the fountain of youth but a new study by bay area researchers is suggesting that challenging games can have a potent effect on the brain function of older adults. I pretend this is driving down a country road. Reporter for ann linesly, the computergenerated roadway could be memory lane. Its part of a game designed to test and potentially improve the cognitive brain function in older adults. I was interested in finding out if there was some way i could contribute to finding out why my brain doesnt work like it used to. Reporter narrow racer was developed by professor adam at ucsf. It requires drivers to Pay Attention to road signs while ignoring others, forcing the brain into multitasking. Ability to multitask and deal with distraction and working memory decline as we get older. Were really looking at boosting a skill that naturally seems to decline with age. Reporter to accomplish that, they asked Healthy Volunteers between the ages of 60 and 85 to undergo training and then drive the course at regular intervals over a months time. He says the initial improvement was dramatic. What we showed with the game play itself is that multitasking ability of older adults improved to the level of 20yearolds after a move game play. Reporter in addition to locking outcomes they recorded the subjects brain waves