>> lisa: they're marching through the mission disict to remind everyone that the three uc berk lay -- berkeley graduates are still in an iranian prison. >> they're detension is unjust and i will legal. >> they have not been charged, even though the iranian government accuses them of espionage. >> we're here to demand their freedom. >> lisa: now this very public outcry. similar events are taking place all over the world. yesterday the mothers of the try hikers attended a protest in new york outside the irann make to the u.n. >> it's going to an an outcry from millions of people. we need the world talking about this ungist detention. >> our worst nightmare. >> lisa: but iran continues to ignore the public pleas. so the hikers' friends are taking a firm stance.

>> we stand against you today but we do not wish to. we ask you once more, release our friends now. >> lisa: according to the man who helped coordinate legal efforts for the hiervegs in iran and adviced their mothers, protests like these could help. >> the international community's pressure on the iranian government is very useful because some wise people within the iranian government, they know how these bad p.r. >> lisa: organizers are gathering signatures, and then these petitions will be sent directedly -- directly to at the state department. >> we have some breaking news from napa county. sheriff deputies have just broken up a suspected cockfighting ring. it happened here. nap pennsylvania -- napa police dispatch reported suspects

running from the area. it's two and a half miles from six flaggs discovery kingdom on american canyon road, a section of the road was closed while officers continue their investigation. san jose's firefighters union said it will make a major announcement regarding the fate of the 49 recently laid-off firefighters. the city started cutting staff this week to help balance its record $118 million deficit. san jose leaders say the layoffs became necessary after the firefighters union rejected a 10% cut to pay and benefits. a press release issued two hours ago, the union says it has new proposal for pay and benefit concessions. the union says it's a final attempt to avoid drastic fire and medical service reductions. >> firefighters in southern california are closer now to containing a major wildfire that has burned for several days. fire crews are fighting the fire on the ground and from the air.

in the desert community of palmdale north of los angeles. the 14,000-acre crown fire is 62% contained. it destroyed one house and three mobile homes. the fire has charred more than 13,000 acres of brush over a 22 square mile area, and some homeowners have joined firefighters to put out the flames near their property. >> we just want to make sure everything is okay. firefighters did a good job. took off -- we got spoot fires -- spot fires. >> always a layer of ash on top. and then you hit it with a hose and it's smoldering and steaming. >> an evacuation order has been lifted, but hundreds of residents remain on alert. in the bay area, a two-acre brush fire disrupted east bay traffic for much of the afternoon today. the fire broke out shortly after noon along interstate 50 near

hayward. >> we quickly started going up the left and right flanks of the fire, starting to pinch the fire awesome we -- pinch the fire off. we have a wide defensible space. >> emergency vehicles forced one westbound lane of 58 a to close to mop up the scene. the situation returned to normal after just a couple of hours. >> a fundraiser was held for the 80 oakland police officers who recently lost their jobs. volunteers at this church in berkeley, and the treasure box are donating these special frozen dinner boxes to each of the laid-off officers. the food is intended to feed the officers' families for an entire week. the oakland officers were laid off this month as a way to help the city balance its $30 million budget deficit.

>> budget cuts are also taking a toll on police k9 units in the bay area. vallejo police department pulled three of its four k9 ewans off -- units off the streets. a nonprofit entity is holding a fundraiser this weekend. >> we have self-service pet washes in our stores and this weekend, all the purchases of the tokens -- because it's a token-operated pet wash -- the money will be donated to the police k9 fund. >> the money will go to buy bulletproof vests, oxygen masks and other safety equipment for the police dogs. organizers are hoping to raise $100,000. more than a dozen bay area police departments have applied for those funds. life on the gulf of mexico is slowly going back to normal,

but the plan to shut off the broken well permanently has suffered a mine you're -- minor setback. here's a report. >> reporter: debris from tropical storm bonnie was found at the bottom of the relief well that will be used to plug the damaged b.p. well in the gulf of mexico. removing the debris will take 24 to 36 hours. so the big push to end the leak for good the static kill, will probably not begin until tuesday. >> we won't -- in the name of the father and the son -- >> the 63rd annual blessing of the fleet took place in louisiana, and there are signs of a return to normalcy. fish riz from florida to louisiana, which had been closed due to the spill, are starting to re-open, getting a clean bill of health from federal and state officials. so far, tests on seafood have shown no sign of oil. >> i'm not picking up anything.

>> with less oil visible on the water, there's less work for the are mad da of vessels. more beaches are open for swimmers. the crisis is far from over. but signs of improvement are increase big the day. abc news. coming up go back to american canyon where police are breaking up a cockfighting ring. and night market is making a comeback in chinatown. the trouble on the beach is forcing the pargo -- park service to change the rules for beach fires. >> leigh: not a lot of sunset on the beaches today. temperatures through the month of july have been well below normal. what about august? we look at the seven-day forecast to see if t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> back now to the breaking news story. officers are breaking up a cockfighting ring tonight. aim. >> reporter: police have made 35 arrests here on american canyon road. there are a couple of trailers and an outhouse and police cars. that's where they're writing 35 tickets, and most of the people are in there. we have seen a few men walk out. they covered up their faces with their t-shirts because they didn't want to be on television. that's what's going to happen.

they're going to cite them and release them. they broke this up at 5:00 this afternoon. we're in the 15 machine -- 1500 block of american canyon rod. theresomeone did record seeing 30 people running from the area when police showed up. no one was hurt and the arrests have been peaceful. the situation is wam down. -- calm now. they're not in an intense standoff. everyone has been rounded up, they're writing them tickets and releasing them. we can still hear some roosters in there crowing. live from american canyon abc-7 news. >> night market returns to san francisco's china continue for the first time in three years. in 2009, san francisco pulled its funding in part because of convicted gang leader was appointed to run the event. raymond chow known as shrimp boy, has served time for

racketeering, but he said he was reformed. the mayor has concerns about church the event is being run using funds from the chinatown neighborhood association and will be run by the unite health care workers union. >> the u.s. park service is imposing an 11:00 keir -- curfew on beach fires. they want to ensure a clean and safe experience for the public. they are especially concerned about assaults, vandalism litter and public drunkenness. all fires are restricted to the designated fire pits, which are available on a first-come/first-serve basis. ocean beach remains open 24 hours a day. >> up next, twitter celebrates a big milestone today. also how nine low-income families were able to go solar today. plus meteorologist leigh glaser

says we could see some warmer weather. >> mike: the giants made a few trades before beating the dodgers, and brian shaw hosts a fundraiser.

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>> a southern california lawmaker could be the second house democrat to face an ethics trial this fall. maxine waters has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest after arranging a meeting between federal regulators and one united bank. her husband owns a quarter million collars of stock and used to serve on its board of directors, she joins charles rangel, who is facing a separate ethics trial in the fall. a graphic designer in tokyo posted twitter's 20 billionies message today. impressive since they have only been existens since july 26. twitter says the service adds

300,000 new users every day. the company said it had 105 million users as of april. that's a lot of tweets. about 200 volunteers helped to install solar electric systems for nine low-income families in west oakland. the fifth annual solar-a-thon event hosted by grid alternatives. they said the solar electric systems will provide $180,000 worth of energy for the families, and while also eliminating 700 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. grid alternatives announced a $130,000 grant from peg -- pg&e for 30 more systems and job-training opportunities. a lot of sun to go around unless you were at the beach. >> leigh: you're exactly right. we had a record today. we're looking live now from the high definition south beach cam. a nice clear sky there.

but, boy corrine na is right the coast is where the fog has been sitting. july is one of the coolest months on record in the bay area and we enter august hopefully with warmer temperatures. it's 85 in ant county, 77 in livermore. the fog is starting to move through the can go can -- golden gate. and a record low at the oakland museum. tied the old record set in 1999 got down to 53-degrees there this morning. here's a look at the next several days. coastal clouds overnight. a mild day tomorrow inland. we will still keep it cool with the coastal clouds at the beaches, and the forecast models are suggesting that august the ladder part of the first we can of august, we will warm up.

nice northerly wind helped to clear out some of the coast. not so at the ocean beach. down towards monterrey bay. the low clouds and fog stacking up near the coast will move inland. so look for overnight temperatures. 59 for ant county, -- ant county, this is the setup for the last four or five weeks, trough of low pressure is positioned to the north of us. its remains in that position, so we look for the low clouds and fog to persist but we will warm up slightly inland. as we head into thursday friday saturday, this trough is expected to kick out. high pressure will kick in and will start what we hope is a warming trend. low clouds and fog in the inland valley areas and then burns back to just the cost by tomorrow

afternoon. looking at temperatures upper 50s coastside. upper 80s to 90 inland. here are some details. 84 for campbell. we will keep the fog near the coast. half moon bay 59. sunshine heading towards palo alto. 62 downtown san francisco. some 80s a expected. clear lake 92. 77 for napa. 68 for oakland after a gray start. look for afternoon sunshine there fremont 75. brentwood, 90. 84 for concord. and 70s tomorrow for watsonville. the seven-day forecast little change in the next few days as temperatures hover inland near 90. 70s around the bay. upper 50s near the coast and then as the high builds in, temperatures will start to come up. >> thank you very much, leigh. well sports, mike is here. a sweet win for the giants at

home. mike mook -- >> mike: very sweet. the trade deadline came and went and they got some much-needed bull pen relief. the picked up lopez from pittsburgh. the team also got ramirez from boston. and the giants took their second straight from the dodgers. a gold old-fashioned pitchers' duel. zito matched him 0-0 in the 6th. furcal, sit down. zito made one mistakes, casey blake, see ya. the dodgers go up 1-0. stays that way until bottom 8th. two outs and a 3-2 count. burrell, the hero. a two-run shot. that's your game-winner. the giants come back for the victory. before the game, san francisco honored four emgreats awe real ya andes set on the wall of fame. the wall of fame recognizes

giant whose have played at least nine seasons for the g-men or five seasons with one all-star appearance. for estes, having his two young sons there was special. >> for them to be able to share in this be able to come back, see my plaque, and know they're father actually did something other than golf, watch horse racing or take them to school. that may be the highlight of this day. >> i would just like to say thank you for your support throughout the years and i will be rooting just like you guys are for these guys to beat the dodgers. >> mike: in tennis, one finalist for the bank of the west title. azarenka upset so stoesser. more of the same in the second. victoria approaching net. puts stoesser with the big

backhand. and azarenka, who turns 21 tomorrow moves on in the finals. she faces the winner of the match tonight. >> let's tee it up at the third straight british open. we went from the pga version to the seniors, and now the lpga tour. third-round play at royal birkdale in england. leading the way, yani tseng. long birdie putt. 4-under 68 for tseng. third round of the u.s. senior open at sahalee country club. bernhard langer, who won the senior british open last week eagle putt. finishes the day 5-under. he is tied with fred couples. here on 16. a slippery birdie putt. couples carded a 5-under 65. he and langer lead tom kite by five. oakland native and laker assistant coach brian shaw

hosted an afternoon of art, wine and music at his home for good cause, "halfway to college." it's part of the east oakland youth developmental center founded in 1973. created to prepare students for a smooth and informed transition into college life with academic counseling, financial aid and assistant. he hosted the day with the executive director. >> the you can beam have -- people have the opportunity to be exposed to things never imagined, and the opportunity to go to college, which is why we're here. >> i intent a lot of hours -- spent a lot of hours playing basketball in the gym there and being talked to by counselors and people in the community to try to keep me on the right track. i'm a product of the center and what it does. >> mike: a great cause. go to our web site at abc7.com if you would like to help out we will link you to event.

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s have been exchanged. chelsea clinton has wes -- wed her boyfriend. marc mevinsky. bill clinton and hillary clinton made the announcement a short time ago. blacked-out shuttle buses brought the guests to the estate. wedding guests including madeline albright and vernon jordan. >> can't by a political fundraiser, can't be an associate of some kind, a celebrity friend. you have to have spent time with chelsea and know her. >> now, both a rabbi and minister conducted the ceremony as chelsea clinton is methodist

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