good evening, everyone. an out of control driver is blamed for five separate crashes in danville. >> police say the young man was driving under the influence when he hit a bicyclist, pedestrian, two cars and a light pole and still kept driving. lilian kim is live from railroad avenue in danville, the scene of one of the crashes. lilian? >> carolyn, the suspect is reported to be the younger brother of giants outfielder nate shierholtz. now this light pole needs to be replaced after being hit. this mangled bicycle was the result of a driver blazing through town with apparently no regard for people or property. >> i was sitting, eating breakfast, minding my own

business. >> he works at "the dog" a restaurant on railroad avenue. he saw a truck barreling down the street at 10:00 this morning. >> it ends up hitting someone or something, and all of a sudden i see stuff flying everywhere, some dust and some tire screeching. about 30 seconds later i hear the tires screech again. >> h. >> not only did the driver hit a cyclist, but a pedestrian standing in a bicycle lane. the suspect identified as kanan never stopped to check on his victims. instead continuing to drivey rad -- erratically ultimately crashing. >> someone said to call the police. >> she saw the truck speeding through her neighborhood. in fact, the horrifying drive ended in front of her house that's where two witnessed stopped him from leaving the street. >> he stopped. the man ran up and said get out of the car, what's the

matter with you? you are hurting people. the kids -- the kid is just out of it. >> they say he wreaked of alcohol and blood tests are being conducted to see if he was under the influence of anything else. while the cyclist was taken to the hospital, everyone else is okay. people of danville are breathing a sigh of relief. >> it could have been really bad. we are glad more people weren't hurt. >> he was booked on multiple hit and run and dui chargeses and was driving without a license. in danville, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. a fire in north oakland left four people homeless. the fire broke out around 9:30 tonight at a house on 60th and dover streetses. fire officials say it spread through the attic, but everyone got out okay. the red cross is helping the four adults. the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

a last-minute offer to save the jobs of dozens of san jose firefighters won't likely be accepted by the city. the mayor says it needs $10 million in cuts to help with the city's budget crunch. as cecilia vega reports, the union's latest offer falls well short of that. >> laid off firefighters turned in their gear and walked away with little more than these blue t-shirts to show they used to be san jose firefighters. >> this is what we have left. i'm still proud to wear it. i will always be proud to wear it. >> 49 firefighters were laid off, this station closed and three engines and one truck are out of service because the city and firefighters' union could not reach an agreement. firefighters say the consequences could be deadly. >> if there was a fire in that community across the street, where they would have yesterday enjoyed a response time of two to three minutes you will now see seven to

eight minutes in my estimation. >> in a last-ditch effort after the final layoffs were official, they announced a 5% pay cut and reduced benefits for new hires. there would be no guarantee against the future layoffs, and the union would agree to new ways of staffing the fire housesthat could save in overtime costs. the plan may not go far enough for city hall. city officials say they are looking for firefighters to make more than $10 million in cuts. they say this current proposal falls fall short of that. it amounts to just $4 million. firefighters dispute that figure. >> at this point given the uh norma tee of our budget situation, it really comes down to the numbers. >> many of the firefighters who rushed to last weekend's fire that claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl are now out of a job. including brandon einhorn. >> the crews that found the girl, they are no longer working today. the girl that found the body,

she's no longer working today. today was her last day. the first truck that arrived on scene, they are no longer working today. >> in san jose, cecilia vega, abc7 news. an alameda county judge is expected to rule as soon as tomorrow on the ac transit labor dispute. the driver's union wants the judge to lift an imposed contract that went into affect two weeks ago today. since then as many as 20% of the bus drivers have called in sick every day forcing route cancellations and stranding passengers. ac transit says if the judge overturned the imposed contract, they will have no choice but to layoff drivers and possible -- possibly eliminate service. two nursing homes plan to strike tomorrow morning. the five-day strike involves certified nursing assistants at piedmont gardens and grand lake gardenses. they have been trying to get a new contract since february. one of the issueses is sick leave. the strike is scheduled to begin at 5:00 in the morning.

they are also planning a rally at 10:00 a.m. and a new case of the three americans detained in iran for aer yew. the government wants to charge them with espionage. but the attorney says this could actually be a turn of events. >> in an exclusive interview, their attorney said, we will get news this week they will either be released or put on trial. they have been in limbo in the notorious prison. accused of espionage, but never formally tried. today a spokesman for the foreign ministry says they should be charged with illegally entering iran. he says iran has broken the law by holding them more than a year. if they are put on trial for crossing the border illegally, it is a relatively minor offense. this week the hikers' families pleaded for their released and protested outside the mission

to the u.n. >> it has been very difficult to talk to anyone in the iranian government. this is as close as we can get. >> they have no place in the united states. their place is back home. >> in 12 months they have been allowed one phone call and one teary reunion. they said they won't go back to iran unless it is to bring their children home. abc news, dubai. >> tomorrow engineers hope to start the process of plugging up the gulf oil spill for good. they are preparing what they call a static kill, shoving mud and cement into the well. bp's point man says he thinks seafood from the region is still safe to eat. doug settles took people on a boat tour of the oil recovery efforts. some areases reopened to fishing late last week. >> they can open them to sport

fishing or other kind of fishing if it is not safe to eat. i would eat the food here and i would feed it to my family. >> settles says they will look into claims by congressional investigators that the amount of chemical disperse ment's used to break up the oil exceeded federal limits. the united arab emirates called the blackberry a potential threat. they will prohibit e-mail and browsing because of then crypted -- because of theen crypted channels. it could jeprodize efforts to establish itself as an international business hub. saudi arabia has announced similar plans. more to come including the name of a berkeley student that turned up among those who died in a plane crash this week in pakistan. and new discoveries about lightning from the next generation of lightning chasers. >> and dead fans keep on

trucking. the celebration of everything jerry. >> and boy at this hour, folks, the low clouds and fog are racing into the bay. we have reports of drizzle now at ocean beach and parts in san francisco. you can see here from this live shot here from the em back dare row -- from the embarcadero. a cool start to our august. a look at the@x x x x x x x x xñ

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>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to turns out a top uc berkeley athlete was on board the ill-fated airliner that crashed in pakistan on tuesday. the 19-year-old completed her first year and was on her way to attend the national woman's championship in easy llama -- islamabad. she was on the flight trying to catch up with them after missing a few games because of school and family. yesterday crews recovered the flight data recorder from the mountainous region where all

152 people died. the air blue flight was instructed to take an alternate approach, but apparently veered off course. the fallout continues over the leak of tens of thousands of classified military documents connected to the war in afghanistan. on the sunday talk shows, the defense secretary robert gates reacted to the controversy and the current direction of the war. david curly reports. >> reporter: america's top military officials continued the criticism of the leak to we key leaks. -- wikileaks. robert gates says one rogue soldier may have jeopardized the lives of many who are critical to the war on terrorism. >> this information puts those in afghanistan who have helped us at risk. it puts our soldiers at risk because they can learn a lot. our adverarieses can learn a lot about tactics and procedures. >> reporter: but pakistani

journalist, rashid, who writes about it disagree. >> a lot of the leaks are quite old and people have moved on. >> reporter: it comes at the end of the deadliest month for u.s. forces in afghanistan, and at a time when the obama administration is facing criticism for a withdrawal deadline. secretary gates insists that forces will remain until the job is done. >> we are not leaving afghanistan in july of 2011. we are being a transition process and a thinking of our ranks that will -- and the pace will depend on the conditions on the ground. >> reporter: and in an interview with cbs, president obama says the war is necessary for this nation's security. >> what we are looking to do is difficult, very difficult. it is a fairly modest goal which is don't allow terrorists to operate from this region. don't allow them to create big training camps and the plan for the attacks against the homeland. that can be accomplished.

>> david curly, abc news. back home, three teenagers were injured after a shooting in north richmond this afternoon. police say multiple shots were fired and a 14-year-old girl along with two boys, one 14 and the other 16 years old were hit on market avenue near third street. it happened a little after 4:30 and police say none of the injuries are life-threatening. no word tonight on a motive or suspects. many airlines charge a fee for checked baggage, but spirit airlines is now taking it to the next level. it began charging passengers today for carry ons. spirit is defending its decision saying it prevents passengers from delaying the boarding process by trying to stuff huge carry on bags in the overhead compartment. they are charging $30 for any bag big enough to fit in front of you and $45 who wait until they get to the boarding gate to pay for the oversized carry on bags. there is a new breed of storm chaser out there called lightning chasers.

summertime is hunting season for these scientists who are making new discoveries about what is behind each bolt. >> we have seen lightning captured on home video. striking so fast that until now, scientists have known remarkably little about how lightning actually works. but new technology is allowing them to capture thousands of images every second. >> this is a high speed camera, and this allowses me to film 2,000 images per second. >> and watch what they can do slowing one lightning strike down. discovering one bolt is several distinct flashes. and when a radio tower is involved it can shoot upward and not the other way around. airplanes can trigger lightning strikes. this shows lightning from above and below. look at the real thing. this one caught on tape. and then there is that age old question, how much time do you have to take cover?

the old rule, counting the seconds between the thunder and the lightning scientists say it actually works. >> if you can hear loud thunder or if you can count the time between the thunder and lightning and it is less than 30 seconds or so, the lightning is closer than five miles or so. it is time to take cover. >> that's david muir reporting. > we saw lightning in the tahoe area last weekend, but not this weekend. >> yeah, it is usually the dry lightning that causes the fire concerns. we are really mindful of that. as we take a live shot from our east bay cam, you can definitely see the fog is back. we even have reportses of mist and drizzle in san francisco, the golden gate bridge. early morning commuters may definitely need the windshield wipers as you head on out. right now though it is 71 in antioch. they are reporting some clear skies. clear in livermore and 65. overcast already right now. 52 at santa rosa.

napa reporting overcast at 55. 55 and fog in san francisco and 59 in mountain view. the low clouds and fog will be with us tonight. we will even throw in some drizzle and below normal temperatures will be with us for the next few days. folks, it really looks like change will be with us through this week next weekend. there is a sign we may warm up a little bit. you can see the overnight temperatures are mid to low 50s near the bay as well as the coast. and we will look for upper 50s to right near 60 degrees in the warmest locations tonight out toward n antioch, and out toward the livermore valley area. low clouds and fog will definitely greet you tomorrow morning, and this weather pattern is very stubborn and thanks to a trough of low pressure that will not kick out of here. low pressure to the north and west will sit here. the counter clockwise spin will continue to bring the low clouds and fog inland and definitely continue with the cooler air mass moving across the bay area. tomorrow morning's commute, the low clouds and fog are

well out toward the east bay. slowly clears to just near the coast by tomorrow afternoon. the coastal communities, fogged in. mist and drizzle will prevail there. upper 50s, a cool day. really all week it will be cool there. 70s near the peninsula. 60s around san francisco and toward the east bay locations and inland locations a little cooler tomorrow. midand upper 80s. here is a look at your highs. cam del 78, 77 for san jose. cool, breezy, overcast, mist and drizzle for half moon bay and pacifica. pacifica, only 57 degrees tomorrow. mid70s for the peninsula. 62 for san francisco. daily city will be socked in all day long. expected high there is just 57 degrees. we will go 74 for petaluma and 77 for sonoma. vallejo 73. berkeley, oakland and even toward hayward, morningover cast. maybe a little afternoon sunshine. oakland tomorrow, 68.

but the interior east bay valleys is where you will warm up. 89 for brentwood. afternoon sunshine there and 84 for gilroy. the accu-weather of the is -- accu-weather seven-day forecast, the low will remain normal through midweek. some of the coolest days on wednesday and thursday and then we will slowly start to warm things up back into the 90-degree range inland by next weekend. >> all right, thank you, leigh. just ahead, deadheads celebrate the man who brought them together. we'll take you on a trip to jerry day. >> and the giants pulled off a sweep of the dodgers with tonight's victory. and it was a special win for

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gathered in san francisco's mcclaren park today to celebrate the life of a rock legend. today was officially jerry day in san francisco, honoring the life and music of long-time grateful dead leader jerry garcia. crowds dressed in their best tie dye gathered for this tribute concert. garcia would have been 68 today. the event was organized by a community group of jerry

garcia's childhood neighborhood. >> there is always the typical deadhead dance where you spin around and look at the sky and smile. >> shu knows it well. >> let's move on. giants may be the hottest team in the national league. they swept the dodgers with tonight's victory and are only a game and a half behind the padres in the national league west. and matt cane get his first career win against the dodgers. the top two and cane was able. in the fifth, the giants slash some leather. he is scooped up by huff. huff shows off his cat-like reflexes. wren tau reraw provided the offense -- renteria provided the offense. cershaw is all the giants would need. tonight he shuts the door getting matt kemp to flyout. giants sweep the dodgerss with a two-0 victory. >> this is definitely huge for us. taking three games from these guys, we have gotten off hot

in the second half and we have to keep it going and keep the momentum, upbeat and relaxed atmosphere. >> a's and white sox 1k3* gonzalez on the mound. he gets former stanford star quinten looking with the slow curve. the gonzalez fans went 8 and struck out 11. but the wheels fell off in the fifth. the bases loaded. a sinking liner to right. he miss plays it and a bases clearing triple. that's all chicago needed and he gives the sox the series. let's serve it up at stanford from the bank of the west final. she turns 21 and defeated sharapova. sharapova couldn't handle the 21-year-old from belle ruse. she brings a major league forehand to win the point. she had quite a week this week. now set point and she is pressuring sharapova. maria hits wide.

first set to victoria. she took control in the second. just steam rolled. match point with victoria in the near point. sharapova on her heels. she wins it in straight sets beating sharapova for the first time in three years taking home $107,000. sc gold pride can gather a pot with a win over at plan ta. -- over atlanta. the gold pride could not find the back of the net. it was almost a solo effort. she was knocking down everything that came her way. she had a shot, but could not make the gimme right there. the game ends on a 0-0 tie. now 12-3 and 2 and will make the playoffs, but not today. football season is around the corner and the niners sciked off -- kicked off the 2010 season at training camp. we will have the expectations

dismie mike singletary -- mike singletary decided two days of meeting was enough. this team is ready to make a run to the playoffs for the first time since 2002. they have a top 10 defense, plenty of weapons on offense for alex smith and added depth in this year's draft to the offensive line. mike singletary liked what he saw in today's practice. >> i think our guys have a good idea what they are doing. it is just a matter of pressing the detail and making sure that in everything we do we understand exactly what it is we are doing. >> it is going to be some hitting going on tomorrow. the pga tour in west virginia for the inaugural green briar

classic and he joined in shooting a 59 to win the tournament. appleby was the fifth player to shoot a 59 and he did it in the final round. on the par 318th and he put his tee shot at 11 feet from the pin right here. giving himself a shot at history. he would knock in the puck to finish with three con seek cive birdies. he had nine birdies and an eagle. some will argue it was a par 7. come on, a 59 is a 59, enough said. it was a damp day for nascar. 36 laps to go and kurt busch is into the wall and gets sideways. his day was done. the scary part, elliott sadler. look at this, slammed into the wall at full speed. destroying his consider. -- his car. the engine was on the track. sadler was shaken, but got out not seriously injured. he snapped the win less streak with the checkered flag.

what a day in pocono. and the youngest lpga member to win 21 members at 21 years old. he won the british open two weeks ago. a pretty good two weeks. >> and i know it is early. what do you think of the 49ers, who is shining? >> it is all on alex smith. he is in a contract year and everything is set up. if he can have a good year, this team will be back in the playoffs. >> we like the sound of that. >> there you go. >> that does it for this edition of abc7 news. i'm carolyn johnson.

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