firefighters from the surrounding counties were brought in to help. crews from napa county and contra costa county have been assisting but crews were able to get the fire under control. so a beg relief for homeowners. it's unclear how the fire started. investigators will be looking into that. abc-7 news. >> alan: in our big national story, the finger-pointing continues following standard & poors' decision to downgrade the u.s. credit rating. an adviser to president obama puts he blame squarely on the tea party, and the republicans say the fault lies with the president's lack of leadership. and tonight, concern with what is going to happen as the markets open. >> as the asian markets opened, world economiesing waited with anxiety about what the u.s. credit downgrade means.

the white house spent the weekend pushing back, but standard & poors, the rating agency that issued the ground jade, -- downgrade, defended its move. >> we have been talking about the business stall trajectory of the us was on a bad path. >> two of the three major agencies that highlight the risk, give the u.s. a aaa score. s&p cited concerns that the u.s. government can't deal with it debt. >> the political gridlock in washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don't have the ability to pro-actively put the public finances of the u.s. on a solid footing. >> analysts say that's wrong and question s&p's credibility. the agency said a few years ago mortgage peaked securities, the ones that brought the u.s. economy to the brink, were solid investments. >> as they come in and they flex as if they've been this bastion

of correctness when they have completely been wrong. >> sounds strange for me to say, an outrageous move. the government can't pay its debts. >> the white house points out there was a $2 trillion mistake in s&p's calculations and an administration official told abc news the downgrade was, quote, amateurish. >> there is concern that fannie mae and freddie mac could be downgraded this week as well. abc news, washington. >> alan: meanwhile, u.s. investors are waiting anxiously for the downgrade's impact tomorrow on wall street. earlier today former u.s. federal reserve chairman alan greenspan said he suspects the stock market to slide and continue. >> considering the momentum at which the market went down over the last week, it is very unlikely, if history is any guide, that this isn't going to take a while to bottom out. so the initial reaction in my judgment, is going to be negative. >> alan: there's still another big issue facing all street.

the countries in europe and concerns the global economy is weakening. we have new details emerging this evening about the helicopter crash that killed 30 americans, including 22 navy seals in afghanistan. u.s. officials say the american troops had just completed a rescue mission to assist an army ranger unit that was pinned down. the chinook helicopter similar to this one, had just taken off when it was hit by insurgent fire. everyone onboard, total of 38 people, died. two of the fallen seals worshiped at the same church in virginia. the congregation honored the two today. >> to see the sacrifice their families are making, this further sacrifice hurts us all, shocks us all. >> alan: nato began operations today to remove what is left othe large transport helicopter while battles between coalition forces and insurgents raged on in that same area.

abc-7 has learned a patient at napa state hospital has attacked another staff member there. the latest attack took place last night. the union representing psychiatric technician tells us the worker was punched and choked but did not need to go to the hospital. the hospital kept unit t-3 under lockdown until around 9:00 'othis morning. a union representative did not know if the patient had been arrested. this comes after a patient killed a staff member last fall. last week-patient jeff massey pleaded no contest to murder in the death of psych tech donna gros last october. >> probably seep them along the embarcadero, pedicabs. now a war is brewing between licensed pedicab companies and a new company that is accused of operating illegally. here's more from the embarcadero. >> reporter: this is the battlegrounds, the embarcadero on the water front.

established pedicab companies say a new company is hiring unlicensed foreign students to operate the cabs. >> wonderful, wonderful, very wonderful. enjoy with the bike. >> reporter: these italian tourists enjoyed their ride on a san francisco pedicab the cabs pedal back and forth every day. the ferry tourists to popular sights along the waterfront. >> now we going fisherman wharf. >> but established pedly cab company say a company may be intaken jerg -- endangering tourists. >> all pedicab operators in the city pay over $300 to get a permit to operate, and it's my understanding the other drivers don't have those permits. so, i start to wonder why did i pay $300. >> reporter: three companies operate on the embarcadero, san francisco pedicab, cabrillo and golden gate pedicab, which is

operated by car loss. he says there are rules, including getting a permit and license for the operator. most importantly, there are specific fares they can charge allowed by the city. >> they charged $100 for a couple to go about a mile -- one-ten inch miles which we can charge $205 for. >> the aku says have been leveled at west coast pedicab since shay showed up last month. the owner says his operation and drivers are legal. >> they don't want anyone else coming on their territory. less money for them, but i applied for the permits, carry the proper insurance, i have done everything i need to do. and the drivers have applied for licenses. they have paid all their fees. they have their driver's license, done everything they need to do on their end. >> reporter: many of the drivers are foreign exchange students from turkey. they are only here for two months but have dub all they

should to work legally so they can continue their studies back home. they said none has ever charged riders $100 for a short ride and he says there's plenty of business to go around and he hopes a tuesday meeting will help everyone get along. >> alan: san francisco's interim mayor ed lee is expected to announce tomorrow he will run for a full term. today san francisco chronicle reports lee will run even though he said in the past he would not. and he will do it without using any public money to finances his campaign. he says he is not comfortable taking public funds right now. campaign spending reports show the other nine candidates have collected more than $3 million in public funding. santa clara county and its union workers reached a tentative agreement today that will save the county $78 million over the next two years. union workers approved the labor contract, which ill include ten

unpaid days. county holidays will be reduced to eight, and new hires bellwill be today 10%. and employees will contribute more toward healthcare. coming up, a damaging new report about what pg&e may have over in been last year's deadly blast in san braun -- san bruno. the new dreamliner plane unveiled. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser, we have had sunny, mild conditions today for much of the bay area. you can see the fog is macing its way over the bay, moving inland tonight. a warmer weather pattern will set up for us. we'll look at the seven-day forecast and show you when c

>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: damaging new report by the san francisco con kell about the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. they cite documents in which pg&e was warned the utility's record and emergency response plan created an up -- unseasonable risk. pg&e's own risk advisory board predict the disaster and called the safety program weak. the report states that pg&e's advisory group urged the utility

to install more automatic shutoff valves on the pipeline to slow damage in the event of an explosion. homeowners in san mateo county who make their homes more energy efficient will soon be eligible for up to $8,000 in rebates. the county will match incentives made be pg&e. the double rebates will continue through march. the money is made available through a statewide program called energy upgrade california. after many delays the firster commercial version of the 787 boeing dreamline is irready for service that will be used by all nipon airways. it's nate out of carbon fiber, making it lighter and more fuel efficient. among the interior innovations, seats that recline from the bottom rather than the top so it won't go into the person sitting behind you. >> celebrating a music ledge --

legend. jerry garcia remembered today in san francisco. warmer weather could soon be on the way. the weather forecast coming up. >> she giants -- the giants look for some hitting this john at at&t, and we tell you why this caddie is happier than the pro golfer he helped

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>> alan: grateful dead fans celebrated jerry garcia's legacy with san francisco's nine annual jerry day. mayor ed lee absoluted garcia. garcia would have turned 69 on tuesday. he died in 1995, and music fans considered him to be one of the greatest guitarists of all-time. a sign that summer is winding down. >> take your mark. >> alan: the orinda moraga pool association held its 55th 55th annual swim meet this weekend. nearly 2,000 swimmers between ages 4 and 18 competed in one of the largest champ shop meets in

the country. over the year they have produced a number of olympic swimmers. winners from today's meet advance to the county championship meet on august 13th and 14th. it was cold out there until noon. >> leigh: finally did come out, and inland locations actually warmed up into the 80s. at the beach, though, nice clear patch around santa cruz, sitting at 65. but you enjoyed a high of 69. beautiful day there 86 is the high in antioch today. plenty of sunshine for you. napa, you warm to 74. 64 in oakland, 60 for san francisco where the polling just sat -- fog just sat there, and morgan hill, 82 deal degrees. right now temperatures have come down a bit. 61 in oakland. 58 in half moon bay.

los gatos, 71, in novato, 70 degrees. here is our weather highlights, and pretty much going to be a repeat of what we have had the past several nights. we'll keep clouds at the coast on monday but inland locations will be sign in the 80s, and we'll all warm up wednesday and thursday. you can see the fog sitting off the coast and actually cleared in some locations. also, santa cruz saw the sunshine as well. we just showed that to you. all the low clouds and fog thanks to a strong westerly wind flow out there. we just advance all the way back inland so travel tomorrow morning, commute time, 101, even out towards the 5 and 680, definitely going to have some pockets of dense fog, also some mist and drizzle to contend with tomorrow morning. overnight temperatures tonight, much where they had been the past seven nights in the

mid-to-upper 50s. and 58 for antioch. we have one more upper level low to get through before we start to warm up, and this is it right here. this is our water vapor, and you can see that curly q. that is an upper level low. it's going to stay to the north of us. going to be so close to the bay area we'll tone -- continue to keep temperatures below normal. by tuesday night and wednesday, high pressure to the south is going to bubble up and it's going to shove this to the north, and that's when we'll start to rebound. temperatures close to 90 degrees inland. enjoy tomorrow, 77 for san jose, afternoon sunshine. foggy. pacifica tomorrow, 58. foggy, low clouds at the coast. mid-70s for the peninsula. san francisco, you'll warm to 63. north bay, look for numerous 70s. 76 for accept rose sacks east bay, oakland, 68. union city, 7 2.

castro valley, 73, and a string of 80s inland. 82 for concord and more sunshine for santa cruz. the seven-day forecast, still remaining below normal. monday and tuesday. and then a high builds in, the marine layer thins up, and of0s at the beaches so should be a nice change. >> alan: the giants avoid being swept today. >> and losers of eight of theirs last nine games. a huge sigh of relief at at&t today. let's face it, the giants have their fill of philadelphia's pitching staff. just three runs in three losses but today they got to face roy oswalt who was on a lengthy stay on the disabled list. so today he courted disaster every minute of six innings of pitching. double plays and plays like this kept the game close. it was 1-0 philadelphia. giants finally broke through in

the fourth. chris stewart singling to center field. this ties the game at 1-1. giants grabbing the lead an inning later in the fifth on an orlando cabrera sac fly. in the sixth, giants tack on another with this score from third. keppinger was 4-3. scary time in the eighth. chase utley's bat hits tim lincecum. he left two batters later. said he is okay. brian wilson watches his hero close the door. giants, losers of eight of their last nine, score a 3-1 victory. lips thumb natches a win. >> actually -- something to build upon. just winning one here and there isn't the way to get to a winning streak.

>> mer buzz from friday's fight. bruce bochy ripping a philadelphia radio host. the giants manager referring to a tweet bybrook -- bruno as racist. he referred to ramirez as a quote, illegal alien pitcher. bruno has apologized for that tweet. >> the oakland's are not exactly road warrior. no team in either league has last more games away from home than the a's. facing the rays. they get a help from hideki matsui, ties it up and extends his hitting streak to 15. the a's took the lead 4-3, only to have the rays tie it up on a seventh inning blast by long gora. now to the tenth. still 4-4. josh willingham steps in and did what he had to do. willingham's 17th home run wins it, 5-4. travel day tomorrow.

the a's are in toronto on tuesday. >> rarely does a caddie get this type of attention. stevie williams fired by tiger wood, helped adam scott to a victory. after bridgestone invitational, tiger woods continuing to struggle. he starts in the trees, and finishes in the sand. a double-bogey here. tiger was 1-over for the day. wound up in 37th place in this tournament. the man he fired just a few weeks ago carried the bag and gave advice to adam scott, who ran away from the field. a fulfilling day for stevie williams, his old boss who fired him finishes far back. his new boss, he leads him to a tournament win. >> caddie for 33 years, and that's the best week of my life. i'm never, ever going to forget that week. the people here this week have been absolutely unbelievable. >> have you ever tried to drive with a broken ankle? brad keselowski did. his right ankle, the one for the gas pedal, was swollen after a

crash during testing, despite that, keselowski won today's nascar race in pocono. he took the lead on a restart with just 16 laps to go, and brad keselowski, sore ankles and alls, wins the pocono 500. hockey news. another trade between the san jose sharks and minnesota. the sharks picking up center james shepherd for a draft pick. those two teams have had three trades during the offseason. >> alan: back to the giants. they avoided the sweep and could be back in here -- >> i think they're going to be. coming to town starting tomorrow, the pittsburgh pirates, who have lost ten in a row. so maybe a good time. >> alan: they need someone to beat up on. the apes take over the box office. but can harry potter keep his

>> alan: one traffic know. look out for detours on part of highway 101 next week. 101 will be closed for painting of the ralston avenue pedestrian overpass. northbound 101 will be closed monday through thursday from 12:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. well, apes are swinging to the top of the box office. rise of the planet of the apes took in $54 million to open as the number one movie. that's about 15 million more than expected for the ape's' prequel, it tells the story of how the pry mates evolved to take over earth from humans.

>> the smurfs remained at number two for the second straight weekend. cowboys and aliens were third. the changeup opened in fourth place. captain america don't to fifth place. harry harry potter dropped to fifth place but it's now this year's top grossing global release. and j.k. rolling has more money than she knows that would do with it. thanks for watching.