antioch highway. >> and again, sky 7 has been live over what is left of a massive four-alarm tire fire near the highway in contra costa county. thick dark clouds pored out of the building and a large warehouse. >> fire officials say two businesses and an auto shop have been consumed by fire, you can imagine cars also burned. >> this all started at about 4:00 but looks like firefighters are getting it under control. this scene different than just minutes ago when flames and smoke were still pouring off of the building. firefighters took what is called a defensive position meaning it's not safe for firefighters to enter the building uk see flames today by sky 7 hd. they were coming through the roof here and you can see there is thick smoke which is

not healthy cocoa-to-breathe. the fire department has been telling people to close windows and door autos residents told just keep your air conditioner off and stay inside for the time being. so far no reports of injuries and firefighters took a defensive position, did not go inside. and the fire could burn for some time because of the toxins and it looks like things are now calming down there. >> and right now we want to take you to the south bay. investigators have located the car they believe may be connected to the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. police not saying where, or when they found this 1990s red volkswagon jetta with a black hood. we're live in san jose. >> and detectives say they

don't want to compromise the investigation so they aren't revealing if this jetta was found in santa clara county and aren't saying if a tip led detectives to that car. the sheriff's office released three surveillance photos of the jetta and now found. >> we just can't disclose when it was found and when we took it into custody nor can we disclose the location of where we found it here is another surveillance photo undergoing a forensic examination. >> we don't have a person of interest yet. we're hoping that some evidence, if anything will be fielded from this car will lead us into that direction. >> the 15-year-old disappeared from her home on march 16th and the red jetta is the first solid lead in nearly two months. and sierra's father says he

and sierra's mother had a previously scheduled meeting with detectives tonight. >> i'm going into it with hundreds of questions and my feeling is that i'm going to ask them and it's up could them where they can tell me or not. i understand if they can't tell me. >> during the news conference i asked sargeant cardoza if he thinks she is alive. >> we do believe she's alive and our focus and goal is to find her and bring her home to her family. >> and in spite of that response, the dive team is continuing its searches in south bay reservoirs and added today they'll be out doing searches this week. and there is especially around the time of the disappearance

march 16th they want a time line of the car's movement. if you want to take a look at those three photos and have access to information just go to our web site abc 7 news.com and click see it on tv. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> let's go back out live now for this breaking news we began with moments ago. there is a tire fire at blue star tires and things more under control than just minutes ago. >> and joining us live is the contra costa county hazardous materials unit. and as we can see, it appears to be more under control here and less smoke coming from the building. >> yes. that is information i'm getting is that there is also smoke than there was from the beginning. >> what are you telling neighbors in this area to do?

>> at this point we're asking if you do smell smoke go inside and turn off air conditioners and turn on media outlets. we do not have an official health adds advisory at this point in time. and we have people monitoring down wind and do not have readings to the point we think we should have a health alert out there. if you can, stay out of the area. >> so no health alert but burning rubber is toxic, it is not? >> correct. so the weather condition were such that we have not detected heavy amounts in the area we have people in down wind part of the community and not getting readings to substantiate an official health advisory and are asking

if you do smell smoke go inside and stay out of the area to do so. >> thank you for your time. if you can see here sky 7 live over the scene a much-improved situation right now in antioch. >> there is sheriff deputy as rested parents of a 2-year-old boy after his family dog attacked him in castro valley. animal control released this photo of the pit bull-german sheperd mix. the attack took place around 2:00 this morning. the little boy is being treated at childrens hospital oakland for serious injuries and dech ti as rested the boy's parents. >> more to the fact that this house was in terrible condition. it was not fit for a child to live there. and the child is going to be placed in protective custody. >> this is the second dog mauling of a 2-year-old within

the last 24 hours. and another child was attacked yesterday. authorities euthanized that dog so it can be tested for rainy autos police have released new information in the shooting deaths of a mother ask daughter. the bodies of 37-year-old amy freeman burton and 13-year-old ainsley freemonan were found by her husband. police say they found two handguns inside of the home, both unregistered. the husband told investigators the family got them from his brother in arizona one was found near bodies. they were each shot at least once. there was no forced entry into the home. officials say the husband is not a suspect. >> he has been very cooperative down here last night several hours providing detailed statements to us and he called 911. >> and there are autopsies set

for tomorrow morning. the district cancelled state school testing and brought in grief counselors today where she was in 8th grade. >> the family of a man shot and killed by police claim he never pointed a gun in an officer and authorities say there is a different story. he was killed after being chased by police. and we're live with the story tonight. >> behind me is where it started. and there is a family is in the place where the police shot and killed him. he and two other friends were standing on the corner after midnight sunday morning. according to police two officers say they thought one man had a gun and decided to stop him and police say all three took off running. there is one officer shot him

three times while accidentally shooting himself in the foot. police say there are multiple witness who's say buford pointed a pistol at an officer. his father says they were at a friend's house. >> i talked to him 15 minutes. he called me and asked what he's doing. i said it's not a good place to be here, he said dad i'm okay. i'm waiting for girls in a chrysler. he said i'm coming to get my phone. he never made it. >> the question to me without knowing more is where was the gun in el relationship at the time he got shot? in his pocket? paints? or not? >> and police department spokesperson said he does not know where that gun was found and declined an interview and say he was on juvenile

probation for a felony burglary out of san joaquin county. i'm told two orns were detained by police and questioned six hours. there a lot more to this and we're going to get into it tonight at 11:00. >> thank you. >> more still to come here tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. a new idea for saving state parks. dozens may have to close. tonight two lawmakers have a plan to rescue them. >> later tonight bay area drug maker expected to win approval for a controversial new medication, a pill that prevents hiv. >> can employers demand job applicants reveal their facebook pass words? things you can do to get around it.

city of san francisco could be on the hook to clean up decades of damage caused by pacific rod and gun club located on the great highway. abc 7 news is live where the public utilities commission met to talk about this today. vic? >> there is contamination caused by lead shots. they stopped using bullets sometime ago now using steel bullet chz are apparently more safe or environmentally friendly. and there are decades of firing caused contamination. the issue is tied into a bigger debate over which agency should now manage lake merced. the city p.u.c. is the landlord and decades ago, it delegated management

of the programs to the rec and park department. now they want to take it back. one reason is that they want to be able to negotiate with the pacific rod and gun club. the club is a sizeable portion of land here decades. steve ritchie is assistant general manager of water for p.u.c. >> we've found through investigations over time, that there is contamination on the property. >> members of the committee to save lake merced say if there is contamination this is the main concern. >> whether or not it's leeching into the water or getting into the fish that are here. >> those who sup supported turning over management back to the p.u.c. >> it has resulted in confused and inefficient decision making. >> the p.u.c. investigations reveal so far

that there is no danger to the water, contaminations are a different matter. >> this needs to be addressed. >> the p.u.c. estimates it will cost $10.7 million to clean this up. guess who they think ought to foot the bill? >> this is caused lumly by the only only ones there for decades. >> and there is going to be the ones negotiating on the costs of clean up. the hang up is that the rod and gun club says that their estimates are only $5 million. cheaper than $10.7 million estimate bid the city.

>> and a new plan could reduce the number of state parks slated foreclosure this summer. abc 7 news is live in santa cruz near wuchbt parks set to close. >> we're inside santa cruz mission park. and there are dozens of other parks snil jeopardy. there is one of 70 slated foreclosure so is castle rock state park. and portolla foundation has been raising money to save them. two bay area lawmakers say it will take more than that for a long term solution. state senators from palo alto says there is money to be tapped. >> we've got money set aside and it could be used for law

enforcement inside state warks -- park autos local groups secured a grant to whitewash a nearly 200 year old structure this, is an example of the $1.3 kbrinl state says it can't afford. >> we fund education and interpretation programs and we're taking on sending a paimpk ranger to keep the park from closing. >> this is a three-year commitment but can donors or grants be found year after year? >> i look to next year and year after i'm sure we're going get donor fatigue. that could get daunting. >> and there is an estimate witness will need to it keep the parks open.

18 parks leech reached an operating agreement and eight others in negotiations. 21 parks seeking bids to take over some, or fall functions. >> this proposal goes from br a state senate subcommittee tomorrow. david louie abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> another glorious day out there. >> spectacular. >> numerous locations inland today with temperatures in the 90s. there is a live view looking south ward with just wisps of cloud around. this may push across the bay. we're showing started the day

with coastal fog and mainly clear skies. high temperatures sizzling inland. 93 was the high in livermore. 91 in concord and numerous 90s and so there is 37 degrees lower than the high at gilroy. that is our pattern and there is a wide range and now, warm to hot inland and there is 55 half moon bay, 61 san francisco. these are the highlights. fog near the coast and locally over the bay tonight. cooler tomorrow and warming up beginning on thursday and continuing throughout mother's day weekend. there is a satellite radar showing a large ridge of high pressure dominating our

weather picture now. and there is some cooler air from coast to inland. not much of a cool down at coast. lows will be on the mild side into mid or low to mid. >>s and upper 40s and on we go to our pod cast starting in the morning at 5:00 lots of fog at that hour that will burn away to almost nothing near the coast. ending up with a wide range of lower high temperatures than today there is 70s near the bay. 70s to 80s inland there is where we saw 90s today just 80s tomorrow. there is a mid to upper 70s there. 79 los gatos, there is 74 palo alto and 59 at the coast and

it will be breezy on the coast as well. downtown san francisco there is 66 tomorrow in the sunset district. we'll see upper 70s to 80s and there is low to mid-70s in the east bay. low 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. warming up throughout the weekend mid to upper 80s inland saturday and sunday. low 80s around the bay up ander 60s to near 70s on the coast. going to be a beautiful weekend. there is great weather ahead. >> coming up next a controversial plan to force banks to maintain properties they don't even own. stay

california state university system is a step closer to approving a controversial proposal for new campus presidents. the committee voted today to amendment a compensation policy so taxpayers will to the fund raises for new presidents. campus nonprofit groups will be asked to raise funds to pay for those salary increases. officials say the money is needed to recruit leaders and that doesn't play fli with professors who have not had a pay raise. >> we have the same issue recruiting faculty. we recruit a junior assistant

professor they've got to think about work load, salary, housing costs. just like a president does. >> many opposed the plan claiming they should not receive any raises while programs are cut. the if you board will take unthe issue tomorrow. >> oakland city council is considering an ordinance that would force banks to take care of properties that may be headed to forelow sure if they don't own the home yet thchl house on 79th avenue is a poster child for that measure. the owner abandoned the house. under this measure the bank would still have to haul away old mattress ask keep up the property. >> this what do you mean? they own the loans sometimes they use good tactics not to take possession of the properties but they own them. >> chicago being sued by federal housing finance agency.

oakland passed a measure forcing banks to register and maintain the properties. >> we're keeping watch over that tire shop fire burning in the east bay tonight. sky 7 is overhead. our crew is thousand on the scene there. is a live report just ahead. >> developing news from mid west tonight. one of the u.s. senate's senior members is out of a job. turned down by his own party. >> what if you can take a bill preventing the aids virus? the drug maker expected to win approval for just such a solution. the news continues right after this.

taking you back now to breaking news. sky 7 is live over what was a four alarm fire at blue tire fires and now a breaking development and an arrest at the scene. we're live there with the latest.

>> officials tell us there is one person in custody. they're not sure of hoiz relationship or willing to say if they think he started this fire but they're just interviewing him to find out if he played a role. and they're just working to make sure that it stay that's way. it started at about 4:00 in the afternoon at blue star tires, 2600 pits berg antioch highway. and the shop had not a huge number, that is a quote of tires according to the fire department but enough that this fire spread quickly through the complex of six businesses and by the time firefighters got here it was fully involve skptd roof was partly collapsing so it went quickly to a third and fourth

alarm. the heat making it tough for firefighters and two temperatures were injured and neither of them transported and they were taken care of here at the scene and there are they're now trying to investigate if someone play aid role in this fire. >> there is one person in custody. the fire is still under investigation. we don't know what happened yet. and would taken into dust to see if we can find out what happened. >> parts say there were plenty of workers here whit started and none of them were injured and again, they do believe that this fire is under control now, they're working to make sure it stay that's way. the cause is still under investigation. and the critical or interesting thing here is

whether or not this may have been an arson. >> thank you. >> in 90 minutes we've learned one of the u.s. senate's longest serving members will be out of a job in january, losing his party's primary to tea party challenger rich nard -- richard murdock. critics argued he compromised too easily with the obama administration. the white house saying he quote served his country well. >> u.s. officials have revealed a cia double agent handed over a new under wear bomb. that suggest from vaib infill vait -- infiltrated al qaeda in yemen and posed as a suicide bomber. the device contains an explosive chemical. >> this is quite an

accomplishment to be able po pass yourself off as an al qaeda terrorist when you're working for a u.s. or allied intelligence agency. >> the double agent provided information that allowed cia to carry out a drone air strike, killing this man who was the fbi's most wanted list for the 2000 bombing of the uss cole. >> a weapon night against aids is closer to approval, the first medication designed to prevent hiv infection. they do recommend a cautious approach whit comes to using it. >> this drug is prescribed to people with hiv. if it wins approval it will be the first preventative drug on the market targeted towards gay men and some heterosexuals.

>> there are scientists supporting the findings showing it preventd hiv in up to 73% of the at risk people. dr. suessan buck finder heads the hiv research section of the health department. >> what we've seen is that if you take a daily pill you can prevent hiv infections in people when may be exposed. >> when first becoming exposed it stops it from being able to reproduce, it can never take hold in the body. >> david evans is with wro project inform a group that expects a committee to vote on thursday to approve the drug. >> data indicated that they believe it's skpaf a need for new tools is there. >> approval as a preventative drug could come next month. and this is already available for people who have hiv.

trials with drug users are still being conducted that. is why the gay community encourages safe sex practices. and foster city based company had said other clinical studies support the use as part of a comprehensive package in conjunction with condoms and other intervention autos it's going to save lives and there is a generation missing right now because we didn't have this. >> the drug wooz waz used in the mid 90s to prevent moms from passing on the virus to their newborn buzz sit the first preventative drug for those who may contract hiv through sex. >> thank you. >> coming up next from 7 on your side michael finney.

>> how some facebook users are protecting their pass words

reports some employers are asking facebook use grorz their pass word has sparked outrage. >> some users have taken matters into their own hands. >> sometimes i'm hide things from mom and dad.

>> this 25-year-old regrets some of the things posted on facebook when he was younger. >> and just think about what you did in college. you may not want every picture, video or conversation you had with your friends posted in public information. >> this 22-year-old feels the same way. >> what when i had the facebook i still now noe how to use it and i was ranting on facebook i've had a lot of family friends saying why are you doing this? why are you ranting? >> both think they have found a way around their early indiscretions. paul has two pages. a personal and professional one. >> i keep my business face book for family, adults and networking business networking partners and my personal face book is for friends he uses a

nickname known only to friends for personal id. his real name for professional page. >> you can't find me on facebook. >> she uses a similar tactic. her facebook id is a nickname known own to friends and sets her privacy settings so her name is not searchable. >> that is what i want. like, i don't want people finding me. like, i'll find them. >> she just graduated from san francisco state. she's looking for a job. she heard some are asking job apply wants kants for pass words. and thinks she'd likely feel pressured to give to it them if asked. >> i would like the position. i would do anything to get it. >> skm rerestricts posts to only a select group of friends. patrick co-founded a web site called brand yourself which

helps people protect their reputations online. >> what you put out there is easily found he thinks the idea won't work. >> it's on the web, someone can find it. it's a risk. don't keep it on the web. >> there is a measure to plan employers from asking job applicants for pass words has been defeated on a national level but a bill is still alive in the state senate. >> coming up how micky heart is planning to celebrate the 75th birthday of the golden gate bridge. >> you'll hear what it sounds like next.

orks a new study predicts california will add 65,000 new jobs in the second quarter of 2012. certainly welcome to news to people look for new jobs. and college grads were there hoping to turn diplomas into

paychecks. >> it's getting better but it's still difficult right new to find a job. >> our next hire event will take place june 5th at center concord on clayton road. >> memorial day weekend the 75th birthday celebration will include a unique performance. a bay area musician will be playing a giant replica of the bridge. abc 7 news got a look at the unique mix of art and technology. check it out n late 1960s or early 70s just as grateful dead was becoming a powerful musical force, one of the drummers became entranced by the golden gate bridge. >> i sensed there was sounds coming from the bridge. i pictured it as a giant wind harp he wanted to play the bridge so he snuck out with a

rubber hammer. >> and tapping on the brinl trying to record it. >> the police kicked him off. >> the second time i was taken off the bridge in handcuffs. >> 40 years later he's getting his chance. >> one two,... >> and this time getting help from engineers and artists from the explore tore yum. >> so look. it's doing the funky chicken. >> it is made to move the same way the real bridge moves to withstand wind or earthquake but in a small version, motion is exager yaited. >> real bridge taking 20 seconds to complete the cycle. this takes a little bit over one second. >> micky and the team have been working together for a month. and this is the first day he's getting to see and more how

the bridge will produce music. >> fi hit this... >> there are sounds developed with data from the real golden gate bridge. >> there are very high pitched and rumbley. we've found designs. >> to play the bridge there are touch pads and a flexible sonsor. -- spenceor, you can strum. and this will be sort of advanced. movement changes sounds. >> the bridge moves up and down this way and side by side. this sensor here picks that up. >> and micky named the little bridge bridgett. >> my wife is starting to ask questions. she questioned me about bridgett.

>> now, they know who she is. he's figuring out how she will sound. we'll have to wait to find out that answer. >> they're working hard. after memorial day the replica will be made sturdier, you'll get a chance to play it next summer. wild stuff. >> and there is spencer here with a look at the forecast. >> there is a time lapts view from our camera. this afternoon, showing fog in from the coast. went away but going make a come back tonight. there are mainly warm conditions and mostly 90s there. 79 in los angeles, here in the bay area, 90s today there is low to mid-80s tomorrow. 66 in san francisco. there is similar readings here

is the accu-weather forecast. there is a cool down tomorrow, sharp one in spots. and will warm back up again thursday, and warmer in all locations friday, saturday, and sunday. sunday is mother's day goitsing to be lovely. highs into upper 80s inland. and 80s around the bay. >> perfect. >> yes owe coming up can tiger woods ever dominate the game of g g

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join us tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> etc. happening along antioch borderment a man has been taken into custody after a fire spread to two businesses. >> and new pictures of the tsunami debris hitting the west coast and specialized crews to deal witness. >> then at 11:00 internet is buzzing over hillary au natural. how she's defending the new look. >> and a lot of sports to get to tonight. >> how about a baseball record to show you.

there is a return home from a road trip. hosting toronto tonight. and one of the keys to the success has been the man with the mohawk, johnny gomes. >> johnny gomes has been a great pick for the game. petaluma nailtive had no problem fitting into the axe's club house. >> i think i had it because of growing up here, so we're off to a good roll. >> gomes spent nine year was the rays, reds and nationals. >> we're having fun. when you have fun, you win. that is what we're doing here. >> with a lot of playing time

that made a big difference. >> there is just getting in there. and got my timing right. you know? so i played there in tampa. >> and there is no extra pressure playing in front of friends and family. >> this is not my first day of school. >> and we have breaking sports. texas slugger josh hamilton with four homers in a game tonight and is the 16th play twrer homer four times in the game. and there is rangers leading orioles. giants playing dodgers tonight. that is like a week's worth of production for giants. and tiger woods is a nonfactor at masters missing the cut last week. the swing he reinvented or

rediscovered seems to be gone once again. so in florida there are more questions about tiger, choice of coaches and whether he can dominate again. the word from woods is that there no reason to panic here. >> i've been through this. and a lot of you lived it with me. lived through periods where i wasn't where i wanted to be. and i had some good runs after that. and... this is no different. >> we'll see. do mass car fans want to see more racing or crash something tony stewart paz waz blowing smoke after a race in talladega. some fans find endless journeys around the oval a bit boring stewart saying yae. you know? there should be more crashing. >> they key deserve to see us run 500 miles, if we don't

crash half of the field they need to extend it because i mean that is what the fans want. they want to see excitement. i feel bad we couldn't do a better job of crashing cars for them today. i think we ought to make it a figure 8. it would be perfect. it would be perfect here. and, or, we can stop, make a break, turn around go backwards the rest of the way. >> now, he's thinking. >> out of the box. out of the box. >> fans would love it. >> exactly. >> ratings through the roof. >> thank you. >> as well as chiropractor and doctor aez bills. >> from the entire abc 7 news team, thanks for joining us. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. ♪

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