you and new information coming out of the command post. >> the fire only burned two acres but is going to cause major disruption this evening in order to give crews an opportunity to repair some fire-damaged power lines that came down. both lines happened to stretch over 580678 the concern is that they can snap. now, here is a map showing how it will be impacted tonight. there is westbound traffic will have to exit and eastbound traffic will have to exit at seminary avenue. all will start at 9:00 and they're saying to be prepared for a delay. all caused by a brush fire that is starting this afternoon, the first for the

season. >> firefighters had to size up the threat for dozens of homes above this burn zone. two homes firefighters and cal fire deployed a division to create a human break between the fire below and houses above. their job is determining right strategy to set backfires or by getting rid of fuel dried grass that could feed the fire police told residents to evacuate. about 20 people did and they were scared. >> they knocked on the door. knocking to come out. and when i opened the door all i can see is white smoke. everywhere. so scary. this is all around me. >> and in a meeting i immediately tried to get here.

i can see the fire going up the hill. the only thing i can think is that our house is gone. >> and there is fire battalion chief says firefighters were help bid location of the grass and tree fire. >> there is the fire we had at the bottom a street at the top and a tree on the right at rifle. we did have a natural break for the fire, which we're able to figure out where the fire is going. >> and this took an hour and 15 minutes to contain the fire no. residents were injured. so a remind yes, 580 freeway will be losed about 9:00 tonight in both directions and you'll have to exit earlier at seminary avenue if you're going into another direction. be prepared for that. it could last 30 minutes and possibly longer.

>> and there is abc 7 news live with a story of a hero what helped save a live and some homes today. as well as repair work for an apartment complex. leanne? >> let me tell you first about what's happening hintd me. this is a process pg&e crews are attempting to do or have to do. they have so far secured a line as you can see there. and there they must remove the poles. here is the issue. there is a housing development town houses right there called monte vista villa at leona quarry them. get power from a main line across the highway from 580. it's connected to this toll which is damaged. the pole went down. so that is why as david reported they have coordinated

with chp to close and restring that line. the woman drove into the pole two. men driving by and managed to pull her out of the car z we spoke to one of them. >> at the time the fire was raging and going fast. up the hill and spreading. so... we did the best thing to do to get around and we thought we're okay. it was dangerous. there is a lady had to step over a wire. >> pg&e told us that only about 150 homes are till stil without power, here is another issue. okay? there are people that live at that sqaury cannot get in

because we're told not while pg&e crews are here. they're in this section and there is not allowing anyone to go in. >> and there is a look at just what is shutting down tonight. 580 eastbound shutting down at seminary z highway 13 drivers will to exit at davenport. >> and there is fire in southern california today burning for five hours and this spread to 150 acres of brush. there is a live picture. there are no homes in danger but interstate 5 is closed to weekend travelers. there is this brush fire tonight. >> the fire danger is expected to increase over the weekend. >> and it wasn't too bad in

oakland hills but was breezy in other parts. >> there is gusty winds around the bay area today, in the area that have fire there is up to 48 miles per hour at sf 0. gusts from 25 to 35 miles per hour. and there are winds and fire in effect for tomorrow parts of the bay area including the delta. that is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. winds to 45 miles per hour. and there is humidity down to 10% to 15%. so there is a red flag warning in the same area and much of the central sierra. there is low humidity.

the risk increases. the fire season is upon us. >> it is. thank you. >> and novato police have a mistry. it appears to be a typical break in. and there is what makes it unique. >> it's a matter of how elements have come together. it's a story of a former ahead of state living in a mansion behind me. it was empty. and there are now a nising priceless piece of art. >> if you're a teenager and knew this house was empty but furnished won't you want to party inside? >> i saw a bunch of cars a bunch of looked like kid cars and a bunch of kids. some were hopping the fence. >> like a lot of people danny knew all about the house and there are six pools and a

place where eddie murphy lived while filming in san francisco. then present owner former ukrainian prime minister who is in prison convicted of withholding tens of millions in american bank autos this is not that bizarre police raided the parry and 100 kids scattered into hills but some took items including a litho graph by pablo picasso. value is $30,000. and police don't have a good description of it yet. >> we don't know what size or anything. >> correct. >> certainly he must know but the care taken has not informed police who did make note of the cars park outside.

>> there are officers did contact people away from the residence. >> he should get out of prison in november and will return to a big house and $2 million in bills for back taxes and at this rate one wall missing a picasso. >> if someone does come across something give us a call. >> and we did reach out to the man who care takes this house. did he not have a comment. >> tonight mez mez lost an attempt to clear his record. a court uphelds a conviction in the shooting death of oscar grant in 2009. a bart police officer at the time he shot the unarmed grant claiming he used a resolver instead of a taser. he wanted to clear his record to get another job in law

enforcement. >> a judge ruled there is enough tofdz try two men for the attack of brian stow. >> she testified against him. >> i don't believe marvin was drunk. i believe my brother was. >> doreen sanchez booked for being accessory to the crime since she drove the car from dodger stadium. she agreed to cooperate and now not being charged. she testified she cried outside of the courtroom. >> two days has been difficult and emotional situation for her being called to testify about two people she loves. >> the defense claims numerous witnesses say there were a number of incidents that day. >> and there is a bunch of

fans yelling profanities and getting into scuffles and altercations and the question is is it this group? >> the prosecutor brought up a reported conversation between two suspects sanchez is accused of an enhancement and the judge drop that had against norwood. >> mr. norwood started out being a peacemaker in this matter. i think things got out of hachbd he probably lost control of mr. sanchez it remains he took part maybe less culpable in the actual attack. >> brian stees family posted a note saying thank you and they trust the justice system will prevail in the end.

marvin norwood faces nine years in prison. if brian stow dies two suspects could be charged with second degree murder. reporting from los angeles abc 7 news. >> and still coming up thousands of ex-cons back on the streets and no longer under state supervision. >> the newspaper article calling the safety of the new bay bridge into question. tonight caltrans demanding a retraction. >> there are retailers selling license plate cover that's can stop thieves but use one and you're breaking the l

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re 9:00 a.m. on petaluma hill road. and nick smith is live with the story. >> good evening steven allen norwick is a 65-year-old retired professor and he traveled this stretch of petaluma hill road. he was experienced bike rider and today suffering from life-threatening injuries after being the victim of a hit and run. >> there is no shoulders and the traffic goes lick yetty split. >> bicyclists not surprised to hear about an early morning hit and run that left a cyclist fighting for his life. >> he's got head injuries and spinal injuries and i believe kidney also. >> the spray paint marks the spot where police say the driver of the dodge pickup

truck hit a man on his bicycle from behind and kept going. >> i have got mirrors and i'm ready to go. >> this victim was no match for the force of the truck trafing at full speed. >> and they could have been using a cell phone or texting. we don't know. >> at the scene piece s of the safety gear remain. because of the time of the day investigators say there are witnesses but because of the distance we're not able to get a plate number. now, there are cops piecing together clue autos turn yourself n it's going to be much worse as time goes on. >> and investigators say there is no way the driver is not aware they hit someone. they're looking for a truck beige or champagne in color

with rightside damage to the front driver's light and passenger mirror. anyone with information is skad to call chp. >> thank you. >> caltrans demanded a full retraction of a sacramento bee story questioning integrity of the bay bridge. the bee reporting a contractor had not properly tested the concrete. and says the bridge has been checked and rechecked and it exceeds all standards and says the reporter not only got the story wrong but ignored much of the documentations caltrans provided them with. and we ask you present a fair picture of our work we're waiting response from the sacramento bee. >> thieves stel his bike but not heart. this special olympian who we

profiled yesterday says he'll leave san francisco city hall on his trip and planned to travel to promote cancer awareness but someone stole his specially-made bicycle. and he says he will use his chair to travel 26 miles throughout the city. it's a big ride to demonstrate he will not be beaten. >> and won't have any rain or weather. >> breezy day today high he definition camera looking towards mount diablo. blue skies inland and around the bay area. there is proof as we take a look at doppler 7 picking up no hint of precipitation. it's gusty now. gusts up to 51 miles per hour. 29 miles per hour gusts now at

half moon bay. you can see winds brisk at the moment. there is fire danger increasing as temperatures rise. here is a satellite showing an alignment of low pressure bring us breezy conditions now and there is senters of pressure reasin line them selfs and we'll have an off shore wind blow warm flow sunday morn goinging to boost our temperatures significantly. there is not much change in readings. and there is upper 40s to low 50s for the most part. tomorrow afternoon sunny skies into south bay. high temperatures into low 80s mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. downtown there is a high of 07

degrees tomorrow and there is upper 70s and highs into low to mid-80s. there is low to mid-80s inland. inland high temperatures low to mid-90s mid-80s around the bay. low 70s on the coast. there is some some great summer like weather coming our way. >> and thank you spencer. >> coming up next a downtown shoe shuffle. >> they've lined up and some have been here days. what is aall about as the news continues stay with us. cu

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rush fire has been burning now five hours. >> and interstate 5 closed in

both directions. and visibility issues on the roadway. there is smoke coming off the fire. and closing i 5. >> there is a group of students who took part in a senior prank are worried they might not graduate from heritage high school. students scrawled graffiti and left a lamb chained up overnight. one parent outside of the cool with 51 students there is a possibility there could be more paernts called in today to see if their children would graduate. >> i offered my services but whatever they did i'm going to repair it. and they did not listen to me.

>> according to the parents they plan to hold a separate ceremony for the seniors in an undisclosed home. >> and if you want the latest hot sneaker you may have to camp out tonight. this line stretches from san francisco waiting for latest release from nike. one man explained why some people covet the sneakers. >> this is very very limited and we're a good 24 hours away. >> can you imagine that patience? someone bought a pair for more than $90,000 on ebay. and that sounds crazy. other jerlz opening at $1,000 up and. one store expects to sell between $200 and 300s oodz all right. well when we come back

tonight the president takes on mitt romney's record as governor of massachusetts but claims only partially true. i'll have a fact check next. >> and there is a thousands on the streets no longer under supervision. >> leading contender in belmont stakes bows out with a career-ending injury. the news continue right after this. çk

good evening once again. a new ad from the obama campaign takes aim at mitt romney's performance as governor of massachusetts claim egg had one of the worst chick records in the country. is that true? >> our partners found this ad repeats a well worn statistic but there is a twist. >> this blasts mitt romney as

governor of massachusetts claiming he presided over one of the worst economic records in the country. >> fact check, that is misleading. massachusetts did lose 40,000 jobs under romney but it lost more the year where before he took office. romney massachusetts didn't fall to 47 climbing frup 50th. by the time he left massachusetts ranked 28th. >> instead of hiring workers from his state he outsourced call center jobs to india. >> fact check not exactly. he vetoed a measure that would have prevented the state from doing business with a contractor relocating calls to india. and the legislature could have

overridden the veto but didn't. he supportinged as a savings to taxpayer. >> and romney didn't cut taxes for millionaires but opposed a plan owe impose a capitol gains tax retroactively and insisted on delaying it for eight months and imposed a number of fees. also proposed cutting state income tax three times. that would have cut taxes for all taxpayers. >> now... when mitt romney talks about what he'd do as president... remember we've heard it all before. and it didn't work then. it won't work now. >> fact check? that is an opinion, in the a fact but they did put together

an interesting comparison of records and the chart shows a similar trajectory under both men. fact check.org did the research on this add. and while there, you can see the fact check we did yesterday on the campaign's latest offering autos thank you. >> and the president on damage control after making comments about the economy this is after the president talking about number of jobs created over the past year. >> there is private sector doing fine. >> now republican presidential candidate mitt romney nouns pounce ond that attacking the president in iowa. >> is he really that out of touch? defining what it means to be

out of touch with the american people. >> so the president then backed on his earlier comment and here is what he said. >> the economy not doing fine. too many people out of work and too many homes underwater. >> the president tried to explain layoffs are dragging down growth in the private sector and urged congress to pass his jobs plan. >> and now it's been six months since the governor's plan went into affect making big changes to the state criminal justice system. now, critics are larmed at with a the state's numbers are showing about par yoelys. >> after serving a prison sentence felons typically put on parole and authorities keep tabs on them. and after governor brown shortened parole's review from every year toism six months

records show a jump in the number no longer on supervision. in march 13000 were discharged in april first wave became available for review 8500 were released. >> there is nudging in the law that takes everyone off parole after six months. it means people can function without that supervision it was a move to save money as the state had been fwrapeling with deficits for years now but this worries crime victim groups that say it isn't enough time to determine whether someone straightens out. >> and some found themselves out off in april in the middle of rehab. because their agents discharged them. no parole no more state

programs and this clinic says 75 people left rehab stop going or couldn't afford to go. and experts say it opens the door to going back to a criminal life style. >> they resort back to substance abuse and criminality. >> the state says this is only temporary and numbers should level off and inmates decrease in sacramento abc 7 news. >> and california's high speed rail gave approval to a contract for its new executive director. the former caltrans director will get paid $356,000 a year. and could be reduced if the state imposes a pay cut to save money. and there is a judge ruled

unpaid furloughs imposed were illegal deciding 13,000 members of the highway union are entitled to back pay two. furlough days carried into the governor's tenure and his administration says it may appeal. >> there are supporters of prop 29 holding out hope tonight. appearing to be headed for defeat but gap is narrowing now. and there is roughly three quarters of a million votes still being counted. election night it trailed by 60,000 votes. >> and we're very encouraged coming out of election night. and are watching this process. and we're cautiously

optimistic. >> this would raise millions of dollars for cancer research. we'll have to wait. >> still to come tonight a vehicle part car part motorcycle. >> this company hoping it will change the way we get around. stay with us.

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>> yes. a electrical team is developing what they call a new chas of vehicle they say is perfect for the bay area and there is a look at what it is and how it work autos meet the inventor of this little pod-shaped vehicle. >> this is talking about the paradigm shift of the electric motor it pushes the vehicle forward and others that keep it standing still. there are only two wheels and it stands up as if it had four. >> does it feel like a car? >> will feel like you're sitting in it like a car but. >> and there is this video of a prototype. and they show how hard to knock over by pulling on it. >> you need some baby

elephants knocked over. would it have to be angry. >> and there is about as much room as a honda civic. >> there is and could end up being tier only vehicle. >> and not just around town but for commuting with designers claim batteries carry 200 miles on a six-hour charge. and this is a mick going between lanes or in carpool lane. and they expected it to cost about $24,000 when it raumpblg launches in two years. >> this is fun to say you can defy gravity. >> and that is wild. >> coming up next car registration thefts. >> there is a good solution but it could get you in

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positive week for wall street. stock prices began to rise when the government reported businesses are building up inventory. dow gained 93 points. and facebook did well stock rose 79 cents up 3% today. still down almost 30% since going public last month. and mcdonald's said sales are up 3.5% the blue berry banana walnut oatmeal and cherry berry chiller selling well in the u.s.. >> it's an ongoing problem crooks stealing your tags and then putting them on unregistered car autos there is a popular product but if you use it you can wind up in trouble. >> there is a twist. products sold all over the state covered to protect your license plate. it's legal to sell them but just try using one.

>> twice i've had stickers stolen it was a big hassle when a thief stole the tag off julie's car. she waited hours to get a new sticker only to have that one stolen, too. then. >> you have to make an appointment first, and have you to show them that your stick jer gone. take the plate in then you pay a fee. and hope nobody steals it again. >> she went out and bought this plate protector. a clear shield she fastened over the plate. now, it would be hard to steal tags except there is just one little problem. >> it's illegal to have on the car. >> this chp officer reveals a surprising fact. it's illegal in california to use these covers. though they're sold around the state. >> the law says you can't have anything that covers your plate.

>> here it is. vehicle code section 5201 says no portion shall rest over the plate number. and not even if you can see through it. >> and you can be stopped. >> which is what happened to julie. now she's worried. >> i don't think it's fair to people that work hard. >> this is clear. >> julie's mom wanted to know what is wrong with a clear plastic cover. >> this makes it harder to see. >> here you can see how light reflects off a cover and this can obscure numbers on the plate. >> i run into some that are dirty. >> yet we found shieldings are

sole throughout california. saying it's legal to sell them. >> this one bought for $5. the package includes this warning saying that your state may prohibit the use and check before installing. why do stores sell these if we can't use them? retailers say some customers may use the shields for show cars chr kept off the roads or for driving in another state. and said they'd refund customers and a walmart spokesperson said the covers were to be removed from california stores. so... is there anyway for the average driver to use these? or did i just waste $5.

>> if you left it in your garage and put it on the wall it would be fine. >> the chp offers a simple way. slice the sticker with a razor fit comes off it doesn't come off in one piece, you can buy frames at partially cover only the tag so it's harder to peel off and those wide-rimmed frames are legal. >> cutting is a good idea. >> have you about 40 minutes left to bid on a power lunch with warren buffet. there is a live auction going on in ebay. you'll need $25,000 just to make a bid. and just go to glide foundation. that is a big part of the budget. >> that is second place lunch

with spencer christian. >> let me start with a look at fire weather. >> there is a red flag warning in affect from 11:00 in the morning to parts of the bay area including the delta and there is humidity very low winds strong. and there is central sierra including lake tahoe. sunny skies and there is temperatures highs into low to mid-80s. 70s around the bay there is the five-day forecast low and low 70s along the coast quite a warm up coming our way. and we're ready. >> and coming up next hello. hello?

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and the source is a mystery. its coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and there is gg to be an exciting weekend but a downer it is. so disappointing and sudden. and there is so much excitement over the horse i'll have another going for the triple crown. he will not run. the 3-year-old captured the kentucky derby was scratched from the belmont because of of a tendon injury. he was looking to be the first horse since confirmed in 1978 to capture the triple crown. the first time since 1936 the winner of the first two legs will not kmeet compete. >> i thought he was going to run off and tomorrow, and show us something. so we're all a bit shocked we he we have to do what is best for the horse. if we can't compete at top level, i was yun fan news between my brother ask i and

everyone to retire him z far from tragic but it's very disappointing. >> stanford opened play in the super regionals tonight. they were not super. the winner moving on at the college world series. there is a disastrous start. bottom 4. drills justin gonzales in the back after an error he walked into two runs to make it 3-1 and not even close. he was drafted 8th overall by the pirates sherman johnson base hit. nightmare continues there is aloud seven runs right now. and looks like a best two out of three. and there is what we'll find out tomorrow night. meeting in las vegas waiting this after the noon. both men

around 147 pounds and there is the dream final at the french open. rafa nadal against novack joka jokavich. roger fedderer kind of made it easy today with 47 unforced errors into this net there. he's back hand to catch the line and there is he tree tries to become the first man in 34 years to win four straight grand slam crowns. and there is a short rain delay. a fantastic winner. that is nice. he routes and the nadal and

jokavich meet at finals on sunday. and there is third shot on the par 4 13th. look at how this far goes back. she fired a 72. and there is a birdie putt at 11:00 11. most prepare for the u.s. open rory mcel roy playing this week at st. jude classic. there is a five under 65 today. >> thank you. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> and from the entire abc 7 news team have a good night. >> hope to see you again at 9:00 ask 11:00.

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