to end human trafficking and exploitation of children. a crime organizers say is on the rise. and victims are younger. >> average age is now about 13 years old. but we do have kids as young as 11. >> layars! liars! >> and protesters were here to demonstrate. they would knock down barriers and vandalize areas of the conference center. and say this is a launching pad for the further impowerment of police agencies. >> if you want to help these people this is not the way to do it. you know, figure out where traffickers are coming n maybe you should police the poverty. >> and this campaign had success, here in alameda county, there have been 250 prosecutions and 180 successful convictions.

the conference runs through friday, and anarchists have promised to return. in oakland abc 7 news. >> thank you, nick. a grass fire near the campus is now out, but not before it charred about five acre as long highway 237. it reached cisco's fence as you can see here. there is no one hurt. the cause is under investigation. >> if you saw smoke rising this afternoon, sky 7 is showing you what caused this. there is a small grass fire around 2:30 near the radio towers off highway 84 and this burned about a quarter acre. and we want to take you now live to colorado, of course breaking news situation going on sometime there. there is a huge forest fire burning near mort collins.

and this is just incredible. the helicopter appears to be pulling out again, we can see huge plumes of smoke here in this area. and these trees are just burning about four million acres involved in this. >> this is a problem in various parts of the northwest now. new mexico as well as colorado because of the dense forests in the areas and what some feel is a lack of care to try to cut back and suppress the possibility of the blazes. this area is susceptible to these kinds of wildfires at this time of the year. >> we're talking about 73 square miles burning so far, 100 structures destroyed and there are hundreds of people forced from their homes here. >> this fort collins fire has been going on for a while. it's difficult to get a hold

of at this point. we'll keep you posted later on in in newscast as well as the rest of the evening at 5:00 and 6:00. >> parents of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar hoping more money will lead to more information. >> this morning we're going to increase the reward amount from 25,000ses today $35,000. >> steve lamar says the moneys come from donations from the community and the 15-year-old sierra disappeared nearly three months ago and not been found. and there is a suspect charged with kidnapping and killing her based on dna evidence found in her car and his discarded clothing. >> lance armstrong confirmed this afternoon he's facing new doping charges. the u.s. anti-doping association sent armstrong a letter and acourting to the washington post says blood samples in 2009 and 2010 shows

the use of endureas boosting hormones by armstrong. and he has never tested positive. these charges just months after prurters closed a two-year criminal investigation. and this tour de france winner retired last year. >> a surprise move out of north carolina today. the governor has dropped charges against john edwards. a former vice presidential nominee acquitted on one count of taking illegal campaign contributions. and the justice department says it will not retry edwards, is he accused of using secret payments to hide his pregnant mistress during a 2008 run for the white house. >> hundreds of nurses hit picket lines against 11 bay area sutter hospitals. and complained about cuts to benefits and sick pay.

abc 7 news tells us another in a series of one-day strikes both sides would like to bring to an end. >> this is the fourth nurses strike in nine months. neither side thinks the other is being reasonable. both sides are standing their ground. >> we're not asking for anything more than what we've earned over 60 years of collective barning. and i believe the value i breng as a nurse is worth that. >> we're asking for real changes in contracts in terms of benefit changes there is no question about that. that is being done throughout the country. and there are firefighters and nurses aren't immune to them. >> the concern is what does this mean for patients? last september, judith ming died during a strike when a replacement gave her the wrong medication.

officials say the one bit gf news is that replacement nurses here today are no longer strangers to this area. >> over 80% of the nurses here have been here before. and so they're familiar with the hospital. and with our systems and our patients. >> there is nurses volunteering and we'll go inside if we're needed in there. >> the two sides can't agree on a contract. both sides say that they're sick of the dispute. >> we want to resolve this. >> and. >> i hope we can come back with a settlement. >> both sides are due back on june 28th. for a list of hospitals impacted by the strike go to our web site. abc 7 news.com. >> and there is abc 7 news confirmed the wife of ross mirkarimi will ask a judge for

permission to extend the stay inconvenient swaila. this is video from last month. abc 7 news's dan noyes traveled to venezuela. she left san francisco with the couple's child march 25th. her attorney says lopez will seek another two-month extension before the current one expires on zachl the edgics commission will begin fact-finding hearings on tuesday that center around ed lee's efforts to remove mirkarimi from office after he plead guilty to a misdemeanor. >> and now to coverage of the u.s. open being played this week. it begins tomorrow when players tee it up. all eyes will be on that marquis match up or the grouping of tiger woods, phil mickelson and bubba watson. tiger looking for a 15th major championship in his career. the u.s. open in san diego,

this trio will tee off at 7:33 tomorrow morning. las vegas predicting a tiger victory listing odds to win as six to one. and if you can't make it out you can watch on espn thursday and friday with coverage at 9:00 a.m. then, again at 2:00 p.m. it's been 14 years since olympic club hosted a u.s. open and things have changed since then as in very corporate changes. we're live with that story. >> and behind me, the 16th hole of the olympic club, things changed and people not only coming to watch but they also come to shop, they shop a lot. as we found out, merchandise sales account foreclose to 10% of the gross revenues. >> lee jansen won the last

event in 1998. before that, scott simpson in 1987. in 20 plus years a lot has changed for those spectateors willing to spend money. those flimsy tents selling merchandise are gone. everything is now found at the pavilion. and it's big. >> this is 36,000 square feet. i read there are 50,000 items in the tent. it's amazing. >> what is normally in the pro shops for about 40s sdz $150 here. okay? >> and really? >> gouging and gouging. >> beer and wine are still cheaper than at the giants park. who says golf is an elitist sport? >> an exceptional value. $6 you're going to sell more beer than $9 at at and t. >> some may argue tiger woods

lost some of his mojo, they recognize he made the game more appealing to a larger audience. that translated into a commercial bonanza. and decades ago i'm told that they'd sell a lot of the merchandise made from trunks of cars or trucks. how far we've come, of course, now there is a lot of merchandise being sold as you saw there and there is a show once a year in a city that lasts for a week. >> thank you. beer, reasonable priced? i like that. >> yes. yes. >> and what about weather? >> there is spencer here now. >> cooler today, tomorrow, things will be rather supportive, weather wise. this evening, we'll see fog returning throughout the bay

area. and there is into early evening hours, cool near the coast. warm inland. in the morning there is a bit of lingering fog before it clears away. temperatures from 50 to 6 degrees and mainly sunny skies, clouds should have cleared away by then, warm inland and cool at the coast. highs from about 58 to 86 into warmest locations. so for the first round of pga play, u.s. open, i'll have complete details in the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up a little bit later. >> just ahead controversial surgery for people who need to lose as little as ta pounds. >> also, what apple's zbigs a social music service means for a few tour partnership with facebook. emily chang will join us live in today's after the bell report.

post menopausal women who take vitamin d and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones may want to consider. saying they show no positive effect on preventing fractures and come with a slightly increased risk of side affects, including kidney stones. this applies to less than 400 international units of vitamin d. research on higher doses is incomplete. there. >> is a spike in popularity for a controversial new weight loss method seen as an alternative to gastric bypass surgery. it's targeting people who want to drop from 25-50 pounldz. it's similar to bariatic

surgery but no insigsz are made. an endo scope is inserted esophagus and tools are fed through the scope used to make the stomach smaller its for paish dwlaents want to lose 25, 50, 60 pounds so it's a different group of people than we normally approach. >> this has not been approved by the fda. critics say there is no proof of safety. it costs about $12,000. coming up at 6:00 i'll take a look at another treatment being done here in the bay area this is a procedure we reported on showing promising results for eliminating type ii diabetes in patients. >> and there is apple's social service ping will soon be a relic. let's go live to emily chang

with today's after the bell report. >> facebook introducing a new feature realtime bidding. it will be called face book exstrange. and price for those ads will be based on a cost per thousand viewers. google and other companies use similar technology to target ads to consumers. and stock tumbled 28%, a decline caused in part that ad revenue isn't keeping up with growing membership. the justice department is investigating whether cable companies are violating aenlt trust laws by limiting competition by providers like net flix and hulu. sources say the main issue is whether they use status as

programming provider to put online video services at a competitive disvac. sources add the department is reviewing whether companies sign deals to get priming at lower price autos and staying on television, comcast is teeming up with tivo and pay pal to offer an interactive shopping service. saying tv watchers will be able to buy some products they see in commercials and will be able to donate money to nongroft groups. and we saw red arrows across the board after declining retail sales disappointed investors. and apple is abandoning the social music service ping,

april yaels attest to take advantage of the social networking wave but users never seemed to embrace the service and tim cook admitted it was a failure when he spoke this year at the d 10 conference saying we tried ping and the customer voted and said it isn't something i want to put a lot of energy into it. now, it's officially gone for good. in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. >> gorgeous day out there but noticeably cooler. >> yes. >> and there is predicted. >> yes. >> and just about four to eight degrees cooler, and we've got breezy conditions near the coast. there is a partly cloudy day near the coast. clouds then cleared away. over san francisco, blue skies now. there is a mainly mild

afternoon, taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. there is some clouds near the coast z current conditions right now, skies mainly clear there now. temperatures 55 degrees and breezy. there are during the day winds out of the north, northwest swept away coastal clouds giving us sunny conditions and it's four to eight degrees cooler than yesterday across the bay area. still warm in spots and there is mid 80s in other locations. and 70s around the bay. low clouds, fog returning tonight and warm to hot friday through sunday, temperatures reaching their peak saturday

afternoon into upper 90s. there is a dry frontal system. we'll start at 7:00 tonight and front sweeps through, again, a dry front behind it. high pressure builds in giving us clear skies so next several days. and there is a big warm up beginning friday and continuing throughout the weekend. tonight low temperatures into a similar range to last few nights. mainly into mid-50s so mild overnight. we'll see low clouds and fog and tomorrow, sunny skies and high temperatures in the olympic club, clouds and temperatures into low 50s and reaching to upper 50s by afternoon. will be breezy for the first round of play. winds at 10-20 miles per hour.

ask and there are sunny skies, warm inland. highs into low to mid 80s and mainly 60s to low 70s around the bay. monterey bay, breezy near the bay. mild inland. highs into low 80s, here is the accu-weather forecast. high temperatures inland, mid-90s friday. there are mid-90s inland sunday, father's day. warm weather coming our way. >> and it's going to be a warm one. >> coming up next an abc news reporter and his hover cast are going viral. >> and there is a sudden health scare for jerry lewis.

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have you ever seen a cat fly? >> we're about to. >> june is national adopt a shelter cat month. and teeming up to get the word out, check it out. >> harris and abc produced the

video called hover cat. it's gone viral. there is getting a lot of shares and likes. idea to encourage people to adopt shelter pets like dan did. and there we go. >> for more information we have a link on abc 7 news.com. click on the link. it says see it on tv. i don't know what the cat's name is. >> george. >> oh, i missed that identification of george. he's cute. >> and i like the neck bob. >> one of hollywood's most-celebrated stars rushed to the hospital last night. >>. >> jerry louis was in a friar's club event to accept an aard and present one.

when he collapsed he was rushed to the hospital for low blood sugar, his publicist says he forgot to eat or drink anything. he's expected to be released today. crews did receive the entertainment icon awards. and katie holmes was ut out of the country. su and here wochbt coast a big honor for viola davis, friend meryl streep presented her a woman in film award. >> i feel like my ultimate purpose in live is to kind of being a role model and influence to women everywhere. >> she'll appear in "won't back down" this september. for everything else onentertainment, follow us on twitter. >> next on abc 7 news talking

about a 13-year-old whose neighbors call him a hero. they say he kept their building safe. >> capitol hill hecklers. and answering questions about losing billions of money. >> a toddler walked after being thrown from a crashed suv.

they're making it appear to be a deliberate attack. >> firefighters say that fire that forced dozens out of homes was likely set on purpose. >> it started early this morning at an apartment building near chestnut street. >> abc 7 news is there live with the story. it looks like a teenager may have kept things from getting worse. >> that appears to be the case. the fire is out for now. and the investigation into the cause of the fire still underway. and it has been delayed while firefighters spent the day trying to reenforce a corner of the burned out apartment building. >> most residents were asleep

when the fire broke out and they can thank this 13-year-old for rousting them to safety. >> i told them cars were burning up. i ran outside to see the cars they were at the same time. and i yiled to everybody get out. >> jose's account was spot on. firefighters said it appears someone set parked cars on fire. >> some things were found that are making it appear to be a deliberate attack. and this is leading to an extended investigation here. >> 30 people have been displaced and some lost everything. i told this woman clutching a cross that she must have faith. >> all of the time she says with a smile and a laugh. a dog perished in the fire, residents say they got scared.

the red cross provided assistance for temporary shelters. many opted to move in with relatives. firefighters spent most of the day shoring up the building so investigators can go in to do their work. >> and i feel really bad. i can't imagine losing everything on your property. i felt like it was so close koit have been my home. i feel bad for neighbor ootz investigation into the cause of the fire is expected to take several days. >> thank you. >> and jp morgan chase's ceo told senators some top executives will probably lose pay over the trading loss. jamie diamond called in to answer for trades that led to a $2 kbrinl loss. jp morgan chase is ranked had been considered among

strongest saying stocks and bonuses can be recovered for exercising bad judgment. the policy has if he ever been used before. >> this is create nug and potentially larger risks. and. >> we need to bring money back to the people. start getting money to help people stay home this, man is a crook. >> during the appearance a heckler slammed him over the losses. 12 people were escorted from the hearing. >> and the jury in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial heard from three more alleged victims today. the first witness was a now 25-year-old known as victim number 10 testifying that he was 11 years old, sandusky pulled down his pants and performed oral sex on him when

the two were wrestling in basement of the former coach's home, he says if he ever told anyone woe never see his family again. >> how can so many young men possibly with telling the same story when they haven't spoke ren to etch other. >> the defense questioned if they're coming forward motivated by money or trying to find inconsistencies. observe observers say that strategy seemed to fail. >> the basketball the first piece of debris washing ashore in the united states following the tsunami in japan is now back home. a fed yechl employee presented the ball with the school's name on it. it was found this month. the players call it a miracle. it's been a rough year for the kids. not only does it destroy the school but many lost family members. half still live in temporary

shelters. >> this is pretty amazing. >> game one went to oklahoma city thunder. kevin durant, and lebron james had 30. only one basket in final eight minutes. there is finals continue here on game two tomorrow night. and coverage will start at 5:30 p.m. with a pregame show. tip off at 6:00 and another edition of after the game. that will be around 8:30. >> coming up on abc 7 news, remember him? the little boy who stole hearts in this super bowl commercial? he's having surgery on his heart. >> and southern california teens who stepped up when no one else would. they're getting a victory. >> i'm spencer christian. clear skies around the bay area now, looking from our mount tam camera. a major warm

up wum coming our way. how hot goitsing to be in the accu-weather forecast coming up.

an amazing end to a season for an orange county little league team. the team from san clemente won the 68th tournament of champions. and the team was coached by two high school freshmen, ages

14, and 15. >> this is pretty funny to take a look at people's reactions they thought it was a joke. >> and in the first game the umpire asked for the real manager. >> the league dmot find anyone else. the young coaches say the team started out slowly but the kids really took to their coaching. and get this, in addition to coaching the teenagers rs played on the san clemente high school freshmen team and won their league championship. >> great story. >> and olympic organizers borrowed from the oscar winning film "chariots of fire". a group of young athletes ran the same beach in scotland. the only thing missing was the familiar theme song.

and the movie came out in 1971 and won seven academy wards. olympic games get underway july 27th. >> just absorbing it all. and takes you right back. >> and this is a look at conditions tomorrow, thunderstorms off the mid at lintic coast. dry, warm through southwestern part of the country here. there is dry and warm tomorrow into mid-90s. sunny skies and highs into mid to upper 70s. and there is upper 60s to low 70s.

and at pacifica, downtown san francisco, mainly sunny skies tomorrow with a high of 64. and there is highs into mid-80s, near east bay highs upper 60s to low 70s. 69 in oakland. 70 inland east bay. low to mid-80s. 82 in livermore, and there is low 80s inland. and we'll have know thunder in the forecast with lots of heat coming our way this weekend. >> and should point out in that part of the bay area it's around 60 degree autos yes. yes. that is right. >> there is pleasant conditions and it's breezy.

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an incredible but frightening piece of video in tex. this is from a dash board camera showing an suv rolling over a toddler, popping out, amazingly, the kid, there he is, gets up and kind of walks away. and there is the teenager purse snatching suspect. he and three others have been arrested with injury to a child. >> that is remarkable. >> the boy who stole our

hearts in a super bowl commercial needs help for his own heart. he tried to use the forts to turn things on around the house, he'll undergo surgery for a congenital heart defect. he's getting well wishes from around the world and dare we say, may the force be with him. >> and president obama celebrated father's day a few days early with a lunch in washington, d.c. with members of the military and two barbers. there is an initiative aimed at reaching out to fathers through barber shops. and michelle obama put a board on her page joining the growing social network. and she pinned pictures from around the white house with familiar photos and racked up 8,000 followers. that is 1,000 more than mitt romney's wife, ann who joined

in february. >> and summer time means one thing to a lot of us. ice cream. tips on finding the best frozen treats. >> consumer reports tested a host of treats. you may be surprised which are the best value. >> there is summer here, what better time to stock your freezer. >> i am happy with any ice cream. a couple might make big kids happy, too. >> testers evaluated 21 different frozen treats from dove, good humor and klondike. and they describe it as thin and crumbling with ice cream

tasting of artificial van yila. several other bars got sweeter reviews. both rated excellent. and the the bars had rich ice cream but they do come in a price. >> they're expensive. cost about $1.25 a bar and there is a lot of fat and calorie autos consider the sandwiches from walgreens. the old fashioned ice cream sandwich was the only test that had wasn't gummy. there is a soft cake like cookie with a big flavor. conclusion? these novices can agree with. consumer reports says if you're looking to satisfy a craving consider frozen fruit

bars. and almost as good, the strawberry bars made by whole fruit. >> coming up next a south bay teen with presidential dreams is one of our top scholars. a california teenager making good on a promise made many years ago. >> and ahead on abc 7 news. the fire bug caught on tape starting this alley fire, police are hoping the public will help lead them to him. f

>> 18-year-old patrick iverson walk add cross the stage to get his diploma from san diego's scripps ranch high school. he was paralyzed after being hit by a car when just a toddler. >> it took six hours of therapy every day for three years to make this big moment possible. and now, he is thinking ahead to his college graduation. >> maybe do jumping jacks at college graduation. i don't know. and i can't commit to that one i don't know. i'll come up with something cool, though. >> he never let his physical challenge get him down, learning to surf when he was just eight years old. >> fantastic. >> yes. >> and want to share the story now another abc 7 top scholar,

seven high school senior was this and and each one gets a thousand dollar scholarship. >> the profile on a big career in politics. >> there is sort of a out reach team. >> i archbishop mitty high school ask will be going to the university of chicago in the fall. >> this top scholar wants to use skills to make change. through political advocacy. >> i'm only 17. i can't vote. but i recognize that there is a place for me in the political process that is through lobbying our legislature autos she says the lack of civic engagement is prompting her to found the mitty advocacy project. >> we have a voice. l is a lot of youth in the area, why don't we come together and make impact

change on issue that's mean the most to us? >> this is about taking what i'm blessed to have. >> and this chosen path is make policy decisions herself, maybe holding a power position here at san francisco city hall, and eventually, the white house. >> president of the united states. it's a stretch right now but i'm after college after a few years of work i want to get involved in the political scene. part start from the bottom, work together top. >> this is what td country needs, people ask why is there gridlock? i think owe to some degree a failure of leadership. and she's the type of person not shifing away from that. >> this straight a student served as chair of congress woman anna eschew's student

board and oo she takes time to hone her vocal skills. >> very been learning classical music since i was six years old. every time you think you become better at what you're singing. >> she has the same outlook on tennis court playing on mitty's varsity team since freshman year. >> i love playing tennis. it's been very, very helpful in terms of leadership skills. >> she plans to play at the collegiate level as well, another challenge she can't wait to tackle. >> tennis, music it inspired me. it's a game. how am goiing to use my skill owes to get through that challenge? >> and wow, congratulations to her for hear maze accomplishment autos join dan ashley and me this sunday at 10:00 in the morning for a half hour special on our seven

top scholars this year, it's an amazing group you see everyone of the profiles are fantastic. >> they're a great group of kids expecting parents having trouble picking name can turn to groupon. >> groupon? really? the daily deal web site offering to name babies for $1,000. and some think a joke, groupon says it's legit. and six people brought the groupons. and that got us wondering what type of person would pay for a name? so we did investigating. and there is what we've found out. larry? >> i'll under cut and name your kid for $500. i'll do it half price. and call me now, maybe $250. >> such a bargain. so giving. >> i am. >> thanks for joining us i'm carolyn johnson. >> first name will be diana.

you can keep track on twitter and talk bit on facebook. hope it's not a boy. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> thank you. and a suspected fire bug caught on camera starting an alley fire in san francisco and there is an insect invasion that has a town hopping. >> inits going to turn toasty this week, when temperatures will approach triple digits. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jenning autos shocking video appears to show a man setting a fire near a building filled with people in san francisco. >> showing him trying to light abandoned furniture in the alley. you can see them neiling and then, the fire began. and there is the arsonist

started down the center of this alley here, what made it worry some is that there is a youth hostel at the end of the alley, a hotel and an apartment building on another. this is a man caught on video starting a nir morning dressed in blurks he walks down the alley between warwick hotel at 5:20 -- 520 tailor seems to be checking out card board that was left out for collection last night. jason is a property manager putting the video on you tube. >> he does an inspection of the chest of drawers to find they're wooden and proceeds to light them on fire. >> then, as video shows he lights a fire and walks away. and black smoke rises and wakes up qaun, looking out of the window. >> and he called a building manager, seen dousing the fire with water then, the flames

spread. he leaves and returns with a water finally puts he it out saying a f