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good thursday morning. thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. and i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. breaking news in berkeley. a house fire has claimed a life. katie marzullo at the scene. >> reporter: good morning. the fire broke out around 2:36 you can see how many crews are on scene. they are still worried there could be fire in the walls at this old victorian home. we have video you can see how the fire was burning. this was a fatal fire in this home. the chief describes it as a three story home the basement, main floor and attic space which appears to have been converted into a lot of area where the young woman was who did not make it out alive. >> they did find one patient

on the third floor attic space. they were able to retrieve her out and bring her out to the air. once she was out of the structure she was being assessed, cpr initiated, later the patient was determined to have passed. >> reporter: the deputy chief couldn't tell me the cause of death he did tell me two others were hurt and have been taken to the hospital treated for burp and smoke injuries. they -- for burn and smoke injuries. they don't know where fire started or how. that's what investigators will have to determine. investigators looking into whether or not there were working smoke detectors in the home. there were eight people living or staying inside this home. there are five others remaining who the red cross is on scene helping them find shelter. katie marzullo, abc7 news.

developing news, san francisco fire investigators will be sorting through the debris this morning after yesterday's massive fire along the waterfront at a pier that will be developed for the america's cup race. amy hollyfield is live at pier 29. we were able to drive up the embarcadero this morning. >> reporter: you can drive on the embarcadero this morning. but, there's a good chance people are going to slow to look at what is left. they have fenced off the area. there are still huge chunks of the facade lying on the sidewalk they roped that off during the fire and called it the collapsed zone. today firefighters will concentrate on what is left looking for the fire's cause. the fire was huge, pier 29 has 115,000 square feet of warehouse space. firefighters used every water source that was available, including water from the bay to knock this down as quickly as they could. the building was empty, no one

was hurt during this fire. several tourists and a lot of locals gathered to watch and take pictures of the fire. the embarcadero was shutdown in both directions which caused a huge traffic problem in the area. firefighters dealt with this four alarm fire. >> crews did a phenomenal job containing the fire to the front building it didn't spread to the adjacent buildings or the rear structure. we have a fire boat in the rear of the structure. >> reporter: this pier is being converted into a center for spectators for next year's america's cup race. welders were in the building earlier, no one was here at the time of the fire. a spokeswoman says the fire will not impact plans they look forward to moving ahead with the construction of the america's cup village here at piers 27 and 29. here's a live picture of the embarcadero things are moving

without problems. they've opened up all lanes. this bike lane, a section of the fence is spilling on to the road a little it could be an issue for bikers later today and looky lous might pause the fence does jut out the chunks are something to see lying in a heap what is left. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. in a few hours testimony in the trial of a man charged with bating the priest he says molested him and his brother when they were children will resume in a san jose courtroom. 44-year-old william lynch is accused of beating the father in 2010 at a retirement home for priests. yesterday the prosecutor said evidence will show the father abused lynch when he was

7-years-old. she said the priest would likely lie about it. later the priest was call to the stand and denied molesting the two boys. >> not only did they give us a warning they were going to put on perjury testimony, then lindner denies he molested mr. lynch or her brother. >> the district torn says the molestation did not give lynch the right to track down his abuser and punch him repeatedly. this morning closing arguments set to again in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. the defense rested yesterday without calling the former penn state assistant coach to the stand to dispute charges that he molested 10 boys over a decade. sandusky's consisted of character witnesses who dreaded his reputation including his ex-wife who said she never saw her former husband do anything inappropriate with children. sandusky faces 51 criminal counts.

if convicted he could be sent to prison for rest of his life. family of a berkeley man killed by intruder setting stage for lawsuit widow and children of peter cukor filed a wrongful death claim against the city. he was killed in february after calling 911 to report an intruder. the family claims he was told by a dispatcher that help was on the way but the dispatcher never intended to send it and told an officer not to spoken. city of berkeley has not responded to requests from abc7 news for comment. this morning, oakland mayor quan's office is admitting the city's crime epidemic goes well beyond the 100 blocks she has repeatedly claimed were the most dangerous. mayor quan's top aide says the key statistic the mayor used to sell her program was inflated. recent study found quan as 100 block plan only covers 17% of

homicides and shootings. police would need to focus on 1300 blocks to reduce violence. it says the mayor only learned the figure was incorrect last week. i knew to expect cooler weather today. >> mike told us that. >> the drizzle a little. >> did that surprise mike? >> not mike but me. >> mentioned it yesterday, yeah thanks for remembering. >> sorry about that buddy. >> clear inland, fog around santa rosa, otherwise cloudy along the coast and spilling into the bay there is drizzle as the next couple of nights strong sea breeze back in the forecast. lowest visibility santa rosa because of fog here along half moon bay mainly cloudy rest of us are okay i expect flight arrival delays into sfo probably not oakland and san jose.

gulf of alaska, low to our west reinvigorating the sea breeze 10 to 20° cooler today, 57 half moon bay mid to upper 60s bay shore low to mid 70s inland this cooler weather is going to hang around through the weekend. breezy again tomorrow, temperatures in the mid 70s inland tomorrow, saturday and sunday, upper 60s to near 70 around the bay as you head into sunday. near 60 at the coast. temperatures below average, welcome to summer. first check of traffic here's sue. pretty light out there. good morning east shore freeway headlights headed westbound roadwork in the eastbound direction, no significant slowing as they get that picked up shortly. high winds we have a wind advisory san mateo bridge, golden gate bridge clear of fog heading out of the waldo tunnel. fire reporting intersection blocked marina at ashby in

berkeley due to the crews on scene you are in that intersection you have to get around it. sunday gay pride parade in san francisco, golden gate ferry announcing an early special event 8 lone 45 leaving larkspur terminal getting into san francisco for that 10:30 parade start. roadwork 101 through marin, southern marin and roadwork in the east bay 68 note san ramon valley will be picked up by 6 a.m.. 4:40 right now. next, unbending the rules. governor brown makes an about face in a move to put california's high speed rail system on the fast track. >> privacy vs. enforcing the law. you better watch yourself around high-tech cameras that snap a picture of your license plate.

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welcome back. looking out from the roof cam at bay bridge, one of the longest days of the year cooling trend on the the way. sue has traffic. here's kristen. first full day of summer. >> yeah. more news. governor blount backing down from his controversial proposal to protect the bullet train project from injunctions requested by environmental groups. brown's staff indicated he would scrap exceptions for the high speed rail project. the governor is asking legislature for six billion dollars to start construction as early as december. lawmakers will decide early next week. it appear the stand was jeopardizing support for the project from environmentalists as well as labor unions and big engineering firms.

a judge has decided not to overturn suspend shuns of dozen of -- suspensions of dozens of students the judge rule the right to due process for the 67 seniors was not violated but call the punishment by the district harsh. the judge says he could review the case again if the high school doesn't allow students to make up missed final if they are denied college admission for loses scholarships. they were not allowed to attend graduation because they were suspended for spraying the school with graffiti. bay area lawmaker stopped his efforts to regulate how personal information collected by license plate scanning technology is stored. according to california watch, unit of the center for investigative reporting. the high-tech cameras are used by law enforcement agencies to scan license plates for stolen cars. palo alto senator has proposed a bill in march after an

investigation showed a private company recorded more than half billion records on drivers using those license plate readers. the senator says he didn't have the votes to get the bill passed. still ahead, surprising turn in the presidential race. who a new poll says would win in a big way if the election were held today. >> gentleman pregnancy and drinking. surprising new study that challenges a common belief about what you should be drinking or not drinking when pregnant. while we enjoy cooler weather today. people on the other side of the nation are not. they are baking. latest on a record breaking heatwave, cababababababababababq

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111 phoenix, 10 3 boston. near -- 103 boston, near 100 new york and d.c.. 76 seattle, 81 portland. flight departure delays out of newark everything else quiet. [ inaudible ] this morning confusion continues in egypt. election authorities say they are delaying the announcement of the winner of the presidential election but not giving a date supreme elections commission says it will be looking into hundreds of complaints presented by rival candidates who are both claiming victory. they include hosni mubarak's prime minister. still no word on the condition of mubarak. security officials say he's in

a coma but off life support. new poll shows president obama opening a significant lead overhis likely republican opponent mitt romney in the presidential race. poll shows 53% of likely voters support mr. obama even though the public gives him low marks on handling the economy. 40% support rom the former massachusetts governor has yet to repair damage done to his image during the gop primaries. more than half surveyed say romney is more out of touch with average americans compared with 36% who say the president is more out of touch. florida police chief who was strongly criticized for his handling of the investigation into the killing of trayvon martin has been fired. city manager says chief bill lee lost the respect of city officials and confidence of the community. he was criticized for not immediately arresting george zimmerman for shooting martin. the teenager's family says they respect the decision.

lee will receive three months severance and one week's salary bay area cooling-off, hot and humid across much of the nation. northeast breaking records to maine. >> reporter: at least a dozen states remain under heat warning as temperature records are shattered if the midwest to the northeast. >> above normal for most of the country especially into the central states where there's been expanding drought and especially southwest which has been suffering through a very rough wildfire season. >> reporter: many chicago residents flocked to the beach for the third straight day hoping to find relief. >> in the water. not just your feet in the water, -- >> reporter: saginaw, michigan energy substation broke down leaving many without power for several hours. >> just being in there and leave my windows open and try not to do too much. >> reporter: farmers are worried the heat and lack of

rain will devastate crops. in new york city, a thermometer on the roof of abc hit 120°. officials in the big apple scrambled to get emergency cooling shelters open. parents are worried about children who have one more week of school. many in classrooms that are not air conditioned. >> it would be nice to have a cool room so they can focus. >> reporter: even the animals at the zoo are finding ways to keep cool. tigers were thrown meat-flavored popsicles. most of the mid atlantic and northeast can expect hotter temperatures before getting relief by the weekend. paula farris, abc news, new york. in colorado firefighters ramp up attack on a blaze. the fire started june 9th, now the largest in state history. it is 55% contained. officials believe it could be

weeks or months before the fire is controlled. estimated 19 million dollars damage. that includes 189 homes that is a state record in colorado. >> here in the bay area, our fire danger seems to be getting lower by the minute. >> especially with the drizzle, cooler conditions even though it is breezy, not going to be 90 anywhere today like yesterday we'll be lucky if we see 80. good morning here's a look at dawn doesn't that look beautiful, sun coming up, a few stars still hanging out in the early morning sky from mount tamalpais this morning. doppler picking up the drizzle along the coast. very, very fine, other than that quiet let's talk about the 24 hour temperature change. concord 23° cooler today. san jose 21. 19 santa rosa, fremont 18. oakland 16. san francisco 15. even though we lose one second

of sunshine today, we are losing 15 to 23° compared to yesterday. let's talk about microclimates. drizzle along the coast 5:00 this morning some trying to spill into the peninsula clouds through noon sunshine east bay valleys and santa clara valley then the clouds hang around the bay especially the coast 50s, 60s and 70s. going to be more than 20° cooler in some spots east bay valleys low to mid 70s, air conditioner yesterday, forget about it today. as far as east bay shore, clouds hanging out during the afternoon. low to mid 60s until you get into more sunshine the farther south you go, 67 in fremont. 69 milpitas low to mid 70s south bay partly cloudy peninsula mid to upper 60s clouds along the coast even possibility of drizzle mid to upper 50s there near 60 downtown and south

san francisco lucky if we get to that mid to upper 50s north bay coast inland upper 60s to low 70s low to mid 60s monterey bay with sunshine in the northern parts of the bay low to mid 70s inland. as far as athletics go they won again they help the giants out 4-1, three-hitter last night, 12:35 first pitch, 60 up to 63° that's it, cool weather inland sacramento 81. 76 tahoe. 97 fresno, 107 palm springs, 75 in l.a. today. tonight more drizzle along the coast temperatures mainly under a cloudy sky low to mid 50s. we stay below average with mid 50s to near 60 along the coast through sunday near 70 around the bay mid 70s inland slow warming trend next week. good morning. if you are getting up and headed towards the bay bridge

toll live look metering lights off. traffic flowing smoothly on the incline and upper deck into san francisco. golden gate still very light southbound. they have four lanes coming out of the waldo tunnel. roadwork in southern marin that in a second. as you head down the waldo grade two lanes due to load work elsewhere we have our crew at the 2900 block of marina and ashby with a fire that intersection blocked if you are in the berkeley area roadwork southbound 101 to sausalito one lane southbound you will find significant slowing through that area as they get the roadwork picked up. eastbound highway 4 roadwork lover ridge until 5:30. no significant -- slowing westbound from antioch on your drive towards pittsburg.

one of america's most iconic artists has died. painter leroy neiman passed away in manhattan yesterday. best known for miss mustache, broad strokes and painting some of the world's biggest sporting events. cause of death has not been announced. leroy neiman was 91 years of age. new study challenging long held belief that pregnant women should not drink any alcohol. more than 1600 pregnant women drank one to eight drinks a week the study looked at children five years after they were born and found kids did not perform any worse on organizational and i.q. tests than children whose mothers did not drink at all many doctors disagree and recommend expectant mothers to be better safe than sorry. >> we know alcohol is a toxin

and can affect neurologic development my answer is don't consume any alcohol at all for the 40 weeks you are pregnant. >> we know some pregnant women do drink. surveys show 30% of expectant moms consume some alcohol during their pregnancy. we continue to follow breaking news in the east bay, firefighters on the scene of a fatal fire overnight. katie marzullo will have the latest from the scene. the protests people who own a share of google will face today when they gather for the shareholders' meeting. why it may soon be a little easier to find a cab in san francisco when you most need it.