>> announcer: this is abc7 with breaking news. good morning i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. our breaking news is in san francisco, firefighters have contained a brushfire. katie marzullo is live at the scene. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with fire dispatch. it is out, contained it is here at stern grow. video, decent flames out here, 2 a.m. the fire department got a call there was a fire. when the crew arrived they realized they were going to need more help. the fire was burning in a canyon closer to the what know that -- winona side of stern grow. fire department not giving specifics there was a homeless

encampment nearby. firefighters did tell the cameraman on the scene they were looking for someone they wanted to make sure that someone was okay. certainly sounds like they believe a human was at the center of this fire and they were looking for that person. they did not find that person. you can see flames in the leaves, stayed on the ground did not get up to the trees. one acre was burned. take a look at this, last week stern grove launched its free outdoor summer concert series that just kicked off, celebrating 75 years they have a lot of performances in the outdoor ampitheater. 14,000 people typically show up for those events. that is something that was kicked off last sunday. moving forward this sunday as well, not impacted by this fire this morning.

katie marzullo, abc7 news. right now the coast guard is searching san francisco bay for a person mo fell into the water at pier 32. -- amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with the latest. >> reporter: they got the call a little before 11:00 last night. the coast guard has been searching all night. i'm hoping we have video to show you. they launched two coast guard boats overnight and the san francisco fire boat was out there as part of the search. no sign of this man. the man's friend told police he saw his friend at the end of pier 32, he was leaving himself, the man looked away. when he looked back he says his friend was again. no one saw him in the water but the report came in that it is believed that he fell in. a security guard who was out here also part of the search told us that the man reported that his friend was drunk.

they went to the giants game and they were returning to their car parked at pier 32. police were told the man is wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans. the coast guard tells me as soon as the sun comes up they will rae says whether to continue their -- they will reassess whether to continue their search. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. this morning, prominent san francisco gay rights activist larry brinkin is facing child pornography charges. the 66-year-old was(n%éz arrestd friday and booked into jail he's now out on bail. he retired from the city's human rights commission two years ago. police seized computers, videos and a floppy disc from his home. police launched an investigation after getting a tip from the los angeles police department. right now, martinez police looking for a man who crashed

his car into a goodyear store after a chase 10:30 last night. we brought you the story at 11. the black honda crashed into the goodyear store on alhambra avenue the car burst into flames after the collision. investigators were trying to pull over a wanted suspect the man reportedly assaulted someone with a baseball bat earlier in the evening. this morning two suspects in custody after a reported kidnapping in san pablo. sheriffs focused on a house on michelle drive. they set up a crime scene at the neighborhood last night. detectives are saying little about their investigation. two men were detained for questioning in connection with the case and they are talking to a woman. pittsburg firefighters think a child playing with matches started a fire that burned down the family house leaving 11 homeless the father heard the smoke alarm and saw his children running from the house he went in to find his

son's bed engulfed in flames, this happened 2:00 yesterday afternoon the fire generated a lot of smoke which firefighters say hampered their efforts that smoke was visible to ers on the highway near bay, -- to drivers on the highway nearby, but no one was hurt. central valley town about 85 miles east of san francisco faces a projected 26 million dollar deficit. stockton has lost tax revenue with the second highest housing foreclosure rate in the nation. generous retirement plans and expensive city investments have added to the burden. midnight deadline has passed spokesperson says negotiations were confidential and will not be announced if the city fails to reach a deal stockton's lawyers could file for bankruptcy protection as early as tomorrow. the investigation into

that massive building fire that disrupted bart's transbay service for several hours last month is headed in a new direction. agents finished looking through the debris at the site of the fire yesterday. for the past four days investigators from the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms have been going through mounds of debris looking for the cause of the blaze. they brought in a k-9 fire and rescue team from portland to look for suspicious combustible liquids. >> if we find something in an area we are not sure that the ignition temperatures of those products in that area doesn't match up with the ignition sources. >> atf agents will take their investigation to a crime analysis lab in walnut week where they will go through 400,000 pounds of evidence collected at the scene >> san francisco police went undercover wearing dodger blue to root out troublesome fans during last night's game.

40 fans were there thrown out of the game for misconduct, no arrests. staffers say recent problems are due to alcohol consumption. fans tell us the brian stow incident changed things. >> less heckling. [ inaudible ] >> changed in general, all ballparks not just at dodger stadium. i think it brought those type of incidents to the forefront, unfortunately. >> by the way, that dodgers fan is a los angeles police officer who patrols dodger stadium he says this was his second time wearing the dodger blue at at&t park and he has never had a problem. the giants won last night 8-0. san francisco will honor giants pitcher matt cain who threw that perfect game, the

ceremony will be tonight mayor lee will present him with a key to the city. cain pitched the only perfect game in giants' history two weeks ago when he retired 27 batters, 14 strike outs, cain shut out astros 10-0 in that game. starting noon today ac transit giving away passes for eight days worth of free rides between east bay and san francisco passes will be handed out at temporary terminal in if until 2:00 this afternoon. -- only new transbay riders are eligible. a savings of $4.10y each way. ac transit promoting transbay service which provides more than 500 bus trips each weekday between the san francisco transbay terminal and east bay. i feel like michael finney, free, a deal.

>> kristen's tuesday free stuff. >> can't match michael. >> another michael is here back to work, mike nicco with the weather. thank you, good to see you. live doppler showing clear sky this morning, visibility unlimited even out towards the coast. a few clouds looks like sunny start to our day, sunshine and warmer weather throughout the afternoon. mainly 40s to mid 50s through the 7:00 hour. noon temperatures mid to upper 50s along the coast into san francisco mid to upper 60s san rafael bay shore south bay. north bay and east bay valleys low to mid 70s. low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco, upper 60s to low 70s around the bay at 4:00. mid to upper 70s, 81 fairfield and antioch at 4:00, temperatures fall book into the 60s and 70s, 58 at half moon bay by 7:00.

-- wednesday through friday near normal, that means low to mid 80s inland, low to mid 70s around the bay, low 60s at the coast. here's sue with traffic. good morning. earlier accident on the san mateo bridge, that is now cleared live shot those taillights headed westbound earlier accident was cleared by the toll plaza in the eastbound direction. everything is moving well now, no problems. issue northbound 680 in the walnut creek area at south main with a stalled big rig blocking right lane. pardon me southbound 680 before south main stalled big rig two right lanes blocked with that stall. roadwork still out both directions through marin southbound 101 between greenbrae and mill valley northbound as well that repaving work should be cleared out between 5:30 and 6:00 this morning.

typical eastbound highway 4 roadwork blocking loveridge ramp detour around that. alameda county fair back in action today in pleasanton burnell and 680 traffic during fair hours. 4:41. next, it is nothing new, renting in san francisco can be very expensive. new information on who is driving up the cost of living. graffiti vs. graffiti. new tactic to combat unwanted vandalism. mistake that has elementary school kids crying foul. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen.

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section the eastern span of the bay bridge still under construction but isn't it beautiful? real contrast there. we are following traffic as well as weather, both of them coming up. new tech boom bringing workers back to san francisco and that is driving up rental prices. tech workers moving from new york and boston are having a difficult time finding housing in the south of market neighborhood near companies like zynga and twitter. one potential renter says the market is more cut throat than manhattan. one bedroom apartment listed at $3100 a machine snapped up 20 minutes after an open -- a month snapped up 20 minutes after an open house. boston couple wound up paying $3500 a month for a two bedroom apartment. one street in the mission fighting tagging with tagging. lilac alley was the scene of vandalism, drug use and other activities. instead of covering up the walls with white which attracts taggers they are

covering them up with art. some of it by the same people who used to tag those walls. >> as a kid i was running around these alleyways, of course vandalizing. >> since i've been painting with these cats my whole life has improved as an artist, as a human being. [ laughing ] >> and it is working! taggers say they don't like to vandalize work done by them and their role models. big mistake wiped out a san francisco mural that took elementary students two years to make. this is what is left of the students' artwork. last month they finished their colorful artwork during a renovation at the school, workers pained over the the mural with yellow primer. school officials are trying to figure out if the mural can be saved. their best hope to have students retrace the original drawings that still show

through the thin coat of paint. 4:45. still ahead, new information on when jeopardy host alex trebek will return after a mild heart attack. we are monitoring tropical storm debby as it drenches florida, continues to move slowly new warnings from state officials this morning. new help for kids suffering from attention deficit disorder. when your child starts medication can be key to fighting disease. computer profiling why you could be paying more for your hotel stay 3q

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welcome back. warmer weather on the way. still breezy an along the coast low to mid 60s there to san francisco, mid 70s to near 80 inland. heatwave moving through the

center of the country 102 denver and dallas, 91 salt lake mild to the east 70s and 80s 90s to 100s heading that way if you are staying along the east coast be prepared for warmer weather. all major airports on time rain around seattle and portland debby around florida could cause delays use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. 4:49 now. the oldest grandson of william randolph hearst has died he was board chairman of the corporation he died of complications from a stroke yesterday at stanford university medical center he was chairman of a privately held media conglomerate that dates back 125 years when his grandfather took over the san francisco examiner. he led the company more than 50 years.

he was 84-years-old. jeopardy host alex trebek will be able to take a walk this morning when he wakes up in los angeles. a spokesperson says trebek is recovering well from a mild heart attack last weekend. he's in good spirits as doctors complete their tests and he's now this in -- now in a regular room. he's expected back at work when the new season of "jeopardy" against in july. orbitz showing mac users higher priced hotel rooms than pc users. mac users spend up to 30% more a night for hotel rooms than pc users. orbit says mac people are 40% more likely to book a four or five star hotel. the group says mac owners make an average $90 eight,000 a

year compared to $75,000 for pc owners. heavy rains forced more than 300 out of their homes near vancouver, british columbia. destroyed several homes and washed several cars downstream. tap water from the town has been contaminated. officials had to bring tanks of drinking water. tropical storm debby continues to whoever in the gulf of mexico raking florida's gulf coast with high winds and rain promising to do more of the same today in no hurry to make landfall until tomorrow night. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: tropical storm debby's torrential rainfall is causing chaos for millions of floridians a state of emergency remains in effect debby parked off florida's coast the fear is denching rain could top two feet over the next few days. >> sitting out there churning.

>> reporter: conditions have caused one death and forced evacuations. this coast guard video shows rescue of a family air lived to safety. >> kind of like on a rollercoaster ride, your stomach flips. >> reporter: rain and wind storms left tens of thousands without power, one county south tallahassee saw more than continues of rain in the last 24 hours. tampa entire neighborhoods sub-- submerged. >> i never thought the road i drive on we would be paddling up and down it. >> reporter: massive sinkhole damaged a bridge in ocala, florida, officials shutdown a bridge which leads to vacation island south of the panhandle. despite rain and wind some tourists in panama city stayed. >> we were a little scared. >> reporter: when the emergency -- with the governor's emergency declaration florida with waive or suspend certain laws, neighbors are encouraged to care for each other. >> everybody needs to be cautious. they don't anything for

granted. >> reporter: urgent warning as the storm slowly marches across the florida coast. tahman bradley, abc news. time for a check on the weather. >> this is not moving mike. >> not really. debby is still a tropical storm winds around 45 miles per hour not the big worry. the fact that it is not moving still spinning, churning up the ocean and dropping thunderstorms on the same areas parched areas no doubt, very dry areas that need the rain but not this much this quickly. notice how the storms aren't wrapping around debby counterclockwise area of high pressure west and northerly wind compressing the rain into southern georgia and northern florida that's where i would expect the flooding to be. here at home, look at this sutro looking down on san francisco to the bay looks clear this morning over in the east bay hills doppler showing the clear sky at home.

stepping out upper 40s in santa rosa napa everybody else mid to upper 50s except half moon bay and los gatos 51. monterey bay inland low to mid 50s. sunshine today even out to the coast. warmer temperatures by four to eight degrees. a few clouds at the coast tonight clear for rest of us overnight, near average highs once we warm up to them tomorrow should last through the weekend. they will be changes -- there will be changes close to average mid 70s to near 80 east bay valleys berkeley 68. south bay mid to upper 70s with san jose 76. 67 millbrae otherwise low to mid 70s peninsula. low to mid 60s coast mid 60s downtown and south san francisco north bay valleys mid to upper 70s, sun and low 60s at beaches, 64

monterey, near 80 inland to gilroy. around the state stray shower possible eureka 59. 65 tahoe. low to upper 70s around san diego and l.a., nearly 110 in palm springs. 8-0 win last night, breezes taper tonight 7:15 first pitch. a few upper 40s around cloverdale and santa rosa and suz cent rest of us low to mid 50s, you saw those clouds. near the mid 80s all the way through most of the weekend inland mid 70s around the bay, low 60s at the coast. good morning. live shot of walnut creek southbound 680 towards highway 24, further on at south main a stalled big rig blocking the two right lanes we'll update in a second. live look at toll stkarbg pretty sky, sun starting to

come up, nice commute into san francisco no metering lights upper deck smooth sailing incline through the tunnel. earlier problem in marin roadwork both directions now cleared out of lanes. giants-dodgers 15 southbound 680 three right lanes with big rig at south main hopefully they will be getting a tow truck in there. we'll update that on our next report. some health news. early drug treatment for kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may help them maintain studies. researchers in iceland tracked 12,000 students there, they took standardized tests in the 4th and 7th grades scores for children without adhd changed little children with adhd saw scores slip. those who started medication at an earlier age saw scores

slip less. 4:56. next, two breaking news stories in san francisco, rescuers are searching the bay for a person who fell into the water. also, early morning fire in stern grove. >> new questions in the case of a south bay priest attacked by a man who claims he was molested by the priest what the judge could decide after a stunning courtroom development. warning for fire department for residents in an east bay community how you can save fire stations from closing. latest san francisco tech company to be snatched up by software giant what microsoft sees in yammer. our cloud is not soft and fluffy.

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