>> announcer: right now breaking news. firefighters in san francisco battling a big fire in a five story apartment building this is a live picture that fire start add hour ago. located between leavenworth and geary in the tenderloin. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. mark matthews is at the >> reporter: the seven story build something a block and a half from where we are now. that i closed off leavenworth from ellis up to o'farrell the fire started 10:00 this morning. there are 120 firefighters on

the scene. i counted 20 fire engines and trucks and ambulances responding to this blaze that began on the first floor of this residential apartment house. week see that they are cutting into the 7th floor, into the roof of this 7th floor building they think the fire started on the first floor that i been pouring water down trying to get water inside this billing. one 84-year-old woman was transported to the hospital. her son says as they were evacuating out of the building his mom breathed in some smoke, she is going to be okay. but they took her to the hospital because of her age and because smoke inhalation is one of those things they transport you to the hospital for. the fire began 10:00 this morning. there's expect that it may have been in one bathrooms on the first floor that's what residents told me.

firefighters want to get people on he have i floor firefighters on every floor to check out the damage. right now they are just penetrating the roof trying to get at this fire. >> that's what we know right now from ellis and leavenworth, the fire on the 500 block of leavenworth, 120 firefighters responding. they think it will take an hour, maybe two before they open up the street. they have it under control at this point. mark matthews, abc7 news. meantime, breaking news in oakland. police are searching for a man who flashed a gun at a woman outside kaiser hospital a short time ago. a man in his mid 30s got off an ac transit bus and started a conversation with her. he lifted up his shirt and showed her a gun in his waistband then took off. there's a heavy police press expense in the area now. stinking -- stunning new s

in the trial accused of beating a priest. william lynch testified he punched father gerald lindner for allegedly molesting lynch and his brother. katie marzullo is live outside the courthouse. >> reporter: it is a long and detailed story right out of the gate the d.a. related her case against william lynch. then lynch took the stand. right away he admitted that he did hit father jerry lindner. he said, "i don't want to insult the jury." his attorney took him back to 1947 to that camping trying he -- trip he took involving families that where he says he met father jerry as they called him for the first time. he went into graphic testimony about what he says was rape and molestation that happened in father jerry's tent between father jerry and both he and his brother, several times during his testimony he broke

down crying with his head in his hands, it was clear it was difficult for him to talk blood pressure. he says father jerry threatened to kill him and his family if he ever told. he says that is why he did not tell until he was in his 20s. he and his brother talked to his parents. will lynch said he decided he needed to do more. he wanted father jerry often streets. he tried to get charges filed, he was told the statute of limitations was up. the civil suit settled. will lynch on to get therapy and tried to get locked from what he said he was frozen in time because of what happened this is when he started describing the fight he had with the priest. he says he went to sacred heart in los gatos he knew the priest was there. he admitted using a fake name and premise to get in and get access to father jerry. he says when he was alone with him, he asked him, do you know

who i am? the priest said no the fight began shortly after that. len. testifying he saw the same look in the priest's eyes that he saw in the day and he felt threatened, but he told the priest to take his glasses off, then he swung at him, he did hit him, a fight ensued. he said at one point father lindner had his hands around will's neck and when it stopped when a staffer came in and he realized what he was doing. the judge took a brief recess after that will lynch is back on the stand right now and he's being cross-examined. katrina rusk is inside she will bring reports on what happened next, later. katie marzullo, abc7 news. from the south bay to north bay in fairfield police want to know if there are more victims of abuse after arresting a pastor on child molestation accusations going back two decades. police arrested 65-year-old

robert ruark. investigators say he molested at least five children dating back to 1994. they say the crimes happened at the church and in some cases ruark took naked pictures of the children. antioch police say a man they shot and killed in front of his home, wanted to die and gave officers no choice. 30 few-year-oldpt denny gonzalez called 911 thursday afternoon saying he wanted to kill himself, a cop or may have already done so when officers got there he came out of his garage, down his driveway armed with a hand again. gonzalez refused to drop -- drop the gun and fired one round at officers police shot and killed him. san francisco suspended sheriff headed for a showdown with the man who suspended

him. mayor ed lee expected to testify at the ethics commission hearing today about ross mirkarimi. amy hollyfield joins us outside city hall with today's testimony. mirkarimi was on the stand again today. >> reporter: yes, he's been on all morning. ross mirkarimi publicly said he didn't think domestic violence was a public matter he thought it was a private family matter advocates for domestic violence victims took him to task for that they got a billboard saying isn't a private matter. today on the stand he admitted that he does not think it is a private family matter. but, most of the morning was focused on whether ross mirkarimi and his wife tried to cover-up this incident. attorneys spent a lot of attention on calls and text messages between mere peer's wife, campaign manager and next door neighbor and calls and texts placed to mirkarimi. it was a flurry of activity. at one point eliana lopez tells the neighbor ivory

madison she has changed her mind, she wants to tkro talk to a doctor. today mirkarimi says he wasn't part of any of those conversations. it want until late in the day he spoke to his wife and learned she made a video with the neighbor showing the bruise on her arm and police would be called. >> she had made mention of a video which i just learned about for the first time. and she was very concerned, very, very concerned and wanted to come and meet me and talk with me. just trying to absorb it all. process what was happening. but it was very -- but i was very clear with my wife, i remember the quote that i said to her, i said this bell you can't unring this bell. and we must follow through with this process. >> reporter: mirkarimi was

once again greeted by loyal support earth who continued to pact room for him. i asked who they are? one man said he's a san francisco resident concerned about the electoral process. another woman told me she is mirkarimi's aunt. many of the people in the crowd made disapproval proving sounds when the attorney would ask questions they thought was inappropriate so much so a panel member had to reprimand the crowd. the questioning is going long this morning. mayor lee is scheduled to testify they thought would get up there 11:00 this morning, that didn't happen. he is expected to take the stand today. he does not that i mirkarimi should keep his job as sheriff. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. still ahead, toyota's problems with one expected acceleration won't go away. new vehicles added to a worldwide recall. a flight attendant who flew off the handle, so to speak, while on the

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> toyota is adding two lexus suv's to its recall. 154,000 lexus rx-450 h and rs s, v's from 10 the gas pedals can back -- become trapped by floor mats causing the vehicles to accelerate unexpectedly. officials say drivers should remove the floor mat and have vehicles checked. 14 million vehicles recalled globally. faa investigating after a flight attendant lashed out at

passengers who were furious about a few hour flight delay and the whole thing was caught on video. >> american eagle flight attendant confronted passengers monday. port authority police came onboard and serrano was removed from the flight. at least three other families or three families also -- >> i don't feel safe with him. >> i don't feel safe with him on the plane. >> the flight was eventually cancelled. american eagle apologized. it also released an e-mail from a first class passenger defending serrano blaming the incident on fellow passengers. >> my goodness. meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. the weekend is here and what do we have in store? more of the same. warmer weather on the way. we'll get rid of clouds i'll

tell you when and your forecast for the game and the county fair. also, the big announcement this morning from super couple tom cruise and katie holmes. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney, six flags in vallejo, new six million dollar superman ride will mean super profits for the park. keep it here you are about to ,

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more stubborn, cooler this afternoon, clouds come back tonight will bring drizzle. if you want warmer afternoons, next week a lot of people off because of the holiday. today one degree warmer in san francisco, hayward and san jose about the same, one to three to five degrees cooler in oakland, concord and santa rosa, sunsets 8:35. low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco, clouds a little more sticky low to mid 70s bay shore, a few 80s east bay valleys near gilroy low to mid 70s monterey bay, monterey sunshine and 65. heading over to the alameda county fair, the sun is out, 79 in the next hour. nice breeze will make it feel comfortable this afternoon 82°. when the evening guest activities begin 74°, clouds -- start coming over the hills almost like a big wave. if you are heading towards the

giants game at&t park five shut outs, why not go for it. 62° at the beginning, 7:15 first pitch dropping to 66 increase in clouds. tonight green is all over the place very, very light radar returns or drizzle, those temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. sierra sunshine around tahoe and low to mid 70s mid 80s around yosemite. southern california mid 70s l.a., upper 60s in san diego both with afternoon sun. tomorrow the coolest day clouds slower to reveal sunshine tomorrow then start to pick up and the sea breeze will start to calm next week that's why we have mid to upper 80s inland mid 70s at the bay, mid 60s at the coast next week >> one of hollywood's most powerful couples splitting. abc news has confirmed tom cruise and katie holmes are

getting a divorce after five years of marriage. tmz is reporting holmes is asking for sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter suri. she reportedly filed the documents yesterday in new york. six flags in vallejo is debutting a new ride tomorrow a lot riding on it. the park betting five million dollars new superman flight ride will have profits soaring to new heights. terry mcsweeney tested it out for us. >> reporter: it lasts less than one minute, it uses every second of that time to leave an impression. >> takes up, back and up and around tallest inversion west of the mississippi at 15 stories. >> reporter: easy to laugh when you are done riding there are moments during the ride when you are too topsy-turvey to do much laughing. starts out at 42 miles an hour, 10 seconds later you have

stopped then go 62 miles per hour how it reaches that speed is another thing that makes the ride unique. >> we use something similar to what you would do with magnets with children where they repel we bush and pull against the train to get it to move forward and backward. 63 miles an hour. >> reporter: a lot of magnets. >> a lot of power. >> reporter: i can say the superman ultimate flight is short but not short on thrills. the folks here at six flags are hoping the six million dollar superman ride pays big for the park. they don't have a lot of recent track record to go on they haven't brought major ride to this park in 10 years. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. he got paid to do that. >> i know and his hair still looks good after going up side down. >> gentleman nex

welcome back. tell my wife i'm holding hands with flight recorder it. this is bella. tell us about bella. >> bella is one of our favorites at the shelter. volunteers and staff adore her. she is so good a well behaved she has some spunk in her approximately 2-years-old.

>> just a baby. >> yes. she acts like a big girl too. she is a little on the goofy side. >> nothing wrong with that. >> makes you laugh, but she laughs with you. >> okay. >> and she would make a good family pet maybe with kids that are approximately 8 years or older. >> great, we'll try to find her a home. you guys will be sad to see her go. alameda animal shelter call them. nice seeing you. >> you too. >> thanks. you can lay down, go ahead. >> thanks for joining us have >> thanks for joining us have a great day. captioned by closed captioning services, inc.