inlets looking for food. >> and this is one of the few dolphin that's will strand themselves searching fish. and they'll push them on the beach and they'll go n on to the beach and strand them selfs and the fact they're in very shallow water is not necessarily a concern. something like this is just out of the ordinary. >> this biologist says the dolphins live to be 30 to 40 years old. there is a large population that lives in monterey bay. the plan is to let the tide come in to it's fullest. the hope is that will give the bottle nose time to get out of here before the threat of low tide, which would be a problem for it even fits not in

distress before then. the water now is estimated to be about four to five feet deep, it's still all right. again we saw the bottle nose last headed into the right direction and then lost site of it here, it looks like he, or she might be heading back out to the bay. we'll keep you updated. >> that is an encouraging update, thank you. >> there is a heat wave underway that is very toasty inland. >> and there is a live picture of san francisco bay from our camera. you can see fog is just hanging right there along the water line. and spencer christian tells us the coast is the only cool spot today. >> our -- we're having problem

was the microphone, i'm going to talk about this. the temperature reached 99 degrees this afternoon in walnut creek, but that did not keep kids from playing baseball. and others hitting the pool while it was hot, nothing compared to the 1972, 40 years ago this, week when the mercury soared to 115 degree autos and these walkers and joggers were wise to hit lake merit. pg&e is asking us to cut back on power through 7:00 tonight. you can watch up on things and that would be a huge help. >> spencer is here with how hot it is. >> it's getting hotter, highs so far we haven't reached our peak but so far, it's 102 degrees in clover dale. 100 in antioch.

102 in livermore, 97 in concord. 97 in napa. and there is how much cooler sit at the coast. so only 59 so far in half moon bay. there hasn't been cooling influence moving beyond the coast. the fog is relatively shallow. so this is still warm around the bay. and today, i we will find out later. >> and this afternoon, the father of a man accused of murdering a morgan hill teenager was in court today. the judge found evidence to try him for sexual assault charges. garcia fernandez is the father of angeline garcia-torres arrested for the murder of sierra lamar. and we're live in morgan hill. karina. >> and right. the judge today found that the suspect was able to withheld

on 25 counts of sex abuse including seven counts of raping a young girl. >> garcia-fernandez is accused of repeatedly paiping a -- raping a family member between aichblgz zpif 14 years owed. his son is charged with murdering sierra lamar. the body of the 15-year-old has not been found. we are protecting the identity of garcia-fernandez now-adult victim. prosecutors say the sex assaults between 1990 and 2000 were horrific. the family learned of the accusations early on but he decided by swearing on a bible in front of the family including his young sochblt deputy district attorney says it's a common reaction. >> there will be a confrontation and during that confrontation, the abuser will deny, deny, and deny and deny. >> the victim finally came

forward last year, detectives say garcia-fernandez confessed to the crime and n.a reported phone conver skpaigs wrote an apology letter to the victim. >> we have his own words and we have his words coming out of his mouth. and through his hands on to paper. >> and many say criminal behavior by a father can expose and influence other family members. the prosecutors say both he and his son will be tried open facts in this case. >> in cases i've seen it's sometimes passed on and sometimes, not. it's and it's one of those things that is unpredictable just like sex abuse itself. >> and this judge found there is evidence to take this case. you'll hear where the victim took so many years before coming forward. in morgan hill, abc 7 news.

>> thank you. and a financial crisis led firefighters in east contra costa county to rely on mutual aid these days. they may not be getting as much help as needed in return. the east contra costa fire district covers the areas you can see here. and the district has been relying on the county to help in some emergencies but amy hollyfield explain that's system will now be limited. >> and and and and the fire says four fire agents to help the shrinking east fire district. but county decided that three engines is all they can send going forward. >> this is making sure we can provide enough coverage for our citizens. and this is just that we can't

always do that. >> the chief of east county says he's worried about what this will mean. >> we're going to lose houses and there are going to be major injuries. we're going to have different outcome autos voters rejected a parcel tax so july 1 officials closed half of the fire stations. there are now three engines and nine firefighters. in nine days of july, east county asked the county for 27 engines. county says it just can't continue to help at that pace. >> this is what they had to do. we've got to be preparing our self autos i think this is outrageous. as a taxpayer we need to find apartments, fully staffed and need emergency response time. >> and this amount of time to get there is going to be sig

fant, meaning more destruction. >> contra costa county says resources are thin so it has to use them wisely. there will be a tax in november, firefighters there are hoping voters will see what's happening here in east county and will vote to approve it. >> and firefighters are on high alert after a series of suspicious fires near kelly park. latest broke out this morning and we have the story from san jose. >> firefighters doused a smoking tree. the last hot spoft but they're not the first on the scene. >> there is a girl saying "fire!" and i turned around. >> he grabs co-workers and

shovel autos we ran quickly and saw the fire. we started to dig around. like we saw on tv how they do it. and starting digging and digging. >> firefighters finished this job. this new fire was within the burn area but the captain tells me it appears to be intentionally set. this same goes for three fires last night. >> there is different locations that it's sus spishus. i can tell you homeless encampments are a problem in the creek area. and. >> who ever is starting these fires this is a dangerous time, officials know the weather is not on their side. >> this is heat, days like this, humidity starts going down. the fire danger goes up. >> long before last night this

area has had a problem with homeless camps and fires. the captain says the fire department and police department are working to try to come up with a long term solution about this problem. we should learn more about that solution this week. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 something in chicken owe could be making you sick. after this. >> and also, coming up, app that can help you get out of a bad date. >> and michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. hear why just a little bit later. you can connect at facebook.com

checking healthy living news this afternoon, lingering infections in women that just won't go away could be caused by america's favorite food, chicken. overuse of antibiotics could be linked to bladder infections. that is the finding of a joint investigation. the infections are lasting longer because bacteria is more resistant. these so called super bugs are growing in chickens and being trance formed in the form of e coli. >> we're finding the same or related e coli in humans, infections and in retail meat stores but specifically chicken autos they protect healthy chickens from disease and help them grow bigger, faster. the chicken industry saying there is no study proving it transfers to human autos there is a toast to your health.

a study suggests women may benefit from moderate drinking. one study finds post menopausal women could slow their bone loss and another study shows they tee crease their risk for rheumatoid arthritis. and this also races the risk of breast cancer and obesity. >> there is an app that helps you ditch a bad date. it could have far-reaching consequences. we're here with the after the bell report. >> hi, dan. apple has abandoned a little-known rating system tracking the environmental impact of computers and helps governments and universities make purchasing decisions but now san francisco's 50 departments, 28,000 employees will no longer be able to use

funds to buy desk tops or monitors because this city's policy doesn't aplay to iphones or ipads. apple hopes to create the program several years ago. the company says products meet strict environmentalland standard autos and apple joining google and facebook to come up with mobile apps. and and this brings back companies and groups to start working on a code of conduct for informing users about the personal information apps collect and how it's used. and some fans are jersey shore, sponge bob scare pants found themselves in the dark today, almost to million lost via -- viea come's 26 channels

last night. and viacomm demanded the network be dropped. and elsewhere, yahoo may be with a board meeting today. l.a. times says februaries believed to be weighing the decision. and that is after scott thompson redesigned -- resigned amid allegations he misrepresented educational credentials on the resume. stocks continued their decline. last month, disappointed investors looking for signs of more stimus to boost the economy. and there are losses in apple and on google. and if you have ever been on a date that you know was not

going well, you wished your friend, your mom, anyone would call you so you had an excuse to leave. you're not alone there. is a new app now from e harmony called bad date rescue app that allows users to prearrange a fake call from one of his or her contacts and includes scripts for excuses such as your mom calling to tell you your sister having a baby or your boss asking for help on something immediately. it will fake a voice on the other end. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, dan, back to you. >> that is pretty diabolical. >> it's hot out there. >> there is to escape the heat you had to go to the coast. not only hot inland but warm around the bay as well. there is a live view from our sutro camera looking towards golden gate. you can see marine layer there.

there is a no cooling innuns from this fog beyond the coast itself. and there is a scorrcher. there are sunny skies everywhere else and it's hot. this is 102 in fairfield and is 02 in antioch. and 98 in concord. 92, fremont. and we've got 70s to 80s and low 90s around the bay. and 55 in half moon bay. we can expect another hot day inland but this will start cooling off around the coast and there is here is what's

happening in the atmosphere, there is a huge massive ridge of high pressure, hot air, i should say. hot air mass dominating western half of the nation. including bay area. so there is a cooler air mass that will bring us cooler days ahead. and they won't reach inland until friday. overnight, lows mild, mainly mid to upper 50s. ing if at the coast and there is tomorrow, again, another spare the air day. poor air quality inland z moderate at best into santa clara valley. let's take a look at highs for tomorrow into the south bay, mid up toer 80s. there are some 90s today. downtown 66 degrees tomorrow, highs mid to upper 80s.

there is 70s to 80s, inland east bay. hot again, tomorrow, upper 90s into other, warm locations. near the bay 70s near the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is low 90s inland and to the weekend only 80s inland. there are 70s around the bay. mid to upper 50s on the coast. we'll have one more day of phone shallly triple digit weather. >> and this is three books, four movies. more on how producers of "the hunger games" are extending the franchise. >> what mcdonalds is hoping to accomplish by exposing the details of the big mac special sauce. >> and clipper card abuse and resolutions.

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one of the biggest secrets of culinary history, special sauce on the big mac has gone viral. it's being done with mcdonald's blessing. they want to be more transparent with products and

the chef shows how you can make the sauce at home with every day ingrud yents. >> there is some store-bought mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish and yellow mustard, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. it helps with color a little bit. >> there you go. they sell 500 million big macs per year. the secret they want to know is the formula for coca-cola. >> i don't think they're going to demonstrate that one. >> the hunger games is extending it's franchise and gwyneth paltrow is standing up for a good cause. >> gwyneth palo is taking on the role as executive producer of the telethon stand up to

cancer calling it a global call to action and the previous leader was laura diskin, who lost her battle with cancer last year. the telethon aired september 7th here on abc. and barry manilow just donated a piano to a school district. and is offering concert tickets to those who follow in his league. >> lions gate announced the final book will be turned into two separate movies. there is up next is catching fire. and for everything else, including your comicon needs go to otrc.com.

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this is something mitt romney is not going to look back on as a favorite moment. members of the naacp booed the candidate when he promised to repeal what he calls obama care. >> any republican who addresses naacp knows he or she is entering into potential hostile territory. >> four years ago 9% of african american voters supported barack obama. so mitt romney knew goitsing to be a challenge.

he thanked the naacp for inviting him. >> i think the obama campaign doesn't think you're playing favorites. >> if you want a president make things better in the african american community you're looking at him. and you take a look. >> there was a smattering of boos but nothing like when he promised to eliminate all nonessential program he can find. >> that includes obama care. >> this booing went on 20 seconds. >> awkward moment for mitt romney. >> bruce cane says romney could have expect that had reaction. and possibly was counting on it mentioning it in that situation was a way for romney to prove that he had passed a similar plan in massachusetts, that he was willing to have the courage, stand up to an audience that knew it would be opposed to his position on the

affordable care act to use the term obama care to show he's going to repeal this when he got into office he says it's not uncommon but it's not clear that that was romney's intention. romney said he expected reaction and he also expects to chip away at the 96% support that president obama received from african american voters four years ago. >> and this is maybe grasping at straws at this point. i don't know. >> we'll hear from the chair of the republican party in san francisco. >> thank you. >> and just hours after mitt romney's appearance there, there is another bit of political theater played out in the house of representatives. for the 33 time republicans voted to appeal the president's health care plan. the votes strictly symbolic because democrats controlled the senate. >> bills making our economy

worse and making it harder to hire new worker autos people want us to create jobs that is what we should be using this time on the floor for. >> and there are republicans ensift it remains a priority. and there is a almost 50-50 split. >> homeowners now have some of the best foreclosure protection in the nation. governor brown signed a bill ending what he calls abusive home lending tactics, one of several signings state wide, banning lenders from seizing a home if the own jer trying to negotiate an alternative foreclosure. >> and this veming story. congressman jesse jackson

junior's office revealed he's being treated for mood disorder. it's the latest development into his hiatus from capitol hill. the illinois representative, who has been one of the most out spoken liberals has not spoken on the house floor since early may. the office said he had been treated for exhaustion. but now, staff members say his condition is more serious and requires care in an in patientent facility. >> hopefully he'll have an appropriate evaluation so we can share that information and i feel sad he finds himself having to be away from congress. >> this is just days after a former fund-raiser was arrested by the fbi after allegedly paying bribes to doctor autos the cdc has a new survival guide for one big

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dress blows the scene and sedatives to calm the nerves and perhaps some chocolate. >> and chocolate is good in any situation. and we're talking about wedding, nancy pelosi has proven she cannot only cut deal buzz can cut a rug. video shows the 72-year-old dancing at congressman barney frank's wedding. she twirled and swayed to "sharp-dressed man". >> she's got the move autos another one with moves for us is standing by with an update on the forecast. >> yes. there is spencer christian. >> please, slowly in the scene. don't venture into it. nationwide, looking at interesting weather, active weather in the east. thunderstorms over a good portion of the eastern third of the nation up and down the coast into the gulf coast and south. the heat shifted west.

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katie couric will launch her new show here on abc 7 and she's giving us a preview of what is still to come. >> katie you've been working on interesting stories. >> it has. and this has been the summer of girl power, we witnessed how one group of girls can have a real impact on the fashion inindustry starting with a 14-year-old girl from maine named julia bloom petitioning 17 -- "seven teen magazine" and that same

organization she works with which is called spark is setting it's sights on teen vogue saying photos present an unreal notion of beauty and has negative impact on vulnerable teen-aged girls. the group collected 28,000 signatures and a few girls staged a mock fashion today showed in times square including a red carpet. as the mother two of teen-aged girl who's feel pressure to look a certain way, i feel strongly about this and this is a kind of thing we'd like to address on our show come fall. when you hear statistics you'll understand why this is so important. dunne a recent study showed three out of four girls feel depressed after spending just three minutes looking through a fashion magazine and nearly half of the girls wish they were as skinny as models in

the magazines so this deserves our attention z they're actually doing something about the problem z they're getting real results as well. >> and there is an amazing adventure. what is there to do? >> we want to have a lot of fun on the show. and we're going to have a good time. in that spirit i headed to the brick yard to take a spin with a race car driver, perhaps you've heard of her, she's danica patrick. and she took me around the track and it was scary riding shotgun.

i later spent time with an instructor from the richard petty driving school. and you'll find out what happened when that takes places so i can't believe that is what she does for a living. >> and there is that hair tossed down. >> i tried. danica's hair is more conducive to the hair toss than mine. >> and you did it well, thank you. >> thank you carolyn. >> and this is fun. and a new york woman hoping her new business becomes a new niche industry.

snuggling. cuddling. whatever you want to call it. she charges $60 an hour to do it. she's made it clear this is not about sex it's relaxation, she's working with out a license because there is not one. >> i thought i need to kind of validate my position. i need to have a certification or license. that says i'm a qualified cuddler. i couldn't find anyone else doing what i was doing. i just decided to start. >> studies show it reduces stress and blood pressure. >> all right. michael finney is here now answering questions. and there is amy s who asks are mystery shopping jobs legitimate? >> yes. but no one is asking to you do it. and no one is advertising for to you do it. there are people out there

making money on this but there is a lot of fob phony, bad people out there trying to take your money there is the web site you are need to go. mystery shop.org. there are legitimate ways to make money out there. they're not the one that's write you through the mail. >> never pay money or cash a check for anyone. >> eileen asks how can you fight a ticket from a broken parking meter. >> this is a law that says if a meter is broken you get to park there as long as you could have been allowed. this is a big deal because that wasn't a state wide law before. now it is. and you're going to say that was broken. they're going to say tho. it

wasn't. try to take a picture of it. and you've got a cell phone with us. there is a better chance. >> and there is one from judy m. i was wondering if publisher's clearing house is legitimate. >> they are legitimate. they've been going for years and years. you can go online and just put in the name. and can find a list of winners and someone in bakersfield won 10 grand. >> thank you. >> sure. >> there is some breaking news in the sierras. there is a wildfire burning. >> a spokesman describing this as an aggressive fire in rough terrain. there is a plane trying to do

its best to dampen flames there, more still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> still head tonight he calls this card board gold. a discovery in an attic going to make him very rich. we're going to have the city. -- story. also coming up. >> there is west side story for young people. >> the reason it could get harder to detect food borne illnesses like salmonela despite technology. >> and there is a look at what she's working on on world news at 5:30. >> there is more on a big freight train derailment. we want to know what happened and what it means for millions

of people across the country who have chemicals passing through their backyards too. and the u.s. olympic team uniforms are made in china. our team was springing into action and we'll have answers for

most of us find only boxes of old clothing in our attics but this man found a huge baseball card collection. he stumbled upon a dusty box containing mint-condition cards from the turn of the century. he says she wanted him to make the discovery. >> and it one of the notes was that as you go through the house you'll find things you never knew etchisted. could not have been a truer statement. >> he found about 7 hup yards

and still having value assessed but knows 37 of them are expected to bring in $500,000 he thinks they were from his grandfather who got them as promotional items from his meat market. >> westside story coming to the stage two weekends. it's a production featuring mostly teenagers who are gaining professional experience. and this may surprise you. >> the gang's westside story. the sharks... versus the jets. the story presented by youth musical theet year company. >> they're not doing theater that is good in spite of being young. it's great because they're young. >> she brought together actors

and staff to expire this company of seventh graders to university level. >> and this is serious business. >> this is like working with people who are really dedicated and talented and know so much. treating us like we're profession yams and like we're young actors. >> this is a without mics but what happens here is an opportunity. these kids had to audition to get a part. and this is coming and being able to be with these teenagers was inspirational. it's great to kind of like have that reverse role with them. >> and there is quality

theater for the public. >> they hope some day for a place of their own. >> we'd love to find a permanent home. it's a big dream. >> and you can help foster kids achieve their dreams. here is how it works. all you need is your facebook account. then go to facebook.com and click on this tab here and for every new like, $1 is donated to bay area foster kids. and once you like our page, which i did here, you can spread the word to your friends by picking a badge

there. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. dan ashley and cheryl jennings are here now with abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thank you. diving into the heat around the bay what. pg&e is asking customers to do to keep power on. >> and there are temperatures topping 100 degrees in the bay area today. >> and there is a point out of abuse from the clipper cards. and there is a service to make sure riders pay their fair share. >> today smrks felt like they cannot drink enough water to stay cool this, is the scene in union square. >> there are temperatures so high inland, pg&e asked people to conserve power, good evening, i'm cheryl jennings.

>> looks nice out on the water. there is more on how people are beating the heat. >>y haw. it's 5:00 in the evening and temperatures here is 100 degrees. and according to one produce yir, the high set on july 14th, 1972. 115 degrees. in walnut creek, the temperatures hid 97 degrees and it's a no brainer. a local pool, calls. >> this is hot and your feet start to burn. >> there are free slumpies part of their 85th anniversary celebration. >> this is a hot day. how does it make you feel? >> good and