units there. they are have been a string of home invasion robberies in the last month and they are looking for any possible connection. also a neighbor saw something suspicious this morning and called police how it all started. >> eric: this police activity is taking place around the area of south pastoria avenue and evelyn avenue. >> kristen: you are looking breaking news in vallejo where they are investigating a house fire. this is sea wind drive. they woke people up when the fire broke out. we're told by 4:30, firefighters had the fire under control. this video from the scene shows big flames shooting from the house. firefighters now say they have it under control once again, but they do say wind has fanned the flames causing it to spread quickly. >> talk about those winds,

right. >> eric: weather-wise, are the winds but also some fog and low clouds to go with it. lisa argen is in for mike this morning. >> the bay bridge and mist and drizzle along the coast in the north bay and breezy winds. live doppler 7-hd showing some of low cloudiness across the bay but we have clear skies, concord and livermore and in the south bay, but it's going to be a cool day. winds are transporting the cool air our way and it's going to take until the afternoon to clear out. temperatures on the cool side. we're talking 60s and 70s by the afternoon. in fact, highs 10-15 degrees where we should be. >> westbound 4 very heavy in antioch because of an accident at sumperville. moving at 8 miles an hour approaching the scene. we're keeping track of potential muni delays, right now no major

disruptions but amy hollyfield is at the scene. bart, ace and caltrain looking good. capital corridor there is a track but no service at hayward and detouring between fremont and oakland. minor back-up at toll plaza. >> eric: happening right now in san francisco a demonstration is set to get underway at any moment to protest a deadly shooting one year ago today and it could affect muni service. amy hollyfield joins us from church and market. >> reporter: there is turnout this morning, but it's not protestors. a large group of police officers gathered here in the safeway parking lot. they have said they would be ready to protect people's first amendment rights and also to facilitate traffic.

they are here, but we don't see very many protestors. there is not an organized protest going on at this hour as was planned. protestors are here. they want to commemorate the death of kenneth harding. he died last year in a shootout with police. they were trying to stop him for not paying his muni fare. the coroner ruled that he died from a bullet from his own gun but some believe that police killed him. they are were calling for a muni shut down and we did meet one man this morning. >> people just want to get home from work. they suffer. they have put in their eight hour day. they have dealt with people with bad attitudes. they are just trying to get home. the protest, it doesn't help. it makes other people angry.

>> a muni spokesperson says the agency is aware of this and will take it into consideration today. this is scheduled to get started at 6:00 a.m. that was plan here at market and 14th, however, muni is still running right now. there not a major incident happening at this hour. this is an all day event. there is a news conference scheduled for 6:00 tonight and harding's family is scheduled to speak. >> kristen: this morning, san jose authorities will take a first step in clearing out a homeless encampment in kelley park where suspicious fires have broken out over the past two weeks. three other fires were set within a 12-hour period. warning signs will go up at 9:00 a.m. giving advance notice there is a plan sweep of the encampment. they are hoping they will move out their belongings since the

law requires the city to store any proper taken during a sweep. >> they will present closing arguments today. former software company owner is convicted of killing his wife in the oakland hills back in 2006. a judgment in the name of children would allow them to go after any assets and entitle to them that reiser may make in the future. reiser is acting as his own attorney in the case. >> parents and teachers that occupy shuttered elementary school in oakland last month have not given up. they rallied across from lakeview elementary where police forced them to leave after 16 days of protest. lakeview is one of four that were closed. another is being converted to a charter school. they lost 17,000 students over the past decade and closures will save several millions dollars. parents are not giving up their fight. >> i think the school district

has a false idea. they think the battle is over. we're here to send a strong message, this is just the beginning. >> kristen: district plans to convert it into administrative offices to handle student enrollment. fire crews from the bay area and around the state are trying to contain three major wildfires burning in northern california. biggest one is burning near colfax. robbers fire is threatening two communities, 2400 acre wildfire has destroyed one home and threatens 170 more. they have 30% contained. people that live above the canyon know they won't have much time to get out. >> kristen: weather should help with any fire worries. >> eric: let's cheek in with lisa argen.

>> lisa: one hour and 30-minute delays at sfo. cool and breezy in the north bay cool marine air surely will today tomorrow. 57 in san carlos. we are looking at the winds. they have been gusting to near 40 miles an hour up by fairfield. southwest at 15. that is going to aid in bringing your temperatures out of 80s. low to mid-70s in warmest locations due to the upper-level low total north of us. once it sinks sountdz and pull on out we'll see the marine layer mix on out. between now and mid-week it's going to stick around. that will bring numbers brai way down. mid and upper 60s. possibly 70s inland. it will take time to clear on out. fuss almost a repeat

performance. mist and drizzle at our coast. >> westbound 4 still the heaviest traffic in the bay area 8 miles an hour approaching summersville. historical crest out to 242 that drive time is 35 minutes. really quite slow this morning. the other accident we've been following still out there, not causing any big troubles at this point. sonoma valley and leveroni road at west fifth street. traffic is still fine on 101. >> eric: thank you so much. >> kristen: still ahead, finding a job is tough, but it's a real battle of the sexes. >> eric: buying a new mattress

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manufacturing economy, but men are also making inroads in areas government. >> buying a new mattress can be overwhelming, to memory foam there are a lot of choices out there. michael finney is here to tell us whether you have to spend big money to get a good night's rest. good morning. a reported shows that about 75% of people who bought a new mattress feel better, but do you have to spend thousands of dollars to get high quality shut eye. take a look. >> the right mattress can let you sleep like a baby but trying to buy one can give you nightmares. >> go into one store and pick one name and one color fabric. they say this one is the same as that one but not the same name and it doesn't have is some of

the same characteristics. >> they surveyed more than 12,000 subscribers of mattresses and inner spring mattresses did not rate as well as others. >> those that bought memory foam mattresses or air beds actually slept better. >> they also asked about shopping experience. >> big retailers, best mattresses and best buy, sounds like a sloeg slogan but that is not at our survey found. biggest stores didn't have the best selection or the best prices. >> for example, they claim to be the mattress professionals but it was among the lowest rated retailer. mairs and sears, their ratings were so so. but some did very well. comfort is one but they are pricy. median price for a queen is

almost $12,000. don't worry. they air is you can get a decent mattress at costco and ikea. customer service was lacking at the stores the median price is well under thousand a dollars. >> consumer reports that a memory foam mattress rated well in the survey, temperpedic was highest rated and those surveyed they would likely better one. median price was almost $2500. >> eric: how 'about a futon out there. >> and you can sleep better with the cooler weather. >> the marine layer is really more generous in the north bay. reaching our east bay valleys into concord this morning also by the delta. partly cloudy in san jose.

you can see the flag blowing there. that is allowing pretty cool air live doppler 7 hd this morning, showing some low clouds over the bay. we do have the mist and drizzle at the coast and up at the north bay and a little over to the east bay. deck of low clouds is getting thicker and thicker not only today but right on through tomorrow. at about 2500 feet and that will allow for temperatures to recover only slightly in the next couple of days. in oakland right now. 56 in san jose with 51 in santa rosa. two-mile visibility on the coast. the fog is with us. the winds out to east bay valleys. it's going to be cool afternoon today. we enjoyed some 80s yesterday. southwest wind at 17. oakland this morning making it cool if you are waiting for the bus or have a bit of a walk. make sure you grab a jacket and

wipers may be needed. fog in the north bay and city but take a look, numbers are going to be in the 50s and 60s closest to the bay. 70s is going to replace those 80s in the north bay. no 80s to speak of today in the sacramento valley. it's all due to strong area of low pressure. it's to the north of us and take another day to move on out. breezy throughout the afternoon today as well and warmup not slated until the ed of the workweek and subtropical moisture, as well. it's all due to this system. 5-15 degrees cooler today. that will bring us to the low 70s in the south bay, 69 in sunnyvale with mist and drizzle along the coast. san francisco, just 59 towed and up in the north bay, we're looking at temperatures ranging from the 60s and 70s with very little sun until noontime.

east bay, take a look at all those 60s. sunshine, pretty nice here but definitely cool for mid-july. down by the monterey bay, sun with our warmup right through the weekend. westbound 4 in antioch, earlier crash has been cleared to the shoulder finally. traffic is still low at 7 miles an hour. that is hot spot this morning. mass transit systems right now for muni, we were keeping track of potential delays. so far nothing reported, bart, ace and caltrain no major delays. there is a track of section on amtrak capital's corridor but there is no service at the hayward station and they will be detouring between fremont and oakland. bay bridge toll plaza looks like they turned the metering lights

on. san mateo bridge still looks great, westbound on the right-hand side and eastbound right into hayward and golden gate bridge pretty decent commute this morning. >> kristen: ahead the n.b.a. star and former cal player arrested for a drunk driving over the weekend. >> eric: will they or won't they? deadline for the knicks to

>>. >> eric: giants beat the astros 3-2 at at&t park, posey had three hits that skord pablo sandoval. matt cain got the tenth win of the year. giants open up in atlanta tomorrow evening. >> new york knicks have to decide if they want to get $25 million offer for jeremy lin. they report knicks are let lin leave the team. the team said they would not take an offer but the rockets offer payment of $15 million and many analysts, it would be too much for the knicks. they said over the weekend he is not sure what the team will do.

>> jason kidd has been arrested for drunk driving. he grew up in oakland and was arrested early yesterday morning as and police say he crashed an suv in the hamptons. he was alone when he drove his cadillac into a telephone pole. he was released after being arraigned. >> kristen: we're continuing to follow the shutdown of muni this morning. protestors have vowed to interrupt service but we'll be back live to the scene. >> eric: this is video into the newsroom in the last hour. the fire gutting a vallejo home overnight. >> we're waking up to airport delays about hour and a half at sfo, plenty of low clouds and mist and drizzle to the north. the heat is returning in parts of nation's midsection. hundred in minneapolis and 97 in st. louis. heating up again if new york city with more 90s down to d.c.

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>>. >> eric: good morning. the 6:29 on july 16th. gray skies out there. we'll check the forecast in a couple minutes. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. we'll check in with lisa argen. >> lisa: we've got sunshine in the south bay. clouds have moved into east bay valleys from concord and the wind is really blowing around the tri-valley and delt delta this morning. upper 50s. 54 with the clouds in fremont. mist and drizzle from san rafael a little around the east bay. visibility just about two miles half moon bay. we have the breeze and we're going to have cooler air today and tomorrow. we'll look for slow clearing today. in fact by noontime, clouds in the north bay. parts of the peninsula, in the 60s and 70s, pretty narrow range tomorrow we'll do it all again. in fact more clearing but by

wednesday, that marine layer lifts on out and we begin to see a little more of summer. we are keeping track of possible muni delays, so far no major delays. bart, caltrain fine. there is a obstruction on amtrak capitol corridor. there is no service at hayward and detouring the cranes between fremont and oakland. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is backed up to the 880 overcrossing. >> new information in the search for a home invasion robbery suspect in sunnyvale. nick smith got an update from police and joins us live from the scene. nick, you said somebody has been detained? >> reporter: absolutely. they have found the second suspect. right now, you are seeing in the hundred block of waverly a

suspect in the back of that police car. just a few minutes ago, i'll show you what we saw. the corner of washington avenue near the heritage district. sunnyvale police took one male suspect into custody. there was a call from a resident who saw the police activity and noticed a fence was broken. canine units moved in. officers drew their weapons and next thing we heard is calls to medical services. less than a minute later. they came out a male suspect in cuffs. they say there have been a number of home invasions in the area. they were asking that residents let them know if anything suspicious in the neighborhood. he says the call started around 4:00 this morning because there was a report of seeing suspicious people in the area. when police arrived there they were able to dwayne one suspect

but they knew there was a second suspect somewhere in the neighborhood. they immediately deployed canine units and they blocked off with four blocks of the area. back here live, the suspect is back of car and waiting to be transferred to medical services. once we have an opportunity, we will find out if they believe this is the last of the home invasion suspects they are looking for. he says right now they were only looking for the one male suspect. they have recovered, backpacks and again have found a broken fence. they do know that someone was in the area. we believe that is the only suspect they were looking for. i'm here at the 100 block of waverly. there have been a string of home invasion robberies over the last

couple of months or so. they believe it could be tied to other things. he told me he would give me more information about that. one male suspect taken into custody. canine units were called and we know the suspect will need medical services. >> eric: breaking news in vallejo right now where firefighters are on the scene of a house fire. this video from the scene shows how big the flames were on sea wind drive. we're told the fire was first reported around 4:00 this morning and brought under control in half an hour. no word on any injuries or how the fire was started. we'll bring you updates as information becomes available both on the air and online at abc7news.com. a planned protest is getting underway that could 6 a big pocket thousands of muni riders. amy hollyfield is live at church and market. >> reporter: here is the group so far. take a look.

the plan is to shut down muni, however, so far they have kept the group right there on the sidewalk. this is at church and market and 14th. there is an intersection where many streets all come together. the group is growing but so far muni is running without any problems and sticking to the sidewalk. they are commemorating the death of kenneth harding that died last year in a shootout with police. they were trying to stop him for not paying his fare. coroner ruled he actually died from a bullet that came from his own gun. some people believe that police shot him including his mother who is here today. she acknowledges this protest could frustrate commuters but she says there important statement she wants to make. >> my life has been terribly impacted. this isn't about muni drivers

but this is about our children. >> a muni spokesperson says they are aware of all of this land take it into consideration as it provides service today. police are also aware. we have seen them in the area, gathering and watching. they will be here to help facility first amendment rights, and to help with traffic control and to monitor the situation. this is expected to be a daylong event. press conference is scheduled for 6:00 tonight. you want to check if it grows and shut down muni which is the plan. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: animal rights activists are offering san francisco $10,000 to stop the plan to pay panhandlers to take care of unwanted pets. it will offer panhandlers a

small stipend to take care of them. they have to live in housing and be mentally fit. supporters say they will benefit from the stipend but san francisco examiner reports animal rights groups peta calling the plan playing russian roulette with the pets. high speed rail opponents are calling for an end to the project. the project is facing several lawsuits and political pressure not to spend the money that voters approved before the economy sourced. a lawsuit brought by several cities will be discussed at the state capitol today. the cities claim the environmental review analysis relies on false ridership projections. >> eric: time for a look at the weather forecast. from what we can see, its gray start to this monday morning. >> kristen: amounts damp and

delays at sfo. >> yeah, an hour and a half. plenty of low clouds into the east bay but the south bay is sunny this morning. temperatures are mainly in the 50s and we're going to look for a much cooler day today and tomorrow. 54 in the fremont. 58 in concord. we have a south wind making its way to the delta, so clouds have moved in through the tri-valley. we will be looking at the clearing in the morning hours. it will take some time in the north bay. very little clearing in the city although there is a few breaks in the overcast this morning. don't look for a warm day. in fact we're going to keep the numbers as much as 5-15 degrees below average today. starting out with mostly cloudy skies in the city. we're talking about mainly 50s and near 60 by noontime. sunshine in the east bay and later on today, low 70s there. cool afternoon for you.

east bay should be nice in the mid 70s, north bay and peninsula and the city that will be on the cool side today. >> more clouds around the golden gate bridge. moved in a little bit but traffic fine out of marin county where it's slow in the east bay. bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the 880 overcrossing. no major delays for mass transit. we're keeping a close eye on muni due to the protests. westbound 4 very heavy through antioch because of an earlier crash, 8 miles an hour. there are a couple of problems on eastbound 580, one in american canyon, like a stalled big rig. that could be slowing things down. injury crash is reported near 680 but it's fine in the eastbound direction. traffic is slow in the westbound direction as you come out of

altamont pass. with the exclusive waze traffic map, 580 slows to airway and then a complete standstill has been reported on isabel avenue. >> eric: trading is under way on wall street. we'll have a live report from the new york stock exchange but first up a live look at the big board. dow is currently off almost 57 points. >> kristen: weekend water rescue on a california river is all caught on camera. >> eric: mitt romney is calling for an apology from mitt romney. >> for every new like we get this summer, one dollar goes to the sleep train dream campaign. s

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> zbloors. good morning go we are looking at airport delays about an hour and a half. look at sacramento, 80 degrees for mid-july. you know back home, just 60s and 70s. 90 in yosemite and how long is

this cool weather going to stick around? i'll tell you in a few minutes. >> eric:. >> kristen: let's take a look what is trending. they take on 7, rival google, you can fly into space with richard branson. he has announced the first space tours will depart next year. they will go for $200,000 and you can join them, too. follow us on twitter. >> eric: if you got a couple hundred grand on you. let's check in with josh elliot. >> good monday morning. a heat wave, fourth round of blistering weather sweeping the country. wildfires in the west and scorching temperatures that are

now headed east. we'll have the latest right here on "good morning america". >> eric: that comes up in about 15 minutes. new video shows a weekend swift rescue in kern county. this happened in bakersfield. it left a man stuck on some rocks. rescue crews pulled the man to safety after two hours of this sort of activity. dramatic rescue. they also had to save the man's friend and they just wanted to cool down from the triple-digit heated. >> the autopsy of the son of sylvester stallone is now done but results won't be done until tests are complete. a housekeeper found him dead in his los angeles home on friday. he was 36 years old. investigators say it doesn't appear to be foul play. they said the actor is devastated and grief-stricken

over the sudden loss of his son. >> president obama will hold a townhall meeting while mitt romney plans a fund-raiser today in louisiana with governor bobby jindal. he is not letting up on his attacks. he will hit romney for his corporate tax proposals claiming they will help create hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas. in an interview this morning, romney is demanding an apology. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is in israel today where she will meet with israeli leaders and talk about her meetings with egyptian leaders. she arrived in jerusalem last night from cairo. she is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other leaders to talk about the region, iran's nuclear program and the arab spring. >> eric: if you love a good deal pay attention. multimillion dollar counterfeit

ring was busted last week. they were sold to many unsuspected customers and they are worth an estimated $30 million in total and sold on a website called savvy shopper site.com. for $10 you could buy a discount coupon worth hundred dollars at a retail store. >> the manufacturers lose in this situation because they ultimately end up paying for these kinds of counter fitted koups. >> there are other signs, fake coupons don't have bar codes on them and they don't have expiration dates. there is also usually no contacted number for the manufacturer or the store. >> kristen: we may 6 uncovered facebook billionaire mark zuckerberg's set secret to become wealthy. >> eric: you have uncovered the

secret? >> a little bit. and they may be getting a few breaks. but gas prices look like they are still on the decline. enjoy it while i can. they say this may be it for the decline. so that is because crude oil prices are on the rise. aaa says the average price for regular gas, 3.85 right now. national average is just about 3.40. citigroup says the focus this morning after releasing their earnings posted a 27 drop in second quarter profits. but the results were not as bad as analysts had forecast. we got a report on june retail sales, pretty disappointing, the weakening jobs market is starting to take a toll on spending. that is one of the reasons we do have the markets right now a little lower for the dow s&p and nasdaq. bloomberg silicon valley index moving lower as well along with

the broader mark. here is the story about mark zuckerberg. new meaning to the term 1%. he is refinancing his $6 million mortgage on his palo alto home with a 30-year adjustable rate starting at 1%. that is according to public records. all lending rates have reached historic lows. the financial analyst he is telling us borrowing costs available to high worth individuals are lower if the person is willing to bear those adjustable rates. for everyday people like us, they say the average 30-year fixed rate 3.79%. that is the latest. >> eric: that is glimpse out the 1% lives. >> no special treatment when it comes to the weather. >> we have the smgtd in the

south bay. we have the breezy winds and this afternoon, temperatures are in narrow range. live look from roof camera. we can see all the clouds in the city but the wind is really the story in our valleys. the clouds have overtaken much of the tri-valley. live doppler 7 hd showing some of the low cloudiness along the peninsula and also in san francisco. we are managing some sunshine in the santa clara valley. enjoy that today. it will be a cool afternoon for you, as well. 56 in san jose. 58 the warmer spot in oakland and mist and drizzle up in the north bay along the peninsula and just a little bit in the city. here are the winds, what it is transporting, cool marine air into our valleys. out of the 80s. plenty of mid-80s and only low 70s should do it for today and tomorrow. south wind at 13 keeping the coast just in the 50s and feeling pretty raw today. take a look. you can see on the water vapor

imagery, the low pressure is to the north of us and it will influence our weather and then work in our favor to lift out the low cloudiness and get earlier sunshine despite the cooler numbers. we'll look at numbers today ranging from 59 in the city. breezy wind. 64 in oakland with 72 in concord. low 70s up toward the north bay. it will take to the afternoon to clear in the north bay. 69 palo alto. 72 in san jose. monterey bay, 65 there. 61 in hollister. here the look ahead, temperatures stay well below average tomorrow. by wednesday, low clouds and fog lift on out. we will manage probably an 80 in the inland valleys. by thursday and friday, warming up to the upper 80s and subtropical moisture with more 90s returning by next weekend.

frances has muni delays. >> in fact we heard from amy hollyfield who is live at the scene, that protestors are blocking the debose tunnel. we know there will be delays for the "n" line and "j" church line that heads to the debose tunnel. there is another delay on muni. this is lines 49 and 47, it's blocked southbound due to a non-muni accident. we'll keep track of delays. bart a good option. you take that through the city. they are reporting no major delays. caltrain is also reporting no delays. there is something on the track on amtrak capitol corridor and no service at the hayward station. they will detour the principal between fremont and oakland. now, we have this accident

westbound 580 and at 680. right at the dublin interchange. someone submitted a traffic picture so westbound 580 is very heavy as you come out of livermore. we'll show you a live shot san mateo bridge, westbound traffic flowing fairly well. >> kristen: we'll keep checking back. ford motor company is recalling 8,000 cars to fix carpet pad that go could get in the way of braking. dealers will fix the carpet padding at no charge. >> brave is doing well the box office but another film took the top spot. ice age continental drift earned $46 million. it's the fourth film that has surpassed $2.2 billion. amazing spider-man was close behind in number two.

ted hangs on in third spot followed by brave and magic mike >> five things before you go, police search in sunnyvale neighborhood ended about 30 minutes ago with the arrest you saw live. police used search dogs and entered a home taking the suspect into custody. first suspect was detained about an hour ago. >> fire investigators in vallejo are looking into the causes of a house fire that broke out around 4:00 in morning. they woke each other up. the wind fanned the flames but they were able to get the fire under control in half an hour. >> and happening right now in san francisco, dozens of protestors are blocking the train at debose and church tunnel. this is new video we are just getting into the newsroom. this previous the is over what happened a year ago today when a 19-year-old man who was shot and

killed in the bay volunteer district. police say he was armed and he fired first but a medical examiner says he shot himself. number four, san jose authorities will post notices in kelley park warning of plans to dismantle a homeless encampment on thursday. >> firefighters are making progress on three major wildfires in northern california. this fire that threatened 170 homes in placer county is 30% contained. two other fires are nearing full containment. >> eric: fire danger should be lower today. >> we've got relative humidity with the low clouds and fog into east bay. not quite into the south bay but much cooler day for everyone with slow clearing and temperatures well below the average. yesterday, felt pretty good with the 80s. we're not talking any 80s. 64 in oakland, 59 in the city.

mid-70s in livermore. you'll notice in 7-15 degrees below average. >> check the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights or backed up to the 880 overcrossing. muni delays in san francisco. westbound 580 jammed out of livermore. injury crash at 680. thank you very much. thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >> kristen: if you haven't done so, please download the abc7 news you a alarm clock app and wake up to the latest traffic and news right there on

good morning, america. and wicked weather, extreme storms with dangerous lightning, ravaging texas to the northeast. a bolt making a direct strike on a family in their rv in new york. two killed at a soccer game in houston. now another sizzling streak of heat set to crash. mysterious crash. new detailed about what really happened to kerry kennedy found slumped at the wheel on an interstate. was it the sleeping pill ambien or medical emergency. two girls disappeared on a bike ride. hundreds searching for these two cousins.