some predicting a big hit for consumer autos best guess is that this fire is going to cost us about ta cents per gallon. on top of that the price of crude oil has gone up. it's probably raise raing prices another 30 ekts fr cents or 50 cents a gallon. >> there is because prices are up, the drought increased ethanol prices. so far impact isn't showing up. and a gallon rose 2 cents per gallon since yesterday. here in san francisco. prices rose one penny. in oakland, went up two cents.

and that is just since yesterday. >> michael, thank you. >> and there is a false alarm about an emergency rattled nerves this morning. there are residents on edge just ta miles away. there is a spokesperson tells abc 7 news a worker pressed level three alert button instead of level one, zero button. this called about 2000 residents figuring out the mistake. >> and there is information for you on our web site and on twitter and facebook.com. >> there is a brush fire near

woodside. this is near alpine road. no word yet on how it started and there are some homes nearby. and about 100 students have been evacuated just to be on the save side. firefighters contained a large fire, the result is a human back up for tonight's commute. sky 7 over the scene and there is flames burning through about 50 acres. it was caused by a driver on 1 northbound 101 who crashed into a pg&e light pole. and there are several remaining in the dark. and there is tomorrow, the fifth spare the air arriving

just as temperatures started to heat up. there is cooler than average. >> i want to show you this set up here, summer has been steamy. latest report is revealing this was the hottest month on record foremost of the united states. and the or yank is indicating well above normal temperatures and there is most of the ut was holt and going down in record book buzz not the case in the bay area. there is san francisco, almost a degree cooler. take a look at los angeles. almost three degrees cooler

than this time. so there is cooler than normal, we're dominated by one low after another. the united states under a large ridge of high pressure providing them with heat there. it's getting steamy inland. these are highs so far. fairfield 98 degrees. there are triple digits in cloverdale. taking a look at san francisco. comforted by a sea breeze. oakland 79. in san jose, it's 87 degrees. there is heat going to build up. >> right now, seattle bound alaska airlines passenger maze be arriving at their intended destinations many hours after flights had to make an emergency landing at san swres

yeah international airport. the flight was headed to seattle. and emergency crews were told to prepare for a full scale disaster. passengers say they didn't know that. and investigators think they know what went wrong. right? >> that is right correct. whp something goes wrong, human intervention is needed november to -- in order to stop computers from doing the wrong thing. >> the fire department was alerted to prepare for a level two emergency. a major accident with casualties. this is sky 7 video. >> this came in as a catastrophic failure on the plane. that there are is depressurizing of the cabin. >> 131 passengers and a crew of five. loss of pressure caused ears to pop.

>> i was in pain. and i looked around. everybody else is grabbing their ears. that is what happens sh i guess. >> then, the captain said we vai problem with cabin pressure but it's under control now. >> something malfunctioned. >> there is a failure, and all of a sudden, many systems went into a ground today. >> the computers could cause the plains to descend. emergency crews assembled on the runway. this is video of a tril to prepare. prepare. part of the plan, hospitals put an alert. passengers said te were not

given tie details on the emergency, oxygen masks to not deploy p. >> this is scary. we aerd a sountd. babies were crying. we knew something was going on. >> and alaska airlines tell us the pilot depressurized the cabin we're told because an inbalance of pressure might cause the aircraft toors not to be opened once reaching the ground. the passengers been put on other fleets. >> and a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a high school football player now in custody. the 27-year-old turned himself in a probation office today. wanted for shooting deaths of a 16-year-old junior. he was shot walking with a friend on west mcdonald avenue

in richmond. and another suspect was arrested shortly after that shooting. >> there is a preliminary hearing for a san francisco man found with guns, ammunition and survivalist gear was suspended today. the 37-year-old faces four counts and four misdemeanors. he was arrested a day after the qol colorado theater magsa ker. the report will determine whether he's competent to stand trial. >> today is opening day for san jose's new card casino. officials are hoping the venue will bring in a lot of tax revenue. and this is over the gold garden city casino. >> outdoes it 80%.

>> it's immaculate, well done. energy is positive. people are wonderful. there is a great time. and i think it's going to do well. >> there are 800 people and there is one two of card room as plowed to operate in the city. >> and still to come audit all california skills are about to undergo nothing to do with money, everything to do with student harassment. >> and there is a fight to

state lawmakers want to know if antibullying laws are working so now, they're head together classroom to find out. we have details in a new audit

in zoom skool as cross the state. >> i was pushed around physically and i was called a lot of names. >> this senior knows what bullying is like. despite years of tough antibullying laws some in place for a decade, he feels schools are doing are a poor job. >> teachers never stepped in and didn't know how to handle this situation. >> the assemblyman has gotten approval for an audit of every public school to examine whether antibullying laws have been implemented. a survey found 200,000 kids were hasarred because they're gay or someone thought they were. qlaur points to i shooting death of a 15-year-old in

oxnard as examples of how there meet be gaps. >> one student being bullied is too many. we've seen our students commit suicide, murdered. we need to do everything we can. >> opponents say democrats shouldn't make state government interfere. >> we want to control bullies and which isn't under the view of government. and that is parent's responsibility. why don't they audit on why the educational system is failing. >> i didn't find out about the laws until april. >> this is expected to take nine months. >> all future studies on an alzheimer's drug have been scrapped. and have discontinued their studies. some trilts conducted here in

the bay area and there are companies saying they failed to stop the progression, if it had succeeded would it have been the first to fight the depression. researchers say studies of nornl version of the drug will proceed. >> clicking like on facebook should be a right of protected free speech thark is the bee eleven of the attorneys for face book claiming it's the 21 century equivalent of putting a campaign man on your lawn. they claim one moimy was fired for liking a facebook paing of her boss's political opponent. >> and there is a traffic back up ruining the commute. we now have the latest. >> we ended up getting off 101

northbound. so take a look. you can see traffic is at a crawl, then, beyond that, you can see where this fire burned. take a look at that video. a car knocked that down. that sparked a fire raging sometime. and there, we're told, potential to get to 150 acres. and there is no he vam waigss and no structures were ever threatened. it was mostly marsh land burning but this is the skin. there is still a little bit of shouldering and smoke. and crews are saying this is now contained at about 50 ache

yirs. >> this is between novato and met peta luma, temperatures high there today. >> there is pretty, too. >> and you can see and is why inland areas were not hot. and in that area of the fire as well, showing you a live picture now from our sutro camera, beautiful view of the golden gate bridge. we're pulling out here and there is where you can see temperatures rising interest is another live perspective. beautiful, sunny skies now there is 87 degrees tomorrow, if you have weekend plans to go to the tahoe area, slight chance of thunderstorms. there is skies in the bay area

pretty clear. there is fog and the sea breeze, taking a look at temperatures now. it's steamy inland. mid to upper 90s and highs into ucher 90s. and 68 in san francisco. 61 in half moon bay. we do have los gatos at 90. hot inland into the weekend. there is a cooler pattern setting up next week to where you'll notice this. air quality is decline sog thursday is a spare the air day. and moderate air quality santa clara valley. good air quality for north bay coast and central bay. there is sea breeze contributing to better air quality. tomorrow morning patchy fog near beaches.

the sun is out z we have a nearly 40 degree spread to tell you about. 60s, mild along the coast. 70s around the bay and 80s and well inland, 90s and 100. tonight looking for temperatures cooling off nicely. most areas into 50s. 62 in antioch. watch out for the job tomorrow morning. there is 90 degrees in san jose and 95 los gatos and on the peninsula, there is 79 for new san mateo. there is low to mid-60s, you can thank the sea breeze for keeping you nice and comfortable. there is 101 degrees there and there is 89 degrees in san rafael. there is 83 in union city.

inland areas this is where this is slowing up, and there is accu-weather forecast, hot days inland. triple digits thursday through saturday there is a cooling start. getting you out of the triple digits. there are low 90s inland. looking hot inland. >> there is both of you dressed appropriately. >> why a popular hair loss drug may leave men feeling depressed. >> and there isn't your daddy's cadillac. how it's now using advances to @ññp@ c÷gçnexperience in the

country singer randy travis out on bail after threatening to kill state troopers that arrested him for drunk driving. the 53-year-old taken into custody. troopers say they found him laying naked by the side of the road, reeking of alcohol. he said it happened on i north texas highway. troopers say he resist add rest, then threatened to shoot them. he was cited in february, not far from where he was arrested last night. >> and there h.the hair loss drug propecia has been linked to depression. those who took the drug and suffered sexual side affects had a high rate of depression systems. and there is 75% reported depression.

and justin beeber thinks prince william needs propecia and offered advice on the prince's receding hairline, saying quote, i mean there are things to prevent that now, like propecia. one journalist called him an annoying fly who needs to be swatting away. >> that wasn't nice. >> don't go there. >> kurm next, do you think you're a fast texter? winner of the national context can text with his iz closed.

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>> i'm horrible. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jenning autos from all of us here, thanks for watching. see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, sticker shock. gas prices surging like a rocket around the country. and why fires like this may drive your prices even higher. hero kids. the brother and sister caught in the cross fire at the temple shooting. what they did to save dozens of lives. gold rush. china and the u.s. fighting for the most medals in london. does this picture reveal the secret of china's success? and, standing up for heroes. our bob woodruff on the former soldier with a hollywood dream. getting some help tonight from a movie legend. ♪

good evening. we begin with a warning for every american family packing up the car for one last vacation during these dog days of summer. the price of filling up is about to go up again, way up. look at this. for weeks, the average price of gas has been on a steady climb. now, it's about to take off. the week began with news of a 14-cent surge, the biggest one-week jump in a year and a half. tonight, new signs of trouble, including a fire out west that could spike gas prices across the coast. abc's neal karlinsky explains. >> reporter: you've heard the predictions for months. tensions with iran, ramped up consumption in china -- even market manipulation were all conspiring to bring you unprecedented gas prices. it turns out the experts should have looked closer to home. today, the fallout from monday's refinery fire near san francisco