fires burning near clear lake were very active. firefighters called in resources to help today, evacuated residents waited for news. >> this is trucks and vans. >> maggie set up camp in the parking lot of the moose lodge, evacuating five horses and five dog in 15 minutes yesterday. she says horses usually fight getting into the trailer but not this time. >> they were waiting at the gate before. and they saw the smoke or something. >> the lock parking lot became a spot for people just trying to pass through. firefighters unexpectedly shut it down this morning and conducted a burn. >> i have an appointment so i called and thank goodness got service and moved appointments to tomorrow.

>> there is a number one priority in firefighters and commanders is try to get resources in to fight the fire safely as possible. any time there are road closures there is going to be questions. >> that is amy hollyfield reporting for us, mark matthews is live with the latest. mark, what can you tell us? >> this good news is that the wind died down from yesterday. so we still have three structures burned but no more since yesterday. and the acreage here this, is the most dangerous fire, what they're worried about is that hot spots will kick up and there is pictures of the fire which was dramatic driving up

this morning but it has dropped down considerably since then because they've been able to put many rye sources on this, yesterday there are 300 firefighters, now, there are 525. there are 44 engines yesterday, up to 50 engines and more troops on the way. they're attempting to get a handle on this fire while they can. and this has been a break for firefighters and residents of clear lake oaks and also, spring valley. we're going to check on them and see how residents are making out. a bunch of them evacuated yesterday. we're going to try to report back to them tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and at 6:00. from near clear lake oaks abc 7 news. >> mark, thank you. we'll see you in an hour, american red cross is

accepting donations to help people affected by fires in lake county. and there is more kkt information on our web site. >> weather conditions play a major role in a fire fight taking place now. the winds died down there a bit. >> here at county lines, temperatures are 106 degrees so really hot there. look at the wind. it's light. there is relative humidity, 8%, biggest battle here is that it's hot and dry. getting single digit there, they're having to deal with that in this area. there is a lot of rugged terrain, another factor to consider. there are erratic wind conditions. there are triple digits expected into next several

days. there is another big concern, we have numerous lightning strikes west of the tahoe area and there are almost 300 lightning strikes so we'll be watching for phone shall fire danger there as well. >> and there is some dramatic video and photos from our viewers. this is sent through you reports. she took it an hour after the first fire broke out f you'd like to send in your pictures and video you can e mail them to us. or, up load them. and stay with us for continuing updates on abc 7 news at ak and 6:00. you can follow on facebook and on twitter for latest developments. >> san jose police are investigating what provoked a brazen afternoon shooting that

left a person dead around 1:30 p.m. on charles street near old oakland road. police say a man in his 30s was sitting inside of a car and someone just shot him. they haven't determined whether the gunman escaped on foot. this is the 25th homicide of the year. >> and there is a deadly shootout at texas a&m university. police say a man opened fire while being served with an eviction notice 90 miles northwest of houston. there was one officer and another man man that died in the shootout. >> an individual within the address of the 2211 fidelity began taking fire on officers. they called in additional officers. >> and three other officers

and a woman continued to recover. classes are not in session now on the campus. the university did issue n aalert advising staff and students to avoid the area. >> 30 homes had to be evacuated this morning after a crew struck a natural gas line that was struck about 9:30 this morning. and officials say there was a two inch natural gas line it and was parked. there was an alert that went out to 200 homes. this line was sealed today and evacuation, lifted n san bruno, construction work has resumed after a contractor cut into a gas line this month at earl avenue and glenn view drive. that is where eight people died and 38 homes were destroyed nearly two years ago. this time pg&e says the gas line was clearly park marked but shaw construction, the

contractor hired by the city began digging with a back hoe instead of by hand. and that company apologized and agreed to ne oversight measures. >> there is construction for the new central subway begins next year but prep work started today meaning drivers can expect delays and neighbors will hear noise that. work continues for four months. this includes relocating utility equipment along a half block of columbus avenue and that requires lane closures. the project connects the t third line to chinatown. the tunnel extending into north beach to allow crews to retrieve a tunnel boring machine. >> still head do laws against junk food in schools help cut childhood obesity. >> skrimish over the estate of

thomas kincaid. >> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook now and he'll answer them here live later. >> back to work monday it's the usual scene checking out traffic downtown at the skyway, bumper to bumper left to right heading to the east bay. and smoother sailing for folks heading towards the peninsula and 101 southbound. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues

we're following breaking news in martinez. a fire reported in a light oil processing area just after 2:00 this afternoon, classified as a level two emergency but down graded to a level one situation. that means that there is no threat to the surrounding communities. flames are part of a process called flaring that reduces pressure in that system no. one was injured. and in a statement to abc 7 news the spokesperson says the response fire crews extinguished the fire and continued to put water on the unit to cool it down. we'll keep you up to date if new developments happen there. >> a week after the fire burned for hours and forced thousands to shelter in place a probe by u.s. chemical safety board is focusing on possible pipe corrosion as the cause. sky 7 flew over the refinery today. a team of investigators are checking the tower that the fire was concentrated in. abc 7 news joins us live now

in richmond with the latest. nick? >> good afternoon. there is a team from the safety board arrived on wednesday to conduct witness interviews. a separate team made up investigators arrived and they have just entered the facility to figure out what happened and cause that fire on monday. take a look at the video a cording to investigators both chevron and united field workers have been cooperating with the investigation being conducted by the team. last week's fire fire occurred when a pipe connected to the crude unit. workers noticed the leak and in the process of repairs. the leak without warning intensified. high pressure formed a flammable cloud. and according to the csb a large number of workers were engulfed in the vapor cloud. workers that might have been killed had they not escaped as

the cloud ignited. mark ross is the current chairman of the bay area air quality management district. but br that he was a refinery manager and says the leaks are dangerous because they can trigger, and explode, without warning. >> there are intense pressures in these columns cooking crude oil. it's up to 750 degrees. very hot and pressurized. when you remove that clamp, bad things can happen. >> the cps says a november inspection led chevron to replace a pipe that failed. now, the investigation will probe why it was kept in service. for their part chevron says csb is continuing their investigation as our other agency and investigators looking into all aspects of

the chemical accidents, including equipment failure, we'll bring you more today at 6:00. >> thelaims office is still open. and this is open monday through friday and on saturdays, 8:00 in the morning until noon. people can make an appointment or just drop in as well. you can phone the chevron help senter. that is a toll free number. we have both listed on our web site abc 7 news.com. >> this afternoon, children gain less weight with they live in states with strong junk food laws. that study looked at affects of junk food laws on childrens body mass index and found children gain less weight from fifth to 8th grades if they live in states with strong consistent laws compared to no

laws. data suggests nearly 20% of the children in the u.s. are obese. >> infection rate for a new and aggressive strain of swine flu has skyrocketed in two weeks and officials are warning children are he is spishlly vulnerable. the cdc reports the number of cases rose to 165 last week. and there is children and pigs account for 90% of the cases so far. the cases appear to have spread from pigs to human autos time for business new now. slowing demand for daily deals is hurting revenue at groupon and google venturing further into the travel business with an ang sigs. >> good afternoon, larry. groupon reports profits but shares are plunging in after hours, now, they're down

nearly 20%. why aren't investors happy? revenue came in below after the mitts and this is flowing down. if you look closely groupon is seeing dramatic diesel raigs across parts of the business. there are signs the general daily deals business is slowing down. and there is s and p 500 fell ending longest he streak of gains in 20 months. your bloomberg silicon valley index rose by almost six points. and google is venturing further into travel business by afiring the frommers brand of travel guides. google agreed to buy all of the travel assets. >> and big news from rim today. the company getting ready to

license black berry 10 operating system to other manufacturers saying it's in its final testing stages and announcement as rim is trying to release its own devices by early next year. >> and update on the apple-samsung jury trial. apple rested its patent infringement case, now it's samsung's turn to present. the last witness is an accountment testifying samsung would owe at least $2.5 million in damages for violating a patent. and a judge ruled a phone designer cannot take the stand because she did not design any devices at issue in this trial z tech companies are doing fewer deals but the deals they're doing are bigger. the numbers of tech deals fell 35% in second quarter but spending rose 19%. companies spent $578 million

per deal last year. and the biggest deals of the quarter include microsoft buying yammer. at bloomberg studios in san francisco i'm emily chang, larry, back to you. >> thank you. >> so we're seeing beautiful flew skies here. >> and there is 102 degrees in antioch, there is a slow cooling trend. very slow. there is a what it looks like. this is where you have to go if you want relief. we're looking at the fog layer there sitting near the coast. there is 60 in half moon bay so far. live doppler 7 i'll show you what it looks like from the satellite perspective.

we do have fog near the coast. there are areas of fog pulling away just briefly to allow you to enjoy the sunshine there are thunderstorms developing and tahoe has been reporting light rain but this area has so far in three hours picked up over 300 lightning strikes there. we'll be watching for fire concerns here but so far, there have been some rain with thunderstorms, 102 in antioch, 100 in livermore, temperatures coming up today by awe fi degrees. 91 in los gatos. it's more comfortable around the coast and near the bay as you can see here. highlights, fog at the coast. dense in patches tonight. cooling this weekend. and we're looking at partly cloudy skies this weekend. cooling this week taking us into the weekend and this weekend could get interesting. here are the temperatures

first thing in the morning. there cool side on the coast. low to mid-60s, clear skies, there is a mild night inland. what we're watching is tropical storm hector. out over the pacific. not bothering anyone but watch what is going to happen. there is moisture may move up this week as an area of low pressure here draws it up. if it happens this weekend we can be talking about showers saturday. and fog along the coastline staying near the coast tomorrow, mild conditions there. bay side warm and hot inland. and there are highs for tuesday into the south bay. 85 in san jose. high clouds on the peninsula. 59 in pacifica. downtown san francisco, 66

degrees getting you into the north bay. 87 in santa rosa. head out towards east bay, you'll see mid-70s around oakland. 83 castro valley. this is going to be the accu-weather forecast, gradual cool down dropping into low 90s by saturday, upper 80s by sunday. so we'll cool off and will be watching for phone shalls for showers by weekend. >> interesting weather. >> thank you. >> and ahead news on jennifer aniston's love life. the latest on one of hollywood's biggest star autos coming up at 5:00 hunt for fountain of youth. koit be found with the help of these acupuncture needles? >> i hope so. >> get me needles! >> and we're checking traffic heading into the city, golden gate bridge. it's heavy and moving better

on the right side of the screen northbound. you can see there is fog there shrouding the golden gate bridge. the news at 4:00 is back

>> the long time editor of "cosmopolitan" magazine has

died she passed away in new york after a brief hospitalization. she was 90 years old. brown began as a secretary working up to copy writer, her book "sex and the single girl" was an instant success. she was three years later tapped to run cosmon january, brown donated $30 million to columbia graduate school of journalism and stanford school. >> and the battle over artist thomas kincaid's estate will continue when his girlfriend will have decisions to make. that is amy pinto in, a fight with kincaid's widow over the $66 million estate. a judge told pinto she's got to decide whether to move out of the home, pay fair market rent or take over the house payments and expenses there. kincaid died in april from an overdose of alcohol and

valium. >> entertainment news "dark knight rises" dropped off the top of the box office. >> and there is tony cabrerra with more. >> the actress is engaged. her boyfriend popped the question on friday. the two started dating more than a year ago after working on the set of "wander lust". aniston was previously married to brad pitt. for three weeks it was all about the "dark knight rises". now, batman has fallen to "the bourne legacy". jeremy rener stars in the offshoot which took in $40.3 million this weekend. and there is the cast celebrating 100 episodes.

>> i got very emotional. and there is amazing and a huge deal. >> and you can witness it september 25th here on abc. of course "dancing with the stars" announced partners today. >> more is ahead at 4:00 including a major jeltment including sol lind drachl the payout former employees will be getting. >> stranded jet skier who evaded a new security system at jfk airport. how did he manage to walk to a terminal without being stopped?. >> and a new milestone for this experimental driverless car. you're not going to believe top speeds that its reaching. ♪

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flames. five different departments from the bay area sent crews to help on the front lines. there are three structures burning and 500 firefighters are on the scene so we'll bring you more on the fires on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >> solyndra that defaulted a huge loan agreed to a settlement for firing its workers. abc 7 news is live outside of the empty plant with detail autos they've agreed to pay $3.5 million for berkeley fire last year. and still, emmoiys called the settlement a major victory. >> they showed up for work and were shocked to find out 1,000 had lost jobs. laid off without a warning

despite a law requiring a 60 day notice when more than 50 employees will be impacted. peter will be one of the thousand to share in the $3.5 million settlement. >> i'm happy for employees that they get closure. and that we get what is due to us. >> he was an engineer at sole lind dra. days later the company filed for bankruptcy. in the lawsuit he said employees lost pay and benefits and there are bonuses to stay on. he says the settlement sends a message. >> have something in place. don't just drop, you know, people that made the company. have something in place that they can rely on that, okay, we put in hard work. and make sure they're not just dropped. >> and steven cullen is a attorney that specializes in the disputes. >> certainly in any bankruptcy,

secured creditors come first, employee wages after that. then, in the mix comes judgments and negotiated resolution. >> this head of the labor counsel welcomed the settlement. >> an an opportunity to take a look and see we've got to treat people with fairness, but this was reckless. >> we contacted the lead bankruptcy attorney to get a comment about the settlement. she said "no comment". >> and google is cutting jobs in a company acquired not long ago. the company announced it's eliminating about 4,000 jobs in its wireless phone business and says about 160 people will

be laid off and that is in sunnyvale. google says changes will make the unit profitable but warns to expect business revenue to fluctuate. >> politics and let the campaigning begin. race for the white house is heating up after mitt romney announced vp pick. both candidates taking visions out to voters. >> paul ryan heads out on his own in the state of iowa. mitt romney continues his bus tour. >> we're going to make sure florida puts him out of office. >> medicare is the key issue for the many retired seniors. romney's selection put the issue front and center. romney tried to distance himself from the ryan budget plan. >> president's idea for medicare was to cut it by $700

billion. we want to make sure we preserve and protect medicare. >> president obama in iowa monday came out swinging. >> they think that if we end medicare as we know it and make it a voucher system this is going to lead to job prosperity for everybody. >> the obama campaign is releasing a new web ad in florida where seniors blast ryan for proposed medicare change autos doesn't make sense fchl we cut it now what is going to happen to the middle class? >> ryan's entry distracted from issue that's dominated before the vp selection. like mitt romney tax return. he requested many more returns from vp contenders. >> it's several years but i'm going release the amount of years. >> there is a face off of

sorts, paul ryan is campaigning there solo. the president is also in the state kicking off a three-day bus tour. >> the port authority is investigating how a stranded jet jeer was able to breech jfk's $100 million security system. the jet skier was out with pals racing around when this jet ski stalled. he walk add cross two runways and into a terminal. it was an airline employee that spotted him stishlgs wearing his yellow life jacket. >> one of the things about technology and systems they're only as good as people who maintain them and administer them. >> police charged him with criminal trespassing. the port authority tells abc news it took action to increase the police presence.

>> unbelievable. >> and there is a car going 120 miles per hour on a race track is not remarkable and researchers have an audi they named shelly. hi, shelly. there is software when to brake, and when to punch it. it may lead to independent cars driving you on public roads and this week two professal drivers will have brain activity monitored during a race. >> wow. >> and i don't think i'd like to have my hands behind the wheel with hands up. >> you must have faith. >> and this weekend's meteor shower was a huge hit on social media. coming up, spectacular photos and videos posted.

and questions on twitter and facebook. you can connect me on twitter m finney and faceboo facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. i'll answer questions here, live a little later. >> i'm sandhya patel. from our mount tamalpais camera you can see fog there. keeping you into the comfort zone around the coast. when will natural ac cool you off inland? >> if you awant to head into san francisco, go, right now. there is the bay bridge toll plaza approach, the thing of beauty if it's stuck in the traffic there. and 4 clth 38 in t release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar.

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annual percent yesterday meteor shower was over the weekend. take a look at one meteor seen over illinois. they're piles of state dirt that collide and burn up. and these images show the sky filled with shooting stars. this is passing through the tail of the comet. >> and now, weather for earth things. >> yes. and there is some active

weather if you're traveling to the sierra. there is this area here over 500 lightning strikes. there is a time lapse over lake ta show. you can see clouds and this is just a short time ago. then, you'll see some rain drops on the lens. take a look at the clouds and there are no lightning strikes. there is 86 in tahoe tomorrow, 100 in yosemite. and if you don't like it hot, 88 in los angeles tomorrow, here in the bay area, temperatures coming down a little bit. going to be hot inland. under 100 degrees and 93 in concord.

there is santa rosa, 87 and in oakland. 77 in santa cruz, inland. cooling will continue next couple days by weekend there is going to be a far cry in triple digits. >> nice cool down. >> and something to look forward to. >> pro testors take over a library and challenge police to kick them out. >> there is a major milestone today. >> if you want to take your pet with you when you travel is there a way to get around the fees? i'll have the answer to that and that is coming up. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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right now demonstrate years gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of a protest that saw the shut down of cell phone service in the bart station. we're live at the fruit veil station. marcher as announced they plan to gather. >> you know this time a year

ago members of the group anonymous announced they plan to shut down bart service during the evening commute. and bart responded and downtown san francisco, they called it a public safety tactic. and they did plan to make one stop along the way. they're stopping to show support for another demonstration here that is taking place in an old building where people used to go to read books. >> this is in layers of crime. this building was a library. this says so on the railing. missing letter "b" might stand for the books that no longer live here it was a good library.

it closed down for years and years. >> james moore says he's happy an army of volunteers set out to change that. bringing in books they set out to for the neighborhood. >> there was a latino poet and author that died last year of lung cancer related to his work. >> this is just one problem, these volunteers have reopened the building without the city's permission. >> there is no no trespassing sign here. >> police say it is trespassing, the decision whether to do anything about it wrefts city hall and so far, that decision hasn't been made. in the meantime, volunteers are sweeping... clubbing, an

and -- scrubbing and picking up new members and tell us tell us they're fine with it saying this is the cleanest they've seen it in years. >> they should let them do this stuff here. they're helping the community to be better. >> so far city halls about been quiet. the mayor, city administrateor and councilman haven't returned our phone calls. the group gathering here does plan to pay them a visit just in time for the poetry visit. the demonstration scheduled to kick off here p about aminutes. >> and there is a milestone for san francisco's buddhist community. there are members holding a quiet procession to celebrate the 50th anniversary today.

the sent jer home to the oldest, largest organization in the western u.s. and there is a about 10,000 people visit each year. >>. >> michael fib finney is angsing questions sent to him and the first one comes from carolyn b wants to know is there a way for me to get cheap internet access for my middle school child? >> there is. i'm glad she asked. comcast has a service for $9.99 per month. you can get free cable for your child as long as they qualify for a free or reduced price school lunch. if you qualify, you can call comcast like i said, $9.99 plus tax. it's a very good deal. get in on this. >> karen g asks i opened my

cereal to find it's only half full what. are the rules for? >> you haven't had cereal before? this happens and there is a s.a lot of rules around this. there are acceptable reasons that they're allow to have had a package not completely full. first, it's to protect the contents. so times you'll see that with chips. they have extra air so they don't get beat up. and there is another correct equipment to fill if it settles after, perhaps you're cereal and then, if they need a big print area, normally, however that, would be for over the counter and that type of thing. so they're allowed to have to it protect the product.

>> and this is from craig. he says he has a five and a half pound yorky that costs me as much as $125 each way. is there a way around this charge? can you sneak the dog on? >> no. no. that would not be right. there is no way around it. the airlines charge different prices. southwest charges $75 each way. then united this is 125 and some go to $135 or more. go online and google price for taking my dog. there are a bunch of list that's go up. there is nerd wallet.com has a list there of how much they pay. >> yorky is $25 a pound? >> there you go. >> that is expensive.

>> and just ahead a story of a man and his aging dog getting attention now. >> and nelson mandela clothing? how his grandchildren are trying to carry on his legacy. >> ticking time line could put 6,000 prisoners on the streets early unless the state comes up with a plan to ease overcrowding.

the life of nelson mandela continues to inspire and this 94-year-old is retired now. >> his granddaughters design aid clothing line being launched in south africa. the garments are simple and affordable. >> just every day prices and

we wanted it to be accessible to all people and walks of life. >> and they named it after his biography "long walk to freedom" a man and his aging dog got world wide attention after a picture of them took off an the internet. she the have been pals 18 years but time is kachg up. the shepherd mix lost his sight and suffers from arthritis. >> so they make trips into lake superior. >> i know that it's just taking the pain away. and this is tough to see him get old. i hope he passes in his sleep. doesn't everybody want their loved ones to pass peacefully? >> and this image hit the

enter net, people offered to pay for medication and treatment. you can see his love and that is a sweet animal. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and thank you. late breaking developments on two wildfires and the fight to hold lines and save homes tonight. >> i'll have latest weather conditions on fires burning in lake county and a look at a pattern change coming this week. >> and ticking deadline could put 6,000 prisoners on the streets early. unless the state comes up with a plan to relief overcrowding. >> and and there are two wildfires in lake county this is a picture over the fire

that chased nearly 500 people from their homes. >> and this so called w and walker fires have burned 11 square miles, tonight crews say their focus is on defending homes and creating fire containment lines and we're live with the latest from the fire line autos there is been the bun burning two homes and threatened two others. and it's just over the ridge south of us. the walker fire is the most dramatic as we prof up this morning. >> walker fire was the most visible driving in this morning but burning in ab unpopulated area and