breaking news is alameda county. firefighters mopping up after major fire collapsed roof of a strip mall overnight. >> amy hollyfield is live an in union city. >> reporter: some small business owners are heartbroken this morning. their businesses are gone. this fire did serious damage. take a look at this video get a sense of how huge this fire was and what firefighters were up against. when they got here they realized this fire had a good head start on them. they saw hit been burning in the attic they decided to step back. turned out that was a good decision because the roof then collapsed. an hour and a half later they

had the fire out. they believe there is fire, smoke and water damage to 10 units or businesses here. >> when i walked in i did saw damages were done water is there a lot of smoke, smell, my backdoor is gone. you know, we'll be back on our feet again. >> reporter: for some businesses it is going to take longer than others. burned out mangled mess. some of the small businesses include a video store, nail salon, restaurant. some may be able to open up after the power is turned back on, others have a long road ahead. the strip mall is at dough and dier in union city.

firefighters evacuated as a safety precaution. they say everyone is okay. the building is fine and they've been allowed to go back home. once the sun comes up they will try to figure out what started this . amy hollyfield, abc7 news. when lightning overnight and a bit of rain. what are we going to have today? >> good morning mike. good morning. peninsula you heard rumbles of thunder during the evening and overnight. you can see we are tracking it as it moves out over the ocean away from filbert, moss beach and half moon bay. good news is that it is getting quieter. return of those storms as we head into the afternoon hours. we'll get the storms out of way this morning, lull, then heat of the day will build then storms redevelop during the afternoon and evening especially south bay and

monterey bay. the coast today upper 50s to low 60s around the bay partly sunny mid 60s to 70. inland partly sunny, upper 60s to mid 70s. 5:03. san francisco sheriff ross pheur pheuf will be back on-the-job this morning -- ross pheur pheuf will be back on the job in morning, seven out of 11 supervisors voted tuesday to upheld the finding of official misconduct and remove mirkarimi from office. his removal required nine votes when were two votes short. he and his wife said they look forward to getting their light back to norm a mayor lee said he was unhappy with the board of supervisors' decision. >> may see a lot of could workers not paying attention in the afternoon or leaving the office early thanks to the giants and a's staying alive yesterday. terry mcsweeney is live at the coliseum where the a's will

try to even things up against the tigers tonight >> reporter: you could almost still hear the echoes reverberating from the fans. 36,000 fans out here this is what it sounded like. >> tying run at plate in the 9th only to set up a double play and a's win 2-0. absolutely amazing win by amazing team. here's what the fans were saying. [ inaudible ] . [ unintelligible ] .

. [ unintelligible ] this red tie not connected to the reds except for the fact that the reds should have red faces this morning after striking out giants 16 times, giants scoring first run without a hit giants winning in the 10th on an error. that's my story and i'm sticking with it. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. we want to see your post-season pride.

we'll be showing some of these photos on air throughout the playoffs. there were frustrated a's fans who went to the coliseum but could not get in because of a misunderstanding about their tickets. 70 purchased tickets for the alds home game three, thinking it is the third game in the series, which was last night. their tickets are for game five against the tigers if it goes that far. last night's game is home game number one. playoff tickets don't have game times or dates principled. the team says they are following major league baseball's ticketing policy. we are hearing from the 11 year boiled who escaped -- 11-year-old boy who escaped serious injury after he was hit head-on. three people, including the child were hit in front of turner elementary yesterday many two took off, one came back he was arrested after

police smelt alcohol on his breath. i looked and i saw a car coming through, coming towards me and my mom. >> the way they left her laying for dead is horrible. the boy's mother dana kennedy, a crossing guard mother and a women all hit kennedy hospitalized with broken legs, neck and punctured lung. police trying to determine what lead to a stabbing that left a teenaged girl in critical condition after 7:00 last night at the corner of 21st and valencia in the mission district. the teen was stabbed several times in the torso during a fight between two groups of people. paramedics rushed her to san francisco general. police still looking for the attacker. chevron says a section of its refinery remains closed

until the end of the year the unit hit by fire in august had more damage than first thought many the refinery has been operating at 60% since the fire.oú?"÷ the damaged unit is considered heart of the refinery because it distills crude oils into fuels, including gas. chevron is producing 92,000 fewer barrels per day. at stanford this morning the university will break ground on a first of its kind energy facility that will help the school reduce its carbon footprint. we have an artist rendering. it will use heat recovery to generate electricity and make stanford one of the most energy efficient research universities in the world. stanford says its carbon emissions will be cut in half. water use will drop. and it will save 2300 million dollars over the next 35 -- save 300 million dollars over

the next 35 years. speaking of green mr. thomas i'm empressed by that tie you showing the a's spirit. >> i thought somebody should represent the other side of the bay now we have both sides. >> tonight if you are lucky enough to be at the coliseum mike how is the weather going to be? >> i got yellow, i can't wear green. i got green on radar and yellow and orange trying to get everybody in play. maybe orange tomorrow. here's live doppler we are looking at showers that are moving away from the coast, everybody is drier now than a couple hours ago. the past hour five lightning strikes, starting to develop moreover the ocean than the peninsula. for the afternoon this band to the south is going to rotate counterclockwise towards the monterey bay and south bay, i think you will see storms also. stray shower through 7:00 most of us in the 50s.

partly cloudy noon with 50s at the coast, 60s for rest of us storms reform during heating of the day up to 4:00 and hang around through 7:00. best chance around the santa cruz mountains and santa clara valley, monterey bay and points south. unsettled weather in the forecast for the next couple of days. if we can take a look at what is going on thursday, mainly 60s and 70s, friday isolated storms and warming trend will begin saturday. good morning. live shot bay bridge toll, traffic very, very light. let's hope it stays that way, no problems, no metering lights at the limit into san francisco, roadwork southbound 680 sycamore valley road to al costa until 6:00 this morning, three left lanes block. eastbound 4 bailey to railroad roadwork until 1:00 this

afternoon. a's game 6:30 tonight expect traffic around the coliseum before game time after game time going for another win tonight. here's a look at your waze app, what just happened they repopulated this, roadwork over the waldo grade has been picked up, the roadway is clear. the government has a warning for millions of car owners. why the device intended to save your life in a crash may not do the job. san francisco gets new target store. what makes this unlike any you've seen before. charles schultz isn't with us any more but peanuts is coming back to the big screen. are you ready ?

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if you think you are safer because your car has an air bag, new warning you need to know about. auto industry officials say the government has alerted them thousands of car owners may be driving vehicles with counterfeit air bags that may not inflate in a crash. no models have been named. the government will make a formal announcement today and ask people to check a website or call dealer to see if their vehicle model is affected. bay area shoppers will be able to get same-day delivery shopping online with wal-mart. part of tests run by wal-mart in a handful of cities, including san francisco and san jose. customers will be able to order select toys, sports equipment, electronics for charge of $10. orders must be placed before noon and you will be allowed to select a four hour window to have the items delivered. san francisco residents

don't have to leave the city to shop at target any more starting today. mayor lee helped celebrate target's first store in the city yesterday it is called city target and takes up the entire second floor of the metreon building. it won't sell bulky items tailored to urban customers with small living spaces. it will open 7 a.m. to attract beam going to work. soft opening today, grand opening this sunday. 5:16. time for a look at our weather forecast. upper level low still out there, churning over the ocean treating thunderstorms over the ocean now. morning commute is going to be dry, 5:16, embarcadero barely windy, no marine layer clouds to speak of, just a fairly clear sky over this part of the bay area. the entire viewing area all of

you under dry conditions now. we'll zoom down and show what is going on off the coast. that's where the storms are, that's where they are going to remain as they rotate around the top part of this low pressure. this morning upper 40s to upper -- mid 40s santa rosa, napa the rest of us 50s monterey bay inland mid to upper 50s. scattered showers best south thunder possible going to keep unsettled pattern thursday and friday. drier and warmer weekend forecast on the way. while were you sleeping overnight, low sinking south with counterclockwise flow rotated a few storms through the peninsula over the coast where they are going to stay for the better part of the morning into the early afternoon. could get a stray shower around monterey bay the next couple of hours. better chance starting noon these are going to continue

rotating towards the south bay by the time we get to the afternoon commute. isolated thunder possible overnight things quiet considerably with just cloud cover to wake up for. thursday, a little snow above 8,000 feet around yosemite. today upper 60s to low 70's south bay san jose and saratoga 70. mid to upper 60s peninsula, low to mid 60s coast into downtown south san francisco, sausalito, upper 60s to low 70s north bay valleys, mid to upper 60s east bay shore. valleys slightly warmer low to mid 70s monterey bay with extra cloud cover and chance of thunderstorm low to mid 60s, lucky if we get to 70 around morgan hill. game tour tonight coliseum 6:37 first pitch, 61° dropping to 57 need a coat not the wet weather gear dry like it was last night.

unsettled weather thursday, friday, well below average. warming saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday away from the coast a little above average. good morning. happy wednesday. light commute for you out there if you are getting on the road now 5 -- east shore freeway funneling into the bay bridge everything is light, no issues. to the golden gate bridge, fog-free and light traffic they've reconfigured southbound lanes you have four headed into san francisco, two northbound. a little slow out of antioch still good on your drive towards pittsburg and 242 under 20 minutes for that drive. from the central valley 205 towards through tracy altamont pass, just about 15 minutes traffic at the limit through the dublin-pleasanton area, light so far, so good. 5:19. charles schulz isn't with us any more but the peanuts are

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good morning. traffic doing fine folks heading to the bay bridge weather-wise we have interesting developments overnight certainly saw lightning, thunder that's moving out to sea. mike says for your morning commute you are looking at dry and clear. sue has your traffic. laser technology has helped uncover new details about the mysterious english landmark stonehenge. researchers used 3-d liaisers to scan the rock formations they found art on within side. they determined people approached from that direction so it was adorned in a more ornamental manner side from

drawings and etchings the creators of stonehenge used better materials. the evidence suggests stonehenge was designed for optimal viewing of the solstice built to allow more dramatic passages of sunlight. double elimination "dasing with the stars." --. [ unintelligible ] happening right now, breaking news in alameda county, firefighters are mopping up after a huge fire eight strip mall that left a firefighter injured. amy hollyfield is there live with the latest, coming up. a's and giants find a way to survive, the job is just

beginning today. >> warning going out this morning to businesses in downtown oakland, occupy marks first anniversary. live doppler you can see showers once again are off the coast and they are going to remain rotating off the coast. good news for the morning commute. if you are traveling around the country today, still feels like spring in many areas, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s from washington, d.c. along the gulf coast dallas 92 phoenix seattle 61 portland 72°. flight arrival delays into philly and atlanta this morning not weather-related but delays there. back home we could see delays around the bay area because of low clouds. right now we have san jose, oakland and san francisco running on time. flight tracker bottom of every page abc7news.com.

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good morning, 5:29 on this wednesday morning. see the lightning overnight? more of that coming up. i'm eric thomas. and i'm kristen sze. a four alarm fire ripped through a strip mall forcing evacuations and leaving a firefighter injured. >> reporter: this was a big one. the roof collapsed looks like the corner of this strip mall has been destroyed. take a look at these amazing pictures look at what firefighters were up against. they said this fire had a good head start on them they got the call after 1:00 this morning they could see fire coming out the front door they realized this was huge. this is a strip mall full of small businesses, 10 units

have been damaged. fires say when they realized how big the fire was they made a possibly lifesaving move. they pulled back, that was just before the roof collapsed. >> started inside. we started attack, once we got in and were able to assess better and understood we had fire over our heads, we backed out. >> reporter: here's a look inside of one of the businesses that has been destroyed. there are several businesses here, all small business owners a lot of them are heartbroken, nail salon, video store, restaurant in the corner where it looks like this possibly could have started firefighters will take a look at that later when the sun comes up. also an apartment building behind this strip mall, we are at alvarado and dire the people were nervous firefighters evacuated them just in case.

everyone is fine. that building is fine. one firefighter suffered a cut on his hand as he was going in the building, he got some stitches he going to be fine. they will be looking for the cause once the sun comes up. amy hollyfield, news that. -- abc7 news. in contra costa county an industrial business yard caught fire. new video shows wood palates burning. the fire department says there was lightning in the area before the fire broke out they are not sure if that's what sparked this blaze, nobody has been hurt. a lot of folks waking up to unusual weather. let's show you video lightning lit up the skies above the south bay and peninsula almost an hour last night and continued across the bay overnight we spotted sick strikes from our camera at south bay bureau. >> that means there was probably thunder as well.

meteorologist mike nicco has been following this. what can we peck this morning? >> expect it to be much quieter than it was -- than it was overnight. small radar returns around los gatos towards camden along southern parts of santa clara valley now. the last three hours you can see the strikes dissipated and radar returns continuing to move away from us. a little lull until the afternoon stray shower will pop along the coast and mainly south bay. inland partly sunny today. san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi goes back to work this morning knowing for the first name months, he's no longer in danger of losing his job over a domestic violence incident. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with what is ahead now for the sheriff and his wife. >> reporter: an attorney for sheriff mirkarimi says the sheriff is automatically

reinstated and he's entitled to back pay which equals six months of his sal rich the board of supervisors heard testimony for hours last night. they to decide whether to uphold the ethics' commission ruling that the sheriff had committed official misconduct when he bruised his wife's arm in an argument. nine votes were needed to oust him, only seven voted that way after their victory the sheriff, his wife and supporters tacked about moving forward. >> it is about -- talked about moving forward. >> it is about professional help, support, love and this is exactly what finally we are doing. work out our differences in a healthy way that. is my personal life, it is not official misconduct. >> i have a job to do. i will do so enlightened, i think by i think the transform nation -- transformation that i hope to demonstrate as the sheriff. >> he has went through a lot, his family has again through a lot, it was a victory.

>> reporter: there were several supports leaving city hall with the sheriff and his wife, some chanting madame sheriff, presumably in support of eliana lopez. domestic violence activists have been outspoken in wanting mirkarimi removed from office. we just learned stanford professor is the recipient of this year's nobel prize in chemistry. sharing the prize with robert lefkowitz of duke university shedding light on how billions of cells sense s. the committee said the two have -- have made groundbreaking -- san francisco giants and a's came through in must-win games to survive. a's played last night smith crushes -- [ unintelligible ]

balfour came in to close things out in the 9th he -- a's survive down two games to one and have to win game four tonight. also win or go home for the giants. they eked out extra inning victory against reds in cincinnati last night two out in the 10 -- [ unintelligible ] giants have to win again tonight. this morning south bay elementary school principal arrested for selling meth is due back in court. 42-year-old eric dean lewis is scheduled to enter a lee he's the principal of montague elementary in santa clara. police say he offered drugs to

an undercover officer he met through an online dating site. at his home officers found meth, date rape drug ghb and a dozen hidden cameras, including one in a teddy bear. he faces five felonies. if you are going to be in oakland know this is the first anniversary of occupy oakland movement. officials are warning business owners to be prepared. the anniversary comes three days after vandals roped through the streets of downtown smashing storefronts and spray painting windows, organizers say they are holding a peaceful birthday party that will include dancing, food and games today. >> probably dry weather, we'll check in with mike. we had lightning overnight. [ inaudible ] sun cemented weather, good morning here's live doppler, good news over the last three hours tracking storms moving to the northwest away from our

neighborhoods, still a few shawl radar returns a drip or two possible when you see blue and green a lot of times that is not making it to ground. my concern for the afternoon, next batch of thunderstorms over the ocean that will rotate counterclockwise towards the monterey bay and into the south bay during the afternoon and early evening hours bringing us one more chance of scattered showers even a thunderstorm as long as this low hangs around which it will do today, we've got a chance. secondary low going to push in for thursday and friday and keep our weather unsettled not much going to fall out of this, isolated at least it is out there stray shower through 7:00, temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy by noon, storms reform as we hit upper 60s to mid 70s bay and inland. 7:00 we could have stray showers around the south bay. thursday, friday, saturday, still going to be unstemmed thursday and friday then

starts to get -- unsettled thursday and friday then starts to get warmer. first traffic. good morning. emeryville, berkeley into the macarthur maze past golden gate fields, so far, so good moving at the limit. getting a little more crowdsed no problems into the macarthur maze. san jose 87 northbound past julian hp pillville beyond across the street traffic moving at the limit. -- problem north 101 from the southern part of the bay area, you have an accident at highway 25 north 101 out of lanes, car hit power pole, chp on scene north 101 in the gilroy area. traveling out of the central valley speeds of 23 miles an hour from tracy towards altamont pass. things pick up towards the dublin pleasanton area just under 20 minutes for that

drive now. all bay area mass transit great way to go, everyone is on time. 5:39. >> a dog is stolen during a burglary. next, a teen's plea for its safe return. an 8-year-old, decides to go for a light night joyride that doesn't end well, especially for his father. we'll explain. missing yosemite park work rescued. the question searchers had for her, coming up.

welcome back. good news, heaviest of the thunderstorms moving away from the bay area. a blues and greens still riding along the peninsula, sprinkle or two possible over the next hour. better chance of more organized scattered storms during the afternoon. 5:42. heartbroken 15-year-old girl from pleasanton is asking for the return of her stolen dog. this is holly, the 5-year-old pug was stolen monday morning when thieves broke into the home. cynthia e-mailed us about what happened. police say the thieves got jewelry and electronics as well as holly 8-year-old boy in newark went on a joyride but his dad

is in trouble. it happened monday night at this motel 6. the boy grabbed the car keys as his parents slept. he managed to get the car in gear and stepped on the gas. he rammed the car into the motel the dad was wanted on a theft warrant. he was taken to jail. neither parent was arrested in connection with the crash. >> bad all the way around. 23 rear old woman missing for over three days in yosemite national park is safe. jessica garcia last seen saturday after attending an employee meeting. she was supposed to start her job sunday but never showed up. she was found yesterday in the southern tip of the park she had to be airlifted out broken hip and thigh bone she is expected to recover. authorities plan to talk to her and figure out what happened. 5:43. massive recall from toyota.

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still tracking weak radar

returns around half moon bay from live doppler. storms traveled over the peninsula into the south bay 12 -- here's a look at next storm system, the same one just small chunk rotating around the parent low going to bring storms to monterey bay south possibly rotate towards us in the south bay everywhere he will mid to upper 70s through the central valley scattered shower possible yosemite 71, los angeles, san diego mid 70s, 93 palm springs. police will be canvassing west san jose neighborhood this morning passing out fliers to alert about an arson the person struck eight times in past two weeks. video shows the most recent fire in an alley the back of many homes where residents park and throw out trash.

three fires in three hours started on sunday loan. >> such a small area we do not want this person do continue in this behavior. >> very stressful in the last few weeks it is happening so often. >> this tree will be cut down today, trunk was already torched once. residents are afraid if it happens again the fire will be spread. on capitol hill republican-led house committee set to hold a hearing on diplomatic security in libya. committee chairman darrell issa has accused the department of ignoring pleas to increase security in the months and weeks before attack. that attack on september 11th, killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens from the bay area and three other americans. mitt romney's wife ann has been booked as a guest host on "good morning america" this morning. she is filling in for robin

roberts who as you know is on extended medical leave, continuing to recover from her bone marrow transplant. ann will be sharing recipes from the romney household. >> cooking emergency. the grill is too hot. i'm here, i'm making welsh cakes my grandmother taught me how to make them. i'm teaching my grandchildren how to make them. >> you can catch ann romney on "good morning america" at 7:00. abc news is in discussions with the first lady for a similar guest appearance when her schedule allows. let's check the forecast and see if lightning going to strike twice for us. >> possibly later this afternoon after this morning's round which is quickly dissipating. we are looking at emeryville camera down to the south you can see a little cloud cover. let's take a look at live doppler, one small radar

return maybe a few drips but it is heading northwest 35 miles per hour watch out los altos hills could be around your neighborhood in 12 minutes. west menlo park 21 minutes. woodside in about 25 minutes. to the left of your screen definitely where the stronger radar returns are and notice as we put night motion, they are going to move way from us. we are going to get a break during the morning commute. chilly in the north bay 45 santa rosa, 48 napa, 50s, for the rest of us. mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland. unsettled pattern will scatter showers around mainly south bay and southward today thunder possible another chance of showers thursday, friday, weak chances like now warming trend this weekend drier then and quieter. area of low pressure has legs even though it is sliding south that counterclockwise flow will rotate a few more

storms our way. let's put a timing on it and a -- you can see down to the south, rotating up to the north, falling apart by noon. by 4:00, start to develop an little more intensity once we get the daylight and unsettled weather moving in heading towards the santa cruz mountains and higher elevations around the santa clara valley. overnight dissipate and then snow in the sierra around yosemite above 8,000 feet tomorrow. heading to the game at the coliseum partly cloudy 6:37 first pitch grab a coat or sweatshirt, 60 61 dropping to 57. thursday, friday unsettled below average saturday drier, sunday through tuesday back to average if not slightly warmer. headed to the game this

evening expect traffic delays around 880 and coliseum before and after the game give yourself extra time this is a live shot of the bay bridge traffic nice except if you have a cash paying folks towards the toll minor delay, no metering lights yet no delays upper deck into san francisco. crowded san mateo bridge from hayward towards foster city, highrise a few brake lights headlights eastbound towards hayward no delays in that direction. north 101 past old oakland road first reports after accident yellow sensors, slowing of about 45 miles an hour past the scene, chp will take care of that. north 101 gilroy area highway 25 car into a pole there and might find slow traffic up from the southern part of the bay area. san francisco water main break on diamond between castro and 18th, expect delays in that

neighborhood as well. sea lion doing fine this morning after a dramatic rescue at pier 39 yesterday. it was spotted on the docks with something tightly wrapped around its next. a team from the mammal center responded all tourists were watching they couldn't help the sea lion until they shot it with a tranquilizer to slow it down. they sneaked up on it nabbed it with a tphefpt the thing on its neck was a plastic box strap. >> if those get into the ocean without being open and still a ring, they are deadly, because these guys are curious and they will look and nose it and get it on like a collar. >> the danger is they can choke to death on these straps. the sea lion will be evaluated before hopefully, it will be released. if you drive a toe --

toyota there's a recall you need to know about. here's jane king. good morning. toyota recalling nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles in the u.s. more than seven million globally because of powers with the power window switch that could result in smoke or fire. teens struggling with bad cases of acne may be turning to an unusual cure scientists identified 11 new viruses with potential to cure the out of control back tear -- bacteria. iphone 5 made with aluminum that is thinner and lighter but scratches easily leading to production delays in time for holidays neiman marcus out with gift catalogue most expensive his and hers watch along with a trip to paris and geneva.

$354,000 special edition of spider sports car. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. wells fargo denying allegations contained in federal civil suit caution the bank of recklessly handing out government backed loan homes the suit seeks hundreds of millions on behalf of the federal housing authority the agency doesn't make loans but backed thousands of mortgages whose owners defaulted. lawyers say wells fargo placed profits over people. in a statement the bank says it believes it acted as a didn't and responsible lender and vowed to vigorously defend itself. big jump in ridership for amtrak. the line carried more than 31 million in the fiscal year that just ended the most in amtrak's 41 year history, 50% increase over 2000.

ticket revenue jumped to two billion dollars, 7% increase over the year before. republicans in congress are trying hard to end federal subsidies to amtrak they call the rail service slow and inefficient and they say private industry could do better. experimental drug made by eli lilly showing hope for people with early stage alzheimer's. initial research finds the drug helps slow memory loss and cognitive decline by 30%. concern about the long term benefit of the drug. researchers say it may not be enough to win approval from the fda. they say it shows they are the on the right track in finding treatments to clear the sticky deposits that clog brains. overall u.s. economy may be weak but where the beer index is concerned, we are still the super power. the beer index is the amount of time you have to spend on-the-job to afford a brew. swiss bank surveyed hourly

wages and prices at liquor stores in 150 countries and found that u.s. workers only need five minutes of earnings to buy a beer. or 96 beers per eight hour workday or 480 beers over 40 hours. on average, it takes the rest of the world 20 minutes to earn a beer either we are well paid or real thirst day. >> now we need to do the latte index. [ unintelligible ] next complete list of models affected. huge flames rip through a union city strip mall. firefighters had n