good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> temperatures will be soaring in the bay area, meaning the risk of fire danger is also taking off. crews had to douse this wildfire today. a woman reported knit her backyard this afternoon. sky 7 overhead showing about two dozen firefighters working to contain this fire. yesterday, firefighters had to

control a 12-acre fire southwest of vacaville. >> okay. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies right now and a wind advisory in effect right now. for the north bay mountains and east bay hills in effect from 5:00 this afternoon so not quite yet. winds will be out of the north 20, 35 miles per hour gusting 50-60 miles per hour with low humidity. when combined with warm conditions result is elevated fire risks. we have a red flag warning from 6:00 this evening until 6:00 tomorrow evening for areas elevation as above a thousand feet. of course rising temperatures tomorrow let's take a look at some of the wind gusts in the north bay. 20 miles per hour gusts.

in the east bay gusts to 30 miles per hour. here is a look at our forecast. clear, breezy with winds increasing in the higher elevations. tomorrow morning, sunny, breezy. afternoon, warming trend begins. high temperatures ranging from low 70s on coast up to about 90 into warmest inland locations and there are hotter days to follow. i'll have the accu-weather forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you, spencer. >> with more on the fire danger let's go live now to berkeley. heather? >> fire prevention is something homeowners have to take seriously. this is something this region prepares for year round. this fire got at tension of officials. in that fire, oily eucalyptus trees were a vicious fuel. thed it had

thousands of eucalyptus and started to get rid of them. replacing with native plants that won't burn as aggressively. but there are still 350 acres to go. the campus will be vigilant during the red flag days. in el cerrito, the city does have a weed abaitment program that starts now with the help of crews. it's been one of the driest springs so there might be less brush but what exists is drying out quickly. the chief says what caught his eye were the high winds. >> it's early. but wind plays the part. if we get a fire going, that is usually what makes it challenging.

>> the fire department will have staffing for its engine companies through tomorrow, through the red flag warning ending at 6:00 tomorrow evening. in the berkeley hills abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> new details on the woman suspected of trying to poison starbucks customers. lab tests showed lethal levels of rubbing alcohol in bottles of orange juice. police credit an employee and customer saw someone tampering with the yimts. the customer was able to get the license plate number on cart. >> this person actually was heads up enough and reported sus spishus activity which is what we're telling members to do every day. >> police do not believe any other locations were targeted. coming up at 5:00 reporter david louie speak was a bar dwreefta who saw the suspect rearranging bottles inside.

>> a memorial will honor of life of 8-year-old laila fowler stabbed to death on saturday. it will take place at jenny lind elementary school. investigators continue to search for the kimmer and contacted most sex offenders in the area and expedited the process of evidence at her home, containing fingerprints and possibly dna. investigators believe the man intended to kill the girl but not saying why they believe that is the case. >> prosecutors revealed a preschoolteacher will not face child abuse charges. she no longer works at the center point preschool. witnesses claim she taped the hands of a 2-year-old back in february. child care licensing authorities fined the school. the d.a.reviewed the case but declining to say why it will not be filing charge autos police arrested this man, jeffrey boys after a crime

spree including a kidnapping and a car jacking. police say he tried to car jack a woman after kidnapping another man. he was on the way to the russian consulate in san francisco. abc 7 news spoke to the woman. >> pulled a gun out and said get in the passenger side. i said no. i don't want to do that. he goes oat get over in the passenger. i said no. i'm not going anywhere with you, buddy. i pushed him out and said what is wrong? what do you need? >> she says she tried to stay calm when held up at the bon air shopping center at 6:30. >> you know tried to keep him talking and calm. i just kept, my voice was low. my main focus is keeping my hands from shake sog he don't think i was nervous. >> police believe the 30-year-old jeffrey boys held her up and they say just before he tried to kidnap her, he did kidnap a run, pointing

a gun demanding he drive him to a church so he can talk to a priest. the church was close sod they returned to the parking lot. the man was able to get away. at with b.that time, police had gotten an alert from san francisco police about boys. >> his mother contacted the san francisco police and said that he was on his way to the russian consulate to seek asylum and she was worried because he suffers from mental illness as well as heavily armed. >> tina caught the eye of someone in the parking lot who was able to call 911. she says she feels like she handled it well. >> i felt good bit afterwards because i thought you know, a lot of people said you know, oh, my god it's scary you were there. i thought actually, for once i think i was in the right place at the right time. >> place say they were impressed with how she handled this situation. i spoke with the man kidnapped and he, too, is doing fine. very calm.

and he wanted to talk more about the police officers and what a great job they did. in marin county abc 7 news. >> all right. there is a police radio call that is set up now the system let's police, fire and other personnel from different areas talk to each other instantly that. has in the always been easy. >> there is a manhunt or a lost person, right now, an officer has to carry a cell phone, radio. and when all else faels, pressing a button. >> 42 agencies are participating. one hold out is the oakland police department. now testing its police radios with this regional system. >> the warriors will try to clench their series tonight against the nuggets.

>> ah. the game in denver but fans will be here and carolyn? >> you know warriors fans like you said, are loyal. whether here watching a party or creating a tribute song they're fanatics in the true sense of the word. they call it warcle arena because fans raise the roof with enthusiasm, thinking of themselves as the sixth man in the game. >> when the fans get loud other teams are affected and you can see it. >> it shakes them snup. >> yes. >> this sports columnist says the fan intensity is known throughout the nba.

>> that is my obsession. warriors. i want to say warriors all day. >> gary has been a fanatic since he was a little boy. and now created a love song of sorts. his draft is becoming popular on you tube. >> playoffs are now the payoff through thick and thin. >> there is no fan face in the bay thaer is more loyal to the cause than the warriors. >> and how does that loud loving loyalty affect the players? you'll hear from one tonight at 6:00.

>> thank you. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >> curry has been unbelievable lately. you can post this go warriors badge on your face book page. you can get it on our face book page. >> and how about those a's? giving away discounted tickets in honor of the record-breaking game last night. >> some of us stayed up in the end. because that is how long this lasted. >> yes. forever. >> a handful stayed at the come see yim until 1:40 to watch them play. 19 innings. the game longest this year. longest ever played in oakland. also in angels histry. didn't end until there, brandon pose with a homer in the bottom of the 19th. to give a's a victory.

>> incredible. you can imagine winds sparked a huge celebration. and there is another pie. >> what is funny is that bart stops at midnight. people had to make a decision whether being committed to the game or get home. a lot of people were tweeting out never mind bart. we're staying for pie. now, took about another hour and a half before they got the pie. >> incredible come back in the 8th, too. they were down, weren't they? >> they were down a bunch. yes. >> excellent stuff. >> still achange change coming to the yahoo maternity leave. >> a strange weather phenomenon what. piles of ice turned into. >> republican mitch mcconnell's invitation to president obama after the president made a joke about him at the white house

correspondents dinner. >> taking a look at traffic in san jose. this is high 83. to the left you can see the exlit near shark tank. traffic going towards san jose airport. to south san jose. back

thousands of pounds of fresh produce delivered to the footd banks this morning

brought by the truck load from farms in southern california. these donations sick sig nam a start of produce season. they see fresh fruits and vegetables. the fonda family program allows the barngs to purchase the produce for below market rate. >> latest move by yahoo ceo to keep employees happy there and twitter's warning to journalist. >> hi, emily. >> good afternoon, apple raised $17 billion in the largest corporate bond sell ever. the first time in nearly two decades the maker sold bonds which the company will give back to shareholders part of the buy back program. yahoo announced a competitive maternity policy, offering 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, eight weeks of leave for new dads.

updates after marisa myer ended the company's work from home policy. twitter telling journalists to be ready for more cyber attacks. the warnings follow multiple hackings including a stock market decline that wiped out $130 billion in market value. and twitter to see if they should change their pass word autos u.s. stocks closed higher today with s and p posting it's longest monthly winning streak since 2009. >> and the "new york times" is now the number two paper are in the united states beating out usa today. the times posted an 18% gain

in the last six months. and paper has seen a surge in online subviber landing at the top of the list, "wall street journal". in san francisco, i'm emily chang, back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> we have seen some bizarre spring weather in the mid west. yet another unusual took place. >> these large piles of ice splintering into shards like glass sm. people call it ice chandeliering. >> that is when this ice that is britel creates a shattering sound and look. >> this is interesting. i have. i've been in minnesota many times during the transition. we call it land of 10,000

lakes. so it's a delight. >> yes. >> this is interesting to look at. it's cooled down today from yesterday. warm and now, we've got major warm up coming our way ask increased fire risk. taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see clear skies no clouds around right now. thin high clouds, temperatures this hour 65 degrees in san francisco. 59 half moon bay. temperatures readings here is another live view. strong wind from the north a dry front, temperatures 88 degrees and livermore, 85 in los gatos swrerks warm spots and will be warmer tomorrow. take a look at the forecast

features will be clear tonight with windy conditions in the hills. red flag warning and tomorrow, highs record thursday likely to be warmest day of the forecast period. movement over the last 12 hours, dry front and high pressure is firmly in control. pressure between high pressure off shore and low pressure inland that. produces strong winds that. is what we have now. dry, gusty winds. as a result again, the fire concerns are initiated. you can see 91 degrees in san jose, thursday, warm friday, saturday. but cooling down sharply and monday a high of only 70 degree was big changes in the weather coming over the weekend. overnight tonight will be windy over hills, breezy down

bee low. mild with low temperatures into mid-50s across the bay area overnight. then, tomorrow beginning our next warm up. south bay highs into mid to upper 80s, peninsula, highs in the 80s. mid-70s on the coast. downtown san francisco, a high of 77 tomorrow, 74 in the sunset district. near east bay highs, 84 union city. upper 80s to about 90s tomorrow. here is the accu-weather forecast. it will be hot inland thursday with highs into mid-90s almost 90s around the bay. low 70s along the coast. cooling down on sunday, monday, tuesday. and possibly precipitation on the way with a change in the pattern. >> big change. >> it is a big change. >> up next prom night takes a

wrong turn. >> and then after 4:30 doctors said she won't survive. how this 2-year-old is now breathing and eating on her own for the first time in her live. >> another live look at the commute. it's ugly on the skyway. it's usual jam up with oncoming traffic trying to get to the lower deck of the bay bridge. on the righthand side of the screen heading towards 101 south it's been backed up for hours. i came over the bridge at 2:00. it looked much like that. so lmz problem with accidents and road work as well. stay with us.

high school seniors say he were taken for a ride bit company they hired to take them to the prom. >> a group of 20 kids thought they're going to get a cool, sleek black bus. instead, they got this. >> it's an orange school bus with the words "free at last" on it. sponsored by a bail bonds outfit. >> free at last and the site is painted on the back end of the bus. not exactly what seniors want to go to have into in the last prom. >> turns out the company did

not realize the kids didn't know what their bus looked like. >> they were subcontracted by a florida company which failed to contact either party about what to expect. inside is not bad. >> and these jeernz, they'll be free at last from high school but not the ride they're hoping for. i will say, you know it warns you about a brush with your possible future when you can see that. >> that is a tom hanks giddy and nervous, kenny chesnee is spreading the love. >> here is today's on the red carpet report. >> actress catherine jetta -- catherine zeta-jones is in a facility to treat herron going battle with bipolar disorder. a few years ago she checked into a similar facility.

kenny chesnee started a fund for follow up therapy and donating proceeds from his new single saying quote, i want to give people as much as their lives back as possible. remind people there are more good people out there and it's up to us to spread the love. >> actor tom hanks made of a broadway debut. and won two oscars so i thought he knew what it would be like. the actor says it makes him giddy and nervous and could not be more special. russell -- for a list go to rachel smith in los angeles. >> still ahead at 4:00. >> our nation's capital people here in the bay area doing to help veterans get jobs. >> and abc news exclusive.

jason collins talking about why he made the decision to become the first active pro in a major american sport to come out as gay. >> i'm michael finney. we team up with consumer reports on an investigation into ground turkey. dangers you need to be aware

we begin with a hunt for a possible accomplice in the boston marathon bombings. >> a dozen people are now considered to be persons of interest in this case. a u.s. official tells abc news they're trying to figure out whether this man may have chatted with tammerlan tsarnaev before the attacks. >> he was later killed during a raid by authorities. in a news conference, the president said officials are setting history aside to cooperate with the investigation. >> there are still suspicions sometimes between intelligence and law enforcement agencies that they back 10, 20, 30 years but they're improving. >> one fingerprint has been

disskpufrd investigators are working to find a match to that print and of 260 people injured only 20 remain in the hospital. none in critical condition, one survivor shared a story today. >> and he he says yeah, there is worse out here than you. and that is when i remembered my friends and i said oh, my god, my friends, my friends are all dead. >> during the news conference the president also renewed his vow to close the terrorist detention center in guantanamo bay. 100 of the 156 detainees are now involved in a hunger strike. the president signed an order requiring it's closure when he first took office. >> the president is considering u.s. military action against syria if he gets hard evidence that chemical weapons have been used this that civil war. evidence emerged that the president assad's government

used small amounts of nerve gas against his own people. the white house says this would signal a game change in whether or not the u.s. would intervene. >> the medical examiner is looking for human remains in the place where a piece of an airliner turned in blocks from ground zero. they believe it's part of a wing flap from one of the two hijacked jetliners. the piece wedged in a 20 inch wide space between two buildings. now there will be special tools to see if there are signs of human remains in that area. 3,000 people died but remains have not been found for about a thousand of them. searchers near los angeles found a second body today at the site where a plane crashed after colliding with another small plane. investigators believed there was just one person on board. three people escaped after another plane landed on a golf course in west lake village.

the national transportation safety board has launched an investigation into this tragedy. >> the while the house is urging more u.s. companies to hire vet zpranz spouses. president obama, vice president biden and their wives promoted joining forces campaign during an event in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong leadership skills.

>> there are some management positions and i think there would be some skills they already, you know bring with that. having been in the military. >> the job fair also included work shops and resume writing and how vets can sell skills they learned as skills that employers want. >> amanda knox's memoir hits store shelves today. she intok to diane sawer about the case in her book "waiting to be heard". the seattle native convict ntd 2007 murder of her roommate. she spent four years in prison before an appeals court set her free. her freedom is on the line after an italian court annulled her acquittal. >> what was your reaction when you heard the decision? in credibly painful. i felt like after crawling through a field of barbed wire, reaching what i thought was

the end it turns out it was the horizon uk watch the exclusive interview tonight at 10:00 right here on abc 7. >> president obama had high praise for jason collins after collins revealed he is gay. he's the first pro player to come out. the first ever basketball star talked to abc george stephanopoulos. >> jason kol yibz shattering one of the final barrier was these words. i'm a 34-year-old nba center, i'm black, and i'm gay. >> i know i'm the happiest i've ever been. a huge weight has been lifted. >> collins is the first active player in major pro team sports to come outs of the closet. he spoke with george stephanopoulos. >> what was a tipping snoint. >> tipping point was once you

tell your parents and their response is positive the rest is down hill after that. >> he received an outpouring of support including a call from president obama. >> seems like a terrific young man. and i told him i couldn't be prouder of him. >> he's been a great guy. a great teammate. >> he's a good guy. i'm praying for him. and i'm looking at it. we'll support each other on and off the court. >> now, the seven foot power house says he wants to pay it forward to be a role model for gay athlete autos it doesn't matter that you're gay. the key thing is that it's about basketball, working hard. it's about sacrificing for the team.

>> he says he wants to play next season. >> up next amazing pictures from space what. a hurricane looks like on the saturn. >> and mitch mcconnell's invite to the commander in chief. >> we can see clouds associated with a cold front passing through. increased fire risk. i'll tell but that in the accu-weather forecast at 4:38 this is san jose. you can see interstate 280. southbound traffic starting to slow down a bit. overpass is highway 17 going to right is bound for santa cruz. it's 17 moving well in both directions. back w

senate minority leader mitch mcconnell showing his sense of humor after becoming the butt of a joke on saturday night. we'll start with mr. obama's joke. >> some folks don't think i spent spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell?

>> the joke went over well as you heard so naturally mcconnell wanted to get in on the act tweeting this photo of himself sitting in a bar with a beer next toon empty chair. he's ready and waiting with a glass of red wine for anyone that chooses to join him. the tweet addressed to the president and also to, get this, clint eastwood who made that speech at the republican convention with the empty chair. >> we'll see if there is -- . >> yes. any takers there? >> we've seen satellite pictures of hurricanes now, we can see a powerful storm. >> nasa's casini space craft captured these images of a massive storm, scientists say it's about 1250 miles wide. >> the storm traveling about 330 miles per hour and appears this storm has been there for years. >> beautiful, but scary.

>> yes. >> is our weather is changing and warming up. >> clear skies here in the bay area now. strong winds increased our returns for fire. tomorrow nationwide a mixed weather picture. will be nice and mild and minneapolis tomorrow, only 45 snow pulling out in the denver area. in phoenix in the southwest a high of 95. near sunny california look for clear skies from top to bottom. here in the bay area we warm up again, tomorrow,

temperatures pressing into upper 80s, low to mid-80s throughout the bay. temperatures peak on friday. 90 saturday. and then, start to cool down monday, tuesday, which will be the pattern much of the bay area. a big rise in temperatures and a sharp cool down coming up. >> how about saturn vacation plans? >> i'll have to check. >> why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> better purge line. >> exactly. >> up next treatment that is now awill youing this 2-year-old girl to eat and breathe on her own for the first time ever. >> and how criminals hit the charity that is auctioning off a date with tim cook. >> are you cooking a lot of ground turkey? the health concerns you need to know about before you

an east bay high school trance formed today for special athletes. take a look. they took part in the special olympics. they were track races, soft

ball, every attempt was a victory for the kids just thrilled to be able to compete. >> chance to participate and feel good yourself. >> like going to a concert. i can feel the rush. excitement. >> nice. police officers helped care and light the torch before the event. >> a 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has one. hannah warren celebrated with her first lollipop. she was born with a rare and usually fatal birth defect. until recently she spent live in the intensive care unit. surgeons implanted a windpipe that had been coated with her bone marrow cells.

>> she had one chance. and now she has it. she got it. she's here with us. and... couldn't ask for anything eels she looks great. doesn't she? she's the youngest patient to benefit from the treatment. >> beautiful face. >> yes. >> moving on, charity action fr a coffee date with tim cook is back on track again after someone used a stolen card. >> last week it was $650,000 but whoever place that had bid did soed fraudulently. the winner gets to sit down with cook at apple's cupertino headquarters. proceeds benefit robert f kennedy sent year now, more people opting for ground turkey as a healthier alternative to beef but there are concerns you need to ware

of. >> michael finney is here now with the story. >> it's getting very, very big. burger king started serving up turkey burgers. ground turkey can be a better choice but a just-released investigation reveals that it can be a breeding ground. >> dina has been trying to cook healthier meals. >> i make meatloaf witness. and. >> but this investigation shows when you're talking turkey you can be getting more than you bargained for. >> 90% of the samples analyzed had one or more of the five bacteria we looked for. adding to that, the fact most

bacteria proved resistant to antibiotic autos consumer reports shipped 257 samples to an outside lab. there, scientists created to analyze. half samples tested positive for fecal contaminant the majority resistant to antibiotic autos some of the bacteria can cause food poisoning and many infections. >> using antibiotics and farm animals as once touted is a great innovation to promote growth. >> this may revolutionize the meat business. >> now, we realize giving turkeys and other animals antibiotics is accelerating the groblg of drug resistant super bugs. people can be harder to treat. >> to kill bacteria that might

be present, you need to cook it thoroughly to 165 degrees. >> you can also minimize risks by making smart choices when you shop. consumer reports says look for ground turkey labeled raised without antibiotics or organic. us food and drug administration outlining the concerns about antibiotics, back tear yale yil resistance and animal food production. you can get links to this report and all of the information on our web site just go to abc 7 news.com and click 7 on your side. >> when in doubt, cook it longer. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 move to regulate drums in california. >> unmanned drones are toolz for law enforcement and farmers, toochl but are they being used to spy on you? >> and coming up something

larger than an iq. >> and a soft drink involving a businessman and fbi. all that is at 5:00.

at 8:00 it's splash followed by dancing with the stars results show then diane sawyer swril an interview with amanda knox on 2020. then join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> state lawmakers are looking into how to regulate small drones that can be used for everything from checking on crops to spying on people. >> hahn yet miranda has the story from sacramento. >> unmanned dronz being used in california for things like helping farmers survey land and remote areas. lawmakers say it's now time to regulate them.

the faa is projecting that the number of commercial drones in u.s. air space could exceed 10,000 by 2020. >> first heard drugs were used in agricultural sector that. is one thing in forestry. and rumors tmz wanted license to operate their own drug. >> the committee okayed the bill making it a crime to spy with a drone and would require law enforcement to get a warrant to use one. the union says the proposal needs to be tougher. >> there is a courts protected that probably. >> wise thing to do would be to have a moratorium. >> in the bay area, alameda

county encountered resistance when it wanted to buy a drone to keef an eye on demonstrations. one group had one to keep an eye on the cost. >> there is nothing to do with series. >> this assembly man has a drone plan with experience in afghanistan, he sees technology's potential and wants california to be the epicenter of manufacturing. his bill would limit the use of drones while opening up the market for everyone else. >> it's nothing to do with spying on people in a backyard. so hysteria is overplayed. it's ridiculous. >> both bills do agree on one thing. measures ban weaponizing drones. in sacramento abc 7 news. >> thanks for joining us at 4:00 i'm carolyn johnson. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you very much. products pulled from the

starbucks after a staff spots the customer doing something sus spishus. >> big changes in store for pregnant workers at yahoo following two week maternity leave. >> increasing fire danger and red flag warnings gg up shortly. i'll have details coming up. >> i just smelled a bottle. it smelt like nail polish remove year orange juice ranked after a customer key behaifor raises suspicions of an alert staff. >> the woman wlees plees say plant that had juice is facing serious charges. david louie is live tonight with the story. >> no question bit. an alert barista and one customer gets credit for

noticing what they saw and their intikts were right. their quick action may have prevented someone from drinking a laced bottle of juice. >> the vigilance of the three-year veteran who spotted what's happening. >> i seen a lady pull out two of the drinks to our juices and place them on counters then, i went to check if they'd been opened or unsealed. they were warm. >> she says she's never seen the suspect before. she described her as acting nervously. >> she left. pretty fast. >> then, me and a customer wroft down a license plate number. >> the safety cap was open. police and fire units called to the seen said contents had been laced with rub