fires including one started last night that is expected to be contained this morning at the site of an 1880's resort, with 20 acres burning and unoccupied trailer was destroy. a fire is burning in lake county with one structure destroyed and others threatened by the fire. no injuries reported. >> in southern california, firefighters battle a 3,000 acre wildfire in riverside county that broke out yesterday afternoon on the northern outskirts of the city. you can see the flames in the distance. it is 35 percent contained. there were evacuations. firefighters have limited the property damage to a single house and curb the threat to hundreds more. >> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire in san jose that dislaced three people. it started before 11:30 near willow street with flames devouring a home, garage,

detached shed and two motor homes. flames spread to the house next door with no reports of injuries. >> in new york city, firefighters are battling a smoky four-alarm fire in the bronx after a garage burst into flames. the large column of smoke is surpriseibl from 20 miles away. heavy flames shot from the garage and firefighters battled to keep the fire from spreading to a commercial building. it appears contained to the garage with two cars engulfed and trains are passing the 225 the street station and it is possible train service will be halted soon. >> no big breakthrough but investigators making progress in the search if the killer of appear 8-year-old girl in calaveras county stabbed to death by someone in her home on saturday. investigators returned to the home in valley springs yesterday and will not say what they were searching for. they have collected d.n.a.

evidence, fingerprints and several knives from the crime seen. they are reaching out to other agencies to see if there have been similar crimes involving children recently. the sheriff has canceled all vacations and days off for deputies until there is no rest in the case. >> the woman accused of trying to poison starbucks customers will be arraigns in court. officers arrested ramineh behbehanian on monday after getting tips from a barista and a customer who saw her place two bottles on the shelf at starbucks. the suspect is a corporate chemist and pharmacist who worked at pfizer and other high-profile corporations. she faces attempted murder charges for spiking juice bottles with rubbing alcohol. >> former contra costa county preschool and sunday schoolteacher accused of sex crimes against children will appear in court. the 23-year-old is charged with four counts child molestation.

the prosecution says no victim was his student but police are looking at potential victims in addition to those included in the charges. he is held in county jail on more than $5.5 million bail. >> an east bay high school coach is facing charges after being accused in a sex scandal. the 27-year-old is facing nine felonies for sex crimes against a teen girl. he is an assistant girls water polo coach at north gate high school in walnut creek and according to the paper, he was a teen swim coach before that. no word who the alleged victim is. he is on bail for now and will be arraigned may 20. >> developing husband in the boston marathon bombings. we have new information on the roles of the three friends of the surviving suspect who police arrested yesterday and another development concerning the wife of the suspect who was killed. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has more. >> the investigation turned to the inner circle.

cnn reports that the widow of the older brother, tamerlan tsarnaev, spoke to her husband after his picture appeared on the news as a bombing suspect. we do not know what the two said to each other. as for the friends of the younger brother, authorities have chargeed two two for attempting to impede the bombing investigation by throwing away a backpack that had explosive powder removed and they, too, saw the pictures on the news of the suspects and texted their friend, you look like the bombing suspect. he texted back, lol and he temperatured that they could have what they wanted from his room and they found the backpack they are accused of throwing away in a landfill. >> he has cooperated fully with the authorities and looks

forward to the truth coming out in this case. >> the third friend went to high school with dzhokhar tsarnaev, and he is a u.s. citizen and he is accused of lying to federal investigators when they asked about the alleged destruction of evidence. >> the two face up to five years in prison and another faced up to eight years. all three have agreed to voluntary detention with a hearing scheduled may 14. >> it is 4:35, in oakland, the court-order monitor overseeing the police department is calling for major technology and equipment upgrades including tasers for every for. according to the oakland tribune compliance director says that technology issues have hindered the police department's ability to meet mandated reform. he wants the city to spend $2 million on new training and technology that includes purchase 200 new tasers for officers to limit lethal force,

and they want to repair nonworking computers in patrol cars and hiring a technology consultant to review the new systems. >> the warriors get another shot at closing the series against the nuggets on their home turf. denver extended the series on tuesday bringing it back to the arena by beating the warriors who still lead the series 3-2. tip-off is at 7:30, which is game 6. 19,000 fans will be there. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have a report from inside the arena with a preview of the action. >> how about the sharks have stolen home ice from vancouver in opening game. sharks trailed the canuck halfway through the second period and then there was a power play goal to tie it and

then in the third period san jose was put ahead for good and she won. game two is tomorrow in vancouver and then the series shifts to h.p. pavilion on sunday. >> being near an ice rink sounds pretty good. >> the winds have died down. right, mike? >> we have low humidity and very dry vegetation but no wind. we have cooler conditions outside. cupertino is 53. saratoga and los altos hills 54 and campbell is vacation. 58 in san jose. milpitas is a warmer spot at 61. temperatures are cooler 56 in lafayette and 58 in alameda but, still warm in a few higher elevations. the temperatures are from 22

degrees cooler in santa rosa to 14 in novato. you will notice the difference. it is mild. with temperatures in the 40's at the coast. a warming again at the coast, near 70 by noon and low-to-mid 80's elsewhere and the coast will cool in the afternoon hours because of localized sea breeze. mid-80's to low 90's when you are headed outside at 4:00 and, still, stuffy at 7:00 and 74 around the bay to 80 inland. as we head through the weekend, dramatic changes in the forecast and we will drop 20 degrees between friday and sunday. leyla gulen? >> in san jose we go to 280 away from 17, clear drive out here and we do not have any delays as a result. it is quite early in the morning but we have construction so as we stay in san jose this is what we have until 5:00 a.m. the northbound 280 connection to northbound 880 is going to be shut down until 5:00 as we head further to the north and

southbound 85 between 101 and 237 we have one lane blocked until 5:00. in vallejo as we look eastbound 82, to highway 37, that connection is closed and it will re-open at 5:00 a.m. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> woman gets in a strange predicament in the north bay and firefighters had to rescue here after she came close to high voltage firearms. a newly disclosed construction problem on the eastern span of the bay bridge that could be a tough fix. >> rebound heads south of the border today and he plans to deal with new tensions between the united states and mexico. first, the america's money report. >> good morning, topping america's money, stocks selling off, all three averages slipped 1 percent yesterday, the worst start to a month since last june and the selling was blamed on signs of a slowing economy. among the signs, fewer jobs for american workers, private

employers add only 1 senator mccain,000 jobs and march numbers were revised lower. frontier is adding a fee for carry on bags and they will charge $2 for soda and coffee. the fee applies to bags in the overhead bin at $25 if paid in advance and $100 at the gate. passenger whose buy on the web site will not have to pay the new fees. make it

>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this thursday. a look at san francisco from our sister tower camera, winds are calmer. they have been able to drop the the red flag warning but we still have a scorcher. >> the man accused of going on a

carjacking spree appears in court as authorities try to figure if he murdered a bay area woman in oregon. a couple found 57-year-old christian england dead on highway 101 on sunday and her body was found in a rest stop in coos county and will not reveal how she was killed. her brother told abc7 news she served on the board of directors of the castro valley arts foundation and investigators believe jeffery boyce may have killed her. he was arrested on monday in greenbrae driving from oregon to california on monday, carjacked and kidnap add man and tried to kidnap a woman before he was arrested. his mother said he was on the way to the russian consulate to seek asylum. >> there are more problems for the new eastern span of the bay bridge with cracks discovered in up to two dozen welds that connect steel plates at the base of tower. they are needed to withstand a

major earthquake. the new problem comes as caltran tries to figure out a "fix" for dozens of snapped rods. >> a woman who was rescued from a tree by firefighters is doing fine this morning. at 9:00 firefighters had to rescue the woman from 30' tall treat at broadway streets. it was near a high voltage power line and pg&e had to shut off the power. she wanted to spend the night in a tree and two friends used a wench to get her up there. she was not hurt. police have been hand over to police for investigation. transportation officials are considering expanding parking meters into residential areas to be installed around the northeast part of the miss, mission bay, dog patch, and south of market.

the supervisor wants to make sure neighbors fully understand the land. he wants to know how much income the new meters are expected to scene rate, how much revenue. >> caltrain officials will vote on a plan to upgrade bicycle storage at king station in san francisco, with caltrain recommending $500,000 expansion if approved, that would expand the daily capacity from 100 to 185 bicycles and caltrain will install new security systems and automatic arcing -- parking features. >> we now have early access to the high sierra, with officials at yosemite say they will open glacier point road for the season running up to glacier point offering stunning views crow -- yosemite valley. and the eastern entrance of the park open as week from saturday. that means enough snow has melted and it is now passable

early. >> it is hot early. the firefighters in the wine country will have to worry about heat stroke and heat exhaustion. >> whatever they can do this morning to get it under control is better for them. the afternoon hours are record highs possible. very dry air. you can see how dry it is on live doppler 7 hd. now, the temperatures when you step out it is very mild. it is probably comfortable in your home with the weapons open and 57 in san francisco, and san jose and walnut creek at 58, and palo alto 50, and mill valley at 48 degrees. from sutro tower you can see you are cleaner this morning but haze will develop as we head through the afternoon again. santa rosa is 50, and 49 in napa, and fairfield is 66 and in the mid-50's in concord and los gatos and gilroy at 49. the big story is how were warmer we are going to be compared to average, 23 degrees

warmer-than-average in livermore and 96 in oakland. san francisco is 86, 21 degrees warmer and redwood city is 93 and san jose is 92 today, 19 degrees warmer-than-average temperature. had you go, san jose is 92, a possible record. 95 in los gatos. up the peninsula, mountain view at 92 a possible record and shay i don't is 88 and slow to mid-70's at the coast but the temperatures will cool in the afternoon with a sea breeze and mid-80's in downtown south san francisco and 92 at san rafael and santa rosa and 93 at napa, possible record highs and the mid-to-upper 70's at your beaches and 90 at richmond and 91 in oakland and 96 in livermore. again, that is possible record-high temperature. tonight, the temperatures are like this morning, we will be clear and we will have temperatures in the mid 60's and

possibly a few clouds along the coast as the cooling begins there. then the clouds return tonight. the high and low to our north and our south bringing us the offshore wind but the sea breeze, there you go, see how it kicks in and you have the warmer winds coming in so it will be battling each other and the cooler weather will win along the coast so you are not in the heat advisory but everyone else is. remember, from 1:00 o'clock this afternoon to 9:00 this evening, try to find a way to stay cool. still going to be warm inland and hot around -- rather, hot inland and warm around the bay and a chance of showers on monday and tuesday. >> i like this warm weather. in san mateo on the bridge it is a clear drive from hayward to foster city. no delays in either direction. we do have police activity wrapping up and this is the candlestick off-ramp off southbound 101 so it is blocked

off. but the 101 looks clear as you come up from sfo and into the city as we take it to the east bay, if you are headed along the richmond and san rafael bridge, from the tolls to canal boulevard we do have one lane blocked and that will last until 6:00 a.m. and the drive time traffic shows 4 coming away from antioch to concord and 15 minutes and 580 out of tracy is 20 minutes and 80 westbound from highway 4 to berkeley to the maze is a short 13 minute drive. >> all is quiet in seattle following a violent confrontation between police and may day protesters. >> police used pepper spray to break up the cloud dug a march and rally yesterday and you can see officers and photographers getting pelted with rocks. a police officer was injured and

13 people were arrested. >> president obama is hoping to hell his immigration reform plan to congress after returning from the trip to mexico. the president is meeting with mexico's new president who was elected in the fall. he is expected to promote the economic success of the country at the meeting. the obama administration says a strong mexican economy keeps people from fleeing to the united states. >> new this morning an american citizen detained in north korea for six months has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. north korea state media seas kenneth bay was sentenced for plotting to overthrow the communist government but the nature of the alleged crime has not been revealed. the tour operator was taken into today after entering the country in november. friends described bay as an devout christian. >> former army general and c.i.a. director david petraeus is putting on the robes of a college professor and joining

the faculty at the university of southern california. he is already a visiting professor at the city university of new york. the retired general has a doctorate from princeton and will teach classes and mentor students at usc. excuse me, this is footage of general john allen retired marine general who ran the war in afghanistan. general petraeus resigned from the c.i.a. last november after admitting to an extramarital affair. >> coming up, youtube declares victory over television. the bold statement made by google's executive chairman on the future of video entertainment. >> how to stop men from cheating. could the cure

>> good morning, everyone, at 4:53. a look at the san francisco camera, a beautiful start to the day but it will be a scorcher.

>> youtube is declaring victory over television. the executive chairman of google which own youtube declares internet video has displaced t watch -- tv watching and says unlike tv it has global reach, community engagement and a younger audience than any kindle network. they hit the milestone of a billion visitors each month. can it tell you are about to be late for work? >> i don't think so. but they can rub it in. >> thanks. now the forecast. >> mike has the latest including the dropping of the high fire danger. >> because of the lack of wind. still. very dry with hot temperatures. if anything goes up it will not spread because of the wind. the high pressure is dominating. we will have a few clouds around santa barbara but that will

dissipate, 88 in los angeles and 94 in palm springs. that is not the warm spot. fresno is at 94 and 71 in tahoe. speaking of dropping temperatures livermore is 96 today but 71 by tuesday! i will show you the chance of showers that creates the drop in a few minutes. >> walnut creek is easy headed along southbound 680 on 24. we are starting to see a few extra cars coming up on the junction but other than that we have clear conditions and no construction in the area. where we do have construction is in fremont, along northbound 680 between the mission boulevard south to mission boulevard north we have three lanes blocked lasting until 6:00 a.m. and as you can see to vallejo, eastbound 80, between highway 37, that is also going to be shut down until 5:00. kristen and eric?

>> this morning, the f.a.a. is investigating a collision between two planes on the runway at newark international airport. the busy airport says the wing of a scandinavian airline plane clipped the tail of a united jet. no one was hurt. >> scientists express concern of a new strain of bird flu causing a deadly outbreak in china posing a serious threat to world health. according to the world health organization the virus known as the h7n9 strain killed 24 and infected 125 people. the virus is only transmitted to humans from chickens. there are worries it could mutate to a form to be passed from one person to another. >> the justice department is appealing a judge's decision to open up the morning after pill to young teen girls. the government says the judge who issued the routeing --

ruling to allow teens 15 and over, to purchase over-the-counter pills, exceeded his authority. the f.d.a. was given the green light to lift the age limit on land b. girls now have to be 17 to get birth control pills without a parents' permission. >> japanese scientists may have a drug that makes men less likely to cheat saying the antibioticry -- reduces the risk of a honey attract, and is evacuated for relieving symptoms of depression and schizophrenia. >> the red flag warning is lifted but the danger is taught over yet from the weather. new developments in the battle against stubborn wildfires in

the north bay. >> 18 hours and counting on governor brown and a court order that could put more prison inmates back on the

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. 5:00 on thursday morning, comfortable now. it will be quite the scorcher. >> if you are a firefighter on the wine country fire, there could be trouble. mike? >> good news, the winds calm down as we talked about. the fire danger has dropped with the red flag warning but plenty of