marzullo is in the newsroom. >> the spring fire damaged 15 homes. there are no injuries and none are destroyed. the fire is a massive fire. 8,000 acres are burning, 12 square miles. it is only 10 percent contained. the flames are threatening 2,000 homes and 100 commercial properties. evacuation orders are in effect if several neighborhoods. >> i pulled to my home and seeing flames in the back of the house the natural response is fear but coming up on the firemen they were cool and collected and felt they had a 95 percent control of the situation. >> the fire officials say the fire topped the ridge and reach the pacific coast highway. they had to close the road for a second time at 9:00 last night.

the fire is still growing and the 10 percent containment estimate is likely to shrink. two bay area agencies have sent resources to san mateo and san ramon valley to southern california. we will find out who is leaving the bay area to help down south. >> another hot day will keep firefighters on alert in the bay area today. in the east bay crews attacked a couple of small grass fires yesterday. we were overhead when roadside flames flared up in oakland snarling the rush hour traffic. we were on another fire at castro valley along 580 with two lanes of traffic blocked. both fires were quickly put out. officials are expecting a busy fire season this year. >> it has been not this dry in over 20 years and fire season is starting earlier and it will be

very active. >> high winds and high temperatures and bone dry conditions prompted teams to patrol all regional parks this week the. >> the fire season is off to a fierce start as katie marzullo mentioned. 8,000 acres are charred and only ten percent contained. another near banning has charred 3,000 acres and 40 percent contained. the biggest is east reading which has burned 10,000 acres which is only ten percent containment. we will have updates through the morning news and on-line at abcnews.com. >> warrior fans have something to cheer about. they are moving to the next round of the nba playoffs after knocking off the nuggets in a game that was too excited for some of us.

amy hollyfield has more. >> are the fans excited? listen for yourself. >> that was the sound of excitement. the warriors are advancing. it was a nailbiter. steph curry wasn't really "on" and got fire in the second and scored 22 points in the game. the warriors were up 18 in the 4th but the nuggets fought hard and cut the lead down to two points. the warriors only won by four points but they won. >> everyone is relieved to get it done. it is still a hazy kind of feeling the way the game ended. going down to the last possession. >> now it is on to san antonio where they take on the spurs with game three and four played here in the bay area.

presale tickets are on sale monday at 10:00. the general public can buy tickets on tuesday may 7 at 10:00 in the morning. the ben verify nuggets have been sent home and the warriors advance, the first time to advance in the second round of the playoffs since 2007. >> thanks, amy hollyfield. the warriors had a special guest last night. 12-year-old aaron hern and his family just returned home to martinez this week from boston where aaron hern was hurt in the boston marathon bombings but he met the players and in ten minutes we will show you more of the special night at the arena with updates on his condition. >> did caltran know in advance there could be problems with the specialibilities on the bay bridge if engineers were worried in 2001 that the steel bolts could crack when tightened. more than 30 did just that when installed in march.

the problem bolts were part of the original bridge design in 1995 but caltran's banned them in 2004. somehow, 2,300 were put in place anyway jeopardizing the fall opening. >> there is a court order prison population cap of 110,000 inmates by end the year. the governor brown filed a land ahead of midnight imposed by federal judges. the plan includes increasing early release credits for inmates and freeing elderly and incould -- and incapacitateed prisoners saying the overcrowding is cruel and inbound punishment. >> the woman suspected of spiking bottles of orange juice with rubbing which will at a local starbucks is out of jail. ramineh behbehanian returned to

her san jose home yesterday an hour after being released from jail. the 50-year-old chemist was arrested on monday after witnesses saw her take two bottles of orange juice from the bag and put them in a refrigerated display at a starbucks store. firefighters tested the juice and found a lethal level of rubbing alcohol but the d.a. is awaiting laboratory results. the prosecution had until yesterday to formally charge her. >> the district attorney has not found sufficient evidence to warrant filing a criminal complaint. >> the d.a. says the case is far from over and they can still file charges later and are doing a large spectrum of tests. >> man accused in carjacking spree will be in court. jeffrey boyce was expected in court yesterday but he was moved to a safety cell for his own protection. boyce is accused of kidnap asking carjacking a man in rohnert park and trying to

carjack a woman in greenbrae and is a suspect in the murder of a castro valley woman in oregon. his mother believes her son had a psychiatric break down. he wassen at way to the russian consulate in san francisco. >> a new twist in the search if the killer of an eight-year-old calaveras county girl. a neighbor would claimed to have seen a man running from the home of leila fowler has recanted the statement. the 12-year-old brother gave a similar description after finding her stabbed to death in the valley springs home on saturday while the parents left them alone. the sheriff says that more than 300 tips have come in and the f.b.i. has now joined the case. >> san francisco police will be adding 46 new patrol officers to the department after the graduation ceremony for the 234th academy class. the 46 recruits to be sworn in make a diverse group ranging in age from 22 to 49 years old, and five recruits are women, 26 have a bachelor's degree or higher,

and several are bilingual. after graduation they will hit the streets for 16 weeks of field training with district stations. >> it is now 4:38 and we have been following the fire danger for a few days. >> we will check with mike nicco to see if the conditions are better. >> the winds are gone and the humidity is low and the temperatures will not be so remain what a yesterday. we are starting off warmer with residual warmth left over from yesterday's record setting temperatures. 60 in concord and san carlos and 60 in san jose and san francisco at 59 but we have 40's lout life half moon bay and san jose at 48. as far as the humidity, it is supposed to go up during the overnight hours but, still, around 30 percent to 50 percent is not that humid for overnight. we will probably drop back into the ten or 20 range during the afternoon hours. the dry air bothers you, it will be around but not so bad as

yesterday. oakland will be 82, a record high possible. mountain view has 86 degrees with a few 90 inland in the east bay valley and the mid-to-upper 80's headed into the north bay. along the coast today we are going to be in the 70's, the last day you will be in the 70's. we have a cooling trend coming up, and another check on traffic. >> all lanes have re-opened in lafayette, this fatality that occurred on westbound 24 at central lafayette, all lanes have re-opened and this is moments ago but we are looking at a backup and the volume is building, and 47 miles per hour, as you come away from 680. it is slow there if you need on get around the mount diabolo that is the alternate. all lanes have re-opened on westbound 24 after the fatality occurred when a car was traveling in the westbound lane headed eastbound. all lanes are re-opened on

westbound 24. >> down but not out. the new fight berkeley is launching today to stop the sale of the historic post office. >> new details emerge in the boston marathon bombings with the big city event that was the first choice of targets. >> we follow developing news in southern california. this is a picture where a huge wildfire is forcing evacuations this morning. what a firefight today. more

>> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:42. state legislatures and officials in berkeley are gathering to sign a joint letter calling for the sale of 9 historic post office in berkeley, after approving of the 99-year-old

building. local leaders are calling for a moratorium on the sale of all historic post offices across the country. the sales part of the effort by the post office to reduce cost and generate revenue. >> the san francisco police department is exploring more options to keep the city secure in the aftermath of the boston marathon bombings. this month's bay to breakers race is an example of the new normal for handling big events. uniformed personnel will be beefed up by 25 percent. that is just the beginning. cameras on polls borrowed for the giants world series parades will be used and the chief want as survey to determine where and how many mounted cameras are running along the main authority -- the main thoroughfares. >> and in the boston marathon bombings, the s&p dzhokhar tsarnaev told investigators he and his brother were originally looking at targets in boston to hit on the 4th of july but he said they completed the bombs earlier than expected and decided to hit the boston

marathon. yesterday his brother's body was transported to a funeral home outside of boston. today, there will be a benefit concert to help the victims and families of the bombings. it will be held later this month at home to the boston celtics. >> the warriors are moving out of the second round the playoffs, the sweet victory made sweet are still by a special guest in the stands at the arena . >> ladies and gentlemans, the war yards welcome a special guest, aaron hern of martinez. >> a standing ovation to aaron hern as he and his family looked on. the warriors invited the family to the game and had them come early to watch the players shoot a round and meet some familiar faces.

>> like clay thompson. and coach jackson. >> we are big warriors fans and to be this close and have access is once-in-a-lifetime chance. we all excited. >> aaron hern gave the predictions. >> i don't know the score but they will win. >> when they moved up to the suite they were able to watch the game as a family with only a few distractions like this visit from 49ers safety michael thomas. >> those are the good kind of distractions. it was a great night for the family and they seemed to enjoy themselves. >> looked so great. >> he does. >> obviously he had a exude time -- a good tide. >> did you stay up late watching the game? >> 5th amendment. >> you? >> me? you cannot implicate me.

>> outside, i will show you what is going on. >> guilty. i sound like it the way i am talking, love hockey, love watching hockey but so much better in person. it does not translate. >> 4:46 -- you mean basketball in basketball? that game? thought you were talking hockey. basketball was fund, too, almost blew an 18-point lead. that was scary. it is friday. the worst of the heat is over. downtown san francisco from the exploritorium camera looks beautiful and temperatures are 59, and 81 in oakland and san jose is 60 and walnut creek is vine and palo alto and mill valley is 51. we are looking down from mount tamalpais and we have temperatures in santa rosa at 51 and napa 50, and concord 61 and

gilroy 51. a very weird morning. it is always weird after we have record high temperatures. that is how it has been this morning. a few record highs today. mainly oakland and mountain view. sharply cooler this weekend. showers are still possible early next week. compared to yesterday, we had 90 in concord and that down a degree and san francisco is going to see the biggest drop from a record-setting 88 to 76 today. in the south bay, 89 in san jose, upper 80's to low 90's through the santa clara county. 82 in san mateo. upper 80's for the rest of the peninsula. low-to-mid 70's along the coast with sunshine. don't get used to it. mid-70's in south san francisco. 76 in sausalito and mid-to-upper 80's through the north bay valley. at the east bay shore line we have low-to-mid 80's and near

90-degree temperatures in the east bay valley. >> the boys are back and taking on the dodgers at at&t park, 7:15 is first pitch and 66 degrees and dropping to 61. the seven-day outlook shows about 10 to 20 degrees cooler by sunday and cooler on monday with a best chance for shower monday and tuesday. leyla gulen? >> in lafayette, the westbound 24 has re-opened. this is the scene of another fatality. we had a terrible fatality yesterday along 580 in livermore. this occurred overnight a car traveling in the wrong direction in the eastbound direction in the westbound lanes along 24 at central lafayette. they hit a car head on and right now all lanes have re-opened and the drive is back to top speeds away from 680. it is a decent drive. in san francisco, we have this construction project until 5:00 a.m. southbound 101 to

southbound 280 connection, that connection will be blocked until 5:00 a.m. kristen and eric in. >> in 40 minutes the labor department will release the latest jobs report and many economists predict that april prosecute gains but not much better than march. they estimate employers added 100,000 jobs last month, and they picket the unemployment rate to remain at 7.6 percent reflecting the same slow hiring the country has seep the past 12 months. >> this morning, all of new england allows same-sex marriage and cheers erupted as the governor signed the measure yesterday making it legal for same-sex couples to marry. rhode island is the 10th state to support same-sex marriage and the law will not go into affect in four months with the first wedding in august. >> police in bengladesh say the toll from last week's building collapse has surpassed 500. more bodies were pulled from the wreckage and police arrested the engineer of the building accused

of helping the owner illegally add three floors on the building before it crashed down. police have reportedly ordered the building to be evacuated the day before the collapse because of huge cracks in the wall. 789 order was ignored. >> president obama will head to costa rica if a summit with latin american leaders after he speaks to students in mexico and arrived in mexico city yesterday and met with mexican president nieto. the two are talking about america's reduced access in mexico to fight drug trafficking and organized crime under the new leader. since taking office in december, nieto has ended wide-spread access that united states security agencies have had in mexico to tackle the violence affecting both sides of the border. >> still ahead, the frozen food being recalled this morning, the danger it can pose to your health. >> the malpractice law the parents of who children killed in the east bay are demanding that state lawmakers change.

>> oakland gets an image boost and a survey says it is more exciting than its neighbor ac

>> good morning, everyone, a friday morning. thank god it's friday morning. a look at embarcardero in the bay. we will find out from mike watt weather is going to be like and if it will aid firefighting efforts in a few minutes. >> oakland is emerging from the shadow of the glamorous city across the stay with real estate blog proclaiming oakland more exciting than san francisco. in fact, it called oakland the most exciting big city in the nation. san francisco is at number three. the criteria for excitement? lots of parts, movie theaters, music venues and museums and few big box stores and fast food restaurants. also, the percentage of young people and population diversity. that is not taking into account basketball!

>> i would go out on a limb and say it was the more exciting city last night because the warriors knocked off the nuggets. >> few would disagree. >> mike, how does the weather look? >> thank you very much. we will start by looking at a radar across the state and you can see how quiet is. it will be sizzling no matter where you go, the central valley is in the mid 90's and 76 in monterey, and headed up to tahoe for the weekend, we are starting off at 70 degrees today, and as we get through the weekend the temperatures will drop with a slight chance of a thunderstorm on saturday and a better chance on sunday. headed down to southern california it is hazy be hot, dry, a high fire danger if los angeles and 94 today. they drop nearly 20 degrees tomorrow with cooler breezes and a shower is possible on sunday especially during the evening and overnight hours into monday. so, talk about a dramatic drop in temperatures here, they will see it down had. now the morning commute, leyla gulen in. >> good morning, everyone.

this is the drive along san mateo bridge and you can see coming out of hayward and into fosterty, traffic is moving smoothly out there and you get to the high-rise and you are in good shape westbound. the eastbound traffic is also moving well, with no construction out there but we have construction this is at the richmond and san rafael bridge with bridge painting lasting until 5:00 a.m. blocking a couple of lanes. westbound 580 as you come up from castro street to the toll, we also have one lane that gets you by for other bridge work that continues along the bridge and that will last until 6:00 a.m. along the coast, along highway one, we have one-way traffic control in affect until 7:00 a.m. and that is due to pavement work. kristen and eric? >> nestles is recalling frozen pizzas after plastic was discovered involving two pizzas under the california pizza kitchen label including grilled

chicken and crispy thin white pizza. also, the crispy flat bread pizza all made between february 26 and march 9 and shipped across the country. we have more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> the parents of two children killed in danville almost 10 years ago want a cap on medical malpractice awards eliminated. in october of 2003, two were killed by a driver high on drugs and alcohol. the parents of sued the driver's doctor and found the medical reform act capped awarded at $250,000 a child. they want the legislature to remove the cap but the doctors groups warn that doing that could cause medical costs to skyrockets. families say if the legislature

does not act they will propose a ballot initiative. >> technology is providing a troubling snapshot of california's water supply. this video captured by nasa planes show what remains of the sierra snow which pinpoints the thickness and melt rate. a survey shows the snow pack at only 17 percent of normal. folks say water will be in short supply this summer but they are not ready to declare a drought. the state will only deliver a third of what they normally supply to 25 million water users >> 8,000 acres and counting, a major wildfire ranging out of control in son -- southern california. >> one of the busiest bart stations in the east bay has had a crime subject. >> and the super bowl could be clinched and 49er fans will keep tabs on an event happening

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good friday morning at 5:00. >> we have had high fire danger this week. we will find out what is going on. >> mike? >> good morning. we have dry air, dry ground, but we don't have the wind. live doppler 7 hd is pretty quiet but on monday we could be tracking a few light showers. we will keep our fingers crossed not a great chance of rain but we will take anything. today inland, we have