good afternoon pedestrian safety is necessary following four fatal accidents in recent months. this is the scene. >> officers from several law enforcement agencies set up under cover stings today in foster city, they were in san mateo, hillsborough and burlingame.

vic lee is live. >> this is one of the crosswalks. this is california drive near burlingame avenue. that is a shopping district. this is simple thank you very much. it works like this. the decoy walk as cross the street like i'm doing. if they don't stop, they're going to see someone in the rear view mirror they don't want to see. >> sort of stopped so i didn't know whether she's going or not. >> it's like a tag team, units were pulling over drivers. police decoys couldn't believe how many cars whized by them. >> are you scared sometimes? >> yes. definitely. no one seems to stop. >> officers had ticketed 140

drivers in foster city and here at 39th avenue. 55 citations for failure to yield this police sargeant gave out a lot of warnings. >> not just about enforcement but education. giving people just a friendly reminder when possible just to be safe. >> those is that this that were stopped had uniqued excuse autos you didn't stop? >> i thought she's going to stop. i don't know. >> i saw no people. >> no people? nobody was in front of you?. >> i'm going through i can see a pedestrian here and it's like come on this, is ridiculous. >> this driver tried to argue his case but didn't win. >> we have developing news out of colorado a new wildfire is

now forcing evacuation of dozens of homes. this fire burning about 30 miles southwest of denver. firefighters are concerned about hot windy conditions that will spread flames quickly this, is burning about 60 miles north of the wildfire. that fire destroyed 500 homes. >> concern is growing that the dry, grassy hills will catch hire getting closer to 4th of july holiday. >> we are live now where there is no doubt about the fire danger there. david? >> you can see how brown hills are here in the range just southeast of san jose. san jose firefighters are predicting this season will be

the worst in five years. san jose's 678 firefighters under training and concerned by tall, dry grass all over the city. so are residents. >> we live fairly close to where the grass is. >> the 4th of july is the next threat. sales are illegal, residents know they're available nearby in newark, gilroy and watsonville. >> sure, it s bringing them in from other cities. yes, it's a concern. >> in high risk areas in san jose. >> you can see kids liting fire works and everything is going watch on fire, just to burn. >> firefighters say grass fires can be intense, putting property, and lives in danger. >> these things can go.

and people don't get perspective of how hot and fast this is. >> the fire department invited two members of the city council. they were exposed to smoke, live fire and rescue operations but opened eyes to has yards. >> the heat and lack of sight, and the lack of ability to communicate was pronlly the most surprising bit. >> tough gig they're doing. >> 14-17 rigs can be tied up z that can lead to slower response times in parts of the city when there is another medical emergency. >> david, thank you. now, summer starts tomorrow and temperatures are already warming up. >> yes, it's breezy out there. spencer christian joins us. >> you're right. it's breezy we're fortunate we don't have meet coming our

way. we've got clear skies remaining breezy over much of the bay area right now. and moving along to take a look at first forecast. blue skies, 72 in mountain view. 59 in half moon bay. and another live view looking towards golden gate. it's clear i might point out. readings 79 degrees in santa rosa. fairfield 79. 66 union city. a nice view looking just under the bay bridge. this evening, mostly clear skies, we'll see a bit of patchy fog or patchy low clouds developing during overnight hours. tomorrow morning temperatures ranging to mid-50s and will be nice, mild tomorrow afternoon. sunny skies and highs in the

80s inland. >> a new power plant fired up in antioch. >> the plant generates electricity for 650,000 homes. it's critical during summer energy spikes and doesn't use water from the river to cool turbine. >> the dog that killed a 6-year-old boy this week has been euthanized. the pit bull mix was quarantined and put down yesterday. the family tells us the owner agreed to this. he's the boy's uncle and also a san mateo police officer. the 6-year-old died hours after he apparently tried to climb on top of the dog. >> police believe these people are connected to home break ins. mountain view police arrested them last week. that is when officers learned

the car was connected to a burglary in sunnyvale. searches revealed more evidence patrick pollly ver last reviewed police in 2009 following the shooting of unarmed passenger oscar grant that year. reforms include officers wearing cam trooz record encounters one rider rank prod gres on a scale of one to 10. >> six. i don't see anything progressing. >> we've done the majority of the reforms. and as far as progress i'm going to leave that up to the assessors. >> it took eight minutes for an officer to respond when a

naked man attacked patrons. >> still head new foods you'll get to taste if you're headed to the alameda county fair. >> we know what is to blame for that stinky problem with the coliseum over the weekend new at 4:30 he thought he's making a school video. well, surprise tribute or one principal michael finney will answer your questions here in just hin minutes. you can contact michael on facebook.com and on twitter. m finney. >> taking a look at traffic right now very slow going just a crawl for drivers on the left-hand side of the screen heading east for drivers. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.

a's said they've uncovered the cause of sunday's stinky sewage spill and say it wasn't really a plumbing problem seems someone stuffed a cloth down the toilet that clogged the pipes sending sewage back up into the showers.

a recall for are tesla this afternoon. and tesla says there is a defect in the mounting of the seat. so far there have been no customer complaints. tesla says a worker noticed and reported it to the company. >> men's warehouse fired george skimmer best known for the line you're going to like the way you look i guarantee it. he says he's been expressing concern about the direction the company is heading. it did cancel a shareholders meeting scheduled for today, one stock meeting says they've been concerned about his appeal to younger shoppers

there are now more than 1100 locations nationwide. >> more business news, apple partnering with hbo and best buy recalling batteries in mac book pros. >> emily chang is here with today's afternoon bell report, hi, emily. >> in one of the biggest programming expansions since apple tv began, the company is adding sports, movies and shows from hbo and espn. starting today titles will be available throughout the tv set box. this adds to the line up when ch includes net flix and hulu. best buy recalling 5100 replacement batteries for mac book pro due to a fire risk. the consumer products safety commission says that there have been 13 reports of

battery contact fire. facebook hit another milestone announcing it has one million businesses advertising on the site. this comes ahead of an event tomorrow in which reports say the company could announce new video capabilities within instagram. stocks closed lower today after the fed chairman says the central bank may moderate the pace of bond purchases. and bloomberg silicon valley index also closed down lower today, hollow graphic tvs could be coming to the living room in 10 years. at an affordable price. and can be used in applications ranging from video games to robotic surgery. >> a tongue in cheek

controversy threat krening to sink the reputation of the beloved serial icon captain crunch. 50 years after first hitting shelves, food beast.com points out he's only a commander. if you look he only had three stripes on the slave. navy captains have four. carolyn is outraged. and it's triggering mock outrage online saying their cereal maker lives have been a lie. real captain crunch wrote of course i'm a captain, it's the crunch not the clothes that make the man, hash tag paid my due autos alameda county fair opened today with new shows and new food. >> not captain crunch. >> the alameda county fair

starts with the vert yigo. >> for thrill seeking rides. >> horses back on track this year practicing this morning for race days but if you're willing to bet your life you can head to stufry's food and heart attack specials. and all beef hot dog with whipped cream and a cherry. >> what does it taste like? >> that is a heart attack coming soon. >> yes. there you go. we guarantee not in front of stanley's. >> sweet cheeks offered some of the classics. the dream lives on. only a true connoisseur will notice the difference. this year's item is deep fried

nutella. >> my kids like it and they're keen on it. >> this day is expected to be busy. the fair runs through july 7th. >> that was some stuff there. >> for a schedule of the fair's special events skmours price goes to our web site. and how many of those fried things do you want? >> just going to say we'll not see spencer trying one of those. >> someone eating a lot of them. take a look at weather. clear skies from coast to inland. another breezy, pleasant day around the bay area rmt taking a look at winds, it's windy aconsiders the bay area. we've got 39 miles per hour gusts at sfo.

and 20, 26 miles per hour in other locations. 28 in mountain view. blue sky as above the golden gate. taking a look at the forecast features clouds developing overnight. clear skies. milder tomorrow, and our warming trend will peak on friday, saturday. now that pool of air has been bringing our temperatures down bringing us breezy conditions. will be sliding out of here, a ridge of high pressure warming us up as summer arrives. overnight tonight clear skies and most elections will be clear skies.

we'll see patches of clouds that will get swept away quickly. sunny skies from coast to inland and warming begins tomorrow we'll see low 60s on the coast z mid 70s in locations right around the bay shore line. and mid-80s in the warmest inland locations that is just the beginning of a three-day warm up. high temperatures in the south bay tomorrow sunny skies mainly mid-70s up to 75 at san jose. upper 60s to mid 70s in redwood city. breezy and pleasant on the coast. 62 half moon bay. san francisco, 67 degrees downtown breezy. high temperatures 80 degrees in son gnomea. east bay, oakland topping out at 73. also 73 in union city. 74 castro valley.

and low to mid-80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. warm up peaking saturday. highs into upper 80s and summer arrives tomorrow night at 10:04. so friday will be a warm one, sunday, temperatures dropping sharply. and monday, a slight chance of showers. and then warming up again, tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you. >> new details about plans for the royal babe ease arrival including hout world will find out. >> then, one of abc 7's top scholars you're going to love this kid. the inspiration in, and out of the classroom. >> i'm laila ghoulan time to announce winners of the abc 7 gas card give way. it's rhonda day from martinez won 700s ndz free gas cards

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buckingham palace is reveal something of the wroil baby plans. the duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth in mid july in the hospital wing where princess diana delivered william and harry. the couple will not learn the gender of the baby until the birth and royal staffers will post a bulletin on an easel outside buckingham palace at the same time an announcement will be made on twitter. >> sequel news for two big comedies and an actor that made yet another return to court. actor edward furl young has been charged with assault dating back to an incident in los angeles his girlry friend claims' tacked her. the 35-year-old pleaded not guilty. in march he was sentenced to six months in jail for violating probation. a hearing is scheduled for

july 1. and movie news finally a new trailer for anchorman, ii. >> we're starting a 24-hour news channel we want you. >> i'm doing what god put ron burgundy on the air to do. have salon hair and read the news. >> anchorman the legend continues hits theaters in december. jim carrey makes a cameo but you might be excited to hear he'll be shooting the sequel to dumb and dumber, confirming they will be reunited 20 years after the original no. word on a release date. for more movie news go to otrc.com. >> still ahead at 4:00 a new documentary questioning the investigation into the deadly crash of twa flight 800.

new claims, ahead. >> and hearing from michael jackson's dmirn his wrongful death lawsuit as they set the records straight about his life. >> the bench is cleared this afternoon. events that led to this contron taigs between the

president obama made an ambitious plea for peace today. >> and delivered from an iconic location pf five years ago he wanted to address the world from brandonberg gate and germany turned him down. today, the president added his name to the short, distinguished list. it's the spot where jfk declared and ronald reagan said tear down this wall, today, president obama delivering a major headline. >> after a review i've determined we can ensure the security of aamerica and our allies and maintain a strong strategic deterrent while reducing nuclear weapons by up to a third. i intend to speak with russia to move beyond cold war

nuclear post you're autos the remarks as senate republicans are calling for an increase in nuclear weapons spending. this former nuclear arms negotiate. >> we're say weg need to look in terms of today's threats. saying the president is attempting to move away from old cold war arsenals and the president's proposals are also meeting with criticism from russian officials. duffy says that is a typical first response from the russians and that both countries would like to reduce spending. >> i think budgetry pressures will operate on both sides to

push both us skrks russians towards an agreement. >> duffy says this reduction is a long range goal and there will be domestic push back. the russians will post you're, and relations between us us and russia are strained now over syria. and leaders on both sides get that. >> thank you. former gaters of twa flight 800 in 996 are demanding that case reopened. six members of the team that investigated claim their findings were falsified. claiming they doctors evidence was destroyed by a central fuel tank explosion. >> there was a piece of the aircraft with three holes blown through it with an entrance and exit side of the

penetration. i was about to take a picture and someone tap immediate on the shoulder and said don't take that picture. i said who are you? he said fbi. >> speculation of a cover up exited for years, witnesses reported seeing a flash in the sky lead tloed theories a bomb, or a navy missile brought that plane down. >> for the first time we're hearing from michael jackson's children had that wrongful death lawsuit. prince and paris jackson setting the records straight about their father's live in videotaped depositions contradicting testimony of jackson's personal prince saying she saw prince helping him up the stairs after rehearsals and denied claims the nanny was like a mother to the children. >> my dad didn't like her, he tried to keep her away from us,

he'd send her to run errands a lot. >> did your father say why? >> yes. he said she was sneaky and wasn't an honest person. >> the jackson family is suing promoter aeg live for $40 billion claiming the company pushed the singer too hard that led to his death. >> san francisco frame line film festival is the oldest film festival devoted to lgbt films in the united states. >> shocked to find my rights on the ballot suddenly. and in a place i had different expectations. >> krift gee invested in the film festival. i started volunteering on the no on 8 campaign. i realized i needed to

document that story. >> her film follows people behind the no on 8 campaign attempting to answer the question what activates a person to drop everything they're doing with no or little financial support to stand behind a cause they believe in. >> i hope they take away feelings they can do something. that they can do something small or large to, affect change. >> we expect the decision on prop 508 both cases considered to be historic. should the court up hold the decision same-sex marriages could begin in california this summer. timing not lost on casey price. >> that is hopefully going to be a big moment within the

festival that will be cause for celebrating. >> and a reminder of the lgbt geared cinema. >> you're going to see a large selection of films about our community that you can't get anywhere else. >> ticket sales have been high but most discussed item may not be one of the 800 but decision reached by the supreme court on both prop 8 and defense of marriage act. >> the festival runs until june 30th for a schedule go to our web site look under see it on tv. >> testosterone is overflowing behind zbints padres. the trouble started last night. watch this, he tossed the bat.

that is against unwritten rules of baseball. that is frowned upon. giants didn't like it. benches clear, pushing and shoving. nobody ejected. guzman went back to the plate. and got pop back later in the game. we'll show what you unfolded at 6:00. >> oh, boy. >> yes. >> massive recall involving a popular item for baby autos if you a -- a principal makes a video and realizes he's the main attraction. the tribute is next. >> i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook so you can contact me right now.

i'll answer questions right here in just a few minute autos looking from our east bay hills camera towards mount tam. bright, clear skies. there is a warming trend coming our way. >> taking a look at traffic right now hazy out there. stay with us. abc news a

a community went to lengths to honor a middle school principal retiring after 26 years on the job he thought he was giving a tour of a new building. when he got on to the top of the building he knew he'd been had because the faculty and student body honored whim a farewell flash mob. dancing to the journey crass classic "don't stop believing". >> unbelievable. >> when people ask me what i'm going to miss, i know what it is. >> quite a tribute. he kept saying he had no idea it was going to take place. >> how awesome. >> neat. >> yes. >> let's send spencer toupt

roof. >> yes. >> taking a look at live doppler 7, clear skies and breezy conditions on the roof. tomorrow, scattered showers in the east bay. nice and warm. highs into the 80s to new orleans. and in california a nice, sunny day. 80s in los angeles. here in the bay area sunny skies milder than today, high temperatures inland climbing into low to mid-80s. and tomorrow evening giants taking on miami marlins game time is 7:15. breezy, sunny.

lots of daylight with temperatures about 58 degrees at the start of the game. and this should be about pleasant game conditions. >> still ahead a twist on sesame street. the new puppet and tough issue that will help discuss with kids. >> new evidence showing the controversial hpv vac jean working for teen girls. >> can a pharmacy scan your license plate

breaking news for you now. multiple media outlets are reporting that james gandolfi nismt died in itally. it's believed he suffered a heart attack. he won three emmys for his roles during the show's six season run. he was 51 years old. >> sesame street is expanlding it's horizons again. the popular kids show introduced a mup yet named alex. the father is in jail. idea to help kids understand and cope with parental incarceration. producers admit the character might seem odd but one in 28

american children reportedly has a parent in prison. >> checking healthy living news, it's a government report says the vaccine used to prevent the virus connected to cervical cancer reduced infections of the hpv virus by more than half among girls and young women. the cdc rerecommends vaccinations for girls and boys at ages 11 and 12 but only a third have received the recommended shots. >> michael finney is here now. >> an important update on a major stroller recall. >> kolcraft is recalling jeep liberty strollers they recalled them after at least 18 people have been injured.

the strollers were sold at sears, toys are us and other retailers between june, 2010 and this month. the consumer products safety commission says there have been inner tube ruptured causing a wheel rim to break off to become projectile. it took place mostly when tires being inflated causing cuts and breezes. consumers should contact the company for free replacement wheels. >> james he mail candidate a pharmacy require to you allow you to scan a license to fill prescriptions? >> a lot of rules are around your licen yens whirkts comes to a pharmacy they often have to do that to make sure it's you before they can sell prescription medication. >> and this from he liza.

i brought my car to the dealer and found other problems on a wlis that car and fixed them. they charged manufacturer not me. is this a scam? >> maybe, yes. maybe no. deal is that they send out bulletins saying these items need to be fixed if a car doesn't reach the level of a recall. but yae. i know. it's -- mic fell down. lorraine m i bought a used car from the dealer they want immediate to pay $250 for the option just to have days to cancel. is that legal? i thought in california we had three days legally to cancel a contract. >> people have a misguided notion you have three days. you have three days if you sign the contract in your

home. you're talking about is part of the car buyer bill of rights. that says if you want to pay $250 you can return a used car after two, three days or seven days whatever they decide upon. it's in the paper work you check the book and pay the price or not, it's a car dealership. everything is negotiatable. you can try to negotiate it down. >> is that just on used cars? >> only used cars. new cars not part that have. >> once you drive that off the lot, it's yours. >> yes. >> thank you. >> yes. >> what inspires this high school student's achievements? next.

>> coming up at 5:00 getting serious about obesity being classified as a disease. how that could change the way it's treated. >> more mothers working and more children going day care. tlooblg taking a look at the impact it's having on our kids. please j

here is tonight's prime time line up. modern family is at 9:00 followed by how to live with your parents for the rest of your life at 9:30 and you can watch "the lookout" at 10:00. join us at 11:00. >> starting today we'd like to introduce to you this year's abc 7 top scholar, seven bay area high school seniors chosen. >> all of the kids are amazing. each gets a $1,000 scholarship.

first, we go to piedmont to meet a young man with serious moves. >> hi, my name is michael yu. this fall i will aend uc berkeley and plan to study integrative biology. >> this top scholar says he likes to put his best foot forward but his foot is only the beginning. he train ntd chinese marshal art known as wushu combining training with one twist. weapons. >> fi understanding technique you have to understand the culture for sure. there are animal style forms and everything. have you to look back at the culture to see how do they come wupt form? >> that kind and a half sis

helped make him a national champion. >> you're a bad man. >> but this bad samantha also an outstanding student with a 4.3 gpa and loves to dance. he doesn't do anything halfway. >> he does the best and to perfection. >> when he was only nine years old his father died of a brain aneurysm. >> i had to become the man of the house at nine years old. >> he's one of three children. his older sister named a top

scholar two years ago and all are wushu stars. >> these are trophies that we won over the years. >> what we can see is hard work that is behind it his next goal is a career in medicine in memory of his father. >> when he passed away seeing doctors and how much effort they put into trying to save him,, how much care they gave him is something so inspirational to me. >> and yes, yes he is a bad man! and very to say such a treat to spend time with him and his

family. one student was off to the side she said do you know what? some day that guy is going to be president. >> these kids are all phenomenal. you've been talking about my kid is the best but we have grown so attached to the different students you and get a chance to meet them. >> they're remarkable. >> really. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> thank you. it's a move that could affect millions of americans and change battle of the bulge. tonight impact of designating obesity as a disease. >> also a businessman who became founder and the face of men's warehouse. >> summer officially tomorrow night.

>> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> tonight a r obesity being classified as a disease. >> that is the decision from the american medical association that could affect millions of us. >> they hope this will cause doctors to take it more are seriously that insurance companies will pay for more of the treatment autos when we reconceptualize it as a disease we're saying this is not all your fault. there is something genetic going on. something in our environment going on. >> dr. hillary is with sf general hospital. she says it's likely patients will now be able to get access to treatment.

>> we might be able to make headway. >> obesity is linked to diabetes. the ama has been concerned about the dramatic rise in obesity rate. today nearly 30% of the american adults are considered obese. on the other hand some worry ama calling it a disease may discourage them from making changes in life style. here is dr. bester on abc's good morning america. >> we have to get activity back into lives, get them exercising moving in school. and after school eating healthy foods in appropriate amounts. have to do this for everybody.