>> it wasn't hard to find all over the downtown area. we are showing telegraph which was hit hard. look at the windows that were smashed. you walk down the street and you see boarded up windows. this is the second time this restaurant has been hit during the protests. it get hit saturday night. this is the crowd early in the evening last night. first it moved to interstate 880 blocking traffic. police arrested five people. oakland police and c.h.p. broke up the crowd and tried to move it along. the people continued to march around downtown oakland and police say they have reports of smashed windows throughout downtown, graffiti was rampant, people spraying the walls of the buildings in downtown. small fires were set, fireworks were set off and police say they

experiences having bottles thrown at them. people are here protesting the fact that george zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin in florida. this has been the third day of protests in oakland. last night nine people were arrested. before we go, this is an empty building with a sign you may have seen in oakland an old abandoned storefront with a boarded up window. police made nine arrests and most of those arrested have addresses outside of oakland. >> thank you. the protests turned violent if los angeles with 13 people facing charges after this scene last night. a group of 150 people broke off from a larger group and started attacking cars and businesses and swarm add driver smashing a

car until they took off. a local news crew was also attacked. >> george zimmerman's parents told barbara walters they fear for their son's life. the couple are speaking out for the first time since the aquittal in shooting death of unarmed florida teen george zimmerman. they are concerned about george's safety and their own. he is in hiding. there have been death threats against their son, the tones and even the police chief. >> what are the expectations of being able to live a normal life? >> only time will tell. >> you think your son has to stay in hiding for a long-term? >> if i was him, i o. >> what would you say to trayvon martin's parents? >> we are deeply sorry for this tragedy. deeply sorry. >> they say they haven't talked

to george zimmerman since the verdict and although he is free he doesn't have a job and is in serious debt over attorney fees. more on the verdict at 5:00 with the first juror speaking out against the decision to acquit. on "good morning america" more of barbara walters' exclusive with george zimmerman's parent at 7:00 a.m. on abc7 news. breaking news from south bay fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in san jose at burning tree drive. it broke out this morning and one person was rescued from inside the home. also need, 100 cats and dogs, some of which did not survive. we have a news crew on the scene and we will take you there. >> a pedestrian is being treated at san francisco general hospital after being hit by a police van south of market area shortly before 11:00 last night on howard near spear.

the van had the green light and the 60-year-old man step into traffic. the vehicle did not have lights or siren on and the man was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. >> livermore police would like you to look look at surveillance video to catch jewelry store robbers from k jewelers, with thieves using a car to smash through the metal security doors and ran into the store. they smashed the displace cases with hammers and filled their bags with jewelry. >> they were selective. they passed up some of the displace stands and while they targeted others so it was a group that was looking for specific items. >> police say it went down in four minutes. they got away with $100,000 in jewelry, the first major burglary at the outlet that opened in the fall. >> san francisco police chief is

trying to ary sure businesses they do not need to be afraid now a suspect in a double murder is in custody. several detectives met with workers and business owners after the suspect, 23-year-old barry white, allegedly fatally shot a woman and stabbed another to death on friday. there is no word open what the motive was but police say it does not appear to be robbery. >> the richmond city council will determine how much money the chevron refinery fire will cost the city and will vote on a resolution to get expert data used for public discussion before any settlement is worked out with chevron. it is estimated the fire led to a drop in property values in the city and school district. projected tax revenue is expected to be down 14 percent or $6 million in lost revenue to the city. the city council will give final approval to a plastic bag ban.

retail and grocery stores can no longer give out plastic bags and have to charge five cents for paper bags for two years and increase to ten cents. the city is trying to encourage re-usable bags. richmond is the first city in contra costa county to pass a plastic bag ban. >> mother jailed for abandoning her toddler says drugs made her do it. in an interview with abc7 news, she said she is addicted to crystal meth and has little hope of change. surveillance video showed the mother pushing a store into a bathroom gas station and came out alone. an hour later she was arrested in vallejo. she says she was high on meth and everything was a blur. >> i went there and...i forgot him there. it was not, like, i will leave my kid here.

no. i was upset. i forgot him. >> she faces child endangerment charges and her son is in child protective custody. >> same-sex marriages continue today in california. the supreme court rejected another request to stop them. backers made an emergency request after the supreme court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in california. the state supreme court has agreed to consider whether same-sex marriages should be legal state-wide or just alameda and los angeles counties where the two proposition 8 plaintiffs live. >> we have a translator who translated your last forecast. we are ready. >> there could be wetness on the road this morning if you are driving around. 2.5-mile visibility at half moon bay with the fog that is thickest around our reporting stations and elsewhere it is low clouds with mist and drizzle frfrom emeryville you can see it

is not so cloudy as yesterday at this time and the clouds are not so low. we will keep the clouds around through 7:00 the next 12 hours with increasing sunshine and it will take a while like it did yesterday. probably inland, the north bay will be the last ones to see sunshine. 54 to 72 at 12:00. at 4:00 we will be 56 at the coast and 80 inland and nice during the evening hours, 54 at the coast to 76 inland. the next three days, changes are around the corner. we warm up two to eight degrees and get back to where we should be and summer is back for thursday and friday with 80's and 90's inland and around the bay to 60's at the coast. >> if you are traveling between brentwood and oakley we have a sig-alert because of a vehicle fire blocking off your drive along brentwood boulevard between sunset road and

havenswood lasting until at left another three or four hours. now as we look at our drive time traffic 580 from tracy to dublin is 25 minutes and highway 4, antioch to concord is 15 minutes. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is 15 minutes. the golden gate bridge is wet and misty. the bay bridge toll plaza shows cars building in the cash-paying lanes. >> thank you at 4:39. battling a major threat, the effort underway in the south bay against a pest that could cause big problems across the state. >> silver and black dreams, a new stayed the raider -- the new stadium the raiders envision. >> and slugger yoenis cespedes

>> covering san rafael and pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 4:42. san francisco police are investigating an accident involving a cable car. a tour bus sideswiped a cable car last night. this photo was posted to our facebook page. a cable car passenger suffered a minor cut. >> the city of san rafael plans to ask voters to approve a sales tax increase. the marin independent journal reports the city council agreed to place a measure on the ballot to review and increase the sales tax. the measure continues the half cent sales tax voters approveed in 2010 and add an officer bringing it to a .75 percent hike hoping to bring in $10.5 million a year. right now it is 8.75 percent.

an effort is underway to stop a pest with the potential to do huge damage: it threatens to devastate the fruit industry in california. three fruit we flies were found near downtown san jose. tomas has more on eliminating the fly. >> the inspectors were asked if they could police the fruit fly traps in her peachtree at east san antonio street where a three was discovered, two of the hundreds of traps scattered along 19 square mile area of east san jose after the three flies found between july 3 and 5. the commissioner says that the fruit fly could be devastating to the $43 billion fruit industry. >> it is a tropicalfully with huge reproduction potential, many life sickles a year. we do not really have winter that kills i. >> it lays eggs in the truth we

found. plums, peaches, lemons and oranges are all hosts to the fly. the traps tell inspectors where thefullies are but the next step is shown here from the state department of food and agriculture, a substance that attracts and kills the male is sprayed on tree in infected areas. for residents it is safer than insecticide. >> we do not want them to breathe chemicals. >> the fly has been eliminated each time it has shown in the past. the process begins on wednesday morning. >> oakland taxpayers may end up footing part of the bill not raiders build a new stadium. they lost a bill to build a new stadium at the cost $800 million, the smallest stadium in the nfl with a report that raiders would push in $300 million and the nfl would throw in another $200 million.

our media partner reports a city council member would consider using public money to help cover the remaining $300 million. the raiders' lease expires at the end of the season. >> yoenis cespedes is king of the home run derby at the all-star game in new york. yoenis cespedes hit 17 home runs in the first round to cruise it to the final with no problem against the nationals harper hitting 32 homers for the night the first member of the a's to win the derby since 1992 and mcguire. also, the first player not chosen for the all-star game to win home run derby. >> giants skipper will guide the national league tonight with buster and madison and sergio all i don't. the oakland a's pitchers were chosen for the american league team. the winning team earned home

field advantage for their league in the world series. >> so glad he is appearing, right? just incredible. >> so many in a row, a record, 42 in a row. >> way to go. >> how is it looking? >> like yesterday but for four to five degrees warmer. it is fairly dry as far as organized wet weather but there is mist hanging in the air this morning and winds pick up at san francisco bay and delta community, same as yesterday at 2:00 to 9:00 afternoon to evening and southwest win at 15- to 25-knots. you can seat winds are pointing to the east but for mountain view and san jose where they are pointing to the north. that is the strong sea breeze and deeper marine layer.

temperatures are running in the mid-to-upper 50's throughout most of san francisco from 52 at forest hill to 47 coming in at the ferry building. slightly warmer today for all us, and vine at walnut creek and in union city. 58 in pittsburgh and palo alto and belmont and santa clara at 57 and petaluma at 54 degrees. we look at downtown oakland and slow sunshine and cooler-than-average temperatures but today is the last day. tonight it will be one of the last nights and clouds and mist. warming begins tomorrow translating into calmer nights. temperatures in the mid-70's for a lot of the south bay. cupertino and san jose and los gatos upper 70's to near 80. low-to-mid 70's on the peninsula this afternoon, and 68 in

millbrae one of the last to see sunshine and 60 at half moon bay is the warm spot and 62 in downtown and 65 in south san francisco and 63 in sausalito and upper 60's to low 70's in your valleys with upper 50's at director beach and headed to the east bay valley it took never to get sunshine around berkeley and richmond and oakland so you are in the mid-to-upper 60's and union city and fremont and newark and castro valley low-to-mid 70's. we have mid-to-upper 70's through the san ramon valley and same around livermore. the seven-day forecast shows two to eight degrees warmer and another two to four degrees warmer on thursday and more warmth on friday and saturday we will be in the mid-80's and low-to-mid 60's at the coast. >> we have construction on 580 in several places and we have paving, restriping, lots of

stuff going on. we have drainage work eastbound 580 between flynn and greenville roads. we have a dip in speeds from the westbound direction along 580 and all the green indicates where there is miles an hour possible mist and drizzle affecting your commute. in the westbound direction we have more construction projects which will last until 5:00 a.m. and another project in the same area, eastbound direction, which will last until 6:00 a.m. we will look at san jose and see what is happening there along 280 and looking quiet coming away from 17 in the northbound direction and in drives making the commute in the southbound direction. quiet in san jose. >> lawyers for imprisoned foam illinois governor rod blagojevich filed an appeal of the 14-year sentence. he was convicted in 2011 for

corruption including the bid to profit from his power to appoint someone to the senate seat vacated by president obama. the appeal cite as juror who expressed bias and claimed a judge banned evidence that would help in his defense. >> the top leader of mexico's most feared and violent drug cartel is in police custody. mexican authorities say morales was captured yesterday near the border accused of laundering millions of drug procedures through united states businesses. the state department offered $5 million reward to him. experts say the arrest is unlikely to diminish violence in mexico's border states. >> new attitude at the ball pack, rules will change the way teens deal with discrimination.

>> welcome back at 4:52. the east bay regional park district will vote on a master plan to expand the park system. the "contra costa times" reports the district is considering 16 new sites in alameda and contra costa counties, part of an expansion project including an aggressive land-buying program. voters approved two bond measures to pay for it, $225 million in 1998 and $500 million in 2008. best district can acquire or lease any land if a new park it must be listed in that master plan. >> the head of tesla motors will reveal details of the plan to create a through form of transportation called the hyper loop. he sent out a tweet saying that he will publish the design by august 12, critical feedback for improvements is much appreciated. right now there is only one company working on a similar technology as the palo

alto-based carmaker, but is not associated with him. this animation was posted, saying this year that the technology is a cross between a rail gun, concord jet, and an air hockey table. he said it would travel linking new york to los angeles in just 45 minutes. >> i am not sure i like that description, air hockey? >> it sounded fund for -- fun for the daring. >> always play the angles. >> but not when you travel. >> there should be no angles traveling that fast. from emeryville, the clouds are hanging low and low amounts of pollen, ozone, but the u.v. index is high today. traveling an the state, our live doppler 7 hd shows monsoon flow creating a few showers. that will continue heading north. in the afternoon hours education a lot of sunshine, and fresno at

14 days in a row over 100. it could fall short at 97. >> until 8:00 a.m. in woodside along northbound 280 we will have construction out there and that is involving guardrail work so if you are traveling northbound 280 at highway 84 you will find the construction crews. we have this sig-alert in effect, brentwood boulevard is closed until 8:00 a.m. between sunset road and havenwood avenue because of a big-rig fire. major thoroughfare so use your detours. at look at the san mateo bridge shows everyone is traveling along nicely out of hayward. >> today, major league baseball will take a tougher stand against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation. the league will announce zero tolerance policy for

discrimination creating a workplace code of conduct for major and minor league players and a system to report complaints. we talked to an activist who said it is a big step for baseball and thousands of employees. >> this is an important step in acknowledging there are gay and bisexual baseball players and folks working in every ballpark and every baseball team around the country and this is an pot step in looking at creating an environment where the players can be free to be themselves. >> the policy is similar to one the national football league announced last year which is part of the all-star game festivities. >> the boy scouts have a new controversy gathering for the national jamboree with thousands arriving in west virginia for the event. new this year scouts and hers have to meet health requirements to take part in the jack bore free which is considered physically demanding and

overweight boy scouts have been banned from the event with their parents threatening legal action if the policy is not changed. >> scientists have now determined how the gene that is links to obesity triggers weight gain. researchers found people with the gene variation had higher levels of the so-called-er hormone in their blood. that hormone makes them rammed -- programmed to eat more and are more sensitive to the chemical. researchers say a way to lower the hunger hormone is to exercise. high protein diet is shown to help. >> we following breaking news in san jose where firefighters on scene of a house fire. next, the surprising discovery they made when they went into the home. >> another night, another protest, in oakland. the new damage they caused overnight. >> the battle to protect homes from a fast-moving wildfire this southern california with a

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>> abc7 news starts with breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news, san jose firefighters are at the seen of a husband fire involving a woman with more than 100 cats and dogs in her home many of which did not survive. we go to abc7 news reporter at the scene. matt? >> firefighters are still here. this is the last trucks on the scene. to the left of it is a house where the fire started. it took an hour to get this fire out. when it was over