u.s. forest series says it may take two weeks to knock out. >> it's very hard for firefighters to get to. this is video from wuchbt california international guard bombers working to get control of the fire. this aerial assault is playing a key role its no safety zones tibl to turn at them. we're not going let that happen again. >> fierce winds are adding to their problems. the fast-growing blaze is behaving erratically. resources can't get here fast enough. >> it's rigs being management. you know? >> bill runs and built the lodge and one of an unknown anymore when had to leave quickly and just wants

to-to-see if the labor of love still standing. >> with wood salaged from 19999 so, it's been a labor of love to build that. >> the fire spared it. guests were able to escape unscathed. at least nine structures were not so fortunate this, house is one of them. 2500 homes and bilgds remain threatened. not far, gusts pushed 50 to 100 foot flames aconsiders a command post forcing crews to evacuate. similar stories of safety in jeopardy on repeated throughout the area. >> it's right there at the road. you can see the fire. there are trucks there. >> you got out in time? >> we got out of there in

time. >> because of the rim fire highway 120 to yos stemsy closed if tourists want to go to the national treasure they'll have to drive another couple hours to other entrances to get through. u.s. forest service says there is a 5050 chance this fire will close yosemite and crews are working hard to prevent that from happening. >> thank you very much. jand pattem is here with a look at weather conditions. >> that is right no. lightning strikes here in the bay area but we're tracking thousands of strikes so far more than 3,000 just in the sierra nevada you can see coverage there is starting to let up a little bit. we're watching conditions near the rim fire.

humidity now is 23%. winds to four near groveland which where that fire is burning but winds may be more gusty and of course, krirs -- fires create their own winds. it's going to remain warm and dry there. red flag warning until tonight at 11:00 p.m. also an air quality warning until noon due to smoky conditions there. we still have a slim chance of seeing a thunderstorm or two. the weekend forecast is coming up. >> thank you. >> a run away car started a house fire in oakland hills about noon today. the woman driving said she couldn't stop, and wound up plowing into the garage of the handsome drive home. the car took out a gas meter sparking a natural gas fire.

she got out okay neighboring homes were evacuated. >> here is a reminder to pay attention skpb careful. some oakland residents worried about street crimes are moving to their front door. residents victimized by two recent robberies where crooks posed as utility workers. yesterday robbers zraktd someone while someone else stole value yublz. a watch leader tells us they're concerned. >> we're not safe in homes, someone knocks on the door we open the door. and it's terrifying to think you can't do that anymore. >> workers are required to wear a company id badge. if the person doesn't have one, shut the door and don't open

it. a 20-year-old woman recover rg a shark attack in maui has died. she was visiting from=p+ german. the attack happen aid week ago while snorkling off maui's southwestern coast. a high schoolteacher came to her aid then, swam her to shore, she lost her arm and she was on life support. her family says the woman fought hard to stay alive but lost that fight today. >> an antioch family decided to fight for the life of heir pit bull. the dog set to be put down for attacking the boy. the family owns two pit bulls deciding not to sur rendert dogs. the pit bull accused of attacking this little boy was scheduled to be euthanized today. animal control is going to schedule a hearing to determine the fate of both dogs. killborn underwent two skin

grafts since the mauling and now back home, recovering from that attack. >> we're gegt a better idea of what to expect as crews los down the bay bridge. starting next wednesday evening chp will begin rolling traffic bridges. now look at this new animation from caltrans. when the new bridge opens caltrans says it will feel more open. as you can see in this video. span's opening ceremony. governor brown will not be attending. a spokesman says they will be in a family reunion in michigan. the metropolitan transportation commission says

getting lined up on short notice is a b-52 a(> a lot of us know the bridge is going to be closed for five days for that switch. there are some people who are unaware this is going to happen. golden gate bridge is expected to be crowded. cornell? >> one driver told me he is stocking up on aspirin because he fears a traffic headache is coming. now, the golden gate bridge could become number one detour and see delays into, and out of san francisco up to 90 minutes. the signs are everywhere. in downtown san francisco.

warning drivers about next week's closure of the bay bridge. but not everyone has heard. >> you know the bridge is going to be shut down? >> no idea. none whatever. >> brianna says she'll take bart. others will, too. and expect trains will be very crowded. >> going home not going to be easy. >> right. >> going to be a lot of company with you. >> lots of company. >> big companies like pg&e telling employees telecommute if you can. >> it can be a big deal but hopefully may not be as big as bart strike but any time there is a major disruption we've got contingency plans in place. >> 300,000 drivers who normally take the bay bridge every day will likely take a detour that. trip could be delayed ongoing construction near toll plaza has lanes closed. when you get to marin sir trancis -- francis drake

boulevard will take you to a bottle neck. rebecca wonders if gridlock will prevent anyone from getting to her california closet store. >> the last thing we need are more cars clogging up the highway. i'm lucky i take the ferry. >> most drivers will be headed south to golden gate bridge where traffic increased. >> one of the things unique about this is there a thursday and friday normal weekdays for people. so there is going to be a normal morning commute with impending holiday weekend with a bay bridge closure. and people are going to have to be paish yeent sausalito art festival will draw thousands. extra ferry service is planned and cal plays northwestern saturday night. plans to take public transportation if you can.

>> you can visit fr a look at resources on bart and san francisco bay ferry. abc 7 happens po see when worst gridlock is. >> and check out caltrans to >> and check out caltrans to see how close the bridge is to this broadcast captioned in realtime by adrena ordubegian. ing we're going notice-notify our twitter followers. >> a deadly bike accident making streets safer in south of market neighborhood. >> members collected petition calls to make designated lanes safer driver not cited the coalition says it was the third time this year a bicyclist has been hit and killed on city streets. >> and.

>> silicon valley executive behind a mission to connect everyone in the world to the web. why some are not on board. >> hi school experiment he blowing the lid on

facebook ceo launching an initiative to bring the internet to parts of the world where people struggled just to find food and drinking water. facebook's corporate page is called internet.org. facebook produced this video. it has a hash tag connect the world. david louie tells us it's a nobel dream. >> it's a huge undertaking with the big focus on the bringing down the cost of sending great over the internet. however, no electricity also can be very dive. -- difficult. mark zuckerberg isn't the first person wanting to help under developed countries. nonprofit groups have been on the ground for years and warn

facebook has a steep learning curve. >> we can see the situation that is more complex. >> zuckerberg appears to recognize the challenge. >> we just believe that everyone deserves to be connected on the internet so we're putting energy towards this. >> it's a big problem to get everyone to have internet access. >> professor districts a program at santa clara university center for science, technology and society lofr 11 years taught him ayzm7 major hurdle is 1.5 billion zront a place to charge a fob or april top. >> they need to be able to charge for internet access. and second, literacy is a huge problem. those people are not going to be able to use the internet. >> but when issues like that

can be solved there are benefits. heather working to prevent another disaster like this, more than 1100 workers died when a garment factory collapsed. she's enabling workers to report anonymously. >> the majority around the world don't have smart phones yet so we're elevenaging power of facic feature phones to establish that communication. >> in santa clara, david louie abc 7 news. >> health items tonight a study found a way too help lower high blood pressure in patients. research in northern california found giving patients easier to take medicine and no co-payments helped bring patients blood pressure under control. for 08% of those who participated in the study. >> makes sense. >> if you drive a car in california you're hay paiing plenty. >> a survey says hour state is

the second most expensive in the union for owning car bank rate.com says it's costs $3900 per year to operate a dmar california second only to georgia. drivers pay $4300 a year. the survey added up insurance, gasoline, repairs taxes and fees and those fees have pushed california over the top. in california we pay $390 for repairs, $980 for gasoline, $786 for insurance and 1809s for taxes and fees. only georgia drivers pay higher fees than we do. if you love oreo cookies you probably agree cream filling makes them good. double stuffed has twice as much of the filling, or do

they? a group of high school students decided to test, weighing 10 original and 10 double stuffed oreos. the result? they say the double stuffed didn't quite measure up. they had just 1.86 times the cream. >> it's surprising it wasn't double. a spokesperson says the recipe does have double the cream compared to original oreos. we'll know because there are attorneys buying packs of oreos having watched my report. >> and scales. >> yes. >> thank you. >> sure. >> let's take you now to sandhya patel. >> yes what. a forecast. nice outside today, again, wampl, but not hot. >> exactly. we just like to keep everyone happy here. temperatures upper 80s inland. here is what is coming up.

changes for the weekend. right now you can see plenty of sunshine out there. an active pattern, over 3500 lightning strikes now starting to taper a little bit. the reason the low is sitting off the coastline. hail reports around the region about an inch in diameter. so we're looking at unstable weather outside of the bay area, still a possibility here as well. plenty of sunshine and san jose today upper 70s. san francisco now 65. oakland 646789 it's mild for redwood city. look at blue skies surrounding golden gate bridge now. it's a beautiful day. temperatures mid-70s.

it's 84 in fairfield. concord, livermore low 80s. the view from our mount tamalpais camera, hazy slight chance of isolated thunderstorms in the north bay tonight but a real slim chance. a cooler pattern as we hit the weekends. northeast ward, we have to keep an eye on it. it's pulling up some moisture and with heating from the sun still a chance. tomorrow morning a stable pattern. will he patterns then, that low lifts out of of here mostly cloudy conditions, overnight tonight, low clouds filling in. temperatures mid-50s low 60s so tomorrow morning getting

kids off to school, might be on the cool side. if you're heading off to work just be aware of that. sunshine in sunnyvale. peninsula, 75 in pal yes alto. san francisco, 66 degrees daily city lingering patch of low clouds. clear lake, 92. 70 in the east bay and oakland. inland spots you're going to be nice, mild to warm. 86 fairfield and livermore. 84 in concord. sheer look at the accu-weather forecast. little warmer for friday. getting you up into low 90s only cooling off for weekend. mid to upper 80s inland low to mid-60s coast, temperatures don't fluctuate much early to middle of the week. we'll call it seasonal summer weather.

>> thank you. >> well just ahead, the green reason a local chapter of the red cross is launching electric vehicle charging station autos the cost of school supplies add up fast as you may have seen if you have kids heading back. michael finney explains how to get the things your kids need for free. that is at 6:00. we'll be right back here.

when you stop by and plug in your car red cross is hoping you'll come in and make a blood donation. >> gamers we know official release date for play station 46789 here is a photo. sony says next generation gaming console will arrive in u.s. stores november 15th. just in time for holidays. the play station 4 selling for about $400. >> and still to come a good example of growing generation gaps.

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coming up at 6:00 the victim of a hit and run accident tells his story. the suspect is a world class athlete and its a story only on abc 7 news. >> new technology popping up in today's new cars and how it's making the process more complicated. >> yes. those stories and more coming up at 6:00.

>> if you've never asked for directions, never had chicken pox and tend to share everything you have sh of the same traits as college freshman. >> in general students are tech savvy, but college freshman consider themselves multi cultural and spiritual but not necessarily religious. >> other traits, news has been crawling across the tv screen as long as they've been crawling. >> getting a cell phone may be a bigger rite of passage than getting a car concerts never filled with cigarette smoke. >> chatting doesn't require talking and gaga, never baby talk. >> java never a cup of coffee ask a tab blet isn't something you take two of in the morning. different generation. >> yeah. oh boy. i feel old here. >> world news is coming up

next. >> from all of us here, we this is "world news." tonight the amazing miracle moment when that school clerk saved hundreds of school children, overwhelming a dangerous gunman with simple courage and kindness. >> i just want you to know that i love you, sweetheart, and i'm proud of you. that's a good thing that you given up. crossing a line, the images of women, children, covering their faces, afraid to breathe. is this proof syria used chemical weapons, and how should america respond? paradise at risk, yosemite, a national treasure, one of america's favorite family parks in the line of a wildfire. stop the thieves. we show you the time of day when burglars like to strike your home and a new device to catch them.