>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> at 6:00, police surround a south bay neighborhood and the police activity leading to the closing of several streets and the impact on the commute. >> video you will see only on abc7 news, the camp owned by the city of berkeley destroyed by a fast-moving rim fire near yosemite national park. ahead, what made fighting the flames impossible. >> happening today, the festival known for the artistic displays if creative spirit, kickoff in the nevada desert and this year is promising to be the biggest year yet. >> good morning, i am kira klapper. >> let's get you to mike nicco for a check on the weather forecast. asomething to talk about this morning and the fact we have some drizzle out there. it has been light if some areas but it has taken an uptick around the airport so we are having the flight arrival delays in sfo. it is quiet otherwise on live doppler 7 hd so we will give you the day planner the next 12 hours so you can imagine the

day, 62 and drizzle around the bay and mostly cloudy. sunny and only warming to 66 by noon and average temperatures with low-to-mid 70's by 4:00, and 66, cool, at 7:00. inland we have clouds and 50, and sunny by noon and 74 and warm and humid like yesterday but 84 but pleasant in the evening at mid-to-upper 70's. at the cost we have clouds and mist and drizzle, and clouds will open up by noon and hang out in the low-to-mid 60's with partly sunny conditions this afternoon. now, the monday morning commute. leyla gulen? >> putting a crimp in the commute southbound 680 a stalled vehicle is blocking a middle lane and that is causing cars to go around and that is causing some delays, so you will look at more traffic as you come away from highway 4. now, causing a big of a punch in the commute is this crash northbound 101 at vermont street, and as you start to head into san francisco before you get to the central freeway we have a car versus a wall and it

is facing the wrong direction and blocking the slow lane. in san jose, northbound, before 880, the multiple vehicle crash is pushed to the shoulder and causing enough slowing at 19 miles per hour, coming arm from the 680 and 280 split it is clear before that point. >> thank you very much. at 6:02. streets in downtown san jose are re-opening now that an overnight police stand off is over. investigators say police got a call shortly after midnight from a man saying he was going to hurt himself. officers found him on 12th by using cell phone towers. the man was holding a knife to his chest. a crisis intervention officer talked to him for four hours before the man was taken into custody and he will be brought to a hospital for a 72-hour psychiatric hold. police say he did not threaten officers. >> developing news, a wildfire continues to rage near yosemite national park 144,000 acres

burning since the fire began last week. right now it is only 7 percent contained and the fire has destroyed at least two dozen buildings and now berkeley family camp has been destroyed. this is video from the camp showing the camp destroyed by the flames and the family camp existed for more than 90 years. fire crews say flames got in the top of of the camp making it possible to stop. here is the camp on friday before the fire southwest through. guests evacuated before the fire hit and investigators say flammable materials helped feed the fire including tents. >> the fire now has burned 144,000 acres larger than the city of chicago. this map gives a better idea of how large the rim fire is. the yellow area on the screen shows where the fire stood this

past wednesday. the red area shows where the fire stands today. the fire zone presents steep challenges for firefighters including steep slopes, dry fuel and rugged terrain. fire crews are battling to protect the giant sequoias, the treasures of the park. firefighters are working to save a grove of the famed sequoias in the path of the fire. they are among the oldest living things on earth and teams have been assigned just to protect them. check out this photo from a viewer on a flight over the sierra, you can see how thick the smoke from the rim fire is right now. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the rim fire at 6:30 when we check with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard and an update. at 7:00, "good morning america" will have a report from the fire lines after the abc7 news. >> now the new bay bridge where we are a little more than two days away from the closure to

get ready for the debut. that closing starts late in the evening on wednesday august 28. it will last for up to five full days over the long labor day holiday. the bridge will re-open by tuesday, september 3rd, the day after labor day. preparations for the closing are underway. we are joined from the toll plaza with more on what is happening. matt? >> three toll lanes are closed over the past weekend so they could put in fast-track only lanes for the new bridge. you can see all the lanes are back only this morning and the work is done. all 9 bay bridge is closed to prepare for the opening of the new eastern span after labor day with no traffic allowed for four days going wednesday night at 8:00 and the closures starts with rolling traffic blocks by c.h.p. on the main roads leading to the bridge with on ramps in oakland and san francisco and police warn drivers to plan

ahead to avoid being the car struck on the wrong side of a closure as for the work being done during the closure crews line both spans with interstate 80 and contractors will finish the westbound lanes from the toll plaza to the new span. the bridge is scheduled to lows wednesday at 8:00 in the evening and it will last until tuesday morning weapon the new bridge will open up. you can see how close the new bay bridge is to opening by checking out the line construction camera on abc7 news and we have information on how to download our traffic app to navigate the traffic and find out about extra service bart, a.c. transit and the bay ferry are offering. we will notify our twitter followers when the bridge opens and you can follow us at abc7

news bay area. >> new details on a weekend homicide in the south bay released soviet showing a san jose man being killed. we will not show you that moment but 22-year-old ramon garcia was shot to death near downtown on saturday afternoon. surveillance video shows garcia getting off 9 bicycle and leaning back against a car and a man runs up to him and shoots him in the head. garcia was the father of five. family members say garcia and the suspect were arguing at a park. police are studying the felt hoping to identify 9 gunman. >> walnut creek are looking for two armed men who robbed a restaurant. officers say after 11:00 on saturday night, two men armed with handguns entered the back office of the tank restaurant and confronted an employee and demanded cash, the restaurant customers were not aware a robbery was occurring. the in endrove away in a silver-colored jeep.

>> the new $1 billion arena for the warriors on san francisco's waterfront is months behind schedule and the san francisco chronicle reports that the cost to repair pier 30 and 32 has increased by up to $50 million. the team could miss the 2017 targeted opening date. representatives are the warriors are down-playing delays as routine. the warriors maintain the arena will be ready for the 1259 of the 2017 nba season and acknowledge that the schedule is "tight." >> the burning man festival is underway in the nevada desert and it could be the biggest in the 30--year history. as we reported last month, the maximum number of people allowed this year is being raised to 68,000. last year, 50,000 people attended the festival. burning man takes place on 4,400 acres of federal land in 9 black rock dessert. >> you think it is hot out

there? nevada desert? in august? >> speaking of 409, look at the smoke from the rim fire from the satellite. the white clouds, those are the clouds, the moisture, but the gray, look how wide it is, even twice, they times as much as last week. you can see how much smoke is blowing toward tahoe and reno and through the western section of nevada. very poor air quality. we have 57 in the hills around los gatos and on the floor, though, low-to-mid 60's throughout the santa clara valley and alum rock at 62 and 61 in we los altos, and san jose and mountain view at 64. sunnyvale at 65, a warm spot, and mid-to-upper 50's around novato and half moon bay, and low-to-mid 60's in the east bay valley. as far as cool today, oakland is

going back to school and it will be 59 with clouds at 7:30 and sunny and 74 by 3:30. have fun at school. >> good luck for the commute because we are having a few problems out there, and one cleared up nicely as we take you right over to pleasant hill with a stall southbound 680 a car with the lights flashing in the lanes and it got help and is pushed to the shoulder. however, it is causing quite a bit of a backup. when you get beyond that area traffic is moving quite well down to the 24 junction. back into san francisco northbound along 101 at development street, one lane is blocked because of an accident involving a car with a hit-and-run accident that is spun out and facing the wrong direction and 280 is building headed along the extension, and it clears up if you need to take

that into the city, and the toll plaza, the metering lights is been turned on and traffic is stacked up from the maze so, slow as you make it to the tolls but it picks up closer to treasure island. >> the internet is buzzing over mtv video music awards and one star's suggestive performance. >> coming up, first, a jury convicted major nidal hasan of the massacre at ft. hood and now the next step. >> another milestone for the bay area's electric car company and tesla is again speeding

>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back at 6:14 on monday morning we are thankful you are joining us with a look at the exploritorium camera or from our explore -- exploritorium camera, closing on wednesday. mild and muggy conditions this morning and drizzle and mike nicco will have the forecast in a little bit. >> the army psychiatrist convicts of premeditated murder for the deadliest mass shooting ever on a military installation is still refusing legal help and acting as his own attorney. the sentencing phase of the trial is underway today, major

nidal hasan could be the first active duty soldier to be executedded in more than half a century. nidal hasan opened fire on dozens of soldiers at ft. hood texas on november 5th, 2009, a military jury found nidal hasan guilty of murdering 13 people, the same military jury will decide what he is to be executed or penned life in prison. >> california appears to love the tesla model electric car. new sales figures from the california new car dealers association show tesla sold more model s sedans in june than porsche, volvo, jaguar, bike, and land rover and the first six months captured 12 percent of the luxury sports car market for a total of more than 4,700 cars sold in the state. >> after a decade of covering politics, we have a new show on

espn2 at 8:00 p.m., a former msnbc and current tv host tells "new york times" that he wants to provide context and information on sports news and among the segments that will air in the new show are clips of the sport days from the 1990's. >> howevers after the mtv video music award centers around miley cyrus suggestive dance routine. we are not showing you the video but the director says that the performance is "on target" where he is taking her brand. >> also at the show, justin timberlake and the former bandmates 'n sync brought down the house with "girl," and other winners included taylor swift and 30 seconds to managers. the awards were held in brooklyn

for the first time. >> subway has a new option for your bread. garlic bride is added to the menu if a limited time only. the garlic bread is made fresh and will be available hot or cold. subway hopes the taste and smell will lure in new business. if it does well it could be a permanent fixture on the menu. >> hmm, garlic. never tooerly limit. >> especially on this schedule you crave weird things at 7:00 a.m. >> yes, 7:00 a.m. lunch of garlic. >> good morning, everyone, most of us have a low ceiling but no fog obscuring our visibility until you get to santa rosa at five miles per hour. we have drizzle around sfo and that is leading to the nearly 1

hour and 30 minutes for a delay at sfo. the top of the marine layer is high in some areas. it could take longer to move away because of that because the sun cannot get to the ground. i still believe we will have afternoon sun but for the coast where it will not be so prevalent and you will have clouds. temperatures are close to average with clouds and drizzle, hike this morning, and minor. sierra thunderstorms are possible tomorrow and parts of the week. so, got to keep an eye on that, more lightning to strike, heavy rain, new fire is possible, and gusty wind to spread it. that is the worst case possibility. >> sunny in the south by this afternoon, and 75 in milpitas and 80 in santa clara and 85 in los gatos and warmer at 86 in morgan hill, and 87 in gilroy. 70 in millbrae, a cool spot, and 73 in san mateo to 79 in redwood

city and mid-60's along the coast and upper 60's to low 70's around downtown and sausalito. petaluma is cool spot, and most of the neighbors are in the low-to-mid 80's and 20 degrees cooler at the beaches and 68 in richmond to 76 in fremont so quit a spread northbound to southbound. we will have low-to-mid 80's into the east bay valleys where it will not be so human as it was yesterday, unless you are standing in the direct sunshine with the real heat. mid-to-upper 50's throughout the bay, and tonight we have 60's in the east bay and most of us covered with clouds again. here is the seven-day forecast, a spike of warmth tomorrow, and we will give that back a couple of degrees on wednesday and hold steady on thursday and a cooler sea breeze as we round out summer unofficially headed into the labor day weekend and it will be cooler-than-average. have a good one. >> back to school is getting bedifficult with lots of traffic

and heavy conditions over the altamont pass with the drive times in a moment. we have report of a new accident westbound 84 at hillcrest avenue involving three vehicles and a motorcycle. we have low conditions at the accident scene from antioch to pittsburg you can see 17 miles per hour. the drive time traffic, 580 is an hour from tracy to dublin. under half an hour from antioch to concord. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is under 20 minutes. here is a picture of the 680 freeway from highway 4 we had an early stalled vehicle pushed to the shoulder but generally slow going to highway 24. eric? >> thank you. the america's cup she down is set and at 6:30 the international team that will challenge the united states from sailing supremacy on san

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risk of heart disease? >> you would have to eat a minimum of 13 tablespoons each day which is the whole tub and that much smart balance has 1,300 calories. >> what about cherry soda or others that tout antioxidants, they have lots of sugar in each serving. >> a misleading label is not on processed food but on chicken. to around the free range label producers can give chicken access to open air for as little as five minute as day and still meet the requirements. that bad. >> there are some labels worth their salt. for instance, organic means 95 percent of the ingredients were produced without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. on meat and poultry the claim "raised without antibiotics" means the animal should never have been given them. >> general mills said to avoid

modified food, look for products that are labeled "certified organic." we contacted the manufacturers of smart balance about the claims that added plant food blocks cholesterol but the company did not offer a response. >> a bay area man is the center of attention at the white house today. >> at 6:30 the hour -- the heroic action leading a staff sergeant to receive the nation's highest on. >> the rim fire near yosemite national park has burned a popular bay area summer camp. >> were thoughs are possible from the sierra and i will show you which days are the highest for a fire threat. back home we have a warming trend on the way. >> from the abc7 news we can see track is slowing from sausalito into san francisco from the

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>> it is on this on morning. we start off with a look at the macarthur maze and traffic on the right is stopped. leyla gulen will tell us why that is coming up. we will get a check on the weather forecast. it is gray. thanks for joining us. >> what a nice way to welcome everyone to monday morning. i am kira klapper here for kristen sze. we appreciate you joining us and here is mike nicco with the forecast. >> we will look at the winds blowing, the man layer of clouds over the neighbor as they gust up to 23 miles per hour in fail and 12 in concord. they are faster than they were a couple of hours ago. that will mean slow sunshine again today with temperatures close to average in most neighborhoods. next 12 hours for the bay, morning drizzle, 62 and sunny by noon and warming up quickly at 66, in the low-to-mid 70's, average with sunshine at 4:00, and 66, grab a coat. day planner inland, clouds and

drizzle not is prevalent. we will be sunny. 74 by noon. low-to-mid 80's by 4:00. back in the mid-to-upper 70 during the evening hours, coolest at the coast with the least amount of sunshine, starting off in the upper 50's with mist and drizzle hanging out in low-to-mid 60's during the afternoon hour. >> this accident has cleared in san francisco northbound along 101 as you head out to vermont street, this is where we had a hit-and-run accident with a car versus the wall that spun around and facing the wrong direction. it is blocking a lane now and everyone is pushed to the shoulder. we are locking a backup, though, the 280 extension is moving along much better so if you need to get to the city 280 could be a better bet. our drive time traffic 580 across our bay bridge, westbound side richmond to sap ralph is seven minutes and 14 minutes onn

san rafael and two vehicles and a big rig slow away from the macarthur maze. eric? >> to our developing news on the rim fire in video only seen on abc7 news this is berkeley's destroyed family camp, with flames sweeping through the camp as the fire, now the size of the city of chicago, continues to grow. abc7 news is monitoring the developments from the newsroom. >> we have a look at the popular summer camp that is ravaged, now burning 203 square miles and is only 7 percent contained, more than 2,500 firefighters from around the country are battling the blaze. the strong winds pushed the monster fire closer into the northwest edge of yosemite national park and the family camp owned by the city of berkeley is now a sad site. the forest service says the camp

suffered "extensive" damage. campers remain evacuated on tuesday. firefighters did their best to save it. this is one of the most ferocious fires they have ever battled. >> the fire is in the top of the trees and it is impossible to stop. the trees are 150' tall and it goes from the top of the trees and burns above the ground. >> this is what the family camp looked like before it burned operating by the city of berkeley since 1922. 4,500 structures are threatened and thousands evacuated and advisory has been issued for folks living near the area east of highway 108. highway 120 into yosemite national park is closed. another berkeley camp, the lair of the bear is not in the line of fire at pine crest despite rumors.

>> san francisco posted a message from a camp saying the fire spread to the edge of another camp. two other family camps are safe. ought fire is posing a threat to the power and water supply to the city of san francisco just three miles from the reservoir where the city gets most of its war. crews made repairs over the weekend and conducted a damage inspection at the hydroelectric power station. san francisco is buying additional power which is expected to cost more than $1 million. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the rim fire and at 7:00 this morning "good morning america" will have a live report from the fire lines right after the abc7 news and updates on twitter@abcnewsbayarea. >> search is underway for a missing 81-year-old east bay man

considered at risk, the police department issued a silver alert for the man who was last seen yesterday morning on brookside drive, police say he is an avid walker and walked from san leandro to the san mateo bridge. he is 5' 4" and weighs 150 pounds and it is believed he is wearing a black sweater and blue jeans. >> this morning, two motorcycle riders are recovering from injuries they suffered in a terrifying plunge off a road in los gatos, and look, you can see the motorcycle being pulled up along the bridge road near the reservoir happening last night. the highway patrol says the motorcycle tumbled 20' to 30' down and the riders suffered minor injuries. >> two children and to adults are in the hospital following a shooting in oakland, shell casings and other evidence covered the pavement near 104th avenue yesterday, police say someone opened fire into a

crowd of people yesterday afternoon. police closed off an eight block area and searched for the gunman who got away and all the victims are expected to survive and the two children were eight and 12 years of able. >> a man who calls antioch home is in the east room of the white house today to be awarded the medal of honor for rebound. 33-year-old staff sergeant cater learned he was chosen to receive the highest military army. three years ago he braved enemy fire twice to save a fellow soldier and used an abandoned radio in a "kill zone" to get support. >> this is braggin' rights. as a dad, yeah, you don't get that very often. >> there are not a lot of fathers that can claim they have been able to go through this. >> he will be only the 5th

living recipient of the medal of on awarded for service in iraq and afghanistan. >> a united nations spokesman says a vehicle belonging to a team investigating the syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons has been deliberately shot at multiple times by snipers in. da -- snipers in dam cause where it is claimed up to 1,300 were killed by the alleged chemical weapons attack but syria denies using the poison and a senior official says there is "have little doubt." >> the clock is ticking toward the shutdown of the bay bridge and ahead the work already being done ahead of wednesday night closure. >> but, first, it is the operation that has the sailing world watching the san francisco bay, the international team will challenge the united states for the america's cup. >> a look at 6:37 from other

mount tamalpais camera and a gorgeous sunrise over the layer of fog and mike nicco has the forecast, traffic and weather next as we

>> we will show you what it looks to the richmond and san rafael bridge, clouds everywhere. warmer in santa rosa but the same in concord and san jose and one to four degrees cooler in

san francisco, oak, and fremont. tahoe and western nevada it will be very, very hazy today. the thunderstorms could be traveling up toward the sierra tomorrow and it will be clear today other than the smoke but tomorrow thunderstorms and the high fire danger again. leyla gulen? >> we have a few things going on. i take you to 580 over the altamont pass we have an accident involving a big rig at the scales, the truck scales, and it is blocking a lane and we have heavy backup, bumper-to-bumper traffic to pleasanton. in guerneville we have a severe traffic advisory at highway 16 with downed power pole and a detour is in place. southbound highway 101, an accident involving one car. kira and eric? >> thank you. it is official: team new zealand faces off against oracle team

usa for the 34th america's cup. they were ahead for most of the louie vuitton cup challenge and yesterday they beat italy in the best 13 series and new zealand now advances to the premiere event, the had's cup where they will take on defending champ oracle team usa and the 34th america's cup begins accept -- september 7. >> cigarette ads have future been seen on tv for four decades. ahead the reason that is about to change. and trading is underway on wall street. >> this is a look at the big board the dow is down nearly five at 15,000 and ahead we will go live to new york city for the bloomberg business report. >> coming up first, a countdown to shut down with the week work to get the bay bridge re

>> the count down clock is ticking toward the closure of the bay bridge. we are now a little more than two days away. >> abc7 news reporter matt colder joins with the weekend work to get everything ready. >> traffic is piling up. it is a monday morning. we can expect this. on wednesday morning this will be closed. for five days. starting wednesday night at 8:00 and begins with rolling traffic blocks by the c.h.p. on the main roads leading to t bridge.

on-ramp at emeryville and oakland and san francisco are shut down. the police warn drivers to plan ahead to avoid being the car that is stuck on the wrong side of the closure. during closure crews will line both ends of the new spain with interstate 80 and stripe new lanes and contractors will finish the westbound lanes from the toll plaza to the new span and will open tuesday morning september 3. some work took place this past weekend with three toll lanes closed, and that work now is done and you can see the lanes are now back only here until wednesday evening. >> it is now 6:46, a south san francisco drugmaker appears to have a new owner. >> for the irs time in four decades, cigarette ads are returning to tv. we are joined from the new york stocks with that story.

>> and a tobacco maker is returning to tv if the first time in 43 years with an ad for the new cigarette, the e-cigarette business makes up 1 percent of the tobacco market. the dow and s&p just got started and we see green arrows, slightly higher in usually trading. the silicon valley index shows a little bit lower here but it looks like south san francisco- based onek will be bought out in $10.5 billion transfer which is the most actively traded stock on wall street this morning. we are in the middle of of the k to school crunch but over thanksgiving book your trip or you may have to pay more.

the best time to book for thanksgiving travel is the days leading up to labor day depending on when you book you could save a couple hundred dollars and you can end up paying 60 percent more if you wait until the weeks just before turkey day to book travel. that is business live at the new york stock exchange. >> thank you, taking you to the smoke in the air. this is coming from the rim fire now 144,000 acres, at least with updated numbers. we know so far that area is about the equivalent of the side the city of chicago, and it is only 7 percent contained. >> and it is centered in the valleys and weapon the sun comes up away from the fire, some of the smoke will lift and move into other areas unfortunately to the north. but where the fire is right now you can see the smoke because it

has a natural heat. it is tell. tell to see it on the satellite. just tell to watch this. hopefully the firefighters can get it under control. pleasanton, unified school district, good morning, in the east bay valley, and it is cloudy, and temperature is holding at 62 through 7:30 and you will get a lot of sunshine and a warmer area is 84 degrees and we go from sweatshirts to short looks through the first day. radar and satellite, all is quiet and we have minor drizzle that is pay right now, and most of it is along the peninsula that i have seen. the valleys and the east bay in the home 60's and antioch at 59 and half moon bay and hayward, everyone else is in the low-to-mid 60's and 63 right now in oakland and san jose. this is how it looks from mount

tamalpais, we have quite a thick manner layer, up to 2,500' so hopefully it will be easy to get rid of, and temperatures are close to average, with clouds returning tonight and so will the patchy drizzle and i don't think the car will get too week. sierra thunderstorms tomorrow as a possible with more lightning-induced fires. could. could. here is the cloud cough, thick of the right now through the next half hour or 40 minutes and by 11:00 it is back from the inland valley and by noon out of the bay and at the coast we will get some pockets of sunshine this afternoon, and temperature running 82 in san jose to 87 in gilroy and sunnyville maybe 70's. millbrae is 70 and mid-60's along the coast and 68 to 72 from downtown to south san francisco to sauce least and 79 in petaluma last place to see sunshine in the valleys and everyone else in the low-to-mid 80's and your beach is 20 degree cooler and long the east bay

shore 68 at richmond to 76 in fremont and a last stop inland from 82 in san ramon to 86 in present -- brentwood, and a cooling trend for the weekend. here is leyla gulen. >> we have that accident involving a big rig at the westbound side adding a little bit of pain to the commute that is slow at least an hour to get you between tracy and into dublin and another accident in san francisco along 101 in the northbound direction and it is involve one vehicle blocking a lane. we are looking at delays in the northbound direction along 101 and the 280 extension is moving long at top speeds so it could be a good alternate. san jose is wide open but for 101 as you head between 280 and 680 dot nimitz with a dip in speeds and highway 87 is on the slower side, as well. >> just shy of 6:52.

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>> welcome back, at 6:54. this is the heavenly mountain resort where smoke from the rim fire has migrated all the way to lake tahoe nearly 144,000 acres burned. that is almost the -- that is the size of the city of chicago. >> as we hand things off to "good morning america" here are seven things to know before you go: berkeley's family camp is in ruins this morning because of the raging wild tire near yosemite national park. fire officials say flames spread in the camp yesterday afternoon and that camp was if operation since 1922. as kira mentioned the rim fire is 144,000 acres only 7 percent contained. >> a police stand off in downtown san joseened this morning with a man taken to a hospital for psychiatric observation.

the man called police saying he wanted to hurt himself. officers found him on 12th. an intervention officer spoke to the man if four hours before he was taken into custody the. >> the police department issued a silver alert for an 81-year-old man considered "at risk." the man was last seen yesterday morning wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans on brookside drive. he is 5' 4" and weighs 150. >> a man who called antioch home is at the white house today to be awarded the medal of honor from president obama. the 33-year-old staff sergeant learned last month he was chosen to receive the highest military honor. three years ago in afghanistan he braved enemy fire, twice, to save a fellow soldier. >> the burning man festival is underway today in the nevada desert and it could be the biggest one in the 30--year history after the maximum

newspaper of people allows rode from 50,000 to 68,000 taking place in the black rock desert 9. >> check out this picture from take law to you cannot see from one side to the other because of the smoke being so thick. as far as what we are dealing with at home we will have sunshine by noon everywhere but for the coast and temperatures erupting from 62 at the coast to 86 inland. >> seven, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza an accident in and the number one lane is cleared but we have delays arm from berkeley as we go to the map we have this problem in san francisco, northbound 101 causing a pinch in the commute with one lane blocked and slow traffic coming away from the 280 extension. >> a little pinch? like that. abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter and facebook and all the mobile devices. we are back in 25 minutes.

good morning, america. breaking now, that massive fire at yosemite now threatening thousands of homes as it gets closer to the drinking water for san francisco. giant smoke clouds creating dangerous weather patterns as flash floods trap drivers and even this big rig in the southwest. on the brink. the white house ramping up right now for a possible military strike against syria as the syrian president speaks out overnight saying any intervention by the u.s. will end in failure. u.n. inspectors looking for chemical weapons there fired on this morning. donald trump at war, fighting back against a $40 million lawsuit alleging his trump university was a sham real estate course making false promises. >> at trump university we teach success. that's what it's all about. >> the donald joins us live with his response. ♪ bye bye bye and music history made.