at the height of the fire monday this is what curry canyon looked like. the slope is blackened but no longer burning. it's all about making sure breaks around the burn burned areas are full of hole autos they try to surround the areas so when wind kicks up it's starting to fuel again. so sparks don't fly into the taller grass. >> there was a flare up late monday that carred a -- charred grass to the roadway. now wrkt fire >> there are areas still smoldering and hot spots. that is why you still are seeing helicopters doing water

drops in areas. >> many among many there is a large sense of relieve it's great not to be able to see the flames on the hill. >> the flames may be out but concern here is still lingering. that is why there is still about 4545 homes here still under a mandatory evacuation order. another side note a crew actually responded to fight the fire. they were out here someone broke into their station in downtown walnut creek stole cash, a wedding ring, ipad and other valuables. police are investigating. >> that is an outrage. thank you very much. well we're getting great perspectives from viewers

sending us pictures through you reports. kathy sent us this and one viewer sent thus photo of the plane dropping fire retardant on the flames. >> that is a big key as we've sechld sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> yes. checking out live doppler 7 hd. cooler weather here the fire. marine layer ramped up, about 2000 feet deep. and as you take a look at conditions right now it's cooler 76 degrees this afternoon, it's currently 18% so dry. last night wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour so winds have dialed back but that

doesn't mean they're going to remain there. gusts 25 mimp expected overnight. cooler weather tomorrow. morning low clouds that should help the firefighters for areas of smoke expected near fire zone. biggest concern of course are the winds. i'll be back with a look at our changing weather in just a few minute autos thank you very much. dramatic new home yid vido show what's a tough fire firefighters are facing in shasta county. a man named darren miller shot this footage he ended up running for his life. the 7400 acre fire destroyed 80 structures since breaking out about 24 hours ago. parts of happy valley are evacuated and schools closed. the fire is 40% contained. now, stay with us for continuing coverage of all of the california wildfires

including one closest to home at the moment. by we valentine latest on abc 7 news.com. you can get breaking news updates on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> and now, president obama making his case to the nation about why the united states should interview in seara. he spent part of the afternoon meeting with senators first democrats then, rinz lobbying for support. administration says it will send john kerry to switzerland this week to meet with russia's foreign minutis store discuss a possible deal on chemical weapons. >> this cannot be a process of delay, a process of avoidance. it has to be real and measurable. tangable. >> the trip is just part of a rapidly changing development. syria says it's open to the

idea. >> so world will be watching as president talks tonight. among those paying attention are bay area activists. carolyn, the president going to have a tough sell. >> probablely. even before tonight's speech the president has been lobbying to try to convince congress, so far, isn't buying this weekend a small group marched in san francisco protesting u.s. involvement in syria. now, with a possible break through turned over as chemical wen ons, he remains skeptical of what the president will do. >> reality is that they're trying to spin a situation

they have been pushed back by the people well. believe people have to keep pushing back in order to stop a new war. >> while polls show a majority of americans want no part of the conflict, here is the other sirksd syrian americans demonstrated in san francisco last weekend including this man. he's reluctant to give his last name. he fears for family in syria. he says assad's use deserves a military response he would like to hear from president obama tonight. >> i understand the history. i understand we're tired of wars and don't want to start another war with false pretense i believe this is different. i believe this is like stopping hitler from committing a holocaust. >> visiting lecturer at

stanford university. >> two thirds are given speeches today against military action. and giving time to work through this diplomatic possibility of chemical disarmment by syrians. >> she believes tonight the president will back off on military action for now. but keep it on the table in case diplomacy. >> thank you very much. we'll see what he says. abc news will be providing live coverage of the address on the crisis in syria tonight at 6:00. >> google lost a bid to avoid a privacy law surt over street view mapping. three years ago the company apologized for collecting data from wireless home networks as it drove aaround in 40 countries. a panel ruled google is not

exempt from wire tapping skplauz claims data collected was up for grabs. california privacy case can now move forward. >> on to technology after weeks of rumors apple today revealed new iphones and there is no black model n its place, eight new colors and dozens of new features including fingerprint security. david louie is live with a look and this is interesting, apple doing an interesting dance starting to outdo rivals but doing ground breaking technology get a bigger chunk over the smart phone market that is very price sensitive. signs in apple dominate bid colored circles, a clear hint of what is coming up. iphone was colorful case buzz apple has done major engineering to propel iphone

forward. >> 5st most forward thinking phone ever created. >> apple add a fingerprint scanner, watch how it scans by thumb. this eliminates the use of a pass word. >> this is a big issue for consumers. sometimes, misplacing their phone. a lot of personal data on there they just don't want in the world. >> 5 s runs on a processor with processors meaning incredible power i really think this represents a change for our industry.

the 5 s comes in three colors, silver, space gray and gold, gold expected to be popular in action. the price from $199 for the 16 giga byte model up to $399. the 5 c makes a fashion statement and has a lower price tag. in cupertino abc 7 news. >> plety fansy. shares of apple dropped a couple percent to dros at $4494 and change. >> still to come first his guitars and equipment stolen now a musician with another reason to sing the blues. >> lightning the load but abc 7 news

investigators trying to determine the cause of a deadly overnight fire in an apartment house. the 56-year-old professor at university of san francisco kied in the blaze. goodman found on oregon street around 1:30 this morning he died at the hospital. the older home was engulfed in flames. the red cross helping several others who managed to escape from the buildinging. >> it's scary to see how the top four of the third floor was angled this flames and stuff just burning. >> neighbors say goodman was a smoker and liked to burn candles but there is no word on the cause of the fire.

>> tonight a break in the case of a legendary blues man who had his instruments stolen. no one talking to our cameras today but we did get a look at surveillance cameras. they tell a clear and disturbing story. >> i can tell the name on it he's a blues legend and a crime victim. thieves stole his gibson guitar. >> it's a person gots your skpar guitar is watching this? >> just give it back. please. in stead video appears to show three men trying to sell them. >> the guy called me and he

probably pretty sure it's stolen property. >> the men with instruments disappeared within 10 minutes still hayward police describe this as a break. >> it gives us a start scan opportunity to reach probable cause fchl we can reach that probable cause we have enough to arrest. >> they've got another break yesterday when ron's stolen car tumped up in oakland. >> some young man, driving and they arrested him. and they came out of the car. >> but nothing has been easy we learned there is no match between the man in the stole and people in the music store sur priss kept coming. >>. >> pick the car up. it's 444s oodz how much? >> you're going to get wheels back. >> right. i'm happy weez in the happy for long. >> cut out of it we never did

see the car three wheels are missing inside is trashed. so much for what $434 will buy you from an impound yard. if a guy wants to play the blues must he also live them? >> maybe you're in the wrong business? >> accounting would have been better. >> the suit accusing police of brutality went before a judge today. the lawsuit stems from this 2011 protest. police from cal skporj departments were caught on video hitting student pro testors as they cleared out an encampment. 29 sued administrators and pro testors are angry officials want the lawsuit dismissed. >> we don't have any v.any luck for -- love for cop that's beat the heck out of people. people are most responsible. they're the kuns -- ones who ordered the cops to beat

people. >> in a statement a cal spokesperson said it does not represent the university values but add that had police actions that day were legally justified. >> news tonight about our economy and country. pay gap between richest 1% and rest of america is wider than ever where before. a report led by a uc berkeley economiest says 1% of earners collected 19.3% of income in 2012 until last year the top 1% share of pretax income had not passed 18.7% mark that was reached in 1927. >> well, mowing a lawn and taking care of a yard are major chores but can be easier if have you right tool autos yes. does it make the difference

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to see low clouds moving in right now. temperatures have been running cooler. and urk see thunderstorms developing south of the lake tahoe area. 24 our change, areas down 26 degrees in concord. it's 17 degrees cooler in jant rosa. 24 degrees cooler than yesterday. winds contributing to it. we have more of an onshore wind gusting to 40 now. good delta breeze. looking out towards berkeley hills san francisco now 67 degrees.

low 80s for redwood city right now. 63 half moon bay. check out the view from our camera. klum plus clouds there. santa rosa mid-60s feeling cooling marine influence. 80 antioch. 70 kegs in concord. san jose cameras showing you sunshine now. low skploudz fog tonight. cooler weather tomorrow. and for the time being changes are in the form of cooler weather. ridges getting chipped away. area of low pressure is getting closer. so those temperatures drop tomorrow. and we'll see a reversal. thunderstorms isolate ntd south lake tahoe area and points south fchl you're

traveling for wednesday afternoon, might be active weather. tomorrow morning a cool start. 50s to low 60s. could be misty in spots. on the peninsula, palo alto, mid-70s. lingering low clouds in daily city. 62 degrees. low 70s in santa rosa. high clouds with sun, breezy in fairfield. accu-weather forecast little bit warmer thursday, temperatures trending lower into the weekend. low 90s inland saturday mid-80s sunday for those of

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