massive mt. diablo fire. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is in clayton. >> they think target practice is to blame and they warn those in california to be careful with any activity that can cause a spark. this huge fire that started sunday caused more than 3,100 acres and neighbors thought someone shooting a gun was to blame but some of them say they still surprised. >> people are smart out here. everyone is safe with their firearms. i have never heard of anyone getting shot or fires starting from that. >> the fire burned so much of the hillside that now crews are worried about the rainy season and mudslides. they have bulldozers cutting terraces on the mountains and re-seeding the slopes hoping the growth will come in, in the

spring. mt. diablo park could open monday. as far as the investigation, officials are not saying who they think fired the gun. no arrests have been made. they wanted people to know they 13 they know the cause and they are working to find out who did it. >> developing news from new jersey where fire the at historic boardwalk is still smoldering 17 hours later and destroys dozens of businesses and caused millions of dollars in damage. >> the fire is now contained. more than 17 hours after the fire started firefighters are still out here trying to put out hotspots. >> a burning end to what was, until now, a summer of rebirth. devoured in the flames the only

portion of the boardwalk to survive super storm sandy a year ago. the beach side attraction re-opened months ago crumbling in a wall of fire and smoke. >> i don't believe it. after sandy...it is devastating. >> it started thursday afternoon at a custard sand with embers carrying the flames for blocks until this was all that was little of dozens of businesses just rebuild and re-opened. >> i want to throw up after all the effort, time, resources we put in to see this going on is unthinkable. >> blocks from where the roller coaster was swept into the ocean that day last october, crews cut through a newly rebuild portion of the boardwalk to keep the flames from spreading. firefighters working into the night to save what they can and business owners vowing to bounce

back again. >> we are strong. do we have a choice? this is our livelihood. this is where we make our living. well recover. >> so much gratitude that no one was seriously hurt. we have learned investigators are now on the scene working to determine the cause of the fire. >> thank you. happening now in colorado, fast-rising floodwaters keeping thousands out of their home. officials have been watching the rivers and creeks across boulder county. a giant surge of water with rocks and debris will trigger more flash flooding but broke before it reached bolder. homes and roads have washed away and killed three. the national guard is bringing in relief supplies after president obama declared it a

"disaster." rain is still falling and self towns in the foothills of the rockies are cut off. >> bill to raise california's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016 is headed to the governor who says he will sign it. the legislature approved the measure, the first hike in five years. it is now $8 an hour and goes to $9 in july and $10 in january of 2016. some communities have a higher minimum wage including san jose at $10 and san francisco 50 cents higher. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo will have more on the impact at the top of the hour. >> the state legislature approve add bill to let undocumented immigrants get california driver's licenses. the licenses will include a special mark that indicates the person is not allowed to vote or receive social services. the governor says he will sign the measure. immigrants have to pass a driving test and be insured. >> violent crime is rising in

berkeley. the police department shows that robberies were up by 25 percent to 221 in the first half of the year. burglaries have jumped by 34 percent to 479 and there have been four homicides. the latest was sunday night when a man was shot to death and last year berkeley had five for the entire year. our media partner reports that the police union says more officers needed. the police chief is scheduled to prevent the report to the city council on tuesday. >> park worker who ran over a woman with a truck is apologizing. the 35-year-old christine svanemyr was killed at the park. police arrested thomas burnoski. through his attorney, burnoski said that "my action caused the death of this person and there is nothing i can do to bring her back. i am devastated by the tragic

accident." burnoski is facing felony hit-and-run charges. >> john muir health is offering voluntary buyouts to hundreds of employees and our media partner, the "contra costa times", reports john muir health wants to save money by trimming 200 full-time positions. no doctors will be asked to leave and officials say the cost-cutting is to get ahead of next year when rebound's affordable health care act takes effect and smaller payments will be received from the federal government. >> the bacteria that caused legionnaires disease has been found in richmond. the bacteria was found in the bathroom sink water of this facility. abc7 news obtain add copy of a memo to federal employees saying it tested positive last month and isn't has been boiled out of the water system. no one can traffic the disease. 22 years ago a fail outbreak

happened in the same building. >> mike nicco, drizzle? >> yes, across the bay area but not so heavy as yesterday. the next 12 hours, we are looking at temperatures running around the mid-to-upper 50's in most neighborhoods and that is cooler than yesterday. that is through 7:00. headed to noon the clouds will hinger along the bay shore longer than yesterday. we will have low-to-mid 60's at the coast and mid-70's inland neighborhood and jump ten degrees by 4:00 in most neighborhoods. if you are headed identity this evening it is quiet. grab a coat. we are in the upper 60's. the next three days show the temperatures tomorrow are like today with cooler sea breeze kicking in sunday into monday with temperatures cooler thank average. the clouds will hang around longer. leyla gulen?

>> we have construction in san jose on 880 and 80 there will be construction crews. northbound 880 is shut down until 5:00. northbound until 5:00 a.m. we have lanes blocked up from 280 to 4 on the southbound side with crews all the way to 280. in the another bay it is looking clear, traveling along highway 4 headed identity of antioch to pittsburg you are at top speeds and at walnut creek from pleasanton hill you are moving along at a decent clip. we also have a connection blocked, the eastbound 24 to northbound 680 freeway. san mateo bridge shows amazing conditions and traffic moving smoothly westbound as you make it to foster city. >> a bay area high school canceled a dance a day before the event.

why school leaders are calling it a learning opportunity for disappointed students. >> the deal debated this morning on how to get rid of chemical weapons in syria. >> toddler and a woman fall into

>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 4:41 on friday the 13th but nothing unlikey about our forecast the we have drizzle and this is a picture of the embarcadero. we will check with mike nicco for the weekend forecast. >> developing news from western afghanistan. american security forces have stopped an attack on a united states consulate after taliban militants use a suicide truck bombing to gain access. the attack happened after militants breached the outer gates. there was a gun fight between

the militants and security forces. two afghanistan security guards were killed and five attackers. the united states says all consulate personnel are safe. taliban claimed responsibility. in geneva they are frying to rid syria the chemical womens. jerk years ago and the syria foreign minister are discussing a framework while experts work out a plan to be inventoried, quarantined and destroyed. syrian president bash been has signed a decree for syria to become a full member of the united nations treaty banning the use of chemical weapons. george stephanopolis will interview president obama one-on-one interview today at white house focusing on the crisis in syria and the looming showdown in congress over the federal budget and health care. you can see the interview this

week sunday morning at 8:00. >> today in san francisco, governor brown will sign a warm warm agreement with the government of china an outgrowth of the trip to beijing in april. the office says the agreement will boost cooperation on climate change and low carbon development. >> tough lesson for students at san francisco high school. the administration canceled a dance because it is a jewish holiday. some students are upset over the last minute decision. >> a senior is on the student body and was looking forward to a fundraising dance a chance for the senior board to raise money for prom and graduation. a day before the event, the principal told them the dance was canceled although it had been on the calendar for months. >> the school district said they had a few complaints from parent it was on the yom kippur holiday. >> it is rescheduled.

>> we do not see a fed to cancel an event for observance of a religious holiday because we believe we should separate religious action from anything that goes into the planning of the school. >> she says they are losing hundreds spent while missing out on what they would raise. we contacted the san francisco unified, a spokesman said they regret the short notice of the postponement but the principle is working with student government to make this a lending opportunity about respecting all religions. >> according to the website the new date is next friday the 20th but she says that date is also a problem. >> a huge groups that attended the seniors but the amount ct date is the day right after in the morning and this is a dance that would go into the evening until 10:00 p.m. >> fewer seniors means less money for future events.

>> pre-orders are under the way for the new iphone which is cheaper and more colorful. sprint, at&t, and verizon take the pre-orders and t-mobile will take them later today. they will be available in stores on friday, september 20 and the people line up for those so the weather is very important. >> that is a story. >> what do you think? so, there will be sunshine in the afternoon when they are playing, absolutely, and here is what is going on. we have small craft advisories, one over the bay water, san francisco bay, the delta, and that starts at 10:00 this afternoon if you are headed out this on boat or along the bay shoreline we have southwest winds at 15 to 25 knots and from the ocean from the northwest at 15 to 25 naughts going at 5:00 this evening through tomorrow

morning at 8:00. the eastern side of the bay bridge looks beautiful with the lanes and we have a lot light this afternoon and temperatures are close to average. we have a cooler breeze on sunday. the cloud cover, everyone is touched by clouds through the morning hours and the drizzle is out there but not so heavy or as widespread as yesterday and not measurable in many areas like in our higher elevations. the clouds are linger in the east bay and across san francisco and out across the coast and that will dissipate interest a mostly sunny afternoon around the bay but only partly sunny at the coast. now, temperatures are in the mid-70's in milpitas and everyone else is in the upper 70's to low 80's, sunny spray, cupertino and san jose and mid-80's in los gatos and morgan hill and on the peninsula mid-to-upper 70's but millbrae

is 72 and money 60's along the coast to near 70 in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito is 72, and not bad through the north bay, low-to-mid 80's today and mid-to-upper 60's at the beaches and the east bay shore we will have mid-to-upper 70's in most neighborhoods, berkeley is cooler because of the 72 and the clouds are longer and the sea breeze is stronger near you and as we head through the east bay develop we will have mid-to-upper 80's today. tonight, the temperatures are going to run the same as this morning, mid-50's to around 60 degrees with most us under cloud cover again and not so much drizzle as today. tomorrow, almost a carbon copy of today and you can see the cooler breeze drops the temperatures two to four degrees on sunday and morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine, monday, tuesday, and wednesday. have a great weekend. in oakland there is the usual construction project and caltran crews are wrapping it up as we speak and it should be wrapped up by 5:00 this morning with

cones blocking lanes northbound and southbound 880 from embarcadero to heights street causing pain there in the southbound direction if you have a flight to catch you want to give yourself a running start. we have a little bit of extra traffic and it is slowing down but down to 5 miles per hour, not too bad but still under 30 minutes out of say try to dublin . in highway 24 you increase good shape and in good shape outside at walnut creek so as you take the drive this the southbound direction, highway 4 and toward the 24 junction you can see not too many cars. an air traffic controller at baltimore international airport is suffering from a shock when lightning hit the control tower and five lightning strikes hit the airfield yesterday causing flights to be suspended for hours. the airport tweeted a picture of a flame waiting at the gate.

the injured worker touched a generator panel as lightning hit it knocking him to his knees and left his arms and legs numb. the airport went back into operation late in the evening. >> in kentucky a two-year old and a football coach are recovering after falling 18' into a sinkhole. crews were called to a park in louisville and witnesses say the toddler was running on the football field when she fell and the coach eased himself and the hole to comfort her. the two were trapped for more than an hour before firefighters pulled them to safety. >> most people will answer a certain way to this question: want to lose weight instantly without surgery? something you do every day that could improve your luck. >> twitter announced they are going public. it hopes to avoid the frenzy that

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>> good morning, here is a look at the golden gate bridge this morning with clear conditions. a few places seeing drizzle and mike nicco will have the forecast in a little bit. the san francisco giants are holding a fundraiser for the fan who was beaten at the stadium two years ago. the team is selling special tickets for the dodgers game on tuesday, september 24, $10 from each ticket goes directly to the fund for brian stow including a view infield seat with tickets subject to dynamic pricing. this morning they are at $25 each. a few months ago, his insurance company said it would no longer pay for full time care in a rehab center. the family is suing the dodgers to help pay for the medical needs. >> if you are hoping to get on a much anticipated i.p.o. of twitter you have waiting, the company tweeted out an announcement of the initial public offering yesterday.

this morning, details are still scarce and the san francisco-based company has only provided the registration privately to the securities and exchange commission. so far, no word on how many shares will be offered and the price or when. they are taking advantage of a new law that allows company with revenue under $1 billion to submit documents privately. the rule should help avoid the publicity that surrounded facebook when it went public last year. >> prince william and his wife kate made the first red carpet appearance since the birth of prince george. the duchess joined her husband at a dinner london for the tuft foundation charity. he is a pay drop of the conservation group and announced plans to leave the military to focus on royal duties and charity work. >> and chances are they looked good last night on the red carpet. >> we will get the pictures up for you. >> mike? >> looks wet in some areas as far as drizzle but not so

wide-spread or as heavy. i do believe we will have a little bit warmer weather including fremont and san jose at four degrees warmer at 78 and 80 and concord is 75. oakland is 73 today and santa rose is 81 a degree shy of yesterday. air quality issues again in tuolumne until noon and a hot of matter hanging in the air there. as far as what is going on with live doppler 7 hd the low pressure is moving away and thunderstorms are less likely in the sierra and more so as we could through the weekend. 90 in yosemite national park and a little bit of sunshine in monterey and 68 and more sunshine if los angeles and 83. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> we have clear conditions although we still have the stalled vehicle blocking two lanes in marin county along 101 southbound headed into this area you will see this car. watch out for that.

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good friday morning at 5:00. thank you for joining us. >> i am here for eric thomas on friday 13th. sometimes you expect weirdness but it is normal in the weather department. >> if you call drizzle on the windshield normal. >> and on friday the 13th, people drive slower. the visibility is 1/2 miles at half moon bay and one in santa rosa so fog is developing there. the rest of us have a low ceiling and drizzle but not much fog. in the afternoon hours, mid-to-upper 60's loan the coast. partly sunny. partly cloudy in san francisco and 70. mostly sunny throughout the bay