three women die at a house fire in pittsburg. what fire crews say could have made the difference between life and death. >> this is scary. this is really scary. possess pot. >> we have a look at the flood zones in colorado, and syria's first response to a deal hand over its chemical weapons. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> overcome by smoke and flames, three women died inside their burning home in the east bay. fire officials say spending five dollars may have helped them survivor. the fire broke out today, and tonight the fire crews believe the women could have survived if

they did one thing. we're at the scene. cornell, this is an important lesson for all of us. reporter: oh, boy, it sure is. the cause of the fire is still under investigation tonight, and worst of all, firefighters say plenty of working smoke alarms were found inside this house, but sadly, the batteries had been removed. >> contra costa county firefighters were sifting through the rubble of this house in the wake of an intense fire which lit up the night sky. a neighbor and his son live in a back house behind the home and narrowly escaped. >> my neighbor start banging on my door, and i thought he wanted something else, and then was like, man, what's going on, and he said, it's a fire, it's a fire, and i just rush for my son, and i ran outside. >> three women living inside the burning home did not survive. overcome by the smoke and flames.

>> it's terrible, man. not going to be able to live right no more. three ladies passed away right next to our home. >> this is where the batteries should be and no batteries. >> the fire marshal shows us one of three nonworking smoke detectors in the house, on top of the kitchen counter. >> not only were the smoke alarms not installed on the walls throughout there were no battery at all. so these five dollar devices more than likely would have meant the difference between life and death. >> the fire spread to a next door house but was quickly put out. >> makes you realize how quickly it can move, and i'll be checking the battery on my fire alarm. >> fire officials believe three women who perished here were all related in pittsburg. abc7 news. >> ama: the chp is investigating a fat contractual crash that left a motorcyclists dead.

jose alfredo curiel died in the accident in oakland. officers arrived at to find canu yell on the road and there were also five other vehicles on the scene, one fully engulfed in flames. two people were arrested, one facing charges. >> new details in a deadly crash that killed an anon teenager, he died inned night when the car he was in slammed into a tree on hillcrest avenue. a 19-year-old man in the car was injured. investigators say the jaguar and a second car were speeding when the accident happened. the 18-year-old driver of the second car is cooperating with investigators. the death toll in colorado has risen to six tonight. some local red cross volunteers are in colorado to help withrelief efforts. one of them spoke by phone.

>> it's going quite well, actually. present something unique challenges. it's still flooding. areas that have been okay are becoming flooded. we're discovering a number of pockets of people that are cut off, and without supplies, and we're figuring out strategies to get things dropped, airlifted and droppeds' in to them. >> more rain came again today to parts of the state, still soaking. it hampered efforts for helicopter crews trying to find people who are stranded. washed out roads are making it rick for first responder to reach those who are stranded. here's an update. >> from the sky over colorado, more rain and more ruin. the wet weather even threw hail into the mix sunday. >> oh, my gosh. >> this is scary. this is really scary. >> you can hair the alarm in her

voice as the bus hits wart. for some, something good from the sky, rescue. more than 1700 flood victims hey been flown out of harm's way. >> what we have is the greatest number of americans rescued by helicopter since hurricane katrina. >> here, 85 students were snatched to safety from the rising flood waters. >> oh, my god. >> we have a large number of helicopters and air support, which is in fact unfortunately the only way to execute many of these. >> why is speed so important? time lapse photography shows the treacherous water filling in this farmland in less than half an our. he family made it out in the nick of time. >> never been in an evacuation. it's scary. >> four-legged friends are among the victims. >> i think we lost three baby calfs calfs and two kittens. >> good samaritans saved this

horse in freezing water, using inner tubes to float him to dry ground, and they're staying by his side. that's the spirit, bringing people together, too. >> inch by inch, mile by mile, community by community, they're taking a step back. >> now to the crisis in syria. tonight, the high-ranking syrian official is welcoming the agreement to secure and destroy syria's chemical weapons arsenal. secretary of state john kerry visited jerusalem today to brief israel's prime minister about the deal. kerry also issued a strong warning for syria. >> the threat of force is real. and the assad regime and all those taking part need to understand that president obama and the united states are committed to achieve this gel. >> ama: the president spoke only to abc news today been the civil

war, and reiterated the extent of our country's involvement. >> the united states can't get in the middle of somebody else's civil war. we're not going to put troops on the ground. we can't enforce militarily a settlement there. >> republican critics say it's meaningless because they're no penalty for noncompliance. >> president obama tonight says he has accepted a decision by larry summers to withdraw from consideration as the next federal reserve chairman. as director of the national economic council, summers was considered the top candidate. summers faced opposition from three key democrats and republicans. >> oakland mayor jean quan took advantage of the sunny weather in a walk through the fruitvale district. celebrating mexican independence day.

fruit vail is the center of the latino community. >> i know that when people are more out on the streets of any part of my city, they're safe, because been -- actually, in the busy neighborhoods, it's almost always safe. >> ama: the mayor helped guide a tour for a few dozen folks checking out murals and other landmarks. the mayor plans on leading a walk through a different neighborhood next month. the flames are containedbe but the work for fire crews in contra costa is not over yet. the work to get life back to normal. >> an impressive win on the water today in america's cup, and the team with the lead discovered it won't be an easy bottle. >> with the sunny skies, breezy winds, comfortable temperatures, that's been the rule of late but for their final week of summer, i'll let you know if there's any

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>> b.a.r.t. contract talks are set to resume tomorrow morning. an executive said the two sides are far apart and warn another strike is likely when the court-ordered 60-day cooling off period ends october 10th. b.a.r.t. officials are urging people to prepare for a potential strike now. last week b.a.r.t. said it may train managers to run trains if workers go on strike again. >> crews remain on the scene of the wildfire on mt. dean -- diablo. the park is on track to

partially re-open tomorrow, and crews are working on fixing trails. it scorched more than 3100 acres. >> team new zealand moved to one win closer to capturing the america cup. they beat oracle team u.s.a. team new zealand leads seven to one and needs one more win to win the america's cup. the teams will not race tomorrow so the new zealanders could capture the cup as early as tuesday. >> ahead, why chp officers greeted raiders fans as they entered the fame. >> some 49ers fans in seattle for tonight's game are not really niner fans at all. >> a pleasant day in the bay area, but some wet weather could

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fans may have noticed stepped up security for the home opener against jacksonville. new nfl rules are in effect. the rules include a ban on backpacks. fans can only carry clear plastic bags into nfl stadiums this year, and raider fans were greeted by chp officers. they had a stand in the parking lot reminding people about the importance of having a designated drivers. >> seattle police are borrowing

play from the sfpd in an effort to to thwart fan violence. seattle officers will be wearing 49ers gear at the game tonight. san franciscos has been using this tactic for years. >> people coming to the game aren't going to know, hey, is this a fan i can harass or give a hard time to? or is that really a cop? >> you don't have to break the law. fans caught being disruptive or obscene can be kicked out and forced to take a course before they can buy a ticket and come back another game. en in >> it's a pleasant day for sunday. but how about the week? >> certainly was. summer is winding down. may not even notice for the week ahead. here's a look at live doppler 7hd where it is nice and clear out there. a couple of live cameras show you how beautiful it is.

sutro this afternoon, featuring plenty of sunshine, good air quality, oakland, 78. 77, los gatos. mid-sinceness, -- mid-60s, and sunny on the coast. temperatures came up from hayward to oakland and the coast, where you were socked in yesterday. the sun sets at 7:17. upper 70s in santa rosa, a southwest wind up to 32-miles-an-hour, transport something cooler marine air your way, so allowing it to got not too hot, and the final stop here, mt. tam, a beautiful shot. and low clouds and fog offshore, moving partially across the bay. tomorrow, maybe some mist and drizzle along the coast, some minor changes come tuesday. fewmer wednesday, and this, but results in a pretty nice finish

to summer. we'll show you to you on the forecast coming up. overnight lows with longer nights, chilly, upper 40s, santa rosa, napa, clovedale, upper 50s around oakland. low clouds and fog acting like a blanket, even though we have the longer nights. very little in the way of fog. but the breeze has kept keep us cool. in fact some winds kind of gusty in san francisco, and once again, we'll see a return to the sea breeze tomorrow. in the days ahead we are looking at some minor changes, tomorrow, here's the fog. hayward and fremont, san mateo coast, and by 9:00, 10:00, mostly sunny conditions. the afternoon sea breeze is with us again. so beautiful monday. tuesday, things get a little bit cooler as a weak system passes by. wednesday, thursday, the ridge pumps up and then a weak system going to bring a slight chance of showers, sonoma and mendocino

county. no rain at all. maybe slightly cooler numbers. but between now and then, status quo 0, stratus quo. lots of sunshine in san may -- san mateo. kind of mild, nice this time of year along the coast. sunny afternoons. downtown, 69. north bay, all the low 80s return except far north, 90s, and 70s from berkeley into oakland tomorrow. 74 in fremont. inland, low to mid-80s from antioch and pittsburg. a little breezy here. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a few degrees cooler tuesday. wednesday, thursday, warm up, and by friday, clouds in the north bay. there's the next system. doesn't amount to much. warms back up next weekend, and we usher in fall next sunday.

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reply. >> terrell pryor was efficient. darren mcfadden explosive but the raiders defense deserves the game ball.

charles woodson back where he belongs, performing in front of raider fans. opening drive of the game, since week 17 of 2011, reece breaks the tackle and into the end zone. woodson, scaling an offensive linemen to take down reese jones-drew on second and goal. jags get a field goal. second quarter, janikowski barely gets in the 46 yarder. 10-3 raiders at the break. dennis allen going with healthy dose of run dmc. third quarter, mcfadden, 129 yards, 19 carries. less than two minutes to go, one of the raiders five sacks of chad henne. 19-9 the final. silver good black improve 1-1, raiders next opponent, denver, peyton manning got the better of

his brother, pai top, 207-yards, two touchdowns. play the game. weaving through the giants punt team, 81 yards for the score. eli, four interceptions. broncos hammer new york. >> career okay for aaron rodgers. 330 yards passing in the first half alone. two touchdown passes. if the one giving green bay the lied over washington. 38-20 the final. >> some wild finishes in week two. bears trailing the vikings. cutler with the throw, bennett. touchdown with ten seconds left. 31-30 chicago. 2 or by a combined four points. in buffalo, the ultimate blown coverage. cornering the end zone to a wide-open stevie johnson. bills beat the panthers 24-23. >> jared parker out due to illness. tommy malone in as today's

starter in texas. a's going for a weapon -- a sweep of the rangers. 2 or a's after one inning. malone goes five, six hits, gets the win, improves to 11-9. josh reddick, two-run shot in the ninth. a's sweep, now lead texas at 6-1/2. giants and dodgers, hunter pence, continues to pummel opposing pitchers. grand slam last night. two homers today. 19 rbi the last six games. nine homers in september, and on and on. the go-ahead homer in the agent. giants take three of for from l.a. >> final round of the asian championship on thursday. the lpga's fifth and final major shortened to three rounds. >> at 6:00, reaction from a victorious raiders locker room.

always like to say that after the struggles they had last year. this is a good thing. >> it's good to have some confidence. thank you, colin. a new miss america will we'll take something tasty and healthy.

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>> ama: coming up at 6:00, why more bay area volunteers are now on stand by, ready to report to the floods in colorado. >> we'll show you how a bay area community celebrated their

little league team after almost winning the world series. >> a bay area native will compete for the miss america crown. crystal lee of san francisco was crowned miss california last year. she attended the college of marin and has a bachelors in biology and a masters in communication from stanford. you can watch miss california compete tonight in the miss america pageants. that does it for us at 5:00. i'm ama daetz. thank you so much for joining us. see you at 6:00. world news is next.

welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking news. raging waters. the colorado floods. and this evening, the skies have opened again. the mounting death toll, the missing, more chopper rescues than during katrina. and tonight, the drone carrying a camera, revealing the devastation. we're live with team coverage. an abc news exclusive. tonight, george stephanopoulos one-on-one with the president. asking, does he really trust president putin? and what does the president say to critics who say he's not comfortable as commander in chief? under the microscope. two controversial police shootings this weekend. one in new york's times square. bystanders hit. the other case, in north carolina, the former college football player looking for help. police say he was shot instead. and the comeback cook? paula deen's first appearance. what she said that led to a