happened. amy? >> we are on 18th avenue. the fire is out. firefighters are still here. one person was killed. a man and a child have been taken to the hospital in critical condition. it looks like the fire started in the garage. here on the scene giving a briefing right now. i will jump in and listen and get the latest information. stay with abc7 news as we continue to follow the breaking story. >> there is a fire with crews on the scene of a giant fire at a

hey storage yard near winters 20 miles from vacaville. people saw the fire all the way from fairfield and it burned for several hours. we will bring you updates here on abc7 news. the father of the man accused of stabbing a dodgers man to death is speaking out and claiming his son was just trying to defend himself. abc7 news reporter matt keller is at the at&t park. >> the father is speaking out saying his son was defending himself when he stabbed a dodgers fan a few blocks away at at&t park. police say they arrested 21-year-old michael montgomery for homicide in the stabbing death of 24-year-old jonathan denver wednesday night. the suspect's dad told the newspaper his son and their

friends were hit without warning after words were exchanged of the giants and dodgers rivalry and says the son was hit by a chair in the head and defended himself. investigators say denver was with family and friends when they left in the 8th inning. san francisco police say montgomery left a bar. the groups were going back-and-forth about the rivalry. >> an initial fight and no one was seriously injured and that fight stopped and for whatever reason one or more of the parties would not let it go and there was a second altercation and the stabbing occurred. >> detectives are looking through video from cameras. police have another person in custody and are looking for two more suspects. security was heavy last night against the giants and the giants play the padres next

tonight and no word on extra security. >> before the start of the game the giants held a moment of silence in honor of jonathan denver. >> we extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to jonathan's family during this difficult time. >> the giants issued a statement saying we were deeply saddened to learn last night's horrific incident that occurred several blocks from the ballpark. our thoughts and prayers are with his family during the difficult time. the dodgers released a statement saying this is no rational reason for this. the pain it has cost families and friends is unimaginable. words are not enough to describe our sadness. >> jonathan went to school in fort bragg and still lived in fort bragg. this is a picture provided to us by family and friends showing denver at the game with his father and brother. denver had two recent brushes

with the law in mendocino, one for driving under the influence in july and drunk in public arrest at the local county fair but he had no previous history of violence and his friend tells us he was probably trying to protect his friends and family. >> he was a really great guy. he would do anything for anyone. he always put a smile on people's faces. >> denver just start add job as an apprentice at a plumbing business in fort bragg where his boss and co-workers say he was a fine young man trying to find his path in life. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the continuing story with the latest on-line at abc7news.com and you can get breaking updates by following us on twitter@abcnews bay area. >> the owners of two pitted bulls that mauled a neighbor are running out of options. they lost in an appeal hearing

yesterday. their dogs attacked a 10-year old hunter kilbourn in antioch leaving him seriously injured. a lawyer for the dog owners argued only one dog attacked hunter but animal services say both dogs were involved and the owners have another opportunity to appeal. hunter's parents are filing a lawsuit to recoup $300,000 in medical bills. a former south bay elementary schoolteacher was convicted last month on molesting several young students. the 36-year-old seen in court here faces a sentence of 75 years to life in prison and a jury found him guilty of lewd acts on five second grade girls in class at elementary school. he blindfolded students and told them they were part of a lesson involving sensory deprivation and helen keller. in contra costa county former richmond high school and

football and basketball coach will be in court. in july he pleaded not guilty to molesting three girls. he faces 39 felony challenges including rape and assault on a child under 14 as well as those other girls in his class for three decades. >> strike dead line looms for bart talks and negotiations are set to continue every day physical october 10th. a 60-day cooling-off period ends that day. there was an update on where the talks stand. transportation officials released a 21 million strike plan that includes free charter buses and extra car pool lanes on freeways and some train service run by bart managers. >> if you feel squeezy after using an apple device you are not alone. we report that some people say the animation that pops up when you go from the home page to an app makes them nauseous.

some complain the sensation is like righting a roller coaster and have come laned on twitter and other forums. no comment from cupertino-based apple. >> now we will check with mike nicco. >> it is quiet the you can see that on live doppler 7 hd no radar returns, the air is very dry and make you have noticed your hands are dry or your let is dry because of the dry air, drinking a little more water than usual. we will talk about temperatures: we are 49 in am lull rock and cam brain and 48 in campbell and saratoga is 49 and everyone else in the south bay low-to-mid 50's. 55 in los altos hills. we have 40's in lafayette and 49 in san ramon. 43 at half moon bay. 49 in bodega bay and san francisco is 49 degrees. the next 12 hours we will have a few clouds and that will make for a pretty sunrise.

bien knew, we are in the upper 60's to low 70's and by 4:00 we see microclimates developing, mid-60's at the coast and 80 inland. temperatures will be delightful in the evening. grab a coast. most of us are back in the 60's by 7:00. the rest of the weekend and into monday, what you will notice is tomorrow, the warmest day, and sunday the clouds gather so it is cooler weather and a chance of rain on sunday night into monday morning. leyla gulen? >> good morning. in benicia we have a full closure of the ramp that connects you between 680 and 780 so if you are going to be traveling toward the east bay or if you do need to make it across the benicia bridge,ing to 680 to westbound 780 will be shut down until can this morning with detours in place. 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is locking clear and 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 50 minutes and through the santa cruz mountains along highway 17 is 24 minutes and

outside, now, the bay bridge, from emeryville camera you can see clear conditions as you make the trek over to treasure island and not too many cars, certainly the metering lights are not on just yet. >> it is 4:39. >> there is a big shift in california attitude to the recreation am use of marijuana. next, the final say voters may have at the polls. >> pilots of a packed jetliner both falling aslope -- asleep in mid-flight. >> new technology to prevent car accidents is put to the crash test. >> good morning, in america's money, stocks break the losing streak and traders secretary all averages higher yesterday, with jobs in the retail industry. >> toyota is recalling hundreds of thousands of minivan because of a defect with 615,000 vans

from toyota could shift out of park without pressing the brake pedal after reports of 21 accidents. mcdonald's will retire the signature styrofoam coffee copes and relays them with paper which more environmentally friendly and the change over at the 14,000 restaurants will take several years. that is a

>> covering santa close, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> look at this. the huge flames lit up the night sky in beverly hills. the fire broke out in a multimillion dollar mansion at 9:00 last night. crews contempt the flames from spreading to a nearby home. no one was hurt. the large home is a total loss. investigators are working to find out the cause. >> at least three people died

and dozens remain missing after an apartment building collapsed in india. workers lifted parts of the five story building searching for survivors and they discovered 16 people alive beneath tons of rubble. back in may, ten people died in another building collapse in mumbai. builders cut corners to keep up with the massive demand for housing in the fast-growing cities. >> a new voter initiative to legalize marijuana is cleared for signatures by california secretary of state. supporters have until february to collect 500,000 signatures to place it on the november 2014 ballot. it would instruct the state legislature to pass laws licensing and taxing commercial sales of marijuana. a poll by the public policy institute of california shows 60 percent of likely voters support legalizing pot. voters approved using it for medical purposes in 1996. >> the same poll show as slim majority of likely california

voters support rehabilitation programs to relieve overcrowding in prisons. 52 percent back that plan by the legislature to avoid the early release of prisoners into local communities. federal judges extended the deadline to next john -- next john to reduce the prison population by 0,000 inmates. the governor will ask for a three year extension. >> the head of the italian pasta company barilla is apologizing for antigay remarks. he said that and i quote, "i would never do a commercial with a homosexual family not for lack of respect but because we don't agree with them. ours is a classic family where the woman play as fundamental role." after backlash he said he supports gay marriage but insists that traditional families identify with their brand. >> seven mid-size vehicles are in the top rating in a new insurance industry test of

high-tech safety features to prevent front end collisions including sad lack and -- cadillac and mercedes were among 74 vehicles tested. those with front collision warning and automatic braking systems generally scored better. the systems can either warn the driver or automatically stop the car if they sense a potential collision. >> major league baseball commissioner is retiring after next season. the current term officially ends in january of 2015. he has led major league baseball since september of nato to the when named interim commissioner. in a statement he thanks the fans calling them the heart and soul of our game. the statement indicates there would be a reorganization in major league baseball's management but did not say what that would be. >> the 49ers have a few extra days off before the next game against the texans after snapping a two game loading streak in st. louis. the 49ers took the lead in the

second quarter with kaepernick hitting for a 20-yard touchdown to go up 7-3. frank gore rubbed for 153 yards 34 on this touchdown run right there. the 49ers scored 28 unanswered points on the way to the victory. now they are 2-2. >> that is how you throw that pass. >> that is a good game. you had fun, yesterday afternoon? >> it was nice being on the roof yesterday. today is probably better especially if you want to go to the coast. we will look outside and show you what is going on. our fastest win right now is napa at 15, fairfield at 12 and down to eight in oakland and everyone else is less than that and they are variable with high pressure moving over our neighborhood. because of that we will have warmer weather today. look at all the sunshine down in

the south bay with temperatures closer to average from 79 in milpitas and san jose the cool spot and 81 in cupertino and los gatos and santa cruz and morgan hill and 82 in gilroy. up the peninsula look at all 80's, redwood city and menlo park and los altos, 76 in millbrae and 78 in san mateo and low 70's from half moon bay up to the sunset and mid-70's for downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and we will have upper 70's to low 80's up to the north bay wine country and 82 in sonoma the warm spot but check out your coastline, 68 bodega bay and mid-to-upper 70's throughout the east bay shore from hayward at 76 to 81 in castro valley for the warm spot. we will head into the east bay valley, 79 in brentwood a cool spot and everyone else is around 80 to 83 degrees. warm. but not uncomfortable. tonight we cool like this morning without the breezes during the overnight hours and

we see more widespread 40's in the not bay and east bay valleys and along the coast while everyone else is in the low-to-mid 50's. high pressure is get closer to us and low is pulling away. the fastest winds are over novato and utah today and this high holds hire for today and tomorrow and it will keep the next cold front at bay. because of that, we are going to have a continuation of the high fire danger through 3:00 but when we get beyond that, sunday the rain starts to come down from the north bay into monday morning and by monday afternoon, it is gone. it just brings us cooler weather. in the seven-day forecast, we will be about 5- to 10-degrees cooler by monday and then we will reverse that with sunshine and warmer weather tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. have a great day. >> we have a report of an early accident this morning as we take you right over to 280 in the nobody direction.

no, that would be the southbound direction a car and a dear is blocking a lane. northbound lanes are moving well. still checking in at top speeds. 580 westbound from tracy to dublin is under 30 minutes. highway 4, antioch to concord is 15 minutes. 101 from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. into central san rafael, not too much traffic from 37 to 580 only taking eight minutes. >> the owners of a colorado cantelope farm have been arrested for an outbreak that killed 33 people. the prosecution says that investigators found cantelope distributed by the company was not adequately cloned and the f.d.a. says they were contaminated in the packing house from dirty water. several lawsuits have been filed against the company for the 2011

incident. >> there are reports that two pilots on a british passenger plane both fell asleep while the aircraft was on auto pilot. the pilots were severely fatigued so they agreed to take turns napping but they both nodded off at the same time. one of the pilots self reported the incident to the british authorities and blames new rules allowing airlines to impose longer shifts over peak holiday periods. >> doctors put out a wanting about a popular exercise program. how it can literally make your muscles explode. >> pushing aside the fries, a move mcdonald's is making to make the value meals a little

>> police have arrested a half dozen people who trashed the home of a former los angeles

raiders with hundreds of kids showing up at his vacation home in new york over labor day weekend after the party was promoted on twitter. there were party pictures of teens online and police are using the videos to identify suspects and they expect to make more arrests. >> facebook stock is opening above the $50 threshold for the first time since it went public last year to such a rocky start. shares of the social network company closed at $50.39 a share yesterday and the stock is up 88 percent this year. that is a stunning reversal from the plunging of the shares 50 percent in months. they posted strong earnings in the second quarter of the year largely thanks to growth in mobile apps. >> employers will look for fill 1,300 positions in livermore today in the gym of a college.

70 employers will be there including amtrak and lawrence livermore laboratory and san francisco police. bring multiple copies of your resume and be ready for on-site interviews much the job fair is free and open to the public. >> there are a lot of evens in the bay area going with the giants game. >> only a few more games to watch the giants before the season is over and this is one of them. tonight, the sun will set and we will see starry skies in the afternoon hours and our evening will drop from 66 to 61. if you are traveling around the state, most of the wet weather is way up there at the top of the screen around portland we have sunshine everywhere. notice the temperature in tahoe is 62. we will be 20 degrees warmer in sacramento and 71 in monterey and mid-70's in san diego and mid-80's in los angeles. in tahoe, it will be 62 today and 68 on saturday. breezy sunday with a chance of

rain on sunday might into monday. >> it is looking clear for the most part. we had an early report of an accident southbound along 280 coming from woodside at alpine road a big truck versus a deer. in san jose we are a construction project that is blocking the lanes until 5:00 a.m. southbound 880 you will find construction crews. slow not cones. there is a wide area of san jose with 85 at cupertino area there are no problems and top speeds in that area as well as 280. and 101 is clear between 280/680 split. across 680 from walnut creek from pleasanton hill southbound is running smoothly. use a popular fitness regime could be causing your body more harm than good. cross fit is an extreme workout that is lidged to potentially

fatal condition that occurs when people push their bodies so hard their muscle cells burst. it is a rare condition. >> you can die from exercising like this and you will lose your kidneys first and you will be on chronic dialysis for life. >> symptoms are pain and dark urine. they say the trainers are experience asked know what to look for. >> the next time you go to mcdonald's you could enjoy something other than fries, they will offer a salad, fruit, or a vegetable with the value meals in the united states. this costs the same as fries and mcdonald's office the options in other countries such as france. they have faced years of criticism if those who claim they promote unhealthy eating habits. >> more parents are getting their kids vaccinated against the flu but it is still not

enough. the cdc says what of young people between the ages of 6 and 17 got the flu vaccine in late 2012 and early 2013, up 5 percent from the year before and 41 percent got the shots up 2 percent. older people and young children are the most at risk from the flu are the most likely to get the vaccine. >> we are following breaking news in san francisco where a house fire climbed the lives of two people including a little girl. and new details are emerging about the stabbing death of a dodgers'

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>> abc7 news starts now with breaking news. >> the breaking news is if san francisco. it is 5:00 a.m. >> in the sunset district a house fire turned fatal claiming two lives, one a toddler. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at 18th avenue. >> 2 1/2-year-old child and the child's father died in the fire. four people were here at the home on 18th when the fire broke ought at 1:30. the father-in-law is in very critical condition and firefighters say the mother escaped okay. they don't know how she managed to get out and they have not been able to talk to her. firefighters say it started in the basement and are trying to figure out why it turned so deadly. >> the house was constructed