going to have to turn off the pouer? >> that is a possibility. they're above the area when firefighters will be working. i'm not sure if lines have been disconnected. >> talk about the tanks just yards from the fire line. this is a open field to exhibit a lot of black smoke to be burned. it's unusual to have this behavior this early in the year. vegetation is still moist. >> i was going to ask you, it's looks toxic.

>> there is no smoke that is good for you but i don't think this is particularly harmful >> is there anything that could be vulnerable to explosion? >> there is no underground tanks or what is the strategy here? is it just going to be a ground fight? >> i believe we've requested aircraft. i'm not sure what that is now. we have units that are attaching the fire. but tanks you can see are decommissioned crude oil tanks. >> i expect they'd have, it looks like fire is still

burning. it's just a railroad track. it's going to be an issue for some time. >> which means it would burn quite a while then? >> that is correct. crews are going to be on time fighting this fire. they'll be here sometime on making sure the fire is out. >> it looks like sky 7 hd video it's melting in that area. >> we can confirm that. >> i know you can't. you're on the scene. we're looking at what you describe as a transmission line surrounded by fire you said it's above the fire line itself. >> the command post and a

representative is in connection with command staff on site oochl we heard there is a possibility ash is raining down on the city of antioch. we're looking at thick, black smoke is there concern about air toxicity? pollution that could be a danger to people in the area? look it might be blowing towards some of the homes >> air quality is not desirable. the wind is coming, veering out of the west northwest. if there are conditions we haven't had warranty. >> inspector you've been terrific to come and spend time with us. thank you, sir. >> we'll stay on top of this of course. this fire as you heard inspector

describe has been spreading and they begin to get more resources onto the fire. >> we're going to continue to follow this for you. thanks for joining us everybody. we're learning more about a sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty. he left his mark in napa as a star athlete before dedicating his life to serving the public. abc7 news reporter joins us from napa. long time friends are remembering. >> that is why we're at napa high school. foremost students it might have.

this is ancient history from 1983. they didn't know ricky the way jaren did. his dad's best friend. >> he was the best person. every time you're in the world with him your morale was boosted. >> what did he have? >> his accepts of humor, laugh. everybody knew his laugh a tremendous roar. >> a gentle giant a life snuffed out yesterday from an armed suspect that took him down with an ak 47 assault rifle. >> the comfort is that it was quick. he didn't cover. >> the deputy's cousin remembers a hug that enveloped people. a wrestler that nearly won the championship in 1983.

who never let it go to his head. >> and he hoffs being a deputy she have. >> he hoffed just protecting people, and eping people. he had a heart that was enormous you don't find people like that very often. just an amazing man. >> class of 198 p. hometown boy who made good. they will always remember. in napa, abc7 news >> authorities reveal a man that killed a deputy began his crime spree long before the mendocino county shootout.

police linked to cheney to the body of a killing of a man in eugene. investigators say cheney set the fire after killing him, car jacked two men, ordering them both into the trunk, managing to escape, unharmed >> we heard he'd been found. we sent our our investigators. >> police say the killing was not random. they're trying to determine a motive. we're expressing our condolences to family, friends and colleagues. and leave your thoughts to the family at facebook.com/abc7 news. >> another pedestrian died on the streets of san francisco.

she was crossing the street when a car hit her. vic lee joins us with the rest of the very. vic? >> just to give you an idea, a pedestrian fatality, san francisco recorded six traffic fatalities this year, that is more than homicides in the city. today's hit and run happened here. visitation avenue and that bay shore boulevard running north to south. police still looking for the driver they believe he's in a white dodge durango suv. they say the woman was hit and killed when she was crossing the street. they were both going east. she was run over and made it

across bay shore. police say the suv kept going until it reached leland avenue. >> driver of the vehicle then continued up northbound bay shore to lee land. the driver drove southbound on bay shore driving by as he passed the victim. >> police have yet to identify the victim thaer look for the driver believed to be in a white dodge durango we've seen a lot of motorcycle units arriving here in this area and have been ticketing drivers for vile yeahings.

vic lee, abc7 news. >> thank you very much sh vic >> a bay area congress woman is fed up. her tough talk after an army veteran. >> going to switch gears a little bit. up next you'll hear a bay area winner explaining his guess of a lifetime. >> abc7

>> you may have seen a post on twitter and face book. it's part of the oakland police department aggressive effort to atrack new recruits.

you can see why oakland needs more officers. laura anthony joins us in oakland. >> behind me is a sign of the times here for oakland police department. this giant banner on the side of the building is steering recruits to twitter, they're turning to social media to drum up recruits >> the latest post is that application is open for police officer trainee. >> and today, the administrator of the recruiting office just launched a new twitter account called at opd jobs. powerful. a wide range of community members is our goal.

to reach out to as many people as we can. >> to steer people to the account facing the busy freeway. a corridor sees 150,000 cars per day. >> we're increasing our staffing and growing our force. we're increasing officers that are out in the community making a difference every day. >> before layoffs opd had 800 sworn officers. >> we are starting our next academy. so just finishing up for that. we are hopeful to get additional funds. and in constant recruiting mode.

>> in oakland abc7 news. >> an army general who had inappropriate relationships with suborder knits will serve no jail time. jeffrey sinclaire has been reprimanded and docked $20,000 in pay the accuser says the general forced her into oral sex and threatened to kill her and her family if she revealed their relationship he will keep his pension. jackie speier saying when the world is watching the military demonstrated their incompetence. speier went on to say it's a laughable punishment. s >> a former football player at the u.s. naval academy found got

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coming up on abc # at 6:00 a memorial eight to years in the making how a plan to honor war veterans is taking a huge step forked michael finney has the story of a 17-year-old bay area girl stranded alone in an airport in china. what went wrong, how you can avoid the same problems, coming up in a half hour on abc7 news at 6:00. >> carolyn, thank you. >> city owe fishes in oakland getting ready owe host a marathon. >> 10,000 people expected for the run thu the city's neighborhood. >> there are a lot of doubters. we kept saying we're coming back. it's booing to be a huge event. >> this year there are runners from 31 states ask around the world the race one big party. residents turning out to cheer on runners. >> there is also a ten k as

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cheryl jennings. >> thanks for your time we'll see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." and tonight, breaking news, here, in the mystery of flight 370. the evidence and the big question. were authorities sitting on it for days? and this image, tonight. is that a piece of the plane you're looking at right there? and an abc news exclusive, our team, the only ones onboard the u.s. navy search plane, over the indian ocean tonight. also this evening, the breaking developments with russia. what president obama did today, zeroing in on putin's inner circle. and what putin is doing to strike back. top of the world. the breach at the brand-new world trade center, the site of 9/11. how did a boy get in through a hole, and climb to the very top? and what we've learned about the officer at the top of that building tonight. and the "wheel of fortune" stunner. how did he do it? this is all he had to go on.