>> it's happening in san jose. sky 7 live over this neighborhood a fire broke out along moss brook circle just a short time ago. >> the fire burning near west gate shopping mall. it's not too far from saratoga and hamilton avenues. you can see another chopper in the view there. flames have destroyed one home. that burned to the ground. serious roof damage, the two adjacent homes and we're just eye balling this and trying to figure out the situation here. >> we can tell these homes are

very close together in this neighborhood. we have video just a few minutes ago. firefighters tell us a gas line burning inside of the house has been keeping flames going and power lines in the area are burns as well. police are now evacuating people from this neighborhood. we've been getting calls here on abc7 news from people throughout an jose seeing the smoke and wondering what is going on. it's been kicking up first dark plume now another dark plume the area is prime yarly eichler homes. >> scott arthur was on the scene and is live on the phone right now. scott, how many houses are involved here? >> well, we just took a pass by

the fire team they kept us out of there because of safety issues. looks three homes are involved. homes, main home started was on fire when fire arrived was gusted the home west of it is also gutted. you can see through the living room window to backyard of the home i couldn't tell how much damage had been done in that house. cars on the driveway have been burned. they're down to metal. but fire is getting a handle on it. you can see the smoke is turning white now. >> there are a few shots we can see active flames. in your estimation are they concerned about the damage to power lines in the area? >> i was trying to get here, traffic was really bad. and so a middle school was getting out. it's a half block away.

that is why they kept people from crossing underneath those lines. power lines are going between that home that is on fire. >> we've got an image right now showing just that stretched over this fire. scott, thank you very much. david louie will joins us and our reporting continues now on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil. i've lived here 20 years. >> how bizarre is this? vaned yol yal going on a spree against smart cars. >> the cars were flipped overnight we are live now from a fourth

car has been found. >> that is right. when shelly parked her smart car her husband said i don't think that is a good idea it might get hit. he was worried about the wrong thing. like the base of a tree, under carriage of this car is exposed. not even a lucky rabbit's foot could ward off others woke up to the sound of a loud crash. >> i just couldn't believe it. i thought it's funny. >> a resident, andrew smith purchased his car about nine months ago saying it's a great car for the city. he's seen ugly looks directed his way.

>> smart car and gentrification of the city seem linked. >> lease don't know the motive for the smart car carnage. they're investigating with just a vague description of people that pushed them over >> all we have right now are multiple suspects wearing black hooded sweat shirts. >> if you saw anything, you're asked to call police. >> we're curious how easy to flip a smart car. well there is video on you tube of a group of men flipping one over. this happened in van yufr the car is small, you can see it takes about eight men to move it. san francisco police say they have never seen a group wandering around and tipping over cars. police and folks in that neighborhood are not laughing. >> strange. no sign of a missing menlo park woman last known location was mount tamalpais on march 30th.

a surveillance camera took a photo of her. rescue teams searched for her over the weekend but since then called off the search. all they found was a rental car with two cell phones inside her parents are now working to help figure out what happened. >> she's a very strong person. she loves hiking. >> reports indicating she updated her linkedn page after disappearing but officials are now telling abc7 news that is not the case. >> there has been another flood in the lower hath neighborhood. witnesses say around 2:30 saturday morning water started gushing down along with mud and debris. crews had to evacuate a large hole in the street. you may recall a similar

accident a month ago on the same block. in november of 012 a sink hole opened up in the same block, partially swallowing a sewer truck. >> drivers krogsing the bridge into san francisco started to fork out more money the toll went up to $6, now $7 for those that don't. this is not the end of the hikes on the tolls. in 2018 it will cost $7 with fast track and $8 without. a state-protected bird is refusing to move from its home on the structure. there are about 800 of them on the hold span. caltrans will spend $12 million to speed up work. >> i think those birds are the

only one that's like the old span of the bridge. >> that is right. >> hets check on the forecast now heading to our roof tops. >> yes. >> spencer? >> what a lovely day. i'm not frowning at weather, i'm squinting because i'm facing bright sun. we've got warm conditions around the bay area. you can see on live doppler 7 low clouds win beginning to work down the coastline a little bit. 80 degrees in san francisco. upper 70 s in oakland and redwood city. 82 in petaluma. upper 70s in fairfield and concord. san francisco just warm right now. from east bay hills looking over

the bay giving you a forecast, mild this evening with low clouds at the coast. mostly sunny skies tomorrow morning. cool in the north bay valleys. and by afternoon, warm at the coast. highs climbing into mid-80s how long can this last? you can find out when i give you the accu-weather forecast. >> thank you. still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 final preparations for tomorrow's giants home opener. >> plus... city leaders raised rates on these parking meters think say, to free up spaces. i'll have a live report coming up. >> and at 4:30 most-promising lead in the hunt for that missing malaysia airlines jet. what search teams are hoping to hear, now. >> plus, michael finney taking your questions and will be here live to answer them in just a

few minutes. >> looking at the skyway, you can see it's easy going for drivers on the righthand side making their wau south to 101. a very slow crawl towards lower deck of the bay bridge.

sky 7 hd over breaking news now a fire just destroyed several homes on moss brook circle. this is the western end of santa clara valley. you can see there are active flames here among the rubble.

you can see there are a line of several cars on the hidel righthand side of the screen. we know the power lines have been involved. there has been difficulty in getting gas turned off in his homes. we'll stay on top of it and continue to follow it for you. the aunt of a 1-year-old girl responded she is responding to medication after being rescued from sea. she became sick 1500 miles southwest of san diego. the 129th rescue wing provided this video the paratroopers the troops based on moffett field. >> the city of walnut creek has been a popular shopping destination. with it comes a parking problem.

>> the city says it's raising rates by double. >> hi, carolyn. that would be raising rates in all meters. raising rates here caught drivers off guard and has business owners here worried. >> this is dumb. >> those that park in walnut creek... seemed less than thrilled with the rates. twice as high as just yesterday. $2 per hour. >> it's a pain. you know? i have to get quarters or use a credit card. >> the goal is to make more parking available for people to use it. >> leaders maintain it's part of

an effort to free up parking in the town that is a mecca for high-end shopping and dining in the east bay. >> will make more spaces available on the street. providing a really affordable option if you want to park in a city garage. >> the rate for parking in two city garages remains $0.50 per hour, of all city garages first hour is now free. but at the meter now 10:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m seven days per week. >> now, customers come in we're having to run out and put a quarter in. >> the owner of delicious sh a boutique on north main isn't convinced changes are good for business. >> we'll see what happens. i'm not super confident it's a good thing for us. >> according to the city the fees help pay for downtown shuttle and police among other

services >> today, some children in san francisco got a lesson they don't always get at school or home, on how to use mb. representatives visited a school near chinatown to teach kids about final literacy. and another for donating to charity. research shows if a child learns to save in kindergarten he or she is six times more likely to go to college. >> save the money and give it to your parents >> crews getting ready for tomorrow's san francisco home opener against arizona. there is a mile of bunting inside and outside of the park. across the street at momo's restaurant they're excited to see fans. reservations have been booked there for months. >> the neighborhood is on fire. we're really looking forward to

welcoming back fans >> the pop duo capitol cities will sing the national anthem. giants not saying who will throw out the first pitch. game time is at 1:pa. we want to see your giants pride tomorrow. you can e mail us your photos at uu

ballpark. a cooler pattern will settle in near week's end here is a pull back and a look showing big ridge of high pressure dominating our weather picture. and reflecting a jet stream and any cooler air to the north. so this warm ridge will be charge of bay area weather for a couple days, certainly, tomorrow, we'll see temperatures peaking tomorrow, coastal temperatures may drop off tomorrow. looking at the projection for high temperatures for the week ahead in livermore, you can see that livermore peaks out at 85 degrees tomorrow then a gradual tapering off throughout the weekend. by sunday, saturday, sunday, highs into upper to mid-70s then, dropping off sharply into 60s on monday. so most of the bay area will see

inland temperatures at the beginning of the week. overnight tonight, mild in most places with lows into mid-50s. north bay valleys, santa rosa could see a low dropping into upper 40s. so our animation shows a little bit of low clouds, fog moving down along the coastline. we'll end up with highs into upper 60s at the coast. 70s to low 80s around the bay. mid-80s inland. 20 degree as above average. we'll see 84 san jose tomorrow. 84 santa clara. 81 redwood city. upper 80s to around 70s on the coast. 74 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow. santa rosea, north bay 82. napa, 84 east bay highs 79 in oakland. 81 union city. inland east bay, mid-80s. and livermore, 86 at antioch. here is the accu-weather forecast. slightly cooler on wednesday and thursday. still warm inland. then, friday, saturday, sunday

we'll see inland and coastal, not coastal, but bay side highs dropping into 70s next week a sharper drop off in temperatures across the board. looks like a great week ahead a great day for baseball tomorrow. >> sounds perfect. spencer thank you. >> coming up next what's happening on tonight's "dancing with the stars" that never happened before. >> and after 4:30 incredible prank some college kids pulled off on their professor.

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>> barbara walters made an announcement on the view >> i've decided, friday, may 16th will be my final appear yns on "the view". >> she announced last year she was semi retiring. the 84-year-old will remain

involved as the executive producer. great career. >> it was. everything will change tonight on "dancing with the stars". for the first time ever, the show is doing a switch up. >> nine remaining stars will be paired with brand new partners for one week only. >> exactly. >> it works out. >> abc7 news has more now on the swapping partners. >> i hate it. it's good television. >> we had three weeks to get to know the couples on "dancing with the stars" but tonight it's a new ball game. each will be paired with a new professional partner. >> what do the teams think of the switch? >> i mean, everybody is excited bit. you get used to your partner. now, not as bad

a week off. we'll see what happens. >> it's fun. we get to go back. that is all. >> yes. >> it's permanent. >> yes. >> we'll get back together happier than ever. everybody wins. >> we're so happy that that is the case we're not going to stay with our switched partners but we're going to use this opportunity to grow as dancers and partners and make it special. >> had you do you feel about the switch up? >> i'm not happy. >> neither of us is happy. >> i think it will be fun. we're okay with it. >> yes. it's a tv show and a challenge. >> we get each other back. >> everyone just needs to relax. >> we hike to try to be positive in it. have a break from each other from a week. >> yeah. >> it's going to be interesting how it plays out. >> we're joking around about sabotaging routines but we're going out there, nobody is going to be eliminated so we're just going to have fun. >> we'll learn who ends up

dancing with whom when couples take the floor tonight. fun begins at 8:00 right here on abc 7. in los angeles abc7 news >> interesting that they all want to stay together. >> oh, yes. they've become comfortable. >> it's hard to switch. >> you can catch two hours of "dancing with the stars" tonight. >> still to come on abc7 news at 4:00 a live report on breaking news in san jose. several homes have burned down. what investigators believe happened. >> also, first possible signs of malaysia air lines flight 370's black box. now, what it's going to take to launch an underwater search. >> the first stayday on the stand for oscar pistorious and what he told the parents of the girlfriend he's accused of killing. >> and impersonating a multi

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we continue to follow breaking news in san jose. sky 7 has been live for the past hour or so over the scene of a neighborhood fire on the san jose-campbell border on moss brook circle. one home burned to the ground. two others adjacent to that home are seriously damaged. >> abc7 news reporter david

louie is live now with the latest for us. david? >> reporter: as you can see, there is still a column of smoke here on moss brook circle. what you're looking at is still an active fire investigation there is an active gas line. let's switch to sky 7 hd which can give us a good overview. you can see the house where the fire started is destroyed. to the west that have house, the flames did spread to another house causing damage. then, fire did start to spread house east of the original side of the fire but it's the damage that has been contained just to the exterior of the house. what is going on inside is that until they're able to cap that gas line, they cannot tote kwally put out flames otherwise there would be natural gas leaking through and any planes would go back to that point of origin where gas is

coming from to cause a possible explosion. they have to wait for crews first. now, we have video from the ground as well giving you a better sense these are eichl homes the walls do not go up to the roof allowing air to vent the fire and fuel it. causing it to spread quickly across the roof line. on the inside of the house. so that is what caused the fire in the origin house to spread so quickly. we're told there are one person in the house at that time of the fire. and there are 12 people altogether evacuated they have been taken nearby to moreland middle school about two blocks from here. we're told nobody has been injured everybody is okay. but they're going to shelter there for the time being until they can sort out when it's safe for the residents of the houses to go back in they did evacuate houses across the street behind the house burning as well as on either

side. that is the latest from san jose, we're live, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. david going to gather more information now for us on abc7 news at 5:00. so half an hour from now. our live reporting continues on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> crews searching for missing malaysia airlines flight 370 now zeroing in on an area where a pinger has detected two audio signals. officials say this could take days before they can confirm whether those signals are coming from the plane's black boxes families are holding out hope signals may lead them to answers they want. many attended a vigil marking a month since the plane disappeared. abc news reporter karen travers has more. >> reporter: two pings in the indian ocean. could this be the first signs of flight 370? >> this is a most-promising lead

probably in the search so far. >> reporter: australian authorities said one of the vessel was an american ping locator heard two separate signals >> that would be consistent with transmissions from both flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. >> saturday night into sunday crews heard something like this. the first signal lasted two hours, 20 minutes the ship turned, picking up another signal for 13 minutes two pings about a mile apart. now, this navy ship, ocean shield is zoning in on a shawl area just three square miles of the indian ocean. waters are deep now, but the teams want to hear a third ping. that will allow them to triangulate where signals are coming from. >> that will be the trigger at the moment to launch the underwater vehicle with a more active sonar and phone shally

camera for mapping and looking at the ocean floor. >> batteries in the black boxes expected to be at full strength only through last weekend but manufacturers of the so called pingers say there could be a few mer days of solid signals. >> if we lose pingers we're in a small area and are going tiebl to find wreckage on the bottom. >> but that may not be right away. experts say it could be months, even years but it's just a matter of time. abc news, washington. >> the oscar today, the age let is accused of shooting her in his home on valentine's day last year. he did not testify about the fight of the shooting but did say he was trying to protect reva from what he thought was an

intruder. he says the shooting haunts him every day. >> i'm scared to sleep. i have terrible nightmares. about the thing that's happen that night i wake up, i -- see blood and i wake up to being terrified. >> he claims the shooting was accidental. prosecutors say he killed her after an argument. >> more severe weather is in the forecast across the storm-ravaged southeast. tornadoes and heavy rain swept through that region today causing damage and flooding. a twister ripped apart this search in covington county, mississippi firefighters in alabama rescued a family whose car add become trapped in a flash flood thousands of people left without power. firefighters helped evacuate a family with four small children from their home in georgia after a large tree fell, causing damage. you can see that big tree

punched a hole in the roof and caused this car port to collapse. nobody was hurt. but the mother of the kids called the ordeal very frightening. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 a student phone prank. >> plus, millionaire match maker san francisco edition. neighborhoods with the most-eligible millionaires >> today's 7 on your side q and a is just ahead still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me right now on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. i'll answer questions right here, live in just a moment. >> i'm spencer christian. looking from east bay hills camera, towards mount diablo, blue skies over the bay area today. it's almost summer-like warmth. how long will this last? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> speaking of the east bay a live look at traffic now on interstate 680.

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noe valley, civic heights and inner richmond >> each had over 100 unmarried millionaires now, you know where to go trolling. >> lots of parents can relate to this. an exhausted father recorded videos of his 4-year-old daughter he shot videos over three months the 38-year-old dad said his daughter would beg him to play music every saturday morning so she can dance, which she does he's trying to check e mail and drink coffee ask trying to wake up. >> a couple college students in michigan pranked their professor by using a class rule against him. >> his rule is if your phone goes off in class you have to answer it on speaker phone. okay? so april 1st, student's phone

rings and she says she was from pregnancy resource center ask she was the new mother. >> the caller went in to inform the class the father was not in the picture. . >> i want to apologize. >> um, that is okay. >> sorry. >> i have been updating this. i already know what i'm naming the baby. the first name april, middle name, fool's. >> he did hear her. the baby's name would be april fools you can see the professor reacting there. students say they have a great relationship with him and they knew he'd get a kick out of it. >> as for the phone rule, it's been dropped since the video of the punishment. the video has closed in on four and a half million views they got him fwchlt >> they did. >> let's check on the forecast now.

>> speaking of cooking things up what about this day? looks like another one coming our way tomorrow. we've got sunny skies across the bay area. very warm summer-like conditions low clouds forming at the coast. nudge going to change our weather pattern. looking at national weather picture tomorrow, lots of showers in the east and southeast from new orleans up through little rock area into oh, memphis. what is that? nashville. there you go. thunderstorms in central and southern florida. remainder of the nation, sunny skies from top to bottom, sunny skies and warm with highs into mid-80s from chico to sacramento. 92 fresno. nearly 90 in los angeles. here in the bay area, we'll see nice sunny skies again tomorrow. highs into your inland locations in mid-80s low 80s around the bay. up to 70s on the coast.

baseball tomorrow at at and t park. giants playing against arizona diamond backs game time, 1:35. sunny warm. be sure to take sun screen with you. protect that skin. >> good advice, spencer. thank you. >> still ahead at 4:00 the plot on social media using a power ball winner from menlo park. what you need to know. plus... >> we saw sparks and felt sparks. >> wow. a romantic moment in the air turns into a nearly-deadly situation for a couple. >> if your car warranty expires soon what is the best value when you buy a new extended warranty? the answer coming up in my q and a session.

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that is the fire along moss brook circle on the border of san jose and campbell. firefighters making progress in what was three homes burned and right now they continue to deal with challenges of a gas line may still be open, fuelling the flames there.

we'll have a live report on abc7 news at 5:00 >> startling and scary snekdz a hot air balloon after a couple was engaged in the air. >> they crashed into live power lines. >> it was a romantic moment turned nearly deadly. take a look at this hot air balloon crashing into live power lines with seven people on board. sparks flew in an unexpected way. >> we hit, the pilot told us to get down. we're crouched down. >> the collision happened in skies above noblesville indiana the couple snapping these pictures just minutes before. then, during landing chaos. first blinding explosion of light and smoke crashed into an

open field >> we saw sparks around us. and the sparks >> nobody was hurt. faa is investigating and the balloon company tells us the incident is under review. crashes do happen last spring daunte stallworth hospitalized after a hot air balloon crashed into power lines above south florida. and dreams of a mid air wedding turned into a nightmare for another couple. their balloon crashed, hit a fence, skidding through trees. the couple and 11 others were not hurt. they say they don't consider the incident a bad omen, just hope the crashing was reserved for proposal, not the wedding.

>> we have been together two and a half years. that is the worst thing that happened so far. we're doing okay. >> abc news, new york. >> we want to warn you about an active scam on social media by someone pretending to be a power ball winner. someone making posts claiming to be the $425 million winner but the attorney says this is not him and it's a scam the posting can asking people to share e mails in exchange for a share of the prize. you hay remember the real raymond came forward but declined to show his face. he plans to set up a real charity. >> michael finney here now answering questions sent to him by facebook twitter and e mail. let's talk about ford announcing two new recalls today. >> yes. it's huge. recalling 435,000 vehicles to

fix rusting frame parts and faulty seats biggest cover nearly forward escapes. saying it can hamper steering control. there has been a crash but no injuries connected to the problem dealers will install brakes second recall covering ford fusion, lincoln mkz and c max vehicles from 2013 and 2014. dealers will replace seat back frames that weren't welded properly. they'll get a holiday of you. >> amazing. all of the recall as cross the board. >> yes. >> many, many on there. >> brenda qe mailed this one. i purchased a hair piece, never opened it. they won't take it back claiming hygiene issues.

can they do this? >> the rules are simple here in california. they have to post rules where you're going to see it before you make a purchase can't just be on a receipt. it's got to be a sign next to the register f they're going to do anything less than a seven day full, not refund, part onme, return. so she needs to go back to see what it says they probably are allowed to do that. >> okay. >> yes. >> maria g asks i'm pregnant can an airline require a doctor's note for me to fly? >> okay. this is so weird i don't know where to begin. i'm glad she wrote in. yes. they can. faa has absolutely no rules about pregnancy and flying. but, the different airlines do. sometimes some have no rules and others have very restrictive rules saying it's about safety. i think a lot of it is about having to land if someone is

giving birth if you look at airline was short hauls they tend not to have rules if you have long haul flights they want a note from doctor. >> makes sense. >> this one, my car will be out of warranty soon. what is the best value-extended car warranty? >> okay. look. warranties i like are ones from manufacturers they can be trusted we've never had a beef with manufacturer that's couldn't be solved here. when you go to third parties some are very, very good. if you want to take time, feel free to go ahead with third party. otherwise you need to go with warranties coming from manufacturers by the way, shop around. the prices are different. you can get on the phone and call different dealerships and say i'm going to buy an extended warranty on saturday. what is the price. >> interesting. >> great. thank you. >> up next a reluctance of

windows xp users to upgrade though microsoft says they'll be at risk if they don't. >> i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 koir yoeded and crumbling, decomposing. what is being done to fix a bridge so dekrepit, caltrans is scared to cross it at anything faster than a snail's pace >> the news

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>> brett harris may be the systems but at home his system is 13 years old >> i have been perfectly happy with it. and less happy with windows 8 >> he just see nose reason to upgrade until now. as microsoft forges ahead with new software made for a world full of tablets they're pulling the plug on windows xp. the so called end of support means no more updates not even for security. >> without those windows xp will be more vulnerable over time. so please do something with it. >> that plea from a microsoft spokesman speaking via skiep. windows xp has been a top target for hackers you can check what version you're running. >> is he we set up a web site.

if upgrading sounds daunting you can bring it to here inside of the windows store inside of best buy. it isn't free. >> to upgrade perfect xp to let's say windows 8 it could run upwards of 200ss today $300 >> the software is $100 you may need to replace graphics or network cards. you can just replace the whole thing. >> the small device here is that is my personal device, my primary pc is $229 >> that sounds good to fred harris >> i think i may end up buying a new computer. >> windows xp runs on a staggering number of atms. microsoft says it's working with banks to solve that problem. >> oh, my. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 abc7 news at 5:00 begins right

now. >> three homes on fire in san jess yeah near west gate mall. we're live with the thing fire cries are most worried about right now. plus... >> i just need some -- >> a father too distraught to talk about his missing daughter the mystery on mount tam. >> corroded and crumbling. what is being done to fix a bridge that may be putting thousands at risk. and... >> i couldn't believe it. they're like your car is upside down. >> vandals going on a smart-car flipping spree. four cars and counting. >> firefighters pouring water trying to put out a fire in san jose that claimed three houses >> fire department says

been burning now three hours >> the fire broke down in a neighborhood near san jose, campbell border. that is near west gate shopping sent center. david louie is there live. david? >> reporter: you can see there is still smoke here at the scene. there is still an active fire here. a gas line has been fuelling flames at the scene. pg&e crews are now here trying to take care of that and turn off service. one house is destroyed, in the center. flames spread to two houses on moss brook circle.

one person was home at the time. a total of 12 people, including neighbors next door have been evacuated to a nearby school the fire spread because of the style of the house, known as an eichler design. >> large open area home, allows for a lot of air. natural flow of air through a home. so with that it's >> the fire sent smoke high into the sky. we're told it's likely but residents will have to find temporary housing shelter. we're told this was